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Bush to Tap Khalilzad as Ambassador to Iraq

WASHINGTON – A U.S. diplomat who has worked with reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan is President Bush’s choice to be the new American ambassador to Iraq, an administration official said Friday. Zalmay Khalilzad (search), an Afghan-American, will be nominated to succeed John Negroponte (search) in the post in Baghdad, this source …

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Scientists Expected Tsunami

EWA BEACH, Hawaii – Tsunami experts could not understand why Monday’s forceful earthquake off Indonesia (search) failed to produce massive waves similar to those generated by the Dec. 26 quake that killed at least 175,000 people in the same region. A magnitude 8.7 quake shook Indonesia’s west coast, killing hundreds …

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Blockbuster Settles 'No Late Fees' Claims for $630,000

NEW YORK – Blockbuster Inc. (BBI), the top U.S. movie renter, has agreed to pay $630,000 to settle claims from 47 states that said its “No Late Fees” rental policy deceived customers, the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office (search) said Tuesday. Under the agreement, Blockbuster will also be required to make …

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