Mount Graham wildfires threaten Arizona mountain communities and observatory
Fire crews fought two lightning sparked blazes on Mount Graham, about two miles apart, burning 15 899 and 9 029 acres. Turkey Flat with 74 cabins and Columbine with 15 homes faced risk as embers could trigger spot fires. Observers worried as flames neared the Mount Graham International Observatory.
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Tuition up again for 2004 05 says NAICU survey
Private colleges expect a 6 percent rise to just over 18000 while public colleges anticipate about a 10 percent increase to roughly 5100 per year. Iowa campuses show increases from four to almost nine percent with University of Iowa and other state schools listing higher tuition amid ongoing budget pressures.
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Fourth rabies death tied to infected transplant artery
A fourth patient died of rabies after receiving a transplant artery from an Arkansas donor with the disease. Baylor officials confirmed the link after the hospital and the CDC traced the first three deaths to organ donations, while the artery case lacked tracing until now.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Judge clears path for Martha Stewart sentencing
A federal judge denied Martha Stewart's bid for a new trial over claims of witness perjury by a government ink expert. The ruling found no reasonable likelihood the alleged lies affected the verdict and sets the stage for Stewart's sentencing next week, with prosecutors and Stewart’s camp signaling appeals.
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Riordan Faces Calls to Quit Over Dirty Girl Remark
California Education Secretary Richard Riordan drew fire after telling a child Isis the name meant "stupid dirty girl" at a Santa Barbara event. NAACP leader Alice Huffman urged his resignation while Gov. Schwarzenegger called the remark unacceptable. Riordan apologized and said he teased the girl.
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Alice Huffman
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Plaque honors veterans harmed by postwar wounds near Vietnam Memorial
A granite plaque was unveiled near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to honor veterans who died from Agent Orange effects or unseen wounds. Ruth Coder Fitzgerald, founder of the plaque movement, spoke of the war’s costs beyond the battlefield. Her brother John Coder, a Vietnam helicopter pilot, died in 1992 from non Hodgkin lymphoma linked to Agent Orange.
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