Doonesbury creator offers $10,000 reward over Bush drills claim
Garry Trudeau posts a reward of ten thousand dollars to anyone who witnessed Bush reporting for drills at Donnelly Air National Guard base in Alabama between May and November 1972. The prize benefits the USO in the witness's name per the syndicated strip. Christine Iverson calls it a stunt.
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Doonesbury
Garry Trudeau
Bush
Donnelly Air National Guard Base
Alabama
Trudeau
Doonesbury.com
USO
Republican National Committee
Christine Iverson
U S allocates 350 million to fight HIV AIDS abroad
Washington reports the United States granted 350 million dollars to combat HIV AIDS in 14 countries across Africa and the Caribbean. It is the initial tranche of a 15 billion five year pledge by President Bush to fight the disease.
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Washington
United States
Africa
Caribbean
Bush
California Attorney General seeks ruling on gay marriage
California's attorney general Bill Lockyer will ask the state Supreme Court for a ruling on whether San Francisco's same sex marriages violate state law. The move follows San Francisco's constitutional challenge to California prohibitions and Gov. Schwarzenegger's call to halt the weddings.
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California
San Francisco
State Supreme Court
Bill Lockyer
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Poll finds high concern over prescription drug costs
AP Ipsos poll shows nearly a third of Americans say family drug costs are a problem and many cut dosages. Eight in ten say affordability will be important in voting, with 80 percent viewing it as a key issue. Canadians and other sources seen as easier buying options.
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Washington
Associated Press
Ap-Ipsos
Canada
Carol Valentine
Melbourne
Fla
Valentine
lIpsos Public Affairs
Carolyn Keenan
Gibson Island
Medicare drug benefit bill changes private insurer role
Congress approved a Republican written prescription drug benefit that becomes active in 2006 and signed into law by President Bush in December. The measure costs about 534 billion dollars over ten years and bars drug imports and government price negotiation despite public support for both ideas.
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Congress
Bush
Army cancels Comanche helicopter program after 21 years
The Army scrapped the RAH-66 Comanche stealth reconnaissance helicopter after spending 6.9 billion and 21 years. The plan shifted to buying 796 Black Hawks and upgrading 1,400 existing helicopters while expanding unmanned aircraft like Hunter and Raven. Per-unit costs rose to 58.9 million as the program ended.
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Washington
Army
Pentagon
Congress
Peter Schoomaker
Hunter
Raven
Limits urged on ads aimed at kids
The American Psychological Association urged restricting advertising to children under eight who cannot grasp deceptive intent. The report cites high youth exposure and a $12 billion annual spend, urging government action and clearer disclosures in child directed ads.
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Washington
American Psychological Association
Dale Kunkel
Kunkel
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