U S refuses to apologize over spy plane collision with China
U S officials refuse to apologize to China for the EP-3E Aries II collision with a Chinese fighter over the South China Sea. President Bush backs a 24 hour delay for the U S plane return as China demands an apology and crew detention ends. Diplomatic talks and ambassador Prueher met with Chinese officials in Beijing and on Hainan Island as the crews remained detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
U.S
White House
Ari Fleischer
Fleischer
Joseph Prueher
Tang Jiaxuan
Beijing
Tang
Prueher
Bush
China
Hainan
Colin
Powell
Jiang Zemin
Jiang
Latin America
Xinhua
International Air Space
South China Sea
Associated Press
Welfare caseloads rise in about a dozen states
In about a dozen states welfare caseloads are rising while others still fall and the national total edges downward. Tennessee reports a 5.5 percent rise last year as officials reshape programs with job training loans and counseling. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill push reforms to boost child support, tax credits, and employer-based child care while awaiting broader economic tests.
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Washington
Tennessee
Paul Ladd
Welfare Department
Capitol Hill
Lawmak
Ers
Democrats Try to Trim Bush Tax Cuts for Farmers Schools
Senate Democrats pressed to shrink the 1.6 trillion dollar tax cut by 88 billion, diverting funds to farmers and education. Republicans offered 64 billion more farm aid from surpluses, while brewing budget fights tied to prescription drug expansion and overall fiscal priorities.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Bush
Tim Johnson
D-8
Kent Conrad
N.D
Senate Budget Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Charles Grassley
A-Iowa
Sen
Zell Miller
D-Ga
House
Dick Cheney
Chamber
Congress
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Cheney
Don Nickles
Rokin
Max Baucus
D-Mont
Bob Graham
D-Fla
Lincoln Chafee
R-R.j
Miller
Senate Gop
Trent Lott
R-Miss
GOP
James Jeffords
R-Vt
Ben Nelson
D-Neb
John Breaux
D-La
Post Office Eyes End of Saturday Mail Delivery
Postal Service faces multibillion dollar losses with slower mail volume and rising costs. Postmaster General William Henderson called for major reforms to rates and services while testifying before Congress, as talks include ending Saturday delivery and closing facilities. The union opposes changes amid declines in first class and Priority Mail.
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Washington
William Henderson
Henderson
House Government Reform Committee
Postal Service
Congress
Dan Burton
R-Ind
Burton
American Postal Workers Union
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