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Northrop Grumman and EADS win a US$35 billion U.S. Air Force contract to build a new refueling plane, the KC-45, shutting out Boeing. (Reuters)
A White House official resigns after admitting to plagiarism in columns published by the Fort Wayne, Indiana News-Sentinel. (AP via Google News)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture stands down two employees as part of its investigation of the biggest meat recall in United States history. (The Wall Street Journal)
The British Ministry of Defence announces that Prince Harry will have to return home from his deployment in Afghanistan as recent publicity made it too dangerous for him to stay there. (AP via The International Herald Tribune)
Turkey has announced a complete withdrawal and end to operations in northern Iraq. (BBC News)
Ricin is found in a Las Vegas hotel room of a man who was admitted to the hospital in mid-February. The area affected is under quarantine. Officials do not suspect any relation with terrorism. (CNN)
Three policemen are killed in Pakistan's North West Province after a bomb explodes near their vehicle. At least 27 people are later killed in a suicide bomb attack on the funeral of one of the policemen.(BBC News)
The Presidency Council of Iraq approves the execution of Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, widely known as "Chemical Ali", for his role in the Al-Anfal Campaign against Iraqi Kurds in the 1980s. (AP via ABC News)
The African Union says its troops will arrive in the Comoros in a few days. (Reuters)

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-*[[Northrop Grumman]] and [[EADS]] win a $35 billion [[U.S. Air Force]] refueling plane contract beating [[Boeing]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSN2861183920080301 (Reuters)]
+*[[Northrop Grumman]] and [[EADS]] win a [[United States dollar|US$]]35 billion [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] contract to build a new [[Aerial refueling|refueling plane]], the [[Northrop Grumman KC-45|KC-45]], shutting out [[Boeing]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSN2861183920080301 (Reuters)]
-*A [[White House]] official resigns after admitting to [[plagiarism]] in columns published by the [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] ''[[The News-Sentinel|News-Sentinel]]''. [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jPnJEKnOLwlqyKGml3PVpBF2MH0gD8V49P7O1 (AP)]
+*A [[White House]] official resigns after admitting to plagiarism in columns published by the [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]], [[Indiana]] ''[[The News-Sentinel|News-Sentinel]]''. [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jPnJEKnOLwlqyKGml3PVpBF2MH0gD8V49P7O1 (AP via Google News)]
-*The [[United States Department of Agriculture]] stands down two employees as part of its investigation of the biggest [[meat]] [[recall]] in [[United States]] history. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120431273542903505.html (''The Wall Street Journal'')]
+*The [[United States Department of Agriculture|U.S. Department of Agriculture]] stands down two employees as part of its investigation of the [[Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company|biggest meat recall]] in [[United States]] history. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120431273542903505.html (''The Wall Street Journal'')]
-*The [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] announces that [[Prince Henry of Wales|Prince Harry]] will have to return home from his deployment in [[Afghanistan]] as recent publicity made it too dangerous for him to stay there. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/29/mideast/prince.php (AP via ''The International Herald Tribune'')]
+*The [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] announces that [[Prince Henry of Wales|Prince Harry]] will have to return home from his [[International Security Assistance Force|deployment]] in [[Afghanistan]] as recent publicity made it too dangerous for him to stay there. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/29/mideast/prince.php (AP via ''The International Herald Tribune'')]
-*[[Turkey]] has announced a complete withdrawal and end to [[Turkish operations in northern Iraq (2007–2008)|operations]] in northern [[Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7270566.stm (BBC News)]
+*[[Turkey]] has announced a complete withdrawal and end to [[2008 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq|operations]] in northern [[Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7270566.stm (BBC News)]
-*[[Ricin]] is found in the [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], hotel room of a man who was admitted to the hospital in mid-February. The area affected is under quarantine. Officials do not suspect any relation with [[terrorism]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/29/ricin.hotel/index.html (CNN)]
+*[[Ricin]] is found in a [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] hotel room of a man who was admitted to the hospital in mid-February. The area affected is under quarantine. Officials do not suspect any relation with terrorism. [http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/29/ricin.hotel/index.html (CNN)]
-*Three [[police]]men are killed in [[Pakistan]]'s [[North West (South African province)|North West Province]] after a [[bomb]] explodes near their vehicle. At least 27 people are later killed in a [[suicide bomb]] attack on the funeral of one of the policemen.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7270406.stm (BBC News)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7270406.stm (BBC)]
+*Three policemen are killed in [[Pakistan]]'s [[North West (South African province)|North West Province]] after a bomb explodes near their vehicle. At least 27 people are later killed in a suicide bomb attack on the funeral of one of the policemen.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7270406.stm (BBC News)]
-*The [[Presidency Council of Iraq]] approves the execution of [[Saddam Hussein]]'s [[cousin]] [[Ali Hassan al-Majid]], widely known as "Chemical Ali", for his role in a [[scorched earth]] campaign against the [[Kurd]]s in the 1980s. [http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4363828 (AP via ABC News)]
+*The [[Presidency Council of Iraq|Presidency Council]] of [[Iraq]] approves the execution of [[Saddam Hussein]]'s cousin [[Ali Hassan al-Majid]], widely known as "Chemical Ali", for his role in the [[Al-Anfal Campaign]] against Iraqi [[Kurdish people|Kurd]]s in the 1980s. [http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4363828 (AP via ABC News)]
 *The [[African Union]] says its troops will arrive in the [[Comoros]] in a few days. [http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL28680791 (Reuters)]
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