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...Pentagon says "multiple human error" caused the friendly-fire downing of two U.S. helicopters after American AWACS jets mistook them for Iraqi choppers April 14. The Defense Department acknowledged that two F-15pilots were given the go-ahead to attack by controllers aboard an AWACS radar plane, even though air-control personnel were apparently aware the helicopters were not hostile. The pilots, both unidentified, will also be held partly responsible for not following guidelines and could face courts-martial. The accident killed 26 people -- 15 American military officers, the remainder from Britain, Turkey and France.parpar
Still, nowhere in the 17 1/2 hours of testimony provided for investigators by Gillooly on Jan. 26 and 27 and released last week by Oregon's Multnomah County circuit court did he give evidence that independently corroborated his charge that Harding gave the go-ahead for the assault on Kerrigan. Despite Gillooly's guilty plea to one count of racketeering in exchange for a recommended two-year prison sentence and a $100,000 fine, his statements alone offered no firm basis to indict Harding in the pre-assault conspiracy...
...good defense also led to the go-ahead goalwhich put the Crimson up for good. McCann found anopen Ben Coughlin on a 4-on-3 break, and Coughlinbanked the puck off the right post past McKersieat the 16:10 mark to make it 2-1, Harvard...
...conference call Tuesday night between Clinton's entourage in Prague and people at the White House ended with no final decision. But before leaving the Czech capital Wednesday morning, Clinton told advisers, "I want to get on with the business of my presidency," and gave the go-ahead for a special counsel. Officially, the decision came in a letter from White House counsel Bernard Nussbaum to Attorney General Janet Reno...
...Bears notched the go-ahead goal just 35 seconds into the third period as senior defender Cassie Whittet scored her first tally of the season. At 14:16 of the third freshman right-wing A.J. Mleczko fed Alissi on a two-on-one break and Alissi slipped her second goal of the day past the Brown goalie and sent the game into overtime...