Schle Calls for Domestic Priorities Amid State of the Union Debate
Senator Daschle urged focus on domestic priorities citing working Americans in his home state. He criticized Republicans for favoring corporate interests while Democrats promise an Opportunity Society with manufacturing emphasis and tax policies to create good jobs.
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National News Roundup: Antinuke group sues in research pathogen case
National coverage notes a local anti-nuclear activists’ lawsuit over research pathogens for biological weapons. The act ing boss of the Lucchese crime family, Louis Daidone also known as Louis Bagels, was convicted of loan sharking and racketeering including the murder of two men. He faces a possible life sentence.
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Meijer trims about two thousand positions in reorg
Meijer Inc. announced it has eliminated about 1,900 management roles in a five month reorganization. The family owned grocer with 158 stores in Illinois Indiana Kentucky Michigan and Ohio said the managerial staff per store will drop from about 42 to 30 to stay competitive.
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Man given prison term for duct-tape foster photos
DOYLESTOWN Pa AP Neil Broe was sentenced to 12 to 30 months in prison for taking photographs of two foster children wrapped in duct tape in their cribs. Judge Alan Rubenstein called the 30 pictures a horrifying image that will stay with him.
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Tape use in dismantling nuclear warhead sparks safety review
Investigators say Amarillo area workers taped together broken explosive components at Pantex while dismantling an aging warhead. The incident raised risk of a violent reaction and possible plutonium release, triggering a safety board letter to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham as NSA probes safety lapses.
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Experts fear bird flu could spark a human pandemic
Public health experts warn the avian flu outbreak could jump from birds to humans, risking a pandemic. They cite WHO data on Vietnam and Thailand deaths, possible virus recombination, and past events like Hong Kong 1997 as warning signs amid millions of birds culled and ongoing containment efforts.
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Juror From Marcos Case Among Stewart Trial Finalists
A former Marcos acquittal juror is among about 48 people in the final Martha Stewart trial jury pool. Final elimination pursues 12 jurors and six alternates with testimony set to begin Tuesday. Stewart faces conspiracy and securities fraud charges over ImClone stock in 2001. The pool’s identities remain secret.
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