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Yet in the aftermath of the low-tech attacks of 9/11, the growing insurgency in Iraq,
and the threat of worldwide terrorism, technology experts both within and outside the Pentagon are
questioning whether Defense Department research is producing the results that America needs.
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Tokitsukaze, 57, had caused a public scandal and damaged the sport’s reputation, the Sumo Association said.
He has admitted hitting trainee Tokitaizan with a bottle and working him hard before his death in June.
He is only the second stable master to be fired. It is the latest crisis to hit Japan’s national sport.
Two months ago, grand champion Asashoryu was suspended after he was caught playing football while supposedly injured.
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UNITED NATIONS (CNN) — U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari will brief the U.N.
Security Council in an open session Friday on his recent visit to Myanmar,
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The meeting comes after Myanmar’s chief military leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe, said on state television Thursday he would meet with detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi — provided she give up her calls for sanctions against the country.