Rumsfeld says no draft even if Iraq action pursued
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told the House committee that if President Bush orders an Iraq invasion the military would call up more National Guard and Reserve members, but he ruled out a draft. He noted over 70,000 reservists have been activated and said no shortages exist.
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U S opens talks with North Korea and Japan
The White House welcomed unprecedented talks between North Korea and Japan and expressed hope the isolated state is reconsidering its isolationist path. Ari Fleischer noted North Korea has long been unilateral and militaristic. In Pyongyang, Kim Jong Il admitted kidnapping a dozen Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Post office unveils Chavez stamp
The Postal Service released a 37 cent stamp honoring farm labor leader Cesar E Chavez in a ceremony in Washington. It will be issued next April and is hailed as a tribute to a true American hero by postal vice president Benjamin Ocasio.
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Report on Sept. 11 attacks notes warning signals on planes as weapons
Eleanor Hill, staff director of the congressional inquiry, released a 30 page report outlining numerous previously classified terrorist threats. It finds no smoking gun or single missed piece of information that would have prevented the Pentagon and World Trade Center attacks. The document notes signals terrorists considered using aircraft and hints of a major US operation, many from unreliable sources and several not carried out.
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August CPI rises 0.3 percent marking four-month high
Consumer prices climbed 0.3 percent in August from July, the largest gain since April, hitting energy users and shoppers. Economists say inflation remains modest as weak economy pressures firms to use pricing, discounts, and financing to sustain sales.
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