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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 2003
Page
5
The government will begin within days building a national do not call list to block unwanted telemarketing. FCC Chairman Timothy Muris said money was approved in a $397.4 billion government spending bill signed by President Bush. Consumers can sign up this summer and the registry should be operating by September.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission voted 3-0 against a 1998 petition to remove soft PVC from toys for children five and younger. Commissioner Mary Sheila Gall said consumers may have a high assurance that soft plastic products pose no risk to children.
An Agriculture Department economist warned beef prices may top the 2001 record of 3.45 per pound due to shrinking supply with pork poultry and eggs rising slightly as well. Beef averaged 3.26 per pound last year. Two companies won a 2 billion Pentagon contract to produce laser guided bomb kits for Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, enabling precision targeting from aircraft.
Washington AP reports Democratic national chairman Terry McAuliffe is driving a 18 month push to modernize fundraising and voter data, building a donor database and expanding email lists while seeking unity among candidates after disappointing 2002 results. He urged nominees to pledge to back the eventual winner and aims to end soft money reliance under new law. Local Dems and DNC sessions endorsed his tech and fundraising drive.
The Defense Department will hand out emergency escape hoods to about 23,000 people at the Pentagon including 20,000 employees and 3,000 others such as press and shop staff. Officials say the move follows post 9 11 security enhancements and is for evacuation readiness in chemical or biological attacks. Pentagon police chief John N Jester stressed there is no intelligence indicating a target.
Democratic presidential hopefuls clashed with President Bush over Iraq at the DNC winter session. Howard Dean urged Democrats to stand for principles or fall to Bush, while other candidates weighed tough action and diplomacy on Saddam Hussein. The split reflected party doubts about challenging the president and the war policy.
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