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September 2008
- Investigators: Doomed Plane's Flaps Failed
  
  Associated Press | Sep 16, 08 12:40 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Wing flaps that help lift a plane on takeoff failed on the Spanair flight that crashed last month, and an alarm to warn pilots never sounded, according to an initial report released today on the accident that killed 154 people. Investigators did not say whether they believe the flap problem caused the Aug. 20 crash, offering no theory on what triggered Spain's worst air disaster in 25 years. More »
  
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  plane crash • Madrid • Spanair
- Flap Error May Have Caused Spanair Crash
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 3, 08 4:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pilots of the Spanair jet that crashed last month didn't extend the aircraft's flaps before takeoff—and an electrical malfunction likely kept them from getting a warning about it, the Wall Street Journal reports. The flaps, on the backs of wings, are needed for an extra lift when an aircraft takes off. Investigators are looking at why a pre-takeoff checklist didn't catch the error. More »
  
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  Spain • plane crash • Madrid • Spanair • investigations • Canary Islands
August 2008
- 3rd Spanair Flight Suffers Technical Problems
  
  Associated Press | Aug 25, 08 3:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Technical issues forced Spanair to divert one of its jets today, the second consecutive day that’s happened for the Spanish airline rocked by last week’s deadly crash in Madrid, the AP reports. An MD-80 jet—the same series as Wednesday’s ill-fated aircraft—returned to Granada after communications problems appeared 45 minutes into its flight to Barcelona. All 158 aboard are safe, the airline said. More »
  
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  Spain • airplane • plane crash • Madrid • airlines • Barcelona • Spanair • Canary Islands
- Pilots' Union Warned Spanair: Operations Are a 'Disaster'
  
  Times (UK) | Aug 22, 08 1:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pilots at Spanair, operator of the MD80 airliner that crashed in Madrid this week, killing 153, warned management repeatedly that passenger safety was compromised by the “chaotic” way the airline was operated, the Times of London reports. Emails from the Spanish pilots union claimed the fleet wasn’t being updated quickly enough and that “the operation continues to be a disaster and is getting worse by the day.” More »
  
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  disaster • plane crash • Madrid • Spanair • air disasters • airplanes
- Clues Sought in Madrid Crash
  
  BBC | Aug 21, 08 6:03 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Investigators are searching through wreckage for clues to why a passenger jet bound for the Canary Islands crashed shortly after takeoff from Madrid yesterday killing 153 passengers, the BBC reports. Witnesses reported hearing an explosion before the crash but officials say foul play has been ruled out. The voice recorders and flight data have been found. There were 19 survivors, including two infants, many in critical condition. More »
  
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  Spain • plane crash • Madrid • Spanair • air disasters • black box
- 153 Dead, 19 Survivors: 'Closest Thing to Hell'
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Aug 20, 08 6:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The death toll from today's crash of a jetliner in Madrid reached 153—with only 19 survivors—as investigators sought to figure out what happened. The Spanair plane had aborted one takeoff because of an unspecified technical glitch, and passengers were warned they might have to disembark and change aircraft, the Telegraph reports. But it tried again an hour later, only to burst into flames after takeoff. More »
  
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  plane crash • Madrid • Spanair • air disasters • MD-82
- Spain Crash Toll May Be 150
  
  BBC | Aug 20, 08 11:53 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The death toll in today’s crash of a Spanair jet in Madrid is about 150, the Telegraph reports, with witnesses saying one of the aircraft’s engines exploded just after it took off, bound for the Canary Islands. Though the government is only confirming 45 dead, the Guardian says only 25 of the 173 on board survived. More »
  
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  Spain • plane crash • Madrid • Spanair • Lufthansa
June 2008
- Chicago Makes Final Four in 2016 Olympic Bid
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | Jun 4, 08 12:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Chicago is still in the mix to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Sun-Times reports, as the International Olympic Committee today winnowed the field of candidates to four. Vying against the Windy City are Madrid, Tokyo, and Rio de Janeiro. More »
  
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  Chicago • International Olympic Committee • Tokyo • Madrid • Rio de Janeiro • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics
April 2008
- Classic Painting May Not Be Goya's
  
  Independent (UK) | Apr 14, 08 8:28 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Madrid's Prado Museum tomorrow opens a major exhibition, Goya in Times of War , but while the show will contain many of the master's most famous paintings from the Napoleonic invasion, his major 1808 work The Colossus has been withdrawn. The reason? After two centuries, art historians say the work might not be Goya's at all. More »
  
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  Spain • painting • Madrid • authenticity
March 2008
- Socialist Party Wins in Spain
  
  BBC | Mar 9, 08 4:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Spain's Socialist Party overcame a sputtering economy and the murder of a former councilor to win today's national election, the BBC reports. "The Spanish people have spoken clearly and have decided to open a new period without tension, without confrontation," Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told a crowd of supporters in Madrid. More »
  
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  economy • election • gay marriage • Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • Madrid • Socialist Party • gender bias • Popular Party
- Economy Overshadows Spanish Vote
  
  Times (UK) | Mar 5, 08 5:06 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Spain goes to the polls Sunday after a bitter campaign in which the prime minister and his rival have traded insults and accusations of lying. Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has maintained his slight lead and did well in this week's debate, but a raft of bad economic figures released yesterday has rocked the government as the race enters the home stretch, reports the Times of London. More »
  
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  economy • Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • Madrid • Spanish elections • Mariano Rajoy
February 2008
- Bullet Train to Take On the Plane in Spain
  
  Guardian (UK) | Feb 2, 08 11:34 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - An ambitious plan to make Spain the leader in high-speed train travel could provide a model for the rest of Europe, offering a greener, more relaxing alternative to short-haul flights. A major link between Madrid and Barcelona is slated to open this month with trains described in the Guardian as the "future of travel." More »
  
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  Europe • Spain • air travel • train • Madrid • transit • Barcelona
January 2008
- Curtain Rising on Anne Frank, the Musical
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jan 7, 08 10:25 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A first-of-its-kind musical adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank will take the stage in Madrid next month, the Guardian reports. The Spanish-language play gained the approval of the Anne Frank Foundation, which closely guards the rights to the story of the doomed Jewish teenager; a spokesman says the work "respects the message of tolerance, within the tragedy, that we want to keep alive." More »
  
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  Spain • theater • history • Holocaust • Madrid • musical • Anne Frank • Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl • Anne Frank Foundation
October 2007
- Nalbandian Shocks Federer
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Oct 21, 07 8:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - David Nalbandian achieved a rare trifecta in Madrid for his first Masters Series title, knocking off world no. 1 Roger Federer in the finals after eliminating no. 2 Rafael Nadal and no. 3 Novak Djokovic earlier in the tournament. Nalbandian came back from a set down to edge an uncharacteristically erratic Federer, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3. More »
  
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  tennis • Roger Federer • Rafael Nadal • Novak Djokovic • Madrid • David Nalbandian
September 2007
- Is Sneijder Better than Beckham?
  
  Guardian America | Sep 3, 07 6:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Wesley Sneijder, newly signed by Real Madrid, isn't the best soccer player since Beckham, says an excited sports blogger—he's better. The 5-foot-7 Dutch footballer has already proved himself "bloody brilliant," he writes, and well worth Madrid's €27 million transfer fee. He's "the best player Madrid has signed since Zinedine Zidane," says another footballer. Sorry, Becks. More »
  
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  soccer • David Beckham • Madrid • Real Madrid • Zinedine Zidane