Bush Economic Plan Sows Uncertainty Amid Unemployment Rise
President Bush met with House Speaker Hastert and Senate Minority Leader Lott to reassure Republicans on a plan to stimulate growth and protect Social Security as unemployment surged to 4.9 percent in August. Mitch Daniels warned of possible Social Security reserve use, prompting calls to avoid tapping those funds. The leaders aim to restore confidence while keeping a balanced budget.
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Bush
Oval Office
Dick Cheney
House
Dennis Hastert
R-Ill
Senate
Trent Lott
GOP
Daniels
Labor Department
Hastert
White House
Associated Press
R- Miss
R-Il
Rich and poor in Appalachia Geography makes a difference
Forsyth County Georgia grapples with exploding growth and crowded schools while Harlan County Kentucky sees shrinking populations and closing schools. The Appalachian Regional Commission notes wide contrasts across 406 counties with rapid South growth driven by new roadways turning rural counties into bedroom communities for cities such as Birmingham.
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Ashington
Forsyth County
Georgia
Harlan County
Kentucky
Appalachia
Forsyth
Atlanta
Harlan
Virginia
Jesse White
Federal
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appalachian Mountains
New York
Mississippi
Commission
Mike Kiernan
South
Birmingham
Ala
North Georgia Drives Appalachian Growth Amid Isolation Decline
North Georgia shows rapid growth with Forsyth County up 123 percent to 98,407 as new roads and a mild climate draw retirees and spur industry. Eastern Kentucky and coal counties face sharp declines as coal jobs vanish, while terrain and flood plains hinder highway expansion across Appalachia.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Greenville
D.C
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Tonn
North Georgia
Appalachia
Forsyth County
Zell Miller
D-Ga
Harris Miller
Harlan
Harlan County
U.S.A
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West Virginia
Virginia
Ohio
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Appalachian Commission
Tennessee
North Carolina
Alabama
South Carolina
Bodies Found in Italian Tile Shipment in Wisconsin
In Eau Claire Wisconsin workers at a Menards store opened a 20 foot steel shipping container from Italy and found two decomposed bodies believed to be stowaways. Authorities said both appear to be adults. The stifling odor and a blanket concealed one body as workers searched with flashlights. The container was part of a shipment of ceramic tile from Livorno Italy.
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Eau Claire, Wis
Italy
John Vogler
Sheriff’s Department
Dawn Sands
Menards
Home Improvement Supplies Company
Livorno
AIDS vaccines may also treat HIV by boosting immunity
At a Philadelphia AIDS vaccine conference experts reported therapeutic vaccines could help treat HIV by boosting patients immune systems allowing temporary pauses on AIDS drugs. Aventis Pasteurs ALVAC HIV is furthest along, given to over 1900 people and set for large scale preventive trials next summer. A makeshift memorial honors Deputy Donald Bond shot in Chattanooga.
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Aventis Pasteur
Chattanooga
Sabrina Smith
Hamilton County
Donald Bond
Tenn
Marlon Kiser
Kiser
Bond
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