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Polish Mourners Gather to Honor President and First Lady

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2010 Throngs of Polish mourners gathered to pay their respects to their late President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, Maria Kaczynska, whose bodies lay in closed coffins in Warsaw's presidential palace Tuesday as the investigation into the plane crash that killed them and 94 others in Smolensk, Russia, continued. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Poland’s President, Top Leaders Die in Russian Plane Crash

Staff / Truthdig Apr 10, 2010 Poland's President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and nearly half of the country's top leadership perished in a Saturday morning plane crash in foggy western Russia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Austin Plane Attack: Tea Party Terrorism?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2010 Authorities continue to investigate why Joe Stack of Texas flew his small airplane into the Austin offices of the IRS, but based on early reports and a tirade the attacker posted on the Internet, it had something to do with taxes, big government, corporate crime and bailouts. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Lebanese Officials Say Jet Flew the Wrong Way Before Crash

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2010 Despite being told to change course by air traffic controllers in Beirut, the pilot of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 that crashed Monday flew into the storm he was advised to avoid, Lebanese officials said Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )