National Headlines on Electronic Voting and Lead Jewelry Recall
National coverage flags perils of electronic voting systems as states pursue standards for touch screen machines. Also: a California recall of 6 million lead containing children’s necklaces and zipper pulls by Stravina Operating Co. of Chatsworth.
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California
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Stravina Operating Co
Chatsworth
Calif
Consumer Product Safety Commision
Hal Stratton
State laws tighten limits on autopsy photos in public records
The piece traces a trend of states enacting rules to restrict coroners from releasing autopsy images and death records after outrage over their public display. It cites Michigan’s restrictions spurred by a 1996 1997 incident and references the Dale Earnhardt case in Florida as a catalyst. It notes Ohio and Pennsylvania weighing similar measures amidst concerns for families and potential online dissemination.
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Clolumba
Unio Ar
Lonnie Ayres
Florida
Nascar
Dale Earnhardt
Earnhardt
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Bush Defends War Policy At Naval Academy
President Bush argues Iraqi forces are increasingly taking the lead in combat and says troop withdrawals will be condition based rather than timed. He describes shifting U S operations to focused counterterrorism missions while reducing patrols and convoys in Iraq. Politicians critique the strategy as war weariness grows and calls for quicker withdrawal intensify.
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Bush
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Iraq
U.S. Naval Academy
Washington
USS
Senate
Harry Reid
D-Nev
House
Nancy
Pelosi
Congress
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
Foreign Relations Committee
US N Naval Academy
Court debates parental abortion notification for minors
The Supreme Court wrestled with a New Hampshire law requiring parental notice before a minor's abortion. Justices signaled concerns over a health emergency exception and potential enforcement issues, aiming to avoid overturning abortion rights. The case tests the court under Chief Justice Roberts and amid turnover on the bench.
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Supreme Court
New Hampshire
John Roberts
Roberts
High Court
Sandra Day O' Connor
Bush
Appeals ‘Court
Samuel Alito
O'Connor
Kelly Ayotte
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Economy posts strongest quarterly growth in over a year
The GDP reading shows robust third quarter expansion despite record energy prices and Gulf Coast hurricanes. Analysts note consumer and business spending fueled the gain, with economists suggesting growth could have topped five percent if hurricanes had bypassed the U.S. Wall Street Reacted as the Dow fell on rate hike worries.
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Gulf Coast
Mark Zandi
Moody's Economyscom
Zandi
United States
Wall Steel
Dow Jones
Fed
First Black Archbishop of York Installed in York
John Sentamu, 56, the first black archbishop in the Church of England, was enthroned as the 97th Archbishop of York amid dancers in leopard print and feathered headpieces. He urged the faithful to embrace the confident faith of his homeland. In another report, a French hospital group announced the world’s first partial face transplant on a 38-year-old woman disfigured by a dog bite, with organs from a brain-dead donor.
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Sentamu
Britain
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