Haitis Floods Deeply Affected Children on Island
Haitian floods killed about 3 400 people in the border region with the Dominican Republic. Nearly half the victims were children many underfed and unable to swim. Aid groups warn millions more in nine villages remain unreachable as WFP and Save the Children rush aid including food for 1 700 families.
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Jimani
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Campaign 04 TV spots draw ad agency critique
Madison Avenue creatives behind AFLAC and Enterprise commercials say Bush and Kerry ads lack pizzazz. They fault the campaigns for information overload and overreliance on stock footage and music, while noting differences in budget and production time.
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Campaign ad budgets and production timelines differ sharply
The piece compares campaign ads from Kerry and Bush with commercial ads. It notes campaigns must work quickly in 24 hours or less when news shifts, while commercial agencies spend 300000 to 500000 per spot and take months to produce. Kim Alfano says campaigns lack the budgets of firms like McDonald s or Nike, creating a quality gap.
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Florida election supervisors to discuss voter roll purge
Florida elections supervisors from 67 counties gather in Key West for a summer conference to discuss a 47 000 name felon purge list and ensure accurate data to avoid disenfranchising legal voters. The issue follows CNNs lawsuit seeking access and recalls the 2000 Florida recounts.
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Disappearances Mount in Ingushetia Amid FSB Scrutiny
In southern Russia, dozens of young men from Ingushetia and Chechnya have vanished over six months. Prosecutor Rashid Ozdoyev disappeared after accusing the FSB of abuses, fueling fears the security service targets whistle-blowers while authorities deny involvement.
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Ingushetia
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FSB
KGB
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