Firefighters push ground against California wildfires
Fire crews aided by planes made progress amid 18 000 plus acres burned as evacuations spread across Los Angeles Riverside and San Diego counties and Yosemite. Wet weather came with flood risks while FEMA authorized funds for multiple blazes. Angeles National Forest blaze near Mojave was 46 percent contained as Pine Canyon evacuations affected 500 homes.
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Kerry rolls out $2 million ad push to black voters
The Kerry campaign launches a 30 second TV and print effort targeting African American voters with messages on jobs health care and education. Ads run on BET TV1 and black newspapers in battleground states and major cities.
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Defense bill funds Iraq fire relief and security boosts
House-Senate negotiators reached a 417 billion defense package directing 25 billion for U S forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and 500 million to battle Western wildfires. The measure also includes 95 million for Darfur and 685 million for diplomats in Iraq and Afghanistan next year, plus pay raises and Army expansion.
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