Lula shifts image as pragmatist leader gains broad support
In his first year Lula da Silva blends leftist roots with pragmatic governance pleasing workers and investors. A December Sensus poll shows 70 percent approval as he steers Brazil through continued slump and maintains centrism amid regional left rivals.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Wall
Silva
South America
Amaury de Souza
MCM Consulting Group
Lula
Arlete Xavier
Hope Lange Dies at 70 in California Film Star Remembered
Hope Lange, noted film and TV actress with an Oscar nomination for Peyton Place, died at 70 in Santa Monica after ischemic colitis. She won two Emmys for The Ghost and Mrs Muir and starred alongside Marlon Brando, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, and others.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Hope Lange
Hollywood
Lange
Saint John’s Health Center
Charles Hollerith
Mrs. Muir
Joan Crawford
Young Lions
Marlon Brando
Lana Turner
Medicare Overhaul Confuses Older Americans in Maryland
In Laurel Maryland 78 year old Eu gene Obermier voices confusion and dislike for the new Medicare law amid town meetings hosted by Rep Ben Cardin. He relies on his wife s health plan for prescriptions and fears changes to benefits. Lawmakers campaigns aim to explain the law as supporters and critics clash over its voluntary nature and potential impact on 2.7 million currently entitled to better drug coverage.
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AARP
Republican Administration
Health and Human Services Department
Tommy Thompson
HHS
Greg Crist
House Republicans
Crist
Georgia
Phil Gingrey
Gingrey
Congress
Bush
Cardin
Congressional Budget Office
Terrific Tannenbaums selectively bred in Maine and beyond
Clark Granger of China Maine oversees five year old Christmas trees bred for faster growth and denser foliage. Growers nationwide pursue crossbreeding and cloning to reduce needle drop, pest resistance, and trimming needs as they race to market.
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China
Maine
Clark Granger
Granger
Weir Tree Farms
Colebrook
N.H
William Weir
Weir
Clarke Gernon
Louisiana
Shady Pond
Pearl River
Gernon
Augusta
Philippines mudslides kill over 80 in eastern regions
AP reports mud and floods sweeping villages in the eastern Philippines killed at least 83 people, with 61 deaths in Southern Leyte. About 123 are missing as rescuers face blocked access and rising body counts, while Leyte Governor Rosette Lemas updates casualties at coastal San Francisco.
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Philippines
Ter
Leyte
Rosette Lemas
San Francisco
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