Democrats fail to shrink Bush tax cuts in budget clash
The House rejected a Democratic move to cut Bush tax reductions, while Senate debates a GOP blueprint for 2004. Key senators McCain and Hollings indicated opposition to halving the $726 billion plan by 2013, as Bush wartime unity and a $2.2 trillion budget loom.
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Bush
Senate
John McCain
R-Ariz
Ernest Hollings
S.C
John Breaux
D-La
Dennis Hastert
Man Rescued From Niagara Falls Cliffside Plunge
A 48 year old man clung to a cliff above Niagara Falls and spent two hours knee deep in icy water before rescue. He was hospitalized in severe hypothermia in stable condition. He was near Goat Island on the American side when he teetered 20 feet from shore and five feet from the 170 foot drop. Fire officials called it a near miss of the falls.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Goat Island
John Jacoby
Colorado and Wyoming begin return to normal after blizzard
Denver passes slowly to normal as flights resume with two runways open at the airport. A storm dumped up to 7 feet across 500 miles, killed at least three, and left 5 to 6 foot drifts blocking streets. Interstate 70 closure and avalanche danger prompted evacuations and blasting to reduce slides.
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Colorado
Terri Weger
Sumner
Ind
Denver International
Wyoming
Brian Headley
Front Range
Rocky Mountain National Park
Eisenhower Tunnel
Idaho Springs
Calo
Racial and gender wage gaps persist despite education gains
Census Bureau findings show whites and men still command higher earnings despite rising education levels. In 2003 a white man with a college degree earned about $65,000, while similarly educated white women earned about 40 percent less and black and Hispanic men earned around 30 percent less. Asians show high college attainment but earn about 8 percent less than whites.
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Washington
Census Bureau
America
U.S
Six men charged with hijacking Cuban airliner
In Key West Florida six men were charged with hijacking a Cuban airliner at knifepoint and diverting it to the Florida Keys to seek asylum in the United States. Investigators say the hijackers took control without informing the 25 passengers and six crew members about asylum plans, with the plane landing safely under escort by jets and a Customs helicopter.
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Florida Keys
United States
Jacqueline Becerra
U.S. Attorney's Office
Miami
Fghter Jets
US. Customs
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