Bush to Allow New Offshore Drilling Off Gulf Coast
The Bush administration proposes the first new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in over a decade with a 1.47 million acre lease area off Alabama Mississippi and Florida. Interior Secretary Gale Norton says the plan is a reasonable compromise with auction in December and potential oil and gas revenue.
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Gale Norton
Washington
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Norton
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Mississippi
OCS
White House
Ari Fleischer
Bush
Clinton
Lawton Chiles
Jeb Bush
Chiles
Kennebunkport
Maine
Congress bucks Bush by funding home district projects
Despite President Bush urging cuts, lawmakers push ahead with home-state spending including 500000 for swine manure research in Iowa and 5 million for a Massachusetts parking garage. The Senate’s Democratic leadership signals continued appetite for district dollars amid debates on tax cuts and overall spending.
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Massachusetts
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Senate
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Senate Appropriations Committee
White House
House
Daniels
Mitchell Daniels
House Appropriations Committee
Bill Young
Rfla
GOP
First Self-Contained Artificial Heart Implant Reported
Surgeons at Jewish Hospital Louisville implanted Abiomed Inc's AbioCor self contained artificial heart in a patient, aiming to extend life by about a month. The device, powered by an external battery, marks a leap from earlier external wired devices as trials begin at five hospitals nationwide.
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Jewish Hospital
Laman Gray
Robert Wdowling
Eveer
Abiomed Inc
Danve
Xzs
Mass
David M. Lederman
Abiomed
Food and Drug Administration
Lederman
Barney Clark
William Schroeder
Jasper
Ind
Thomas Gaidosh
Sutersville
Robert Jarvik
Brigham & Women’s
Massachusetts General
Boston
Hahnemann University Hospital
Philadelphia
Texas Heart Institute
Houston
Ucla Medical Center
Los Angeles
Asian Americans Less Likely to Head Single-Mother Homes
AP report notes 2000 census data show Asians have lower shares of single-mother family homes than blacks or non-Hispanic whites in 16 of 20 states. Oregon highlights 66 percent of Asian households led by single mothers versus 8.8 percent for whites and 27.2 percent for blacks. Experts cite immigration patterns and traditional family norms as factors, with national data pending.
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Oregon
America
Sharon Lee
Portland State University
Jason Fields
New York
Tamoxifen Shows Double-Edged Effect On Breast Cancer
A Fred Hutchinson study finds tamoxifen lowers recurrence risk but may raise the chance of aggressive estrogen receptor negative tumors if cancer develops. Experts urge new drugs for estrogen-insensitive tumors while noting tamoxifen's overall survival benefits.
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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Christopher Li
Hutchinson Center
Sandra Swain
National Cancer Institute
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