Bush hosts Abbas with red carpet for peace push
President Bush welcomes Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas at the White House in a marked shift from his treatment of Yasser Arafat. The Oval Office meeting and luncheon aim to advance a plan for a Palestinian state in 2005 and a peace accord with Israel, portraying Abbas as a moderate bent on reform and ending violence.
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What If Questions Haunt Sept 11 Inquiry Findings
The 850 page congressional inquiry into the Sept. 11 attacks flags major blunders and missed overlaps. It highlights two pivotal words what if, pondering better FBI knowledge, information sharing, Afghan intelligence, and heightened focus on Osama bin Laden.
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DNA database planned from marijuana samples in New England
State forensic scientists compile DNA profiles from about 600 marijuana samples seized across New England. The project aims to trace distribution from grower to consumer, enabling police to identify homegrown dealers versus international cartels from a single bud.
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Meriden, Conn
State Forensic Science Laboratory
New England
Hospitals subsidize insurance for obstetrician gynecologists
A cash strapped community hospital chose to insure eight obstetrician gynecologists by creating a subsidiary of their group after the doctors lost malpractice coverage. The hospital executive said the move preserves ability to recruit obstetrician gynecologists and continue care.
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Harrisburg
Perry Pepper
Chester County Hospital
Pepper
Head Start overhaul passes House heads to Senate
The House narrowly approved a major overhaul of the Head Start program by 217 to 216, shifting up to eight states’ control to coordinate with other programs. Lawmakers also debated allowing faith-based Head Start centers to hire staff based on religion, a move with uncertain Senate fate.
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Senate
Baghdad shows Saddam sons bodies to erase doubt
In Baghdad journalists viewed Odai and Qusai Hussein after American authorities altered and displayed their bodies to prove they were dead. Concurrent raids near Tikrit led to 13 arrests, including several believed to be Saddam’s bodyguards, as the manhunt for Saddam intensified.
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Odierno
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al Jazeera Television
House bill on foreign drug imports nears Senate hurdle
House approval for letting Americans buy FDA approved drugs from Canada EU and eight other nations faces uncertain future in the Senate. Safety concerns are raised by key senators and the White House while supporters push cheaper medicine and a strong 243-186 vote.
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D-Ill
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Utah
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Rokla
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Massachusetts
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United States
Kidman exits von Trier trilogy amid scheduling clash
Copenhagen AP reports Oscar winner Nicole Kidman will not star in Lars von Trier's next two films due to scheduling, with filming needing to finish by summer 2004 while she could only commit in fall 2004.
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Royal Shakespeare Company
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Stratford
Imogen
Fossil Find in Idaho Becomes State’s Richest Dinosaur Skeleton
Jason Moore and his parents uncovered what they believe is a buried dinosaur skeleton on a southeast Idaho hillside. The discovery in late June substantially expands Idaho’s known dinosaur bones and doubles the state's total finds. The location remains secret.
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Jason Moore
Idaho
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