Pollutant releases rise in 2002 after years of decline
In the United States the volume of toxic pollutants released into the environment rose five percent in 2002, the first increase since 1997. The EPA notes 4.79 billion pounds released, excluding metal mining, amid criticism of underreporting and calls for tighter accuracy in environmental data.
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Washington
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Kelly Haragan
Rockefeller Famiy Fund
Environmental Integrity Project
Putin vows pursuit as Ingushetia faces large militant incursion
Thousands of troops pushed into Nazran and Chermen as Chechen rebels attacked Ingushetia’s regional interior ministry and border posts. At least 57 people were killed including 47 officials and a U.N. worker, with rapid deployment to contain the raid and prevent spread of the conflict.
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Bahrain
Sheik Rashid bin Abdulla al- Khalifa
Interior Ministry
Abdulla Hashim
al-Qaida
Hashim
Johannesburg
South Africa
Swaziland
Lesotho
Beslan Khamkoyev
Ingushetia
Khamkoyev
Itar-Tass
Chermen
Russia
Republic of Ingushetia
U.N
Vladimir Putin
Murat Zyazhikovy
Putin
Chechnya
Taliban
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Osama bin Laden
bin Laden
Kremlin
Akhmad Kadyrov
Kadyrov
Nazran
Karabu Jak
Yandare
Rashid Nurgaliyev
Ingush
Interfax
North Ossetia
Zyazikov
Associated Press
Senate approves heavy fines for indecent programming
The Senate voted 99 to 1 to impose fines up to 3 million dollars per day on broadcasters and entertainers for indecent broadcasts, following public outcry over the Janet Jackson incident. The bill, part of defense legislation, would raise penalties from 27,500 to 275,000 per incident with escalating daily caps.
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Washington
Senate
Janet Jackson
Justin Timberlake
GOP
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Brownback
House
Sen
John Breaux
D-La
Breaux
Clinton signs memoir amid crowds at Barnes & Noble midtown
Former President Bill Clinton launches the year’s hottest book tour with a marathon signing in midtown Manhattan. Fans cheer and shout support as Clinton calls the release a long-awaited moment, with a $10 million advance and a first printing of 15 million copies nationwide. Similar scenes unfold at Hastings in Waco and at a Borders in Chicago as stores open early to meet demand.
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New York
Bill
Clinton
Midtown Manhattan
Barnes & Nobie
United States
Hastings Books
Waco
Texas
President Bush
Crawford
Steven Kling
Kling
Borders
Chicago
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Kim Sun-il
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