2008 Woodie Awards
World
Tibetan temple tour interrupted by Buddhist monks
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LHASA, China (AP) - The stage-managed tour of Tibet's holiest temple was going according to the government script. Suddenly, 30 young Buddhist monks pushed their way in, slammed the door, and began shouting and crying to the foreign reporters that there was no freedom in the riot-torn region.
Employees in the Green Zone remain inside, out of harms way
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BAGHDAD - Warning sirens wail and within seconds rockets and mortars strike - sometimes one or two, other times 10 or more. The Green Zone is again a prime target as American and British diplomats, Iraqi politicians, contractors and others struggle to go about their business - always aware that any time they are outside the most fortified buildings there is a chance to be injured or killed.
Full inventory of nuclear weapons and materials after delivery mistake
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WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a full inventory of all nuclear weapons and related materials after the mistaken delivery of ballistic missile fuses to Taiwan, the Pentagon said yesterday. Gates told officials with the Air Force, Navy and Defense Logistics Agency to assess inventory control procedures for the materials and to submit a report within 60 days.
