Deficits drag economy as GDP growth slows in Q2
The Commerce Department places second quarter GDP at 2.8 percent, below the 3 percent estimate and down from the first quarter’s 4.5 percent. The weaker growth underscores a faltering recovery amid a large trade deficit as Bush campaigns on tax cuts versus Kerry’s critique of job losses and rising inequality.
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U.S
Commerce Department
United States
Bush
John Kerry
Kerry
Democrats criticize Bush on 2003 poverty and uninsured data
Democrats attacked President Bush after a Census Bureau report showed rising uninsured and impoverished Americans in 2003 for the third straight year while incomes held steady. Bush allies argued that recent job gains and tax cuts mitigate the numbers, as Kerry framed the data as proof of failed economic policy.
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Bush
Census Bureau
John Kerry
Beth Martino
State Department of Labor
Kansas
Kansas poverty level rises slightly in three year average
U S Census Bureau three year averages for 2001 2003 show Kansas poverty at 10.3 percent, higher than 2000 02 but below the national 12.1 percent. Health insurance coverage remains at 10.9 percent uninsured, ranking Kansas 15th nationally while median household income reaches 43 622 dollars, about 2.6 percent above the 2000 02 figure.
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Topeka
U.S. Census Bureau
Kansas
Gary Brunk
Kansas Action For Children
Missouri
Court rulings tighten abortion law challenges
U S District Judge Phyllis Hamilton in San Francisco ruled the ban unconstitutional, citing a woman's right to choose. A Nebraska judge has yet to decide as three judges suspend the ban during trials, with appeals likely to reach the Supreme Court.
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Phyllis Hamilton
San Francisco
Lincoln
Neb
Monica Goodling
Justice Department
Clinton
Supreme Court
Bush
Agreement leaves al-Sadr's Mahdi Army intact in Najaf
Iraq's interim government and al-Sadr agreed to a peace deal that preserves the Mahdi Army. Al-Sadr urged fighters to leave Najaf and Kufa unarmed, while US forces paused hostilities. Thousands mourners visited the shrine as police restricted access and health officials reported 110 killed and 501 wounded.
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Najaf
Kufa
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Mahdi
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al- Sadr
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Army
Chris Kent
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London
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