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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 2002
Page
1
U2 performed a moving Super Bowl halftime set with Beautiful Day and Where the Streets Have No Name. A giant screen displayed 9/11 victims names as Bono revealed an American flag, amid dark stands and flashing cameras.
Former Enron chief Kenneth Lay pulled out of this week’s scheduled congressional testimony, with his attorney arguing he cannot be heard after conclusions were already reached. The Senate panel canceled its hearing, while lawmakers decried a culture of corporate corruption and hinted at further investigations following the Powers report.
The New England Patriots edged the Rams 20-17 on Vinatieri’s 48 yard field goal as time expired in Super Bowl XXXVI. SIU Salukis, led by Marcus Belcher, beat Creighton 79-77 on Kent Williams’s late free throws, tying for first in the Missouri Valley Conference after trailing by 14 at the half.
President Bush sends Congress a $2.12 trillion spending plan citing new post Sept. 11 realities. It calls for the largest defense increase in two decades and more homeland security funding, aims to revive an anti-recession stimulus, and seeks to make permanent the broad tax cuts from his first year.
The American Academy of Pediatrics endorses homosexual adoption, stating gay couples can provide a loving stable and emotionally healthy family. The policy seeks legally protected parental rights for gay co parents and may apply to couples seeking to adopt together. The academy urges members to support measures expanding adoption rights amid estimates of up to nine million U.S. children with at least one gay parent.
Linda Rush reports from De Soto as hearings open on the Southern Illinois Regional Landfill expansion. Gary Pearson emphasizes they aim to blend facility with surroundings, inviting visitors to return in spring when landscaping and roses bloom, noting the staff use a large deck for meetings and lunches. Pearson also hosts dozens of school classes.
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