Miers not yet backed in Senate as confirmation debate looms
In Washington, AP reports Harriet Miers lacks Senate votes for Supreme Court confirmation with hearings set to begin November 7. Democratic senator Charles Schumer warns the process will be make or break and notes concerns over qualifications independence and judicial philosophy. Republican allies say the nomination is not doomed.
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Harriet Miers
Senate
Supreme Court
White House
Miers
Charles Schumer
Judiciary Committee
Schumer
D-N.y
Pensions bill stalled as parties seek funding fix
Lawmakers and business labor groups agree action is needed to shore up company pension plans and the federal insurance fund. The Senate has stalled over proposals to raise premiums for low rated companies, with Mikulski and DeWine pressing to narrow the credit rating requirement.
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Barbara Mikulski
D-Md
Mike DeWine
Ohio
Top charities see increase in donations
Americans gave more to charity in 2004 with the 400 largest U.S. charities increasing private donations by 11.6 percent from 2003. United Way of America topped the Philanthropy 400 list, which accounts for over a quarter of the year’s total $248.5 billion in charitable giving. Increased donor confidence and pursuit of larger gifts from wealthy donors are cited by editor Stacy Palmer.
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U.S
Chronicle of Philanthropy
United Way of America
Chronicle
United States
The
Stacy Palmer
Nigerian plane crash kills 147 on Lagos to Abuja flight
A Bellview Airlines Boeing 737 with 147 aboard crashed after takeoff from Lagos. Officials fear all were killed as search teams found wreckage inland and in a wooded area near Lissa. No survivors confirmed. weather and lightning cited as possible factors.
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Nigeria
Red Cross
Fidelis Onyenyiri
National Civil Aviation Authority
State Department
Olusegun Obasanjo
Spain
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Oyo
Bellview Airlines
Atlantic Ocean
Kishi
Lissa
Africa Independent Television
Onyenyiri
Civil Aviation
Murtala Muhammed
Jide Ibinola
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria
Abuja
Looting erupts in hurricane hit Cancun as chaos spreads
In Cancun, residents and stranded tourists pushed carts through boarded shops and looters raided stores while police fired warning shots. Soldiers delivered water and medical aid as officials distributed food packages to long lines for relief amid the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma.
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Mexico
Cancun
Wilma
Florida
Gregorio Vergara
Alex Aguilar
Women Inmate Population Rises in State and Federal Prisons
A government report shows women were 7 percent of inmates in 2004 and accounted for about a quarter of arrests. The increase in female incarceration mirrors harsher drug and violent crime penalties, with drug offenders comprising over half of federal inmates in 2003.
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
Paige Harrison
Sentencing Project
FBI
U.S
Immigration and Customs
Georgia
Florida
California
Harrison
Kaczynski Wins Polish Presidential Runoff
Warsaw and Baghdad scenes highlight a day of decisive events. Lech Kaczynski secures victory in Poland backed by Roman Catholic values and social protections, defeating Donald Tusk. In Baghdad, an insurgent car bombing kills four in Bab al-Sharqi as violence widens across Iraq amid rising American casualties.
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Poland
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Donald Tusk
Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Top U S commander tours quake struck area
U S Gen John Abizaid head of Central Command flew over Kashmir devastation in Pakistan pledging more helicopters and long term relief. Ayman al Zawahri urged Muslims to aid victims while Musharraf cooperates with the United States. Pakistan and India move toward a Kashmir aid deal.
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Pakistan
U.S
John Abizaid
U.S. Central Command
Pakistani Kashmir
United States
al-Qaida
Ayman al-Zawahri
Pervez Musharraf
India
Kashmir
Deadly bird flu appears in parrot in Britain quarantine
London reports a parrot in quarantine has died from the H5N1 strain of avian flu. Officials say the bird, imported from South America, links to a virus affecting poultry and triggering global containment efforts. Experts warn mutation could enable human transmission and a possible pandemic.
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