WASHINGTON – The Senate cemented itsunanimous vote to condemn a federal court ruling against the Pledge of Allegiance with a Thursday morning recitation of the Pledge, preceded by their daily morning prayer. After the Pledge, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle thanked the Senate chaplain, Rev. Lloyd Ogilvie for his prayer, …
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WASHINGTON – Federal regulators who must enforce a sweeping new campaign finance law and those telling them how they should do it are finding the devil is truly in the details. At a Federal Election Commission hearing Tuesday on its proposed rule to implement a cornerstone of the new law, …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush will make a huge detour en route to Canada on Tuesday to visit firefighters in Arizona battling a ferocious blaze that has burned more than 500 square miles. Bush planned to survey by aircraft the damage from two fires that converged over the weekend. The fires …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush dismissed a court ruling against the Pledge of Allegiance as “out of step” with America, and Congress and the Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision banning the oath from schools in Western states. “This absurd decision was made by a court …
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NEW DELHI, India – Suspected Islamic guerrillas fired two grenades in an apparent attack on the top elected official in Indian-controlled Kashmir Saturday, but no one was hurt. The attack came as shelling continued at the Kashmir border despite international calls for restraint. Pakistani artillery and mortar fire killed three …
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SANTIAGO, Chile – The United States is waiting for a pattern of Iraqi misbehavior to emerge before going to the U.N. Security Council for debate of military action against Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday. Rumsfeld said Iraqi firings on U.S. and British planes patrolling no-fly zones were …
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ANKARA, Turkey – A party with Islamic roots won a landslide victory in Turkish elections Sunday and its leader quickly moved to calm fears of a shift away from secularism in this key U.S. ally. At a huge victory celebration, Justice and Development Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan told supporters: …
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FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – In yet another Florida election blunder, officials in Broward County misplaced more than 100,000 ballots cast in this week’s election. Officials said the amended totals did not change the result of any races. The county elections office discovered 103,222 votes Wednesday that had not been counted …
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NEW YORK – News Corp. (NWS) said its first quarter operating income more than doubled and revenues rose 12 percent, reflecting improvements at its cable networks division and stronger advertising. The company owns the Fox television network, 20th Century Fox film studios and a host of newspapers and satellite assets. …
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