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03-05-2006
Army to Launch Probe Into Tillman Death
Arizona Cardinals Pat Tillman is shown in this 2001 handout photo. The Army says it will open a criminal investigation into 2004 shooting death in Afghanistan of former professional football player Patrick Tillman. Tillman played four seasons with the Arizona Cardinals before enlisting in the Army in May 2002. (AP Photo/NFL, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Army said Saturday it will launch a criminal investigation into the April 2004 death of Pat Tillman, the former professional football player who was shot to death by fellow soldiers in Afghanistan in what previous Army reviews had concluded was an accidental shooting. Col. Joseph Curtin, an Army spokesman, said the Defense Department office of inspector general had reviewed the matter at the Army's request and concluded that a criminal probe was warranted.
AP: Many Defendants' Cases Kept Secret
Graphic shows number of closed criminal cases in the federal district courts system that have sealed records, 2003 through 2005. (AP Graphic)
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Despite the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of public trials, nearly all records are being kept secret for more than 5,000 defendants who completed their journey through the federal courts over the last three years. Instances of such secrecy more than doubled from 2003 to 2005.
Bush, Musharraf Renew Anti-Terror Alliance
U.S. President George W. Bush, right, shakes hands with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf after Bush made a speech before the start of a State Dinner in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, March 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) _ President Bush praised Pakistan's fight against terrorism as unfaltering Saturday but turned down an appeal for the same civilian nuclear help the United States intends to give India, this country's archrival. "Pakistan and India are different countries with different needs and different histories," Bush said at a news conference with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf. The White House said that was a diplomatic way of saying no, at least not now.
Abizaid: Iraq Can Expect More Bombings
Head of US Central Command General John Abizaid, left, talks with the media after a meeting with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, unseen, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 4, 2006. Talabani said that the discussions during the meeting were about strengthening security and stability in the country and 'on the necessity of the political solution along with the military solution with those who carry arms'. (AP Photo/Karim Sahib, Pool)
DOHA, Qatar (AP) _ Iraq can expect more bombings like the one at a Shiite Muslim shrine that set off fighting between Shiites and Sunnis, the chief of the U.S. Central Command said Saturday. Gen. John Abizaid blamed Al-Qaida terrorists for the blast and said it marked a clear _ and successful _ change in tactics by the group in its campaign to ignite civil war among Iraqis.
In Tape, al-Zawahri Blasts Cartoons
Al-Qaida's deputy leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, is seen in this Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005 file image made from videotape posted on Internet. In a video broadcast Saturday, March 4, 2006 on Al-Jazeera, al-Zawahri accused the West of insulting Islam's prophet, charging that the Prophet Muhammad and Jesus "are not sacred anymore." (AP Photo/AP Television News)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader Ayman al-Zawahri criticized the West for its insult to Islam's prophet, complaining in a video broadcast Sunday on Al-Jazeera that the Prophet Mohammed and Jesus "are not sacred anymore." Referring to the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that have been printed in a number of European newspapers, al-Zawahri said: "They did it on purpose and they continue to do it without apologizing, even though no one dares to harm Jews or to challenge Jewish claims about the Holocaust nor even to insult homosexuals."
Varied Tales Emerge From Guantanamo Files
A detainee is escorted to interrogation by U.S. military guards at Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, in this Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002 file photo. After four years of secrecy, the Pentagon released documents Friday, March 3, 2006 that contain the names of hundreds of detainees held at a U.S. military prison. The released resulted from a victory by The Associated Press in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) _ A hardened holy warrior, eager to kill U.S. troops. An Afghan peasant concerned only with feeding his family. A wealthy Londoner who says he spied for British intelligence. Captured in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, these men _ and dozens more _ are identified for the first time in Guantanamo Bay transcripts the Pentagon delivered to The Associated Press. Their stories suggest how difficult it is, four years after the Sept. 11 attacks, to determine who is a terrorist, and who was simply swept up in the fog of war.
Fire Traps Worker in W.Va. Power Plant
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) _ A fire broke out in a 1,000-foot-tall smokestack under construction at a coal-fired power plant Saturday, trapping four contract workers, officials said. Three workers were plucked off the stack by a helicopter about 10 p.m., after being trapped for about two hours above the flames, said American Electric Power spokeswoman Carmen Prati-Miller. A fourth worker still was missing.
Gliders Tracking Whale Calls, Ocean Waves
In this undated photo provided by Rutgers University, an underwater glider used by ocean scientists at New Jersey's Rutgers University enters the ocean. The biannual ocean sciences meeting sponsored by the American Geophysical Union is being held in Honolulu. Several ocean scientists reported on the use of underwater gliders. They are unmanned research vessels that allow scientists to plunge into the middle of the sea without leaving their offices. (AP Photo/Rutgers University)
HONOLULU (AP) _ Ocean scientists can now plunge into the middle of the sea without leaving their offices. Six-foot, 100-pound underwater gliders are swimming the oceans of the world and dutifully sending data home on everything from whale calls to the massive waves produced by hurricanes. Several ocean scientists reported on the use of underwater gliders at the biannual ocean sciences meeting this week sponsored by the American Geophysical Union.
'Brokeback' Named Best Independent Film
Actor Heath Ledger, right, arrives for the 2006 Independent Spirit Awards with Michelle Williams Saturday, March 4, 2006, in Santa Monica, Calif. Ledger is nominated for best male lead for his role in "Brokeback Mountain," and Williams for best supporting female in "Brokeback Mountain." (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ The cowboy love story "Brokeback Mountain" won best picture and its creator Ang Lee was named best director Saturday at the Independent Spirit Awards, which played out as a potential prelude to the Academy Awards. Honoring the best in lower-budgeted, edgy filmmaking, the Spirit Awards honored many key contenders for Sunday's Oscars, where "Brokeback Mountain" is the best-picture favorite.
UNC Freshman Ruin Senior Night at Duke
North Carolina's David Noel (34) and Tyler Hansbrough (50) celebrate after defeating Duke, 83-76, in their NCAA basketball game Saturday, March 4, 2006 in Durham, N.C.(AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) _ North Carolina's precocious freshmen earned another victory on the road, in perhaps toughest setting. They ruined Senior Night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Tyler Hansbrough scored 27 points, fellow rookie Danny Green came up with the key defensive stop and the 13th-ranked Tar Heels held off No. 1 Duke 83-76 Saturday night in the final home game for J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams.
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