Democrats challenge pledge against Social Security privatization
In Washington Democrats Dick Gephardt and Tom Daschle urged candidates to sign a pledge opposing Bush plans to allow workers to invest Social Security taxes in the stock market. They say Republicans are mounting a stealth campaign to privatize Social Security after the elections. The leaders described their position as certain and not speculative.
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Dockworkers rush to clear 10 day West Coast backlog
West Coast dockworkers return to work under court order ending a 10 day lockout. The ILWU 10500 members face a massive backlog as 29 ports from San Diego to Seattle reopen. Backlog could take up to 10 weeks to clear despite rushed operations and safety concerns. Government action by President Bush halted the shutdown under Taft Hartley while cargo priorities and transportation logistics are set.
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Association
Joseph Miniace
Bush Gains Democratic Backing for Iraq War Resolution
President Bush won significant new Democratic support for his war resolution, boosting expected congressional approval for broad authority to use force against Iraq. Aimed at securing peace through force, the plan faced international diplomacy hurdles as Chirac-White House talks yielded no breakthrough on a new U.N. resolution. Senate and House debates continued with bipartisan potential for passage by week’s end, while some Democrats urged restraint and caveats on the president’s use of power.
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Lott
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Daschle
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Byrd
Court rules release of census adjusted counts for all areas
A federal appeals court in Portland ruled the Census Bureau must disclose its statistically adjusted population figures for every state county and neighborhood under open government law. The decision could affect billions in federal funding and follows Democratic push to reveal undercount estimates used for local districting and grant allocation.
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United States
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oregon
Susan Castillo
Margaret Carter
Guidelines curb WTC site office space in new plan
New guidelines for the World Trade Center site reduce office space from 11 million to 6.5 million to 10 million square feet and allow up to 3.5 million square feet of surrounding commercial development. The proposals aim to invite more creative redevelopment after six prior designs drew criticism and will be announced Friday.
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World Trade Center
Associated Press
Roland Betts
Lower Manhattan Development Corp
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