Powell backs Michigan affirmative action methods
Secretary of State Colin Powell voiced support for the University of Michigan policies that bolster minority enrollments, differing from President Bush's stance on the Supreme Court case. The White House also proposed a 5 percent budget increase for grants to historically black colleges and Hispanic institutions.
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Chavez threatens raids as Venezuela reels from protests
President Hugo Chavez vows more raids on private food producers amid a widening crisis as opponents call a general strike. In Atlanta, Martin Luther King Jr. kin and activists urge individual leadership life lessons, arguing no single figure can lead the modern civil rights effort.
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Canberra burns as worst wildfires hit capital
Canberra residents sift through charred remains after the worst wildfires in the city’s history. Four killed and nearly 400 houses destroyed as about 1,000 people remain in evacuation centers. Prime Minister John Howard and ACT Chief Minister John Stanhope defend emergency response amid ongoing danger from gas leaks and new fires.
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