Bush denies he ignored warning signs of attack
President Bush defended his actions on the September 11 attacks saying he would have acted to protect the public if warned. Democrats pressed for access to information and scrutiny of intelligence. The White House noted a 1999 CIA alert and urged investigations to prevent future failures.
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Washington
Senate
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
United States
White House
House
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
Gephardt
Probers Scrutinize Pre 9 11 Terrorism Reports and Flight School Memo
White House figures say a Library of Congress analysis and a FBI Phoenix memo warned of terrorism risks but did not flag a specific plot. CIA later linked two listed names to al Qaida after Sept 11 while officials say supervisors did not review the memo in time.
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Ari Fleischer
Library of Congress
National Intelligence Council
U.S
Fleischer
FBI
Phoenix
FBI Phoenix Office
CIA
bin Laden
al-Qaida
Quinn Sworn In As Iowa U S Marshal In Backyard Ceremony
Bridget Quinn, 21, and family attended the swearing in as Michael Quinn becomes U S Marshal. Judge Michael Melloy performed the ceremony in Quinn’s backyard as Arlette Quinn planned a party mood. Quinn, a former Iowa State Patrol veteran, will earn 90000 dollars annually in his new role.
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Bridget
University of Iowa
Michael Melloy
Quinn
Arlette Quinn
Arlette
Delhi
Manchester
Air Force
Lincoln
Neb
Iowa State Patrol
U.S
Dennis Blome
Blome
Republicans push for more spending cuts to fund highway plan
Republicans push to divert tobacco settlement funds to the road fund while backfilling with cuts totaling 160 million. The plan eliminates 15 state programs, suspends some commitments, imposes 2 to 2.5 percent agency cuts, and enacts a half day per month furlough, aiming to erase a projected deficit without shifting larger 2004 fiscal issues. Governor veto concerns noted. Vilsack urges public disclosure of proposed cuts before May 28.
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GOP
Lamberti
Sacagawea dollar coin struggles to gain acceptance
Washington reports the Sacagawea dollar coin, launched with acclaim, still sits unused as millions remain in bank vaults. Banks note low demand from retailers and customers, while Mint officials say spenders keep the coins as change. Senator Byron Dorgan chairs a hearing urging a revival.
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Sacagawea
Lewis and Clark
Pacific Ocean
Sen
Byron Dorgan
D-N.d
Dorgan
Appropriation Committee
Treasury and
General Government
North
Farmer urges state to share deer damage costs per acre
Iowa farmer Stone cites extensive deer damage on his 1990s tree plantings and shelter belt as deer numbers surge in 2000 01. He describes costly fencing and multiple hunting efforts while urging a state partnership to offset losses and reduce deer populations.
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Stone
Iowa
Department of Natural Resources
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