Bush calls on Americans to join USA Freedom Corps
President Bush urged Americans to donate 4000 hours of service to fight terrorism. He unveiled a $560 million USA Freedom Corps plan linking Citizen Corps with AmeriCorps and Senior Corps to bolster local defense and emergency services nationwide. Aimed at expanding volunteer programs, the initiative requires congressional approval and cooperation from Sen. John McCain.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Bush
USA Freedom Corps
Usafreedomcorps.gov
Sen
John McCain
McCain
R-Ariz
Peace Corps
America
USA Freedom
AmeriCorps
Clinton
Citizens Group
Homeland Defense
Officials tone down Bush axis of evil remarks
President Bush softened his State of the Union comments on Iraq Iran and North Korea saying he will not announce new major military actions yet while diplomacy continues. Administration officials stress no change in strategy and readiness to act if the regimes persist in defiance as Washington keeps pressure on Baghdad Tehran and Pyongyang.
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America
Bush
Elizabeth Dole
Jesse Helms
Florida
Jeb Bush
John Bridgeland
Freedom Corps
Los Angeles Times
Washington
Iraq
Iran
North Korea
U.S
United States
Baghdad
U.N
Tehran
Pyongyang
Driver hits students in California after school pick up
In Westminster a driver may have pressed the gas instead of the brake, injuring 3 adults and 15 students as they waited for parents in a lot between a school and a church. Witnesses said the car accelerated suddenly and firefighters described seeing injured children and smoke.
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Los Angeles
Fire Department
Steve Ruda
Jeffrey Arlar
Westminster Academy Christian Day School
Ruda
Aga Austria
Sperm bank helps woman arrange contact with biological father
In California the first donor contact policy leads to a planned meeting as a San Francisco Bay Area woman who turned 18 prepares to meet her biological father. The event follows the Sperm Bank of California policy change and reflects broader moves toward openness in artificial insemination and open adoption dynamics.
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San Jose
Calif
Sperm Bank of
California
Claire
Maura Riordan
The
Sperm Bank of California
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