Local parties mobilize volunteers ahead of pivotal election
Democrats and Republicans seek volunteers in Butler County as campaigns distribute shirts bumper stickers and sample ballots. Imhoff, a Democratic organizer in a Republican area, aims to level the field by informing residents at the north east corner of Central Avenue and Verity Parkway with phone lines open for volunteer signups.
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Central Avenue
Verity Parkway
Hamilton
Imhoff
Butler County
Dan Gattemeyer
Nowimhoff
Democratic Party
Middletown Area
Republican Club
Bush Campaign Trail In West Virginia Visit
President Bush gathers with six steel industry workers in Weirton Wheeling as delegates assemble in West Virginia for his address. A union official hails him for saving steel while tariffs, in place 20 months, spark debate on longer protection.
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West Virginia
Bush
Rick Casini
Weirton Steel
Wheeling
U.S
Kerry
Dick Cheney
Edwards
Nitro
Beckley
Laura Bush
Iraq war shadows Bush campaign
The Iraq war haunts the Bush campaign as the president faces a skeptical public over wartime choices. A 3 to 1 view says Iraq heightened terrorism threats, while six in ten doubt a clear plan for ending the war. Troop deaths, including 128 in pivotal states, sway swing voters like Philadelphia worker Chris Flaig who fears losing support.
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New York
Bush
Iraq
Karen Hughes
John Kerry
Pennsylvania
Florida
Ohio
Chris Flaig
Philadelphia
Flaig
Athens closes as Beijing Games prepare to rise
The Olympic ceremony featured recycled equipment music and Carnival vibes as the flag passed from Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyannis to IOC President Jacques Rogge and Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan. Rogge called on athletes to assemble in Beijing in four years, thanking Athens and Greece.
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Athens
Dora Bakoyannis
Rogge
Beijing
Wang Qishan
China
Greece
War declines as peace efforts rise worldwide
War reports fade and peace initiatives grow as major armed conflicts drop from 33 in 1991 to 19 in 2003 per SIPRI. Project Ploughshares and researchers cite fewer wars, with new conflicts in Liberia, Darfur, and the Iraq invasion. Declining death tolls accompany reduced battle intensity across global hotspots.
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Monty G. Marshall
Iraq
Afghanistan
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Associated Press
Project Ploughshares
Stockholm Institute
Stockholm
Angola
Rwanda
Somalia
India
Assam
Liberia
Sudan
Darfur
Colombia
Russia
Chechnya
Algeria
Burundi
Peru
Indonesia
Aceh
Myanmar
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Israel
Turkey
Philippines
Marshall
University of Maryland
Global study ranks cholesterol as top heart attack risk
A 15000 person study finds bad cholesterol profile as the leading risk factor for heart attacks, followed by smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure and abdominal fat. Stress, diet and exercise also matter, with stress unexpectedly powerful and universal across regions and ethnic groups.
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Jean- Pierre Bassand
European Society of Cardiology
Bassand
Yousef
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Republican Headquaters
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Middletown
Mkurtz
Coxohio.com
Cox News Service
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Dixie May
Hanil
WeightWatchers.com
Middletown Zion
Kahn
Jad
Eta
Prairie Farms
Germantown
By Duartes
J. Hanley
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