Lawmakers battle over ethanol and pipeline subsidies
Washington AP reports a fight among top lawmakers over tax subsidies for corn ethanol and an Alaska natural gas pipeline. Senate leaders push for a broad energy bill, while Grassley and Thomas clash on ethanol credits and MTBE. Frist and Hastert seek compromise amid partisan pressure and campaign timing.
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Washington
Congress
Alaska
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Domenici
House
Senate
Senate Democrats
Grassley
Thomas
Democrats
Bill Frist
R-Tenn
Dennis Hastert
R-Ill
Frist
White House
Hastert
Archer Daniels Midland
Tom Delay
Texas
Delay
Wind drives Southern California wildfire force evacuations
A wind fueled blaze near the San Bernardino National Forest scorched over 4,000 acres and destroyed four houses as thousands evacuated. Interstates 210 and 15 were closed while firefighters fought fires in Rancho Cucamonga Fontana and Rialto. Governor Gray Davis ordered all available resources to combat the fires amid 25 mph plus winds and hot temperatures.
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Ancho Cucamona
Calif
California
Christiane Elin
San Bernardino National Forest
California Highway Patrol
I-15
Las Vegas
Kelly Bocanegra
Rancho Cucamonga
Fontana
Rialto
Los Angeles
Gray Davis
Kevin Walk
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base
San Diego
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Elin
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Nea Sea
Hay
Richland
Richlands