Four police officers were shot Thursday as they tried to serve a federal drug warrant on a home in southwest Dallas. One officer was in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the head, Dallas Police Lt. Rick Watson said. The others were in fair condition at Parkland Memorial Hospital. The officers had approached the home in an armored personnel carrier, Watson said. When they announced the raid over a loudspeaker, someone inside the home started shooting, he said. ...
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 Rice signals shift in Iran policy |
The US secretary of state is seeking new funds for a policy aimed at putting pressure on Iran's government and promoting internal opposition to it. Condoleezza Rice asked Congress for $75m to increase TV and radio broadcasts and fund dissident groups. Correspondents say the move comes amid US fears that the world community will not countenance tough action over Iran's nuclear ambitions. Critics of the US plan say the funds are not enough to make a difference. Former Clinton administration official Martin Indyk told the Washington Post newspaper that the groups the US wants to fund have little support on the ground and have been unable to challenge the Islamic government in Iran. Ms Rice is planning to visit the Middle East next week to discuss the Iranian issue with regional leaders. ...
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| Russian Defense Minister Says Military Abuse of Recruits Is Rooted in a Society Riddled With Crime |
The abuse that haunts Russia's military is rooted in a society plagued by crime & declining moral values, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Wed, seeking to shift blame from the armed forces following a horrific hazing incident that left an 18 year old private crippled for life. Ivanov speaking in the lower parliament house, where he answered questions focused on military abuse, a persistent problem cast into the spotlight by the ordeal of Andrei Sychev. The conscript had his legs and genitals amputated as a result of abuse at the hands of older soldiers at a tank academy in the Ural Mountains city of Chelyabinsk over New Year's. "Yes, there was an outrageous occurrence that prompted the well founded indignation of all clear thinking people. Yes, unfortunately crimes and incidents occur in the military, and we are not evading responsibility," Ivanov said. "But it's impossible not to note that they occur at least in part because the armed forces are part of Russian society as a whole" ...
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| Security Breach Is Reported in New Hampshire's State Computer System |
New Hampshire's state computer system was breached, possibly by a hacker seeking residents' credit card numbers, Gov. John Lynch said Wednesday. The breach involved online and in-person transactions in various locations, including motor vehicle offices and state liquor stores. "We felt it was important to alert the public that there is at least the possibility that some credit card information may have been accessed," Lynch said. No reports of illegal activity have been reported, but officials asked people who used credit cards with the state in the last six months to report suspicious purchases. State information technology experts became aware of the breach Wednesday when they discovered illegal software in the system. The software, which may have been installed for six months, allows a hacker to watch transactions in real time, officials said....
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| First suburbs shortchanged, report says Fifth of U.S. lives in areas neglected by urban, suburban policies |
Close-in suburbs are being shortchanged by federal housing and transportation policies that favor central cities and outer suburbs, a private research group suggests.A report Wednesday by the Brookings Institution notes that nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population lives in what the think tank calls "first suburbs" -- cities and towns adjacent to inner cities.They are between fast-growing outer suburbs and slower-growing or shrinking inner cities and are often neglected by both urban and suburban policies, the report said."Politically, they are less than the sum of their parts," said Bruce Katz, director of the metropolitan policy program at Brookings....
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/15/struggling.suburbs.ap/index.html?section=cnn_us
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Editor - 20:03:00 02-15-06
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| Gunman Shot Dead During Detroit Bank Robbery in Which He Took About 10 People Hostage |
Police fatally shot a man who robbed a bank Wednesday and took about 10 people hostage, authorities said. No other injuries were reported. The armed man entered the Comerica Bank branch, demanded money and then fired one shot into the air, Second Deputy Chief James Tate said. A SWAT team surrounded the building, but officers were unable to establish contact with the man, Tate said. An officer fired one shot, striking the man in the head, he said. ...
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