Farm funding uncertain after terrorist attacks
Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said farm program spending remains uncertain after this month's terrorist attacks and declined to say if a $170 billion House bill would break the budget. The bill would regulate farm and nutrition programs for a decade, expand income support for grain and cotton, and boost conservation funding.
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Agriculture
Ann Veneman
House
Veneman
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Committee
Bloomberg Wins N Y GOP Nomination In Delayed Primary
Media mogul Michael Bloomberg captured the New York Republican nomination after a mayoral primary delayed by the September 11 attacks. He defeated Herman Badillo by a wide margin, while Democrats Ferrer and Green advanced to a runoff after neither reached 40 percent. Turnout was low as precincts reported results.
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Michael Bloomberg
Bronx
Fernando Ferrer
Mark Green
Bloomberg
GOP
Herman Badillo
Ferrer
Green
Board of Elections
Naomi Bernstein
Badillo
Minnesota state workers vote to strike. National Guard on standby
Two unions representing nearly 28,000 Minnesota state workers voted overwhelmingly to strike. Governor Jesse Ventura ordered the National Guard to be ready to perform vital functions if needed. The strike deadline moved from September 17 to October 1 due to the terrorist attacks, which also dampened some support for a walkout.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Jesse Ventura
National Guard
Forest firefighters die in Cascade Range blaze
Four firefighters were killed by a Cascade Range forest fire due to ignored safety rules. The Forest Service report released Wednesday cites failures to identify escape routes monitor weather forecasts and post lookouts during the July 10 deaths.
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Yakima, Wash
Cascade Range
Forest Service
Cincinnati officer acquitted in fatal shooting of Timothy Thomas
A white Cincinnati police officer was found not guilty of negligent homicide and obstructing official business in the April 7 shooting of unarmed 19 year old Timothy Thomas, an incident that triggered three decades of worst racial unrest in the city.
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Cincinnati
Stephen Roach
Timothy Thomas
Mine safety questioned after Alabama coal blast kills 13
Families and co workers demand answers after two major coal mine explosions at Blue Creek No 5 in Brookwood Alabama killed 13. Methane ignition linked to a cave in spurs criticism of Jim Walter Resources Inc and federal oversight as the nation’s worst mine disaster since 1984.
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Ala
United Mine Workers International
Cecil Roberts
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Jim Walter Resources Inc
Shirley Hydhe
Blue Creek No. 5
United States
Hydhe
Kyle Parks
Walter Industries
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Orangeville
Utah
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