Bush reports raising 83.9 million for reelection
President Bush reports raising 83.9 million dollars for his re election campaign. He aims to reach as much as 170 million and trails behind no Democratic rival in spending. The prior single candidate record was 100 million in 2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
Orlando
Fla
White House
Flemmi pleads guilty to racketeering counts
Stephen The Rifleman Flemmi, leader of the Winter Hill gang, pleads guilty to racketeering charges tied to 10 murders. The plea deal seeks life imprisonment instead of the death penalty and accuses a former FBI handler of aiding a murder setup in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemmi
Boston
Stephen
FBI
Winter Hill
Beijing leaders pledge private property protection and larger farm holdings
China's top Communist Party leaders closed a four day Central Committee meeting promising to protect private property and allow farmers to amass larger land holdings. State media framed the decisions as a major shift away from founding ideals, signaling a move toward a more capitalist economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beijing
China
Communist Party
Central Committee
Senate approves broader protections against genetic discrimination
The Senate passed 95 to 0 a bill barring insurers and employers from using genetic information or family history to deny coverage or set premiums or impact hiring. Supporters say the measure encourages testing and prevents discrimination amid advances in genetics. House action pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sen. Olym
Court weighs pledge case with eight justices
The Supreme Court will hear the pledge case from Elk Grove Unified School District over the phrase one Nation under God and the standing of Michael Newdow to sue. Justice Scalia recused himself, leaving eight justices to decide and risking a 4 4 tie that would uphold the lower court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Washington
Supreme Court
Elk Grove Unified
Sacramento
Calif
Michael Newdow
Antonin Scalia
Federal Appeals Court
Supreme Court shields doctors from federal pot punishment
The Supreme Court declined to review a lower court ruling allowing doctors to discuss marijuana with patients without facing federal penalties. The decision preserves state medical marijuana laws in Alaska Arizona California Colorado Hawaii Maine Nevada Oregon and Washington while marijuana remains illegal under federal law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.S. Supreme Court
Bush Administration
Ijuana
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Maine
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shirin Ebadi
Tehran
Ebadi
Paris
Bia Snowe
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Snowe
National Institutes of Health
House Education and the Workforce Committee
John Boehner
Ohio
TVS
Justice Scalia
Scalia
Newdow
Appeals Court
Virginia
High Court
Terally Owned
TV9
Kcrg Tv9q
KCRG
As Motor Company i
Betts Ridge
Byllia
Focery Branchini