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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 2008
Page
17
The Conference Board reported that its Consumer Confidence Index dropped to 62.3 in April, a five year low, with sentiment slipping for the fourth straight month as gas prices and weaker job prospects erode Americans’ willingness to spend and plan vacations.
President Bush assailed the Democratic led Congress for letting the American people down amid election-year anger over the economy. He floated a possible summer suspension of federal gasoline taxes but offered no new solutions for surging gas prices rising food costs inflation layoffs foreclosures and a credit crunch affecting student loans.
Rescuers described extensive destruction from a 25 mile wide path of damage in central and southeast Virginia. Despite 200 injuries mostly minor, officials credited warnings and daylight for saving lives as residents sheltered in rooms or storebacks. Fire Chief Mark Outlaw praised being watched over and blessed.
Dozens of fighters ambushed a U S patrol in Baghdad s Sadr City defense district firing rockets and machine gun fire as US forces replied with guided rockets. The clash left 28 militiamen dead per the U S military and many civilians killed or wounded per local hospitals.
Afghan security leaders admitted to lawmakers that they failed to prevent a plot to kill President Karzai though they knew of the plan. Intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh said they had technical information the attack would occur, yet failed despite tightened security. An arrest of at least one policeman underscored Taliban infiltration concerns.
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