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<p>HOUSTON - New information from 32 seconds of garbled data show that shuttle Columbia's flight control system was still trying to guide the orbiter even after NASA lost contact with the ship, the agency said Saturday.</p> <p>NASA has been working feverishly to resurrect information from the data, which Columbia continued to transmit after Mission Control lost contact with the seven-member crew on Feb. 1.</p>

US pulls out diplomats in final preparation for strike on Iraq By Rupert Cornwell in Washington and Andy McSmith 09 February 2003 The United States has pulled out all but its most senior diplomats from countries surrounding Iraq, in preparation for a seemingly inevitable war. Diplomats' families are also being evacuated, and the Polish envoy who represents US interests in Baghdad has been withdrawn – raising the question of whether anything can now halt the planned US invasion, which is expected to start within a month. The US has ordered a fifth carrier group to the Gulf. Yesterday Hans Blix...

  20th Century U.S. History Final: 1) The Dixiecrat party was made up of Southern a) Democrats b) Republicans 2) Jim Crow laws were passed by legislatures controlled by: a) Democrats b) Republicans 3) When the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led the civil rights efforts in the South, the governing powers that opposed him were of which party? a) Democrat b) Republican 4) In Arkansas, the governor who stood in the door of a schoolhouse to block integration was a: a) Democrat b) Republican 5) The president who ordered in the National Guard to dislodge the above-mentioned governor from...

History Describe the history of the papacy from its origins to the present day, concentrating especially (but not exclusively) on its social, political, economic, religious, and philosophical impact on Europe, Asia, America, and Africa. Be brief, concise, and specific. Medicine You have been provided with a razor blade, a piece of gauze, and a bottle of Scotch. Remove your appendix. Do not suture until your work has been inspected. You have 15 minutes. Public Speaking 2,500 aborigines are storming the classroom. Calm them. You may use any ancient language except Latin or Greek. Biology Create life. Estimate the differences in...

ZOGBY IN REDActual results are in black SD Senate- Thune (R) Over Johnson (D) 52-47SD Senate- Johnson (D) Over Thune (R) 50-49 Pollster John Zogby: "Looks like Pryor triumphs by trouncing Hutchinson among Indpendents. Here's another case where 401k holders voted against the incumbent." MN Senate- Mondale (D) Over Coleman (R) 51-45MN Senate- Coleman (R) Over Mondale (D) 50-47 Pollster John Zogby: "Despite the President's best efforts, looks like Mondale holds on." GA Senate- Cleland (D) Over Chambliss (R) 50-48GA Senate- Chambliss (R) Over Cleland (D) 53-46 Pollster John Zogby: "A big surprise because this race was on the watch...

Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, has warned Iraq that it must readmit weapons inspectors or face the consequences of military action. Mr Straw, speaking outside the Foreign Office, said that he and Prime Minister Tony Blair were holding "intensive discussions" with members of the United Nations Security Council following Iraq's offer to allow weapons inspectors back into the country. Mr Straw, who is due to meet Mexico's foreign minister later today, said that unless Iraq complied fully with the "spirit as well as the letter" of United Nations resolutions, then military action will have to follow to deal with the...

Indianapolis, Sept. 7 - The shaming of United States basketball is complete. Already stung by their presence in the fifth-place game, the Americans were further humbled with an 81-75 loss to Spain on Friday night in Conseco Fieldhouse. "In Spain, the people are sleeping, but right now, our team is dreaming," said Javier Imbroda, Spain's head coach. "It was a historic victory for us." For the U.S., it was a recurring nightmare. The U.S. controlled most of the game, but fell apart down the stretch, blowing a 71-59 lead in the fourth period. Spain closed the game with a 22-4...

One random selection: Two 16 oz. ribeyes, one lb. turkey breast (sliced thin), twelve strips of bacon, two large hamburgers with mayo, onion, and lettuce, two large baked potatoes with butter, sour cream, cheese, and chives, four slices of cheese or one-half pound of grated cheddar cheese, chef salad with blue cheese dressing, two ears of corn on the cob, one pint of mint chocolate chip ice cream, and four vanilla Cokes or Mr. Pibb...The list is here.

Cup final delayed as anthem booed The start of the French cup final has been delayed for 20 minutes after the national anthem was booed by some spectators. An angry President Jacques Chirac demanded an apology. He ordered the game be halted until the French Football Federation apologised. "It's inadmissible and unacceptable ... (that) France be humiliated by a gesture of this nature," said Chirac, who was present for the match between Lorient and Bastia. The two teams returned to the dressing room for about 20 minutes. Federation president Claude Simonet said his organisation "presents its apologies to France because...