White House photo use sparks GOP fundraising row
The White House defended a fundraising appeal using a Sept 11 photo of President Bush and Vice President Cheney aboard Air Force One. Critics called it cynical exploitation, while GOP leaders argued the images celebrate courage and public service. Cheney’s letter accompanied a donor dinner drive for congressional candidates.
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White House
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Ari Fleischer
Republican National Committee
RNC
Washington, D.C
Cheney
Air Force One
New York
Associated Press
Jerrold Nadler
Manhattan
World Trade Center
Terry McAuliffe
National Republican Congressional Committee
GOP
Senate
Bill Frist
R-Tenn
Fleischer
Tole
Michigan law school admissions uphold race diversity ruling
A divided 6th Circuit upholds using race as a factor in University of Michigan law school admissions, saying diversity serves a compelling state interest. The decision could reach the Supreme Court, with dissenters condemning it as racial discrimination by a state institution.
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University of Michigan Law School
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Michigan
Supreme Court
Bakke
Larry Dubin
University of Detroit Mercy
Circuit
Danny Boggs
Terence Pell
Center For Individual Rights
Study warns common drug dangerous to diabetics
A study finds many diabetic patients with kidney disease or heart failure are prescribed metformin despite warnings. Metformin, sold as Glucophage, can cause fatal lactic acidosis in such patients, and boxed warnings advise against use in kidney disease or heart failure. Researchers urge patients not to stop the drug without doctor consultation.
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Chicago
Cheryl Horlen
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Hospital
Horlen
Amtrak Train Strikes Log Truck Derails Near Crossin
An Amtrak train traveling from New York to Miami struck a rear log truck at a crossing in Coosawhatchie South Carolina derailing all 10 cars and injuring 14 aboard. The driver was unhurt but cited for failure to yield. The crossing lacked active warning devices and logs littered the scene as passengers were bused to Jacksonville. The NTSB will investigate.
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Amtrak
New York
Miami
Eric J. McKinney
Pembroke
Marion Blakey
National Transportation Safety Board
Jacksonville
Fla
Federal Railroad Administration
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