Bikes zip, tires spin, fans cheer war relief
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Ali Jawhar streaked across the pavement on his yellow motorcycle and popped a wheelie. Hundreds of onlookers whistled wildly and shouted in glee at the yellow blur before them. He was followed by other motorcycle enthusiasts who performed similar stunts before the testosterone-filled crowd in Iraq.
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Motorcycles have become the symbol of economic freedom in Vietnam, as its economy surges. But they are also a main source, together with cars, of serious air pollution.
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Tens of thousands of motorcycles roared through the nation&#039;s capital as part of Rolling Thunder on Sunday.
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In some quarters, they were seen as outside intruders trying to tell the United States how to run its affairs. They were welcomed and honored in others, even asked to pose for souvenir photographs.
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The Tour de France veered into Belgium yesterday, and Gert Steegmans responded with a victory before his home fans in a country passionate about its cycling.
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Mountain bike enthusiasts with an affection for the prime trails in Otero Canyon are celebrating this week's announcement that the Air Force no longer plans to erect a fence that would close off their beloved biking area.
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While some municipalities see a surge in bicycling, national figures for 2005 show the same number bike to work as did in 1990.
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By Peter Marteka, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Feb. 11--On an October day in 2003, two soldiers were doing routine maintenance on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Iraq when the tire they were inflating with high-pressure nitrogen exploded.
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Amid concerns about terrorism and mail threats in a post-September 11 world, two organizations and hundreds of volunteers have stepped in to make sure wounded U.S. troops receive some much-needed holiday cheer.
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It was a day of jubilation &#151; World War II seemed almost over. But before night fell, joy gave way to terror.
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The Dutch are turning to bicycles in ever greater numbers. Sales are booming, and there is a proliferation of designs for all sorts of purposes.
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It is tough to turn the heads of hardcore veterans of New Hampshire's motorcycle week, which attracts a quarter million bikers or more to the Lakes Region each June.
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Snow in Baghdad for the first time in living memory delights residents who declared it an omen of peace
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Cheered by about 7,000 Camp Pendleton troops, President Bush thanked local Marines and sailors and their families Tuesday for their sacrifice during the war in Iraq.
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The 1.5 million people of Nepal&#39;s capital breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday as traffic inched back to normal after Maoist rebels in the countryside suspended a blockade in the hills around Kathmandu.
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The military shows its love for unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Welcome to the heart and soul of America. A sign greets visitors outside a truck stop with a resounding: &quot;Let freedom reign.&quot; There is one white, wooden evangelical church and lots of Bush-Cheney posters along the roadside.