Democrats fail to block arms research in Senate vote
Senate Democrats failed to halt funding for nuclear weapons research amid warnings of a renewed arms race. The energy bill totals 27.3 billion dollars, with 68.6 million sought to be cut from weapons programs. the outcome contrasts with the House, which trimmed most funding.
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Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Energy Department
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
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House-Senate
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Outer Banks empties as Isabel nears North Carolina
Thousands evacuate the Outer Banks as Hurricane Isabel threatens the mid Atlantic. Gov. Mike Easley declares a state of emergency and calls for evacuations. Coastal areas from South Carolina to New Jersey brace for possible strengthening and impact. Shelters, stores, and roads report reduced activity as residents flee inland.
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Gulf Stream
Rodanthe
N.C
Isabel
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Holly Harbour
Wheeling
W.va
Myrtle Beach
S.C
South Carolina
New Jersey
Mike Easley
National Guard
Easley
Cape Hatteras
N.C. 12
Brian Simmons
Stoney’s
Avon
Suspected killer of foreign minister arrested in Stockholm
Police arrested a Swedish man described as the suspect in the killing of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh after a nationwide alert. He was detained near a Solna restaurant amid ongoing identity checks and photo comparisons with circulating images.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Anna Lindh
Solna
Stina Wessling
Leif Jennekvist
Dalai Lama urges positive turn from Sept 11 tragedy
In New York on the final stop of a five city U S tour the Dalai Lama said he felt extreme sadness landing near the World Trade Center site but urged New Yorkers especially relatives of victims to turn the tragedy into something positive during his first visit since the attacks two years earlier.
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Dalai Lama
U.S
United States vetoes Arab backed UN resolution on Arafat
The United States vetoed an Arab backed UN Security Council measure demanding Israel halt threats to expel Yasser Arafat for not condemning Hamas. Eleven members supported, Britain Germany and Bulgaria abstained. US cites failure to condemn terrorist groups and to support the road map.
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Sige
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John Negroponte
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade
Palestinian Authority
Negroponte
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