Gas price pain eased for one man at future-pricing station
In St Cloud Minnesota Art Altrichter paid 2 03 a gallon for fuel while the local average neared 2 73 a gallon He holds a 500 gallon reserve bought a year earlier at 2 03 and will tap it when prices rise above that level First Fuel Banks markets future priced gasoline with a 1 membership and no storage or service charges This hedge against rising prices shows in one man’s response.
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ST. Cloud
Minn
Art Altrichter
Altrichter
First Fuel Banks
Government pushes Medicare drug sign up drive
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt announced a major enrollment push for the Medicare drug benefit, with 6,000 added staff, quadrupled computer capacity, and more than 1,000 events in the coming week. He aims for 90 percent enrollment and noted about 43 million eligible, with over 38 million already covered through Medicare or related programs.
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Mike Leavitt
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Associated Press
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Economic battle lines over Bush message on strong economy
Analysts cite mixed signals as President Bush touts a growing economy with rising jobs and spending while Democrats warn of high gasoline costs health care expenses and mortgage pressure. The Dow sits near a multi year high amid partisan framing.
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Wastington
D.C
America
Bush
Car bombings kill and wound dozens in Baghdad and Karbala
A wave of car hazardous device attacks across Baghdad and Karbala left at least 16 dead and many more wounded. Police and U.S. officials reported casualties among civilians and security forces, with multiple targets including an Iraqi army patrol and the state media offices. A Shiite holy city attack occurred near the Karbala government building, while Mosul saw additional police fatalities and gunfire incidents as the country struggles to form a unity government.
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Offi
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Saydiyah
Hebron
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Ehud Olmert
Iran Teeters On Withdrawing From Nuclear Treaty
Iran faces pressure as Parliament threatens to force withdrawal from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty if the UN Security Council and Secretary General fail to resolve differences peacefully. U S and allies seek a Chapter 7 resolution to curb uranium enrichment, while Russia and China oppose.
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China
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John Bolton
Moscow
Beijing
Lawmakers fear CIA led by a military general
Republican and Democratic lawmakers warned against naming Gen. Michael Hayden to head the CIA, arguing a military man would signal Pentagon control of civilian intelligence. They cited concerns from Rep. Hoekstra and Sen. Biden that a general running the CIA would erode independence and blur lines with the NSA and DIA.
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Hoekstra
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CLA
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Dianne Feinstein
California
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Rescuers recover bodies of 10 soldiers in Afghan crash
U S military said 10 soldiers based at Fort Drum New York died in a helicopter crash during a mountain search near the Pakistan border for al Qaida and Taliban militants. The crash into an inaccessible ravine was not due to hostile fire. Names and units will be released in days. Fort Drum hosts roughly half of about 18 000 Americans in Afghanistan including the 10th Mountain Division.
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Pakistan
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Taliban
U.S
Fort Drum
New York
Benjamin Abel
10Th Mountain Division
Children Smuggling Rise From Mexican Border Crisis
EUIUANA Mexico AP reports a growing number of unaccompanied children attempting to cross into the United States. One 12 year old, Jandro Valenzuela, rode long hours from Jalisco, claimed U.S. citizenship, and faced immigration inspectors at a Tijuana welfare office as border authorities detain about 70,000 children since October, a sharp rise from last year.
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