New York Times top editors resign after Blair scandal
Howell Raines and Gerald Boyd depart after a tumultuous five weeks sparked by Jayson Blair journalistic fraud. Joseph Lelyveld to serve as interim executive editor as a staff-wide search begins.
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Bush asserts war justified amid Iraq weapons debate
President Bush defended the Iraq war as justified and said the truth about Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons programs would emerge with time. He spoke to troops during a European Middle East tour, toured from Air Force One above Baghdad, and noted Saddam City as well as the attack site.
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Americans killed as Fallujah siege widens
American forces conducted a house to house search in Fallujah as gun battles erupted killing one American soldier and wounding five others amid ongoing anti occupation violence. The operation followed the arrival of more than 1500 U S Army troops from the 3rd Infantry Division moving into central Fallujah. Rumsfeld commented on Saddam Hussein's existence amid questions from Sen. Byrd.
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Senate OKs bill extending child tax credit
The Senate approved a tax package 94 to 2 to extend and expand the child tax credit for low income families and high income married couples, with checks up to 400 dollars per child. House passage and timing to send payments this summer remain uncertain as Republicans resist payments to non income tax filers.
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Indiana University names Adam Herbert president
Trustees voted to appoint Adam W. Herbert as the new president of Indiana University system. He is the first minority leader of the eight campuses and 98,000 students, replacing Myles Brand who moved to the NCAA. Robert Hemenway had been mentioned as a finalist but declined candidacy.
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Ridge pushes targeted alerts for terrorism risk system
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge expressed frustration with the color coded alert system and urged a set of specific alerts when intelligence warrants it. He praised the national system for guiding law enforcement, business, and the public but sought more targeted notices for communities and sectors to act on actionable intelligence.
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Phoenix Fellow Marine indicted in Kuwait grenade attack
Chief Warrant Officer Larry A. Framness and Wendy Glass of Yuma are charged in a federal indictment with murder conspiracy for a May 14 grenade attack in Kuwait that injured Chief Warrant Officer James H. Glass. Wendy Glass allegedly had an affair with Framness. Framness is held at Miramar. Glass survived shrapnel wounds and returned to Yuma with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371.
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Earth Formed Much Earlier Than Thought Says Study
Washington reports that the Earth and the inner planets Mercury Venus Mars formed within 10 000 years after the Sun ignited about 4.5 billion years ago. Stein B Jacobsen notes the inner planets gathered from surrounding dust and gas after early solar system clumping.
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