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Entries from March 2008

Private jet crashes into a residential estate

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

A private jet crashed into a residential estate over the weekend, causing the home to burst into flames, killing five people.
The pilot was confirmed as 63-year-old Mike Roberts.
He lived in Effingham in Surrey.
He had two passengers, David Leslie and Richard Lloyd, both worked in the motor sport industry.
It is believed that the pilot actually managed […]

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Tags: Curiosity

MaCain says go ahead and fight Clinton and Obama

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

It appears that the longer that Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton battle it out, the better Republican nominee John McCain looks.
The Republicans are looking more and more likely to win the White House in 2008 as the Democrats are far from unified.
According to many political analysts, McCain should not even be close […]

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Tags: U.S.

No more curfew in Iraq

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

The Iraqi government has announced that the curfew in Baghdad will soon be lifted.
The curfew is set to end at 0600 local time.
This comes after Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr ordered his fighters to get off of the streets in major Iraqi cities, calling for an end to the violence.
A vehicle ban will remain in […]

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Tags: World

President Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni treated like royalty

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

The first lady of France, and the new wife of France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy, Carla Bruni, showed up in Britain on Tuesday.
Bruni arrived via plane at Heathrow this week, making her way to Britain for the first time since marrying Sarkozy.
She came along with her husband Sarkozy, who is in Britain on a two-day visit.
Two […]

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Tags: World

Egypt, Lebanon, and Saudi boycott Arab League summit

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Egypt, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia have all decided to pretty much boycott the Arab League summit set for Damascus this weekend. Lebanon is fully boycotting it, while Egypt is sending a junior minister, and Saudi Arabia is sending a low-level delegation.
This is believed to be a sign of the tensions over the Lebanese political […]

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Tags: World

Bush to visit Putin in Russia next month

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

President George W. Bush made the announcement on Wednesday that he plans to visit Russia early next month following the April NATO summit.
He will visit Russia to talk with President Vladimir Putin on various strategic issues.
One of the big topics on the plate will be the U.S. plans to build a missile defense shield in […]

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Tags: U.S. · World

Endeavour returns to Earth

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour touched down on Earth on Wednesday following a record 16-day mission.
Endeavour spent 12 days at the International Space Station, completing 5 different spacewalks. They installed the first part of the Japanese space laboratory Kibo, as wel as the Canadian-built robot Dextre.
Endeavour’s landing was delayed a bit due to poor […]

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Tags: Sci/Tec

Microsoft says cheaters will never win

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Microsoft threw a slap to Xbox 360 users who cheat on Xbox Live. Any Xbox Live user who cheated to raise the Achievements points to add to their Gamerscore had their scores erased.
Major Nelson stated “Today we took action on some of the accounts we have identified as the most serious offenders who have […]

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Tags: Sci/Tec

Xcor joins the space tourism market

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

California-based Xcor has announced that they are joining the space tourism market. They have revealed new information about their Lynx rocket.
The rocket is designed to seat one passenger and one pilot, and is set up similar to how a private plane is designed.
The Lynx will be able to run several times a day and […]

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Tags: Sci/Tec

LA Times says Diddy did shot Tupac

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

The Los Angeles Times is currently investigating its own report that linked rapper Diddy to the shooting of Tupac Shakur.
Los Angeles Times Editor Russ Stanton stated on Wednesday that he will launch an internal investigation into the authenticity of the documents used in the LA Times article from a week ago.
Stanton stated “Questions have been […]

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Tags: Entertainment