Senate approves $295 billion highway bill amid veto threat
The Senate passed a six year surface transportation package totaling 295 billion dollars with 89 votes in favor and 11 against. It allocates over 50 billion for public transit and details numerous Iowa projects including the Julien Dubuque bridge and Mormon Trek Boulevard. Senator James Jeffords urged President Bush to reconsider his veto threat as the bill faces House differences and continued funding debates.
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Antidepressants Linked to Newborn Symptoms in Late Pregnancy
A University of Pittsburgh study found that women using Prozac Paxil and other SSRIs or SNRIs in the last three months of pregnancy tripled the risk of drug related symptoms in newborns. Most symptoms are mild and resolve in two weeks but some require intensive care.
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U.S. arrests Cuban exile after thousands march
Cuban exiles and thousands of demonstrators gathered in Havana to press for the arrest of Luis Posada Carriles, a former CIA operative linked to a 1976 airliner bombing. U.S. authorities detained Posada in Miami after he gave interviews to TV outlets and the Miami Herald.
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Newsweek Quran Desecration Controversy Lashes U S Image
The White House condemned Newsweek for retracting a Quran abuse report at Guantanamo Bay amid protests in Afghanistan where police killed about 15 demonstrators. Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost in Pakistan described inmates being subjected to Quran desecration by U S personnel at Guantanamo and Bagram.
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Iran's Kharrazi pledges support for Iraq reconstruction in Baghdad
Iran's foreign minister Kamal Kharrazi made a historic Baghdad visit promising to secure the borders to limit militants and back Iraq's political and economic reconstruction. He met Prime Minister al Jaafari President Talabani and Foreign Minister Zebari as sectarian violence rose.
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Sheik Mouwaffaq al-Husseini
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