Budget plan tests GOP unity in Senate talks
Washington reports that House Republicans passed a near fifty billion dollar budget after dropping a contested Alaska oil drilling provision. The vote 216 to 215 came as moderates threatened to derail the package and Speaker Hastert warned that resolving drilling will be delicate. Leaders increased savings from 35 to about 50 billion amid pressure over Medicaid, food stamps, student aid and disaster relief.
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Bombing strikes amid Shiite mourning in Iraq death toll rises
A car bomb in Abu Saida near Baqouba killed at least 36 mourners and raised weekend deaths to over 120 in attacks on Shiites. Five U.S. soldiers were killed in roadside blasts near Beiji. In Mosul, insurgents died in a gunbattle as police and troops raided a suspected al Qaida hideout. seven attackers killed themselves or in combat. Hospitals struggled with casualties. A separate blast at a Baghdad outdoor market left 13 dead. The toll since Friday topped 125 civilians.
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Timber losses from Hurricanes Rita Katrina hit Texas timberland
The AP brief reports about 5.7 million acres of timber damaged across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama by Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, equating to nearly 900,000 homes and 20 percent of regional forest lands. Losses approach $6 billion, with salvage struggles and lack of insurance or FEMA aid aggravating the industry’s recovery amid a national lumber shortage.
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