Senate backs tougher pipeline safety and ethanol use boost
The Senate approved stricter pipeline safety rules and a plan to triple ethanol use in gasoline to 5 billion gallons by 2012 while phasing out MTBE. The agreement, tied to a broader energy bill, faces House hurdles and potential California shortages as refiners adjust to new mandates.
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Editor Resigns Over Affair With Former GE Chief
Suzy Wetlaufer quits as editor of the Harvard Business Review amid staff revolt after revealing a romantic relationship with former General Electric chief Jack Welch. Two senior editors resign as she planned to return as editor at large and the Welch piece was reworked for February.
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Hubble repair mission ends with last spacewalk
Columbia astronauts John Grunsfeld and Richard Linnehan return to the Hubble Telescope bay to install a prototype cooling system for the Near Infrared Camera and Multi Object Spectrometer. Officials will assess within a month if the cooling fix works, after a seven hour repair attempt.
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Thompson to retire from Senate term ends in January
Sen Fred Thompson of Tennessee announced he will not seek re election retiring when his term expires in January He cited not having the heart for another six year term The move shakes GOP plans to regain control as former Gov Lamar Alexander reportedly prepares to enter the race and Al Gore declines the seat
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Jurors Deliberate in Al-Amin Murder Trial
Jurors began deliberations Friday in the trial of Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin once known as H. Rap Brown. He faces charges for the March 16, 2000 shootout that killed Deputy Ricky Kinchen and wounded Deputy Aldran English in Fulton County. The defense suggested others shot the deputies and noted Al-Amin’s flight to Alabama after the incident.
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Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin Faces Plagiarism Scrutiny
Boston AP report tracks Doris Kearns Goodwin from PBS fame to credibility challenges after admitting unquoted passages in The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys. Publishers pull copies, speaking engagements end, and the Pulitzer Board withdraws her from journalism prize judging.
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