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• A Fool Looks Back
DIS) and several of its regional amusement-park peers posted better-than-expected results this week. Maybe we finally have a recession-resistant, consumer-driven industry.
• Myanmar accused of seizing U.N. aid
World Food Program regional director Tony Banbury told CNN that the supplies "should be on trucks headed to the victims." Government denial He added, "You’ve seen the conditions they are in.
• Somali rebels seize police headquarters
Ethiopia, which sent troops into Somalia last year to back up soldiers fighting Islamic insurgents, does not make public its troops' fatalities but the insurgents said one of their regional commanders was killed.
• Crash victim ID'd as Bakersfield man
Over the years, Highway 166 has been the location of numerous fatal accidents, and last year the California Highway Patrol, Caltrans and regional planning and community organizations joined together to increase safety on the road.
• Chile forces last residents away from volcano
The week-old eruption at the Chaiten volcano has scattered ash across a wide swath of South America, forced regional airports to close and drove more than 7,000 people from their homes.

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