Aaliyah laid to rest in fairy tale funeral procession
Fans gathered in Manhattan for a royal style burial as Aaliyah's casket was carried in a glass-paneled carriage drawn by cream horses. Doves were released, and attendees including Gladys Knight, Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Usher, and others mourned at St. Ignatius Loyola Church after a private Mass. The crash that killed Aaliyah and eight others remains under investigation.
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Dead People Received Social Security Checks In Error
Social Security paid 31 million to deceased beneficiaries through last year per SSA inspector general audit. About 1,400 investigations found 11.5 million in improper payments, with 6.1 million recovered or to be recovered. eight charged, mostly involving joint accounts with the dead. Auxiliary beneficiaries numbered 200 sampled, 33 dead yet paid over 1 million between death and last December.
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Bush returns to Washington with focus on economy and Web site
On his first day back from vacation President Bush meets aides to map a fall agenda and unveils the White House Web site. Republican leaders press for another tax cut while some Democrats consider suspending the 1.3 trillion dollar package to protect Social Security. Bush defends tax relief and argues for growth.
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Billions needed for school repairs as enrollments rise
As aging school buildings strain budgets, repairs and replacements loom large. A 1999 Education Department report estimated a nationwide price tag of 127 billion dollars for repairs, with 11 million students in inadequate facilities and 3 million in substandard ones.
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Justice Department urges Supreme Court to deny Microsoft request
The Justice Department urges the Supreme Court to reject Microsoft's appeal to delay punishment for monopolistic practices in its Windows operation system case. The ruling calls for a punishment by a lower court, after an appeals court sent the case back and ordered a new judge to decide the penalty.
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