Lawmakers call for vote investigations
Two senior Democratic lawmakers pressed for a congressional probe into election day fines and long wait times. Reps. Waxman and Conyers asked the GAO to assess impact on minority and first time voters, causes of delays, and possible remedies across 42 states.
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Washington
Jong Election Day Fines, Inc
Government Accountability Office
Ara
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Ohio
Florida
Arizona
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Henry Waxman
California
House Government Reform Committee
Andohn Conyers
House Judiciary
GAO
Fingerprint enhancement for U S passports urged by Ridge
Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge proposed adding biometric fingerprints to U S passports to aid customs in identifying travelers, aiming for scans from all 10 fingers. He noted privacy concerns and did not detail safeguards, while urging world leaders to adopt similar measures. Ridge plans to leave office February 1.
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Washington
United States
Homeland Security
Tom Ridge
Ridge
Center For Strategic and International Studies
European Union
Prominsal
U.S. Passpors
Irian Koehrkasse
Bush says Iraq WMD search ends without findings
The Iraq Survey Group spent nearly two years examining sites linked to potential weapons but found no evidence of weapons of mass destruction. Democrats demand an explanation as White House indicates the search has largely concluded and no further weapons are anticipated.
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Iraq
Bush
White House
Ries
Scott McClellan
Halary
McClellan Sai
House
Nancy Pelosi
California
Pelosi
United States
U.S
Charles Duelfer
McClellan
Duelfer
Saddam Hussein
White House lowers hopes for Iraq election turnout
The White House warned the Iraq vote may not be perfect and could see little participation in the most volatile provinces due to violence. Powell said timing for U.S. troop withdrawal remains unclear as Iraqi security forces take on more responsibility.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Charles Auer
Direvour
Lia
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Auer
Wuld
Duvant
PPOA
White House
Iraq
Scott McClellan
Colin Powell
Powell
National Public Radio
State Department
U.S
George W. Bush
Bush
Thomas Metz
Nineveh
Anbar
Salahadin
Baghdad
McClellan
Xvalition
Man’s family perishes in La Conchita mudslide tragedy
In La Conchita California Jim Waller identified his wife Mechelle and three of his daughters after a Monday mudslide. The death toll rose to 10 with 12 still missing. Waller had helped rescue others, lingering in grief as rescuers recovered four bodies, including 2 year old Paloma and 10 year old Raven.
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Calif
Jimmie Waller
Oceanside
Wailer
Mechelle
Wallet
Paloma
Raven
Hannah
Scott Hall
Ventura
Phe
Arizona
Utnh
Utah
Nmney
Larry Gallardo
Waller
la Conchité
Vera Long
Jimmie Wallet
Mammal Ate Dinosaur in Ancient China Revelations
Scientists report a Rpenomamus robustus mammal about 15 pounds and under 2 feet long found with the preserved remains of a small 5 inch dinosaur in its stomach, suggesting carnivory in early mammals and challenging the age of dinosaurs paradigm. A second species Rpenomamus giganteus is noted as similarly large for its time, about the size of a modern dog.
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China
Ely Manorals
Mong Jin
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
Nature
Dhexi Luo
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pitsburgh
Lidenting
Beijing
Repenomamus Gigunteus
Vivian
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