Flu shot uptake and political budgets dominate national briefs
Federal officials warn fewer than half of those in need receive flu vaccines with 100 million doses ready as Chiron supply faces sterility concerns. Kaiser poll finds two thirds want tighter TV sex and violence limits while CBO projects 1.3 trillion in deficits over ten years amid Bush budget plans. Hartford indictment ties ex governor aide and contractor in alleged criminal scheme.
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Federal Communications Commission
Kaiser Family
Hartford. Conn
John G. Rowland
Peter N. Elles
William Tomasso
Rowland
Peter N. Ellef II
Tomasso
Ellef
Bush says cannot abandon Iraq amid election push
President Bush, with interim Iraqi leader Ayad Allawi, argued insurgents could strike elsewhere unless U.S. forces stay in Iraq to secure elections. Gen. Abizaid signaled possible more troops, while Allawi resisted foreign troop increases and urged building Iraqi security forces. Kerry blasted the policy, urging a course change to protect troops.
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Iraq
Bush
America
United States
Ayad Allawi
Allawi
John Kerry
John Abizaid
U.S
Middle East
Abizaid
Ahawi
Kerry
Columbus
Rose Garden
CLA
British held man pleads for life as Iraq holds firm
Kenneth Bigley, a 62 year old Briton held by an al Zarqawi linked group, pleads for Tony Blair to intervene. Iraqi officials say there will be no concession to demands to release female prisoners amid threats and claimed killings of two aid workers.
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Baghdad
Britain
Kenneth Bigley
Tony Blair
Bigley
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Eugene Armstrong
Jack Hensley
Iraq
Rihab Rashid Taha
Dr. Germ
Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash
Qassim Dawoud
Simona Pari
Simona Torretta
Italy
Eenzo Bianco
Parliament
Hands off Pledge House stalls Supreme Court jurisdiction
The House passed a 247 to 173 bill to bar federal courts including the Supreme Court from ruling on whether the words under God should stay in the Pledge of Allegiance. Democrats warn of political risk six weeks before Election Day while Republicans push for state interpretations of constitutional law.
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House
Supreme Court
Congress
Senate
Todd Akin
R-Mo
High Court
Akin
America
Jerrold Nadler
DNY
Police search for 4 year old girl after 911 call
In Paterson New Jersey a 911 call from a frightened 4 year old reported her mother was nonresponsive. Police traced leads from Pennsylvania to Florida and sought the phone number but could not locate the child due to non enhanced 911 service and cell phone tracing limits.
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Danny Nichols
Pennsylvania
Florida
Donald Giaquinto
Informa
Court strikes down law to keep Terri Schiavo alive
Florida’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled a rushed 2003 law to keep Terri Schiavo alive violated separation of powers. The ruling overrode lower court decisions and questioned governor authority to overrule final judicial determinations.
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Fla
Florida Supreme Court
Terri Schiavo
Michael Schiavo
Jeb Bush
Judicial Branch
Legisla
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