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Kerry promotes health care plan in Pennsylvania and Ohio
Democratic candidate John Kerry outlines a health care plan claiming it would save families about 1000 dollars while touring Rust Belt battlegrounds in Pennsylvania and Ohio. He decries rising premiums and uninsured Americans as he argues for repealing tax cuts to fund broader coverage.
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Cedric Brown
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Gas prices hit record nationwide average of $1.77 a gallon
Camarillo report notes a Lundberg survey showing the national average for all grades rising to 1.77 with a 1.34 cent two week gain. The May 2001 1.76 prior record is mentioned, while California prices hold above the national level at about 2.10 per gallon.
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Inmate claims Nichols stored explosives in bombing case
Federal death row inmate David Paul Hammer says Timothy McVeigh told him Terry Nichols helped store ingredients for the Oklahoma City bombing but refused to participate in the attack. Hammer spoke to the McAlester News-Capital & Democrat about McVeigh’s alleged recruitment efforts.
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