Mueller to lead FBI reform after decades of missteps
The Senate confirmed Robert Mueller as FBI director with a 98 to 0 vote amid calls to overhaul the agency. Critics say the FBI must break an insular culture and address long‑standing failures, while Mueller vows a new era of accountability and introspection.
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Dems reject Bush's pick for consumer safety post
The Senate Commerce Committee voted 12 to 11 to reject Mary Sheila Gall from heading the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Democrats cited her record as too lenient on children's safety and warned her chairmanship would aid manufacturers over consumers. They pointed to concerns over baby walkers bath tubs and bunk bed oversight amid thousands of injuries and some deaths.
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More planes on time reduce airline complaints in six months
The Transportation Department reports 8,540 complaints against U.S. airlines in the first half of the year, down 20 percent from 2000. Flight cancellations totaled 74,660, down 23 percent from a year earlier, while delays fell 13 percent though over 20 percent of flights still arrive late at major hubs.
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Senate rejects $15 million gun buyback program
The Senate voted 45 to 33 to back President Bush and end the two year old Buy Back America program that lets local police buy firearms. Sen Charles Schumer proposed restoring the funding but would have diverted anti drug funds from public housing authorities, a move many lawmakers opposed.
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Pentagon plans major base closures by 2009
The Pentagon proposed closing a large share of the 398 U.S. bases and creating a nine member White House and Congress appointed commission to propose 2003 closures. The plan aims to save billions for ships aircraft and vehicles as defense budget pressure grows amid tax cuts and a slowing economy.
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City debates sale of OTB for about 260 million
New York officials diverge over privatizing Off-Track Betting Corp. Critics call privatization shortsighted while Mayor Giuliani touts benefits. City Council Speaker Vallone warns the sale could harm a proven revenue stream that funded the city budget.
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No parole for man who has risky sex with 13
Albany NY Nashawn Williams, a drug peddler who infected at least 13 women through unprotected sex while aware of his HIV status, was denied parole. He serves 4 to 12 years in Auburn state prison for second degree rape, reckless endangerment and sale of a controlled substance, involving a 13-year-old victim.
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DNA match helps arrest suspect in 1989 New York rape case
Colorado police arrested Peter McGrath after DNA evidence linked a 1989 Deerpark rape to a separate Colorado case. Police say McGrath shot Horst Eppenbach execution style after visiting the woman's home when she missed work. Authorities connected the June Colorado rape to the New York case via the national DNA database.
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Water skipping death fuels Montana safety debate
In Montana a 46 year old man died water skipping on a snowmobile after crossing a reservoir and sinking on the return. Officials consider temporary rules to regulate or ban snowmobiles on public waters amid safety concerns and lack of boating laws applicability.
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