The toxic fallout of 9/11. Despite early assurances from the Bush administration, new studies show alarming health problems and risks related to the cloud of debris that enveloped lower Manhattan. [Salon.com]
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A pint in under five seconds. Pub queues could be a thing of the past thanks to a new device which allows bar staff to pour ten pints in less than a minute. [ITN Online - Top Stories]
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Duwamish muck headed for Tacoma
King County officials are proposing to dump contaminated dirt and sand from one of Seattle's worst pollution hot spots -- enough to fill 7,000 dump trucks -- into Commencement Bay in Tacoma.
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The "Cult of the Long Pig" Loses one of it's Own!

Idi Amin, brutal former dictator of Uganda, dies at 80, in Saudi Arabia
JIDDA, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Idi Amin, whose eight years as president of Uganda were characterized by bizarre and murderous behaviour, died Saturday, a hospital official said.

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