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NASA Gloomy About Foam-Debris Problem

SPACE CENTER, Houston – NASA may never be able to prevent threatening chunks of insulation foam from breaking off the shuttle’s fuel tank during launch, the agency’s chief said Thursday, a day after future flights were ordered grounded because of the problem during Discovery’s liftoff. “We are trying to get …

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Unocal Profit Rises on High Energy Prices

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Unocal Corp. (UCL), the oil and gas company that is the target of a takeover battle between Chinese oil company CNOOC Ltd. (CEO) and Chevron Corp. (CVX), on Friday said its second-quarter profit rose 39 percent, driven by high energy prices and lower interest expense. Unocal …

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AP: Georgian Grenade Suspect Confesses

TBILISI, Georgia – A man arrested after a fatal shootout with police has admitted to throwing a grenade at a rally in May where President Bush was making a speech, a Georgian official said Thursday. The suspect, Vladimir Arutyunian (search), made the admission in the hospital, where he is being …

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