Social Security policy duel becomes Bush Kerry issue
Washington coverage frames Social Security as a defining domestic clash between President Bush and Senator Kerry. Both lack specific reform plans. Bush backs personal retirement accounts while Kerry rejects privatization. Analysts see the topic as central to Bush’s second-term agenda and a campaign attack point for Kerry.
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Hamilton's Aaron Cook Out for Season
The Hamilton team announced pitcher Aaron Cook has blood clots and will miss the season. A West Chester Township child wandered into a pool and drowned, authorities said. Weather forecast partly cloudy with a high near 85 and a low around 65.
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Campbell Faces Déjà Vu As Tax Vote Impacts Preble Shawnee Football
Camden based Preble Shawnee coach Harvey Campbell recalls 1990 when a proposed income tax failed by a slim margin forcing fall sports cuts. In 2020 the same issue looms as voters reject a 0.5 percent tax, risking football, busing and staff. Players may transfer to nearby districts. Campbell laments the uncertainty and loss for teammates and community.
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Terror plots disrupted threaten U S election hopes
The Bush administration says arrests and seizures of surveillance data disrupted al Qaida plots aimed at the United States, with possible targets including the Capitol and Congress. Townsend cited cooperation with U S intelligence, and Pakistan and Britain, noting five financial sites in New York Washington and Newark were surveilled. The terror alert followed the captured files and unclear link to the November election.
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Senior Pakistani Al Qaida Operative Arrested and Handed Over
A senior Pakistani al Qaida operative was arrested and handed over to Pakistani officials. The transfer underscores ongoing counterterrorism efforts. The operation involved no immediate details on timing or location.
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Allawi urges militants to lay down weapons in Najaf
Iraq’s interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, protected by guards, visited Najaf and urged Shiite militants to surrender as clashes continued into a fourth day. U.S. helicopter gunships hit the Najaf cemetery, a militant stronghold, while scattered attacks across the country killed at least 19 Iraqis and wounded dozens, including four U.S. soldiers. A U.S. soldier died in a non combat incident. The government also reinstated the death penalty amid efforts to quell the insurgency. Separately, warrants were issued for Ahmad Chalabi and his nephew while militants abducted Iranian consul Faridoun Jihani in Karbala.
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