White House asks high court to keep under God pledge
The Bush administration asked the Supreme Court to uphold the phrase in the Pledge of Allegiance recited by students. It argues the pledge acknowledges the nation s religious heritage and does not violate the establishment clause. A federal appeals court banned teacher led pledges in public schools, affecting 9.6 million children in nine states.
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Washington cuts 6000 airport screening jobs
The government will eliminate 3000 more TSA airport screening positions by September, adding to 3000 cut earlier in the year. Total cuts reach about 11 percent of 55600 screeners and aim to save roughly 280 million dollars. TSA will rely on attrition and part time hours, with a goal of limiting wait times to ten minutes despite staffing changes.
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Cholesterol researchers win $500,000 Albany prize
Two doctors Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas received the Albany Medical Center Prize for Medicine valued at $500,000. Their Nobel Prize winning work showed cells have LDL receptors that regulate blood cholesterol and laid groundwork for statin drugs.
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