Flooding and rains from Ike's outer bands have been blamed for 70 deaths in Haiti, bringing that country's death toll from four recent major storms -- including Fay, Gustav and Hanna -- to 341, said Abel Nazaire, deputy head of Haiti's Civil Protection Service.

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The court ordered Conner to take the challenge or hand over the Cup--so Conner whipped Fay by sailing a far speedier 60-foot catamaran.

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Both Mr Schlesinger and Major-General Fay blame the abuse on the confusion following the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime.

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