Letter Carriers Plan Annual Food Drive On May 10
In a nationwide effort, the National Association of Letter Carriers says members in over 10 000 communities will collect nonperishable food for local food banks. Last year the drive yielded 62.7 million pounds. Donations are kept local as they are placed near mailboxes and picked up by letter carriers.
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Washington
National Association of Letter Carriers
William H. Young
North Korea
North America
LaPorte
Daniel Pinkston
Korea
Monterey Institute For International Studies
Administration
United States
U.S
China
Beijing
Pyongyang
Ri Gun
No Cinco de Mayo at White House
Washington AP report says the White House will skip Cinco de Mayo events next week due to President Bush’s scaled back public appearances amid the Iraq war. Deputy press secretary Scott McClellan emphasized the decision is not a snub to Mexico and noted Fox’s opposition to the war.
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Washington
White House
Mexico
Iraq
Bush
Scott McClellan
Puebla
Vicente Fox
Fox
Bush to host Norwegian PM for talks on Iraq and terrorism
The White House announced that President Bush will welcome Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik of Norway to the White House on May 16. The leaders will discuss terrorism, postwar Iraq reconstruction, and transatlantic relations as part of broader U.S. and European ties.
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Washington
Bush
Norway
Iraq
White House
Kjell Magne Bondevik
United States
Trans Atlantic
Ari Fleischer
End of wars and the elusive final victory
The piece surveys how wars end from Lee’s surrender at Appomattox to modern conflicts, noting no formal term often marks an end. It cites Bush’s planned Iraq speech, Rumsfeld’s cautious view, and historians Beebe and Urwin on political and practical factors delaying formal conclusions.
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Washington
Robert E. Lee
Appomattox Court House
Bush
Iraq
San Diego
U.S
Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Kuwait
United States
Afghanistan
Loren
Congress
Ralph Beebe
George Fox University
Saddam Hussein
Beebe
California
Gregory Urwin
Wars Endings Through History Summary Card
A compact digest traces major conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the Iraq War, noting key end dates, armistices, surrenders, and peace treaties. It highlights Cornwallis’s surrender in 1781, Civil War capitulations in 1865, armistice in 1953, 1975 Vietnam fall, 1991 Persian Gulf cease-fire, and ongoing Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts.
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Charles Cornwallis
Paris
United States
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Appomattox Court House
South Vietnam
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
George H.W. Bush
Kuwait
Iraq
Afghanistan
Bush
World Book Encyclopedia
North Korea’s military strength outpaces its weak economy
An account to the Senate Armed Services Committee by Gen. Leon J. LaPorte details North Korea’s vast military, with 1.17 million personnel, 1,700+ aircraft, 800+ ships, and a ground force near one million active troops. It notes a heavy military budget, regional artillery reach toward Seoul, chemical and potential biological capabilities, and long-range missiles threatening the US and Japan.
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Washington
North Korea
North
Senate Armed Services Committee
Leon J. LaPorte
U.S
Korea
LaPorte
Pyongyang
Seoul
Kim Jong I
United States
Harald Maass
South Korea
Japan
Stalinist State Claims Nuclear Weapon Capability
The Soviet bloc era timeline shows Yongbyon reactor setup in 1965 to 1973, uranium processing and test work in the 1980s, and plutonium stockpiles by 1994. By late 2000s, the regime indicates it possesses nuclear weapons and reserves testing or deployment depending on U.S. policy.
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U.S
Administration asks Supreme Court to preserve under God pledge
The Bush administration urged the Supreme Court to keep the phrase under God in the Pledge of Allegiance recited by students. Solicitor General Theodore Olson argued the pledge acknowledges the nation’s religious heritage and is constitutional, asking the court to hear the appeal this term. The case follows a federal appeals court ruling that barred teacher-led pledges in public schools.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Bush Administration
Theodore Olson
Justice Department
California
High Court
Olson
9Th
US. Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Appeal Court
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THE
Associated Press
N. Korea
Chi
KRT
Federation of American Scientists
Center For Nonproliferation Studies
Mark Mattern
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Yongbyon Research Complex
Yongbyon
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