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Cold War icon Fischer passes away

Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died aged 64. Fischer told reporters that year that he was finished with a chess world he regarded as corrupt, and he sparred with U.S. journalists who asked about his anti-American tirades. He beat Spassky in 1972 in a series of games in Reykjavik to claim America's first world chess championship in more than a century.
The event was given tremendous symbolic importance, pitting the intensely individualistic young American against a product of the grim and soulless Soviet Union.
It also was marked by Fischer's odd behavior -- possibly calculated psychological warfare against Spassky -- that ranged from arriving two days late to complaining about the lighting, TV cameras, the spectators, even the shine on the table.

opinion
one champion goes away. i think 64 years old little bit earyly to die. i dont know who this man is but i know that he was a champion.

international

Heathrow crash probe underway

An investigation began Friday into why a Boeing 777 landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport, skidding on grass and ripping apart sections of the aircraft.The flight, BA38, was arriving in London from Beijing when it reportedly lost power.
The jet was still on the tarmac Friday as investigators began arriving to figure out what caused the plane to crash-land.
Britain's Air Accidents Investigation Branch was at the scene, British Airways said, and a Boeing spokesman said it was joining the investigation at the branch's request.
A team from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is also heading to London, accompanied by representatives from Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration. London ambulance services said 17 people suffered minor injuries, and the number could increase as several others are still being assessed.

opinion
it was close that the plane almost explored. i heard that planes are easy to explore even though the pilot lands the plane not properly. however its lucky that no one was killed. for people it could have been a nightmare. and the pilot saved hundreds of lives.

international

N. Korea 'not serious' about nukes

North Korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons before President Bush leaves office. "North Korea is not serious about disarming in a timely manner," Jay Lefkowitz, the president's envoy on North Korean human rights, told an audience at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. "It is increasingly likely that North Korea will have the same nuclear status one year from now that it has today." Lefkowitz's comments are at odds with Bush administration statements, which tout a recent agreement by North Korea at the six-party talks to abandon its nuclear program in exchange for aid and better relations with the United States as one of its few foreign policy successes.
He criticized China and South Korea -- U.S. partners in the talks along with Russia and North Korea -- for not doing enough to push Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program because of their own bilateral relationships with the North.He said the United States should also consider expanding its bilateral contacts with North Korea to discuss such issues, but should also consider "other leverage" against the nation if it doesn't improve, including restricting the regime's access to United States and international financial systems.

opinion
i hate kim jung il. he always lies and lies and lies. can someone assasinate him? first they said they will stop the nuke and now they say that they will not give up the nuke. do they want to live or starve to death. now north korea is in a trouble disorder of food. he is an idiot.

national

Suspect's wife at party the night of Marine's death

Christina Laurean has told authorities she was attending a Christmas party on the night her husband allegedly killed pregnant Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach. degree murder. He remains at large, and authorities say he may have fled to Mexico.
Also, an affidavit obtained Thursday by CNN states that Christina Laurean knew about the death one day before reporting it to authorities.
The Marines were assigned to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach was eight months pregnant when she was reported missing December 19. Authorities say she was killed four days earlier.
A warrant allowed authorities to search Western Union records.
Authorities said in the accompanying affidavit that Cesar Laurean and his wife received a transfer of money between December 10 and January 12. The affidavit provided no other details.
Authorities requested the search warrant and all accompanying documents be sealed.
The FBI says Laurean may have fled to his native country of Mexico. Cesar Laurean, 21, is a naturalized U.S. citizen.

opinion

i dont know what these guys are thinking. a corporal fleds to mexico. what kind of man is he. he just escaped from the army which is a death penalty. and also his wife, i dont care she runs or not the police have to catch this corporal and kill him.