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By Paul de la Garza, The Chicago Tribune,
14 May 1998. For most of this century, the U.S. has used
territory near the canal for military training, leaving
behind untold numbers of unexploded munitions. The
question of cleaning up the unexploded ordnance is
complicating preparations for the U.S. pullout.