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suggests any additional political fallout will be limited.Several officials including a former Communist Party secretary of the Shanghai Railway Bureau were ordered dismissed from their party posts, a penalty that is likely to end their career advancement. Others received official reprimands but there was no mention of possible criminal charges.The bullet train, based on German and Japanese systems, is one facet of far-reaching government technology ambitions that call for developing a civilian jetliner, a Chinese mobile phone standard and advances in areas from nuclear power to genetics.The bullet train system quickly grew to be the world's biggest but has suffered embarrassing setbacks. After the Wenzhou crash, 54 trains used on the Beijing-to-Shanghai line were recalled for repairs following delays caused by equipment failures.Critics complain authorities have spent too much on high-speed lines while failing to invest enough in expanding cheaper, slower routes
support."The state requires candidates to submit petitions with 10,000 signatures from registered Virginia voters with 400 signatures from voters in each of its eleven congressional districts.Perry's campaign said it submitted 11,911 signatures for verification.In the statement announcing the legal challenge, Perry's campaign said only 119,034 Virginians voted in the 2008 Republican primary, making the requirement of 10,000 signatures "unrealistic and onerous."Newt Gingrich also failed to qualify for the primary, which is to be held on Super Tuesday, March 6. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Rep. Ron Paul were the only candidates to make the ballot.
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A group of Canadian tourists made a gruesome discovery Tuesday when they found a severed human leg outside the Florida home they were renting for the holidays.St. Petersburg police spokesman Mike Puetz said the family walked outside the home Tuesday morning to view the sunrise over Tampa Bay when they spotted the body part, Fox affiliate WTVT-TV reported."We don't think the leg has been in the water that long. We're still trying to identify the age, sex and race of this person," Puetz said.The leg was found behind a home on 4th Street South, next door the to Bay Vista Recreation Center. Detectives searched the entire area, including the water, but found nothing to suggest a crime, according to the station.There have been no missing persons reports filed in St. Petersburg that would be consistent with a leg having been dumped in the water 24 to 48 hours ago, police said. There also have been no reported boating accidents in the area, the station reported.Detect
STAMFORD, Conn. A Christmas morning fire that killed a couple and three of their grandchildren was devastating to firefighters who rushed into the engulfed home twice frantically looking for the victims before they were beaten back by the flames.Stamford officials were offering counseling to the firefighters."After 37 and a half years, 38 years, on the job, you're never prepared for anything like this," acting fire Chief Antonio Conte said Tuesday. "It's heart-breaking. I had to re-call 70 firefighters today for debriefing, and most of them broke down."Authorities on Tuesday described frantic, futile attempts to save the three girls and their grandparents after embers in a bag of discarded fireplace ashes started the accidental fire at the grand waterfront house, which was being renovated.Of the seven people in the home, only two survived: the girls' mother, a New York City fashion advertising executive; and a family friend who had worked on the home as a contr
ould spark violence overseas and were evaluating the risk.Navy Capt. John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesman, said that he has not heard that issue raised and that New York has yet to make a formal proposal. He also said officials are grateful communities around the country are finding ways to recognize the sacrifices of troops and their families.The last combat troops in Iraq pulled out more than a week ago. About 91,000 U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines are in Afghanistan, battling a stubborn Taliban insurgency and struggling to train Afghan forces so that they eventually can take over security. Many U.S. troops who fought in the Iraq War could end up being sent to Afghanistan.A parade might invite criticism from those who believe the U.S. left Iraq too soon, as well as from those who feel the war was unjustified. It could also trigger questions about assertions of victory.Mrozek noted that President George W. Bush's administration referred to military act
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