Dublin Parade Draws 500000 For St Patrick's Day Pageant
Dublin hosted Ireland’s major St Patrick’s Day parade with over 500000 spectators and about 3000 participants including bands from Ireland and the United States. Floats faced deflation to clear Dublin’s new light rail lines as the five day festival culminates in Europe’s largest fireworks show. In Vatican City Cardinal Bertone called for a boycott of The Da Vinci Code, denouncing the novel as heresy and a distortion of Christianity.
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U.S. Airline Passengers Schedules Totals Note 2004 Estimate
Total scheduled passengers on U S commercial airlines for fiscal years starting in October 2004 is listed as an estimate by the Federal Aviation Treasury.
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Billion air travelers forecast by 2015 strain aviation system
The FAA projects more than 1 billion annual U S air travelers within a decade as growth outpaces runway and air traffic control expansion. Administrator Marion Blakey says funding will be found to handle the rise, while industry figures warn funding delays risk congestion. In Manila, two Al Qaeda linked groups seek scuba training for seaborne attacks, signaling escalating regional manhunt and militant collaboration.
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Senate votes to erase Medicaid cuts in budget clash
The Senate approved 52 to 48 to strip proposed Medicaid cuts from the 2.6 trillion budget for next year. Sponsor Sen. Gordon Smith urged a possible compromise as the House backed a tougher budget with up to 20 billion in Medicaid savings. The move tests Congress willingness to trim popular benefits.
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Budget Debate Over Medicaid Cuts Highlights Bipartisan Tensions
Senate and House members debated a $2.6 trillion 2006 budget with plans to craft a compromise next month. Amendments sought to cut $14 billion from Medicaid over five years, while opponents warned of harming the needy. Bush administration framed Medicaid reductions as central to saving $82 billion, with broad party support for the plan.
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Palestinian groups halt attacks in nine month cease-fire pledge
Hamas and Islamic Jihad agree to end attacks for the rest of the year amid a long term truce push. Israel signs cautious support while demanding continued calm and prisoner releases as Egypt publicizes the deal announced in 6 October City after Cairo talks. Abbas seeks durable progress and renewal of peace optimism.
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Mostly Mozart festival lineup explores Mozart travels
The 39th Mostly Mozart festival at Lincoln Center runs July 28 through August 27 with works by Tchaikovsky Prokofiev and Schnittke. The program traces Mozart travels to Paris Prague London and Italy and features guests Emanuel Ax Joshua Bell Renee Fleming and James Galway. Bell performs the Tchaikovsky violin concerto in D major on August 16 and 17.
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Mistaken Mob Boss Does Not Cost Atlantic City Casino
Regulators rescinded a 25000 fine for Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa after confirming the banned guest checked in was the son of mob figure Anthony Gaspipe Casso, not Casso himself who is serving life in a federal prison.
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