McCain to have prostate surgery on 65th birthday
Senator John McCain will undergo a Mayo Clinic Phoenix operation to treat benign prostate enlargement. The procedure uses a scope to remove obstructing tissue and is described as not very serious. He will be hospitalized one or two days with a checkup history since melanoma surgery last August showing no cancer.
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John McCain
Mayo Clinic Hospital
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Staten Island University Hospital
New York
Congress faces tough budget decisions on smaller pie
Washington AP reports a shrinking fiscal 2002 budget with a $9 billion Social Security reserve drawdown as CBO projects a lean year. Lawmakers juggle Bush defense boosts, education overhaul, tax extenders, energy incentives, and a possible farm subsidy revamp while avoiding further Social Security depletion.
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Tion
Senate Budget Committee
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D-N.d
Capitol Hill
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Budget Committee
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CBO
White House
Mitch Daniels
House Budget Committee
Jim Nussle
Lown
House
Nussle
Sea turtles return to Florida from Ohio voyage
Twenty loggerhead hatchlings were flown from Columbus to Palm Beach International Airport aboard a chartered jet and taken to The Marine Life Center of Juno Beach. The hatchlings, a threatened species, are in official custody as evidence in a federal investigation and will be released offshore near Riviera Beach.
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Fla
Ohio
Columbus
Executive Jet Aviation
Palm Beach International Airport
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Marine Life Center
Juno Beach
Atlantic Ocean
Riviera Beach
Miami Fusion
Kenneth Horowitz
Meghan Conti
Florida
Fish and Wildlife Commission
Fort Lauderdale
Martha Bowling
U S Planes Hit Two Iraqi Targets in Iraq Action
U S fighter jets attacked two military targets in southern Iraq to hinder Iraqs improved air defenses. The strike followed the loss of an unmanned Predator drone near Basra and sought to counter Iraqs air defense network. Wreckage found near Basra is suspected to be the Predator, with confusion over cause.
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U S urges restraint in Mideast crisis
U S State Department urges both sides to stop attacks and for Israel to pull back from Beit Jalla after fighting near Gilo. Richard Boucher says Palestinians must end shootings and show seriousness about Mitchell committee recommendations.
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Richard Boucher
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George Mitchell
Bush Administration
United States
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Mustafa Zibri
Macedonian rebels surrender weapons under NATO deal
Hundreds of rebels marched from hideouts to a mountain stronghold near Tetovo to turn in arms under a NATO brokered peace plan. About 100 weapons were handed in by 2 p.m with aims to total around 200 for the day, as troops and observers watched at Brodec.
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Macedonia
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Tetovo
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