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Number of People Living in Poverty Increases in U.S. |
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| Topic: Society |
12:15 am EDT, Sep 26, 2002 |
"The proportion of Americans living in poverty rose significantly last year, increasing for the first time in eight years, the Census Bureau ( news - web sites) reported today. At the same time, the bureau said that the income of middle-class households fell for the first time since the last recession ended, in 1991." Number of People Living in Poverty Increases in U.S. |
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Daschle: Cheney politicizing Iraq war - Sep. 25, 2002 |
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| Topic: Current Events |
10:25 am EDT, Sep 25, 2002 |
"Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is accusing Vice President Dick Cheney of politicizing the Iraq debate by urging an audience in Kansas to vote for a GOP congressional candidate because he supports President Bush on the issue. " Daschle: Cheney politicizing Iraq war - Sep. 25, 2002 |
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Stiglitz: War Won't Boost U.S. Economy |
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3:36 am EDT, Sep 25, 2002 |
"Waging war is no longer good for a country's economy and a U.S.-led strike against Iraq would only compound uncertainty about the health of the world's largest economy, Nobel-winning economist Joe Stiglitz said on Wednesday. "War is widely believed to be good for the economy. This war (on Iraq) is likely to be bad and possibly very bad," Stiglitz told the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Hong Kong. " Stiglitz: War Won't Boost U.S. Economy |
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Gore in California Speech Warns Against Iraq Attack |
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3:30 am EDT, Sep 25, 2002 |
"Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore came out strongly on Monday against any "precipitous" U.S. attack on Iraq, saying the Bush administration has embarked on a dangerous course that could alienate allies and derail the war on terror. " Gore in California Speech Warns Against Iraq Attack |
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CNN.com - Arkansas town edgy after lions killed - Sep. 22, 2002 |
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| Topic: Local Information |
1:54 am EDT, Sep 25, 2002 |
"In the past week, four 600- to 800-pound African lions believed to have some connection to a nearby exotic animal farm have been killed near this central Arkansas town. And residents say the terror may not be over, because no one knows for sure whether more lions are on the loose. " CNN.com - Arkansas town edgy after lions killed - Sep. 22, 2002 |
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A Profile in Dating Courage |
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1:07 am EDT, Sep 24, 2002 |
"You should never in your life have said any of these things: "Do you want to hear my poem?" "George W. is a brilliant man." "I'd like to dedicate this award to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ." "I got Buffett tickets." " A Profile in Dating Courage |
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Bush Draft Resolution Rings False |
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12:30 am EDT, Sep 24, 2002 |
"Whereas we just want to kick Saddam's butt. The draft resolution George W. Bush sent to Congress on September 19 might as well have said that, for much of the reasoning underlying the resolution -- the whereases -- seemed to be cover for an over-eagerness to go to war. " Bush Draft Resolution Rings False |
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CNN.com - Gore challenges Bush Iraqi policy - Sep. 23, 2002 |
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12:13 am EDT, Sep 24, 2002 |
"-- In a strong challenge to the Bush administration's policy on Iraq, former Vice President Al Gore said Monday any unilateral action the United States might take against Saddam Hussein could distract from the war on terrorism. "I think specifically the Congress should establish why the president believes that unilateral action would not severely damage the fight against terrorist networks," Gore said during a 55-minute speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. "Great nations persevere and then prevail," Gore said. "They do not jump from one unfinished task to another. We should remain focused on the war against terrorism." " CNN.com - Gore challenges Bush Iraqi policy - Sep. 23, 2002 |
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CNN.com - Jordanian jailed last year sues U.S. - September 13, 2002 |
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2:12 pm EDT, Sep 22, 2002 |
" A Jordanian college student who was detained as a material witness in the September 11 investigation last year is suing the United States government for violating his civil rights. " CNN.com - Jordanian jailed last year sues U.S. - September 13, 2002 |
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Bush Hectors U.N. Into Submission |
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1:18 am EDT, Sep 19, 2002 |
"Kofi Annan's speech was a pithy and eloquent challenge to unilateralism by major powers, but it was President George W. Bush who gave the evening's decisive performance. His eloquent appeal asking the U.N. Security Council to hold Iraq accountable seems to have garnered the international support he needs for an attack on Baghdad. " Bush Hectors U.N. Into Submission |
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