Bases Face Closures as Pentagon Seeks Savings
Washington reports that the Pentagon plans to shut down or scale back 425 U.S. military facilities, aiming to save about $7 billion annually. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld argues for consolidating bases to fund fighting capabilities amid terrorist threats, while lawmakers fear local job losses and political fallout in their districts. The Northeast faces many aging bases tied to former Soviet defense needs.
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Health Adventures program at Ransom Memorial and Garfield Elementary
Health Adventures at Ransom Memorial Hospital and Garfield Elementary School offers 10 Garfield fifth graders monthly sessions from January to April. Students learn about the health care industry through tours and discussions, discovering hospital roles and volunteer opportunities. A separate Junior Volunteers program provides hands-on learning for teens.
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Bush woos Europe for trans Atlantic unity in Brussels
President Bush, opening a five day European tour in Brussels, urged greater trans Atlantic cooperation and more support for Iraqs fledgling government. He framed differences over Iraq as a passing disagreement and called for tangible political economic and security aid while pledging peace in the Middle East and a separate Palestinian state alongside Israel.
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Washington's rank slips as presidents top list diverges
A Washington College survey on Presidents Day finds George Washington tied for sixth in one poll and seventh in another as Americans place Lincoln Reagan Roosevelt Kennedy Clinton and Bush ahead. The CNN USA Today Gallup poll puts Reagan first with Clinton and Lincoln following. Washington ranks sixth in that survey.
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