Bush and Davis clash over energy price caps in California
President Bush rejected Gov. Gray Davis plea for federal caps on rising electricity bills while Davis warned of a raw deal and announced plans to sue the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Davis pressed for relief as Bush toured West Coast sites to promote conservation and longer term energy options.
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Bush
California
Gray Davis
Davis
Washington
Federal Emergency Regulatory Commission
White House
Andrew Card
Dallas Sees Rise in Robberies by Fake Police
In Dallas two men pretending officers attacked Eloy Otlica in a parking lot, using guns and flashlights before Otlica escaped. Officials cite growing robberies with counterfeit law enforcement gear and note no link yet between incidents. Target reportedly destroyed mock FBI shirts after complaints.
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Dallas
Eloy Otlica
Otlica
Ron Ellison
FBI
Navy F-18 crash near Lake Okeechobee likely fatal
A Navy F-18C fighter crashed nose first on a ranch northeast of Lake Okeechobee during a routine training mission. Authorities said no survivors or parachutes were seen after a helicopter search, and the wreckage filled a crater and scattered debris over a half mile.
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Lake Okeechobee
Okeechobee County
St. Lucie County
Sheriffs Office
Ken Mascara
Oceana Naval Air Station
Key West
Cmdr
Dawn Cutler
Navy
Washington
Oceana
South
Florida
Sheriff's Office
Mark
Whitley
HMOs fail to report doctor discipline to data bank
Federal study finds HMOs reported only 715 malpractice or disciplinary actions from 1990 to 1999. Eighty four percent of 1401 HMOs had no reports, with experts citing misperception of duties and focus on administration over clinical oversight as causes. Some lawmakers seek patient access to the database.
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Washington
United States
Inspector General
Department of Health and Human Service
National Practitioners Data Bank
Israelis press ahead with West Bank settlement plans despite rising violence
In Jerusalem housing minister confirms hundreds of new West Bank homes while violence escalates with three Jewish settlers killed in drive bys and a Palestinian suicide at a Gaza checkpoint. U S envoy Burns urges resumption of security talks and Mitchell plan steps.
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Middle East
U.S
William Burns
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Israel
Yasser Arafat
Palestinian Authority
Burns
George Mitchell
Ariel Sharon
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