Democrats Target NAACP Forum To woo Black Voters
Democratic candidates plan appearances at the NAACP annual convention in Miami starting Sunday to press race relations proposals ahead of the election. Howard Dean Bob Graham John Kerry and others scheduled for Monday. Gore Gephardt Edwards Lieberman and Kucinich responses vary. Bush declines. Analysts say attendance signals effort to energize black voters amid rising political independence among younger African Americans.
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Florida
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Massachusetts
Illinois
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al Sharpton
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Ohio
Richard Gephardt
Missouri and Sons
John Edwards
North Carolina
Joe Lieberman
Connecticut
President Bush
Africa
Julian Bond
Dewey Clayton
University of Louisville
Democratic Party
Clayton
Aisha Mitchell
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Miami Beach
Fla
TSA makes removing shoes optional at airports
The Transportation Security Administration announces that travelers may keep their shoes on when passing through security. The rule change ends the prior conflicting practice where some airports required shoe removal and others did not.
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Coniac gel candy linked to dozen deaths in Asia
Mateo County Superior Court notes concerns over a candy containing coniac gel derived from yam. Unlike typical gels it must be chewed and does not dissolve in the mouth. FDA banned its sale eight months after a death.
Few Americans Name a Democratic Presidential Candidate
CBS News poll shows only about one-third of Americans can name at least one of the nine Democratic presidential hopefuls. No candidate holds a clear lead in the race for the nomination to challenge President Bush, with a margin of error around four points.
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Texas quarantines 11 over SARS-like respiratory illness
Eleven people including military personnel and relatives were quarantined in Texas after reports of respiratory problems resembling SARS. Initial tests on eight showed negative for SARS. two of those tested positive for streptococcus pneumonia. A group of military personnel had recently passed through Toronto, with some reporting symptoms after returning home, said Capt. David May of Dyess Air Force Base.
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Toronto
David May
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Abilene
Taiwan candy company liable in choking death case
A San Francisco judge ordered Sheng Hsiang Jen Foods Co. to pay 50 million dollars to the parents of 2 year old Jeffrey Jing of Boston who died after choking on the companys gem candy. The boy died in February 2001 in a case filed in San Francisco.
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Sheng Hsiang Jen Foods Co
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