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World renowned master cellist and conductor Mr. Mstislav Rostropovich has died. Rostropovich suffered from intestinal cancel was hospitalized in pair early this year. Rostropovich was regarded by many as world greatest cellist stand on the soviet rule. He also became a symbol for artistic freedom. His criticism led to his 1974 immigration to the United States where he directed Washington’s national symphony orchestra. In [屏蔽] Rostropovich played Bach sweet on his cello amid the rubble of the Berlin wall. He was eighty years old.

At least seventeen people are died in the clash of Russian military helicopter. An emergency official says a helicopter appears to had been shot down while finally flying rather to southern C as part of operation against militants.

The senate has given finally congressional approval to a 124 billion dollar bill funding the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Whitehouse calls the bill dead before arrival because it contains a timetable for pulling US forces out of Iraq. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

Republicans denounces the measure which calls for US troops to be out of Iraq by next spring with withdraw to start as soon as this July. Senator KB of Missouri.

Those attempting to end the war perceptively politically because they fake war score them seats in congress perhaps even the Whitehouse are putting polling and politics ahead of national security.

Democratic senator DF pointed that US forces were in the fifth year of fighting in Iraq.

I fear that unless congress acts and puts forward that exist strategy. This bloodshed will continue year after year and that's intolerable.

But the veto certain and override unlikely. The focus now turns to finding a funding bill that congressional democrats and Whitehouse can accept. Brian Naylor the capitol.

Former CIA chief George T is explaining his notorious slam down comment for the first time. T has been harshly criticized for the alleged three marks NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports.

George T admits he did use the fraise slam dunk but says he was referring broadly to the case that could be made again Saddam Hussein not to weather the Iraqi leader actually possess the weapon of master destruction. T has spoken in interview schedule to air this coming Sunday on CBS show excerpt will release Thursday. In the interview T adds the bush administration officials have subsequently distorted this slam dunk episode. Making him scapegoat calls the leak of remark quoted the most despicable thing that ever happen to meet. T ran the CIA from 1997 to 2004 and the new book titled at the center of the storm. T is expected to provide details of his tenures from 911 attacks to the Iraq war. Mary Louise Kelly NPR News Washington.

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Democratic presidential candidates participated in their first major debate last time. The eight candidates were generally polite to each other reserved most of criticism for president bush's policy in Iraq the debate was held on the campus of southern Carolina state university.

The founder of the ambitious project produced 100 dollar laptop computer for the third world says his computer will not cost closer to 200 dollar. From member station WBU in Boston CN reports.

The Massachusetts none profit one laptop per child is on track to provide inexpensive computers to children in developing nations by years end about dozen countries such as Libya and Uruguay are pulling together to order three million computers next month. Nicholas N heads the project and says the laptops have more processing power and memory than planned in the original design.

The countries have pulled us to have a last longer and started at the higher price even 175 dollars the laptops are relatively cheap partly because they run on free home grown software. Microsoft is also developing a commercial version of windows for the machines. For NPR News I am CN in Boston.

At least seven people have been hurt in storm that hit in Middle West high winds have been raising across four states tornados hit Tennessee and Illinois. a police guard was tossed over three foot high fence in Indiana. The detective driving near escape was only cuts in bruises.

A wild fire in Georgia has rekindled the officials say the fire has now destroyed eighteen homes in scorched ninety five square miles in the last weekend half. Authorities say the fire could threaten the town if it crosses highway.

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