States move to retire electric chair amid push for injections
The long used electric chair faces retirement as 13 months pass without an execution and states increasingly adopt lethal injection or offer a choice. Experts and lawmakers debate progress versus abolition with Nebraska and Alabama still relying on the chair.
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FBI expands overseas reach amid new challenges
The FBI has opened 19 of 44 overseas offices in five years, aiding prosecutions of embassy bombers in Africa and drug dealers in Italy. Director Robert Mueller pledges to curb arrogance and build respect with domestic and international law enforcement, amid tensions such as Ambassador Bodine blocking a return visit by the FBI lead on the USS Cole bombing probe.
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Congress sends more earmarked funds to colleges in home districts
A Sunday study shows federal grant money steered to colleges in lawmakers districts rose 60 percent this year. Congress approved 1.7 billion dollars for special projects, the Chronicle of Higher Education reports, up from about 1 billion last year. Critics say earmarks waste resources and crowd out peer reviewed research, urging competitive funding to reach deserving schools. Peter Smith notes the volume risks undermining merit based grants.
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Simpsons go global as Korea teams draw Marge gun scene
The Simpsons animation director Mark Kirkland explains late night calls to South Korea where artists adapt the show for global audiences. They must follow Korean laws against firearms and use detailed frame directions and color coding to ensure quality across time zones and studios.
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Census reveals languages spoken at home in the United States
The Census 2000 Supplementary Survey finds nearly one-fifth of school-age children speak a language other than English at home, with Spanish dominant among those speaking a second language. More than 30.5 million foreign-born residents live in the U S, Mexico being the top source.
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Boeing begins a retrofit of 747 in Wichita hangar
In southeast Wichita Boeing workers undertake the Air Force Airborne Laser prototype, a 747 400 retrofitted with infrared sensors and high energy chemical lasers to locate track and shoot down ballistic missiles. The joint program involves TRW and Lockheed Martin along with Boeing.
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