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September 07, 2006

ANN Special Feature: Mission Briefing -- STS-115 Prelaunch 09.08.06

Pressed for time... with a full and complex set of tasks ahead... the space shuttle Atlantis was once again Thursday night set to be fueled for a Friday morning launch. This... after five launch sc

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Israel To End Blockade Of Lebanon

International Rebuilding Efforts To Begin Soon

Lebanon's only airport is to reopen Thursday when the Israeli military lifts the air and sea blockade they imposed when continuing hostilities with Hezbollah erupted into open warfare. The UN-brokered deal marks a major victory for UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.

Province Says It Will Shoot Down Unidentified Planes

The breakaway Georgian province of Ossetia has been in the news lately, after a series of attacks on Georgian military helicopters overflying its territory. But it's not the only former Soviet state warning unidentified aircraft to stay out... or else.

Flyover Shows Less Damage Than Expected

A US Coast Guard aerial assessment of Wake Island September 2 showed less destruction than expected from Super Typhoon Ioke... but the Air Force needs people on the ground at Wake to determine the full extent of damage, officials said.

Escort Helicopter Was Target Of Anti-Aircraft Missile

Initial reports that a helicopter transporting a US Senate Delegation led by Senator John McCain was the target of an anti-aircraft missile attack were false.