Unions press for legalization of millions of immigrants
Organized labor urged permanent legalization for millions living illegally in the United States and criticized a Bush administration guest worker plan. Leaders met Powell, Ashcroft, and Mexican officials to set the stage for a Bush Fox summit and bipartisan immigration reform.
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Washington
United States
Bush
United States Congress
Eliseo Medina
Service Employees International Union
Colin Powell
John Ashcroft
Vicente Fox
Powell
State Department
Organized Labor
Catholic Church
Central America
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Honduras
el Salvador
Fox
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Rodeo antics mirror ranch day with timed tasks and tricks
A rodeo feature details team events against a clock including wake up call retrieval, milking cows into soda bottle targets, team doctoring with calf roping and chalk marking, branding with a make believe iron, and trailer loading. Bob Baker notes the sport is entertaining yet tougher on cowboys than cattle.
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Bob Baker
Fair Board
Heat at county fair tests animals and handlers
At the county fair heat and flies strain animals and handlers. Luke Whitehill sprays his dogs to keep them cool while cattle hogs and poultry need water and feed. Brenda Sharp notes cattle are stressed not eating well and losing weight as temperatures rise.
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Luke Whitehill
Kenneth Henderson
Whitehill
Brenda Sharp
Holcomb
Sharp
Travis
Elizabeth
Congress weighs embryonic versus adult stem cell research
Brownback speaks against funding embryonic stem cells while Rep. Jim Ryan supports ethical adult stem cell research and favors private funding. House appropriations influence growth as Clinton policy allowed private funds, Bush pause, and surgeons seek dual paths to advance both somatic and embryonic studies amid debate.
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House Appropriations Committee
Tiahrt
Kansas
Jim Ryan
Bush
Ryan
Congress
Clinton
Allied jets strike southern Iraq defense sites
U S and British warplanes bombed three southern Iraq targets in the largest allied attack since February. About 20 attack planes and 30 support aircraft hit a communications center a surface to air missile site and a long range radar. The strike aimed to protect pilots patrolling the no fly zones.
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Iraq
Baghdad
U.S
Pentagon
Army
Steve Campbell
Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Campbell
White House
Bush
Saddam Hussein
Tom Santos
California
House International Relations Committee
Eight Marines charged in Osprey maintenance probe
Eight Marine officers face charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for alleged falsification of Osprey maintenance records. They are scheduled for administrative hearings, with names to be released by Aug. 17. The case centers on Lt. Col Odin Leberman, though he may not be among those charged.
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Bryan Salas
Marine Corps
Salas
Pentagon
Odin Fred Leberman
Leberman
Pentagon Inspector General
Navy
Defense
Pete Aldridge Jr
Marine Corps Forces Atlantic
Raymond P. Ayres Jr
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