Bush to propose budget February 2 in election year
President Bush will unveil a 2005 budget on February 2 aiming to extend tax cuts, aid savers and cut health costs for the poor while boosting defense, security, education, space and AIDS efforts amid a changed economy and war on terrorism. The package seeks to reassure voters with a less ambitious plan than his 2001 surplus projections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bush
White House
Memorial design for World Trade Center revealed
A revised Reflecting Absence plan for the World Trade Center memorial adds a tribute to rescue workers, a forested landscape, and an underground interpretive center. Names are arranged around the pools with ranks and insignia for rescue crews, and officials welcomed the more dignified tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
World Trade Center
Coalition of
Mem
Ber
Patricia Reilly
Michael Arad
Peter Walker
World Trade Center Site Memorial
Bush outlines bold moon base plan with Mars aim
President Bush used a NASA address to chart a costly future for space exploration. He proposed a moon base as a stepping stone to Mars, pledging 12 billion dollars over five years with most funds existing and a long-range program costing hundreds of billions. Michael Foale, aboard the ISS, framed NASA as just beginning its journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outer Space
Michael LaFoale
International Space Station
Bush
NASA
Washington
Sean O'Keefe
Mars
Space Station
Moon
Oval Office
Lars
Space Agency
Michael Foale
Discovery
Foale
Earth
Bird flu study offers cautious hope in Vietnam
Health officials hope a chicken flu killing at least three people in Vietnam will not spread person to person. A genetic study shows the virus remains avian, reducing the immediate risk of a human pandemic. The World Health Organization notes no human infections among caretakers, and the likelihood of human transmission is considered low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Vietnam
Health Agency
South Korea
Janak
World Health Organization
Dick Thompson
WHO Infectious Diseases Section
Geneva
Thompson
Mad Cow Herd Search Targets Forsberg Cattle Record
U.S. investigators chase 81 Forsberg herd cows linked to the first U.S. mad cow case. Only 14 found in weeks of work, aided by import documents, health certificates, and DNA testing. USDA uses 70 staff to trace animals and argues for an electronic ID system to speed responses and prevent human illness. More than 570 cattle have been destroyed or marked for destruction to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane. Wash
Alberta
Canada
Wayne
Shirley Forsberg
United States
Forsberg
Madton
Wash
CSI
Jim Rogers
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
USDA
U.S
Sunny Dene Ranch
Mabton
Stone to begin work on epic Alexander in Thailand
Oliver Stone will start shooting scenes for the historical epic Alexander in Thailand this week with hundreds of Thai and foreign cast and crew. The production plans several weeks of filming ending in early February, after previously operating in Morocco and outside Los Angeles. Colin Farrell stars as Alexander the Great.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Sagan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Panama
Panama City
Arcangel de Jesus Henao Montoya
Department of Justice
Tocumen International
Henao
Norte de Valle
Cali
Colombia
Butler
Jennifer Langston
Langston
Glenn Clark
Annette
Mia
Ty Smith
WS Mia
Eee Sberlin
Jack Nicholson
Diane Keaton
WTC Memorial
Sioner
Nicholas Scoppetta
Scoppetta
The
Associated Press
Morocco
Lorton
Sanger Sad
Stone
Clooney
Ws. Aten
Aniston
Mom
Jennifer Aniston
Nancy Anisto Haven