Bush seeks $136 billion for basic research drive
President Bush urged the Senate to back a $136 billion, 10 year push for expanded basic scientific research funding. The plan aims to raise U S competitiveness through innovation, train thousands of science and math teachers, and extend a research investment tax credit. Bush toured Cabot Microelectronics in Aurora Illinois and pressed Congress to fully fund basic research in the physical sciences.
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Three U.S. soldiers killed in Anbar and violence in Baghdad
Three U.S. Marines died in fighting in Anbar province while a Iraqi woman translator was shot in southwestern Baghdad. The Iraqi Islamic Party urged authorities to ease a military crackdown on 15 Sunni villages near Muqdadiyah and to permit aid and compensation for farmers.
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Exhume request ties Iraqi sensitivities to rape case
U S authorities seek permission from Iraqi officials to exhume the body of Abeer Qassim Hamza, a teenager allegedly raped and murdered by American soldiers. The case underscores sectarian tensions as Shiite and Sunni groups clash in Baghdad and beyond.
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Early arrests signal readiness to strike on plots
Officials say suspects can be stopped before action. No explosives or concrete plan found in the case of an al-Qaida loyalist linked to a failed Hudson River tunnel plot. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff framed the Hammoud arrest as proof that the U.S. will intervene early to save lives. Policy makers view the incident as evidence of a broader shift in counterterrorism strategy.
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Family fights hospital over life support in Texas case
In Houston Kalilah Roberson-Reese, 29, suffered brain damage after a breathing tube disconnection. Memorial Hermann Hospital seeks to remove life support under Texas futile care law. Doctors say she is in a vegetative state. The statute requires a hospital committee review and 10 days notice for transfer. Opposition has arisen in the past 18 months.
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