Navy resumes bombing exercises on Vieques
The wife of Reverend Jesse Jackson, Jacqueline Jackson, was jailed after refusing bail on a trespassing charge during Vieques protests as the Navy resumes inert bomb exercises on the island. Labor leader Jimmy Torres also jailed. Dozens arrested amid civil disobedience tied to Vieques bombing plans and Bush administration signals.
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Vieques
Puerto Rico
Jesse Jackson
Vieques Island
Navy
Jacqueline Jackson
Garcia
Puerto Rican
Jackson
Jesus M. Castellanos
Jimmy Torres
Afl-Cio
U.S. Virgin Islands
Bush
Kosovo
Cmdr
Katherine Goode
United States
U.S
Vieques Controversy Grows as Celebrities Back Protesters
The dispute over U S Navy bombing on Vieques draws support from Jackson Kennedy Jr. and civil rights figures while the Navy cites studies linking local cancer risks to residents. Arrests of Olmos and Al Sharpton occur during late April events.
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U.S. Caribbean
Jackson
Robert Kennedy Jr
Navy
Vieques
Edward James Olmos
al Sharpton
Sharpton
New York
Rainbow
Push Coalition
Ismael Guadalupe
Pesticide rules gain support for school notification bill
Washington AP report: pesticide industry and anti pesticide group back a compromise federal measure to notify parents about school pesticide use. The plan bans pesticides in occupied areas, requires pest management plans, three annual notices, a notification registry two hours before applications, health data access, and 24 hour warning signs.
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Washington
Senate
Pris
Jay Feldman
National Coalition Against
Robert M. Rosenberg
National Pest Management Association
Robert Torricelli
Dn.j
General Accounting Office
Torricelli
Feldman
Patty Murray
D-Wash
Allen James
James
Virus therapy shown to shrink brain cancer in mice study
Researchers report that injecting a common reovirus into mouse brains with glioblastoma reduced tumor growth and improved survival in half of treated mice. The study notes potential for human trials within six months, though unknown brain risks remain.
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Washington
Peter Forsyth
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Calgary
Alberta
Forsyth
Journal of the
National Cancer Institute
Matthias Gromeier
Duke University
Gromeier
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