DISPATCH FROM DOWN UNDER

90 more tsunami victims found

00:28 (AEST) THE bodies of 90 people killed in December's earthquake-triggered tsunami were discovered in Indonesia's Aceh province in a single day at the weekend, officials said today

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12537856%255E1702,00.html

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2100-year-old skeleton found

00:24 (AEST) A SKELETON of a Gaul more than 2100 years old was discovered under Geneva's cathedral and is believed to be that of military or religious dignitary from the Allobroges tribe, the Swiss press reported today.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12537854%255E1702,00.html

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Bid Led to High-Stakes Lobbying

Widening probe reveals many U.S. lawmakers got large campaign donations for support in crushing Indian tribe's casino plan. – Susan Schmidt

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30274-2005Mar12.html

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Roadside Bomb Kills 2 U.S. Workers in Iraq

Foreign contractors, too, are often targeted by anti-U.S. guerrillas. At least 232 American civilian security and reconstruction contractors had been killed in Iraq through 2004, according to the Washington-based Brookings Institution.
The Blackwater employees killed Saturday were believed to be traveling in a black Chevrolet Suburban, a foreign security official in Baghdad said on condition of anonymity. The road south of Baghdad traverses an area known as the "Triangle of Death" because of the frequency of insurgent attacks.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30846-2005Mar13.html

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Tons of equipments looted from Iraqi arms sites- NYT
3/13/2005 4:54:00 PM GMT

Shortly after the fall of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in 2003, tons of machinery were looted from key Iraqi weapons sites, the New York Times said Sunday, citing Dr. Sami Al Araji, the deputy minister of industry.

http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=7459

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U.S. "hallucinating" over nuclear programme - Official
3/13/2005 3:01:00 PM

Sirus Naseri, a senior member of Iran's negotiating team with the EU, said the U.S. is "hallucinating" over the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme

http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=7558

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FBI: Money for gaming gone
Lobbyists with close ties to DeLay lose $2.5 million to promote Indian gaming.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7169454/site/newsweek/

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