News for January 13, 2003

Wild Basin a peaceful sanctuary amidst turmoil
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Four Navy ships deploy
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) Four of the seven Virginia-based Navy ships that have received deployment orders in the past week headed out to sea Sunday as a military buildup continued ahead of a possible war with Iraq. The amphibious dock landing ships Portland and Ashland set sail from the Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, and the amphibious assault ships Kearsarge and Bataan left Norfolk Naval Station. The ships and three others that left Friday can carry a total landing force of about 8,000 Marines. As the Ashland pulled away from its dock, a couple dozen family members waved from a cold, wind-swept parking lot. Kerri Rodriguez wiped away tears as she said goodbye to her husband, Petty Officer 2nd Class Edgar Rodriguez. She doesn

N. Korea sends contrary message
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) North Korea insisted Sunday that it never admitted having a secret nuclear program, sending another conflicting signal in the escalating crisis over its alleged plans to build nuclear weapons as a U.S. envoy began talks in South Korea on the standoff. In October, the United States said North Korea had admitted having a weapons program. That announcement touched off the latest standoff, which has led to North Korea

Jury to be chosen in espionage trial
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North Korea sending mixed messages
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) North Korea sent sharply mixed messages Saturday, vowing to