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Memphis -- A university student from Egypt was ordered held without bond after prosecutors said they found a pilot's uniform, chart of Memphis International Airport and a DVD titled "How an Airline Captain Should Look and Act" in his apartment. The FBI is investigating whether Mahmoud Maawad, 29, had any connection to terrorists. He is awaiting trial on charges of wire fraud and fraudulent use of a Social Security number. Maawad, who is in the United States illegally, told the judge during a hearing Thursday that he is studying science and economics at the University of Memphis. "My school is...

President Discusses Hurricane Katrina Emergency Disaster Relief Room 350 Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building President's Remarks view Fact Sheet: President Bush Announces New Initiatives to Provide Relief In Focus: Hurricane Relief 2:25 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank the members of my Cabinet who have joined me today. Today I'm going to take this opportunity to speak directly to our citizens who have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Many of you have been evacuated from the flooded and destroyed areas and now find yourselves far from home -- without proper identification or even a change of clothes....