Congress seeks Iraqi funding for rebuilding after CBS journalist rescue
The article notes U.S. reconstruction funding totals about 47.5 billion dollars since 2003 and reports lawmakers discuss forcing Iraq to use oil revenue surplus for rebuilding before U.S. funds. It covers the Basra raid, Richards Butler rescue, and ongoing violence with casualties as Iraq’s budget prioritizes capital expenses.
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Iraq
House
Basra
Richard Butler
Baghdad
Supreme Court declines Pittman appeal in 30-year murder sentence
The Supreme Court refused to review the 30-year prison term given to Christopher Pittman who killed his grandparents in 2001 when he was 12. A juvenile justice advocate said Pittman appeared disappointed but stoic as news was delivered.
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Columbia
S.C
U.S. Supreme Court
South Carolina
Christopher Pittman
Pittman
Joe
Joy Pittman
Custody Fight Grows Over 416 FLDS Kids Seized in Texas
In San Angelo Texas a judge and hundreds of lawyers grapple with how to handle 416 children seized from the Eldorado ranch of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The hearing will decide foster care or adoption while addressing vast logistical questions.
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San Angelo
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Fort Concho
Texas
U.S
Barbara Walther
Eldorado Ranch
Tom Green County
Walther
Food costs squeeze incomes across U.S. consumers
Steve Turpin of Brooklyn explains price hikes for key lime pies amid global dairy trends and heat waves. Analysts warn 2008 may bring higher food inflation, with the USDA forecasting up to 4.5 percent rises and families facing tougher choices as costs bite, especially for the poor.
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New York
Steve Turpin
Europe
California
Steve
Brooklyn
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor
Kathleen DiChiara
Community Food Bank of New Jersey
Hormones linked to market swings in new study
A Cambridge study shows cortisol rises on volatile days and morning testosterone boosts profits in London traders. Lead author John Coates notes that stress and aggression hormones may shape financial decisions and group behavior in bubbles and crashes.
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Proceedings
National Academy of Sciences
Wall Street
John Coates
Cambridge
Coates
London
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