HEADLINE: President off to Kuwait amid war anxiety
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo left for Kuwait Sunday morning as members of her advance party reported a sense of creeping anxiety among overseas Filipinos in Kuwait as war between the United States and Kuwait's neighbor Iraq loomed closer, although most Filipinos were outwardly calm. ...full story

HEADLINE: GMA flies to Kuwait in tiny Challenger jet
President Arroyo left yesterday for a whirlwind visit to Kuwait � aboard a tiny Challenger jet � to check evacuation plans for large numbers of Filipino workers who could be at risk if war breaks out in neighboring Iraq. .....full story

HEADLINE: What went wrong?
NASA searches for clues to why space shuttle broke up
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Texas � Shaken NASA officials vowed to find out what caused the space shuttle Columbia to break up over Texas on Saturday, saying they would look closely at the impact of a piece of foam insula�tion that struck the orbiter�s left wing at takeoff. ......full story

HEADLINE: NASA begins probe on Columbia tragedy
HOUSTON, Texas (AFP) � Search and recovery efforts for debris and remains continued in the aftermath of the Columbia disaster Sunday, as investigators set about the monumental task of determining what caused the space shuttle to explode upon reentry....full story

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