Bush pledges funds to rebuild New Orleans levees bigger
President Bush promises to reinforce New Orleans levees with concrete and stone, add pumping systems, close three interior canals, and seek 1.5 billion dollars to finish by 2008. Powell says overall plan includes correcting design flaws and height to pre hurricane authorization levels. Nagin urges return to the Big Easy.
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DNA clears Ohio man in mother-in-law slaying
Clarence Elkins, 42, was freed from Mansfield Correctional after DNA from a cigarette butt linked fellow inmate Earl Gene Mann to the 1998 rape and murder of Judith Johnson and the assault on her granddaughter. Elkins had spent seven years imprisoned for the crimes.
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Mansfield Correctional Institution
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Tiny mutation explains first white skin in humans
Scientists from Penn State describe a single letter change in the human DNA as the source of the first white skin in humans. The mutation likely arose in one individual after the African exit, with descendants spreading northward into Europe. Researchers caution against labeling it a race gene and emphasize skin color is just a small difference.
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Congress OKs border fence plan across four states
The House advanced a two layer fence spanning about 700 miles from California to Texas to curb illegal immigration. The measure, passed 260 to 159, prioritizes near Laredo while prompting debate over guest worker provisions and birthright citizenship. Rep. Renzi noted Border Patrol uniforms are made in the United States.
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Lawmakers Pass Pension Funding Reform to Strengthen Plans
Lawmakers approve legislation tightening pension funding rules to shore up defined benefit plans. Rep. John Boehner cites outdated laws and calls for comprehensive reforms as the bill, backed by corporate groups and unions, moves to the Senate after a 294 to 132 vote.
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House Education and the Workforce Committee
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