Public backs SUVs to meet same mileage as cars
An AP poll shows 54 percent want SUV fuel standards equal to cars, with 42 percent viewing SUVs as safer for their occupants and 41 percent saying they are more dangerous to other motorists. Public energy worries rise with education, while SUV popularity grows alongside mixed safety views.
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Bush tackles Iraq attacks with Bring them on vow
President Bush warned Iraqi attackers that U S troops will not retreat saying Bring them on and we will stay the course until Iraq is a free country. He offered no withdrawal timetable as casualties mount with over 65 American deaths since May 1. Critics called the language irresponsible and inciteful.
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Gap year trend grows as students defer college
Perrin Ireland plans a year abroad from high school to study dolphins in Hawaii and Aegean art in Greece while taking Spanish in South America. Harvard and other colleges support deferrals to gain maturity and independence, with guidance from counselors. Not all can afford the break, as programs like AmeriCorps and Olin College also endorse or encourage a year off.
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