Kerry faulting Bush over rising gas prices in 2004 election
In Wisconsin campaign stops Kerry blames Bush administration for high fuel costs and urges halting SPR injections while calling for lower prices. Bush counters with warnings of higher gas taxes and new ad attacks as lawmakers miss an energy bill. Gas prices average about $1.80 a gallon.
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Statue of Liberty to reopen this summer
New York officials said the Statue of Liberty will reopen to the public in late July after upgrades funded by seven million dollars in donations including a hundred thousand from Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Interior Secretary Norton announced fire and exit improvements, airport style screening, and a reservation system before visitors can again ascend to the crown.
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White House allows Rice to testify before independent panel
President Bush reversed weeks of refusals and said Condoleezza Rice would testify publicly and under oath to the 9 11 commission. Bush and Cheney would also answer questions privately before the panel. Kean called the move extraordinary but not precedent, with timing left undecided.
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Snow voices outsourcing support amid job fears in campaign clash
Treasury Secretary John Snow defended outsourcing as part of a global trading system during talks in Ohio, while President Bush argued against economic isolationism in Wisconsin. The exchanges come as Kerry campaigns on job creation amid a swollen trade deficit and more than 8 million manufacturing losses since 2000, with Bush urging continued free trade and rejection of protectionist barriers.
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