Mudslide hits Mount Rainier path hikers flee
A fresh mud and rock flow from Mount Rainier Creek flowed Thursday prompting campers to evacuate near Van Trump Creek. No injuries reported as debris closed a park road and trails while rangers and USGS scientists monitored ongoing flows. Tourists praised the glacial dust on rocks and warned about the mountain’s seasonal activity.
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Ongmire
Mount Rainier
Tacoma
Nisqually
Donna Rainier
Mount Rainier National Park
Rahier
van Trump Creek
U.S. Geological Survey
Tom Wild
Allentown
Rainier
Mount Rainier debris flow alarms hikers and officials
Debris laden waters burst from a Rainier glacier Tuesday night while a warn system of 10 sensors in the Carbon and Puyallup valleys monitors ground vibrations to distinguish lahars from earthquakes. Hikers in Van Trump Creek area witnessed the flow with no injuries reported.
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Mount Rainier
Mt. Rainier
Carbon
Puyallup
van Trump Creek
Jill Hawk
Leader of faith based initiative resigns after seven months
Washington AP reports John Dilulio, head of the White House Faith Based and Community Initiatives, is resigning for health and personal reasons after seven controversial months. He cited fatigue from the politics, long Philadelphia to Washington commutes, and said his goal was to move the measure through the House, not the Senate, while expressing trust in Lieberman and Bush.
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Washington
Bush
John Dilulio
House
Senate
Dilulio
White House
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Sen
Joseph Lieberman
Dconn
Republicans urge cutting special education funding changes
House Republicans press colleagues to reject proposed increases for special education under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act negotiations. Aimed at reining in funding, they argue reforms must come first, while Democrats and Republicans clash over IDEA totals and minority student placements.
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Washington
Senate
Bush
Civil Rights Project
Harvard University
John Boehner
Ohio
House Committee On Education and
Congress
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Eight Marine Officers Charged in Falsification Case
A two star general, five colonels, and two junior officers face misconduct charges over falsified MV-22 Osprey maintenance records. Maj. Gen. Dennis Krupp is charged with dereliction of duty for not acting on the falsification. Lt. Gen. Raymond Ayres notified the eight, who will decide on hearings or court martial steps. hearings date not set.
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Dennis Krupp
2Nd Marine Aircraft Wing
New River
N.C
Ashington
Marine Corps
Dennis T. Krupp
Cherry Point
Marine Forces Atlantic
Norfolk
Raymond P Ayres, Jr
Marine
Ayres
Maj
Bryan Salas
Scientists challenge Bush on embryonic stem cell lines
The AAAS questioned the proclaimed 60 embryonic stem cell lines and urged the Bush administration to reveal the sources and identities. The dispute arose as federal health officials prepared to meet Wisconsin foundation officials to discuss legal details for using university-derived lines in federally funded research.
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Washington
Federation of Scientists
Bush
AAAS
Bush Administration
University of Wisconsin Foundation
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Carolyn Driedger
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Randle
Greenwater
Osprey Investigation
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
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