Word: protecters
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...Duke entered the U.S. Senate race on Wednesday, promising to fight for America's white, Christian heritage if he's elected. "I am not a racist and not a Nazi sympathizer," Duke retorted angrily to questions about his past. Duke said his main focus will be to restore and protect "the prosperity, the heritage and freedom of this country." According to Duke's home page on the Internet, heritage is defined as white and Christian. Duke, along with two Democrats and four other Republicans, is running for the seat held by the retiring Bennett Johnston. Considering his near political successes...
...Hill in advance of the hearing, Perry said U.S. military forces based in Saudi Arabia took extensive steps to improve security prior to last month's deadly blast at Dhahran. But in an acknowledgement that more could have been done, Perry also outlined measures ordered after the bombing to protect against terrorism...
...specific role of the Air Force in Dhahran is to enforce the no-fly zone imposed on southern Iraq after the 1991 Gulf War. But more generally, America's mission in the Persian Gulf is to protect the flow of oil. The gulf states produce two-thirds of the world's supply, so their stability is vital to the global economy. As the U.S. sees it, the biggest threats to that stability are Iraq and Iran, two powerful countries with ambitions to someday dominate the region. The U.S. policy of keeping both Iraq and Iran in check is known...
...denies that tremendous strides are being made. The current research is prompting the International AIDS Society to announce new treatment guidelines next week. Scientists are starting to isolate naturally occurring compounds called chemokines that appear to protect some people who are infected with HIV from the effects of the virus. These substances could form the basis for a future, even more powerful cocktail. For the first time in a long while, it doesn't seem naive to dream that there will one day be an end to AIDS...
DIED. VERONICA GUERIN, 36, investigative reporter for Ireland's Sunday Independent; after being shot while sitting in her car; in Clondalkin, Ireland. Guerin's fearless coverage of Dublin's crime underworld won her an International Press Freedom Award last year from the Committee to Protect Journalists...