Lawmakers Edge Toward Record Military Budget Vote
Washington AP lawmakers push to approve the largest peacetime military spending increase in a generation worth about 383 billion dollars for 2003 defense, with provisions exempting the military from major environmental laws and possible veto threats over funding for the Crusader cannon and missile defense shifts. The plan faces Democratic protests over debate limits and policy provisions while senators prepare their own defense authorization and contending views on war costs.
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Bush
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D MO
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Stump
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Congress
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John Warner
Virginia
Senate
Warner
Committee
Carl Levin
Physics in Comics Comes Alive at Minnesota College Course
University of Minnesota professor Jim Kakalios teaches Science in Comic Books, an elective for freshmen. He uses Spider Man and Superman lore to illustrate physics principles, showing how writers get science right or wrong and inspiring students to view the world more critically.
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Gwen Stacy
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Maust
Jim Kakalios
Teen calls 911 to report dad growing marijuana
A Covington teen told 911 he was fed up with drugs in a house used as a marijuana nursery. Deputies found about 40 plants and dried buds in the garage. the 38-year-old father was arrested on drug felony suspicions. His children were placed with relatives as deputies obtained a search warrant.
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King County Sheriff's
Greg Dymersk
King County
Dymerski
Abuse victims urge bishops to lobby for harsher laws
Victims of clergy sexual abuse ask about 20 Catholic dioceses to pressure state lawmakers to extend or remove criminal statutes of limitations and require reporting of suspected abuse. SNAP leaders deliver letters to bishops as they seek a national protocol for handling molestation claims and broader protections for children.
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Justin Rigan
Worcester
Mass
Daniel P Reilly
Brooklyn
SNAP
Mark London
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