Tougher teen driving rules face enforcement hurdles
The National Transportation Safety Board urges limits on teen drivers including one under-20 passenger unless supervised and stricter late night driving rules. While 6.8 percent of drivers were age 20 or younger in 2000, they caused 14 percent of fatal crashes. Enforcement would be hard for police, but state legislatures can adjust. Saving lives justifies the effort.
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National Transportation Safety Board
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Ryder Guilty Of Shoplifting Saks Case At Beverly Hills
In Beverly Hills a jury convicted Winona Ryder of stealing more than 5500 dollars worth of merchandise from Saks Fifth Avenue. Deputy District Attorney Ann Rundle said the case focused on conduct, not character, and noted Ryder must take responsibility. Trent Lott credited the president for influencing the election outcome. Alan Jackson accepted entertainer of the year and other CMA honors amid the awards ceremony.
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Winona Ryder
Saks Fifth Avenue
Country Music Association
Alan Jackson
Highlights in History for November 7
On November 7 1893 Colorado granted women the vote. In 1916 Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to Congress. In 1917 Lenin-led Bolshevik Revolution toppled Kerensky. In 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge wind collapse. In 1944 Roosevelt won a historic fourth term. Eleanor Roosevelt died in 1962. Nixon’s 1962 press confirence. Nixon re-elected landslide in 1972. War Powers Act passage in 1973.
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Colorado
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Russia
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Alexander Kerensky
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Washington State
Franklin
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Eleanor Roosevelt
New York City
Richard M. Nixon
California
Nixon
George McGovern
Congress
Garden City considers public incentives for retailers
City officials weigh offering sales tax reimbursements to attract retailers to Garden City. The Buzz notes uncertainty about program specifics and potential impact on local economy. Community input requested as plans develop.
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Garden City
EU to label food for GMO content across the union
A two column survey shows Europe pushing hard for GMO labeling despite American pushback. EU officials farm leaders and industry voices in Brussels Brittany and Berlin outline thresholds of 0.5 to 1 percent and warn WTO clashes loom if challenged. Germanys Greens boost labeling drive while England backs the move nationwide.
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Brussels
Brittany
Berlin
Biotech
Europe
U.S
Germany
Social Democrats
Greens
Gerhard Schroeder
Schroeder
Senate Kunast
Kunast
France
England
America
Public interest column on John Allen Muhammad case
Kathleen Parker argues that the sniper case reveals broader failures of family courts and fatherhood advocacy. She condemns tying political causes to Muhammad, noting his violence harms children and families, while urging focus on shared parenting and child welfare rather than sensational connections.
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John Allen Muhammad
America
Muhammad
Maryland
Andrea Yates
Saturday Night Live
Hitler
Yates
Chemical weapons threat hits CTR funding stalemate
The U S arms control analyst warns the Nunn Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program is stalled by congressional hesitancy over Russia CTR funds. With vital Shchuch ye chemical weapons destruction at risk, delays threaten Russia Ukraine and Belarus disarmament achievements and raise terrorism stakes. Steve LaMontagne of the Center for Arms Control and Non Proliferation cites looming budget and policy hurdles in Congress and the Bush administration.
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Belarus
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Senate
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CTA
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Steve LaMontagne
The
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