Physicists challenge U.S. missile claims

09/27/2007

NEWS

Physicists challenge U.S. missile claims
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A number of top U.S-based physicists have concluded that the Bush
administration used inaccurate claims to reassure NATO allies about U.S.
missile defense plans in Eastern Europe.

Shots fired above protesters, monasteries raided in Burma
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Soldiers fired warning shots Thursday above an estimated crowd of 70,000
anti-government demonstrators defying a crackdown that has drawn
international appeals for restraint by Myanmar's ruling junta.

Musharraf opposition freed in Pakistan
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Pakistan's chief justice ordered the immediate release of detained
opposition
members Thursday as President Gen. Pervez Musharraf formalized his
controversial candidacy for a new five-year term.

MONEY

Freight railroad customers complain about prices, service
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Many customers say the nation's big freight railroads are socking them
with unreasonable rate increases and providing poor service in areas
where they face no rail competitor, hurting the economy and the nation's
ability to
compete globally.