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Poll: Bush vulnerable, but Kerry remains unknown to manyWASHINGTON -- President Bush appears vulnerable on several fronts, including support for whether he deserves re-election and worries about the country's direction, but Democratic rival John Kerry has been unable to capitalize on those weaknesses, a bipartisan poll suggests. Consumer prices rise in March; inflation worries surfaceWASHINGTON -- Consumer prices - lifted by more expensive gasoline, airfares and clothing - rose by 0.5 percent in March, raising questions about whether the seeds of unwanted inflation are being sown. Statement by the staff of the Sept. 11 CommissionA prepared statement by the staff of the Sept. 11 Commission with findings from their work so far. Provided by the commission: Text of national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, as prepared for delivery today to the Sept. 11 Commission. The text was provided by The White House. Published April 8, 2004 WASHINGTON -- The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in more than three years, a promising sign that companies feel better about the economy's prospects and are less inclined to get rid of workers. Published April 8, 2004 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Bush and congressional Republicans vilify trial lawyers as greedy and unscrupulous, but Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina makes no apologies for taking millions of dollars from the plaintiffs' bar. Published January 31, 2004 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Calling it "a milestone in education reform," Education Secretary Rod Paige joined governors from Minnesota and Virginia on Thursday in launching a Web site offering detailed data on the performance of the nation's schools. Published January 30, 2004 First in a series of stories examining the campaign finances of the presidential candidates. Published January 22, 2004 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Some of the nation's largest insurance companies knew for decades that asbestos could kill but didn't warn workers or take other measures that might have averted the nation's worst workplace health disaster, industry documents show. Published November 9, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Asbestos victims and their families were supposed to be able to turn to "no-fault," state-run workers' compensation programs to promptly recover medical costs, lost wages, benefits for dependents and funeral expenses. Published November 9, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The four Bertrand brothers were a tightly knit bunch, following their father into the insulation trade in the 1950s. Published November 9, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gerrit Schepers, a scholar from South Africa, was examining the records of one of America's lung-disease experts three years after his death in 1946 when he stumbled on some troubling data. Published November 9, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Bush, toning down his speechwriters, warned that the "war is far from over" and signaled Wednesday it could last longer than expected. Published March 27, 2003 Twenty-eight peace protesters were arrested Monday for refusing to leave U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman's St. Paul offices, the first antiwar demonstrators arrested in the Twin Cities since the war began. Published March 25, 2003 A 90-day war with Iraq and a new outbreak of terrorism would stagger already-teetering U.S. airlines with $13 billion in losses, another 100,000 employee layoffs and possible financial collapse, a trade association study projects. Published March 12, 2003 Star Tribune Washington Bureau Correspondent Published March 7, 2003 President Bush's remarks today on the space shuttle Columbia, as provided by the White House: Published February 1, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At least four sets of data, some stemming from manufacturer W.R. Grace & Co.'s own air samplings in the 1970s, have documented unsafe levels of asbestos dust in vermiculite insulation. Published January 25, 2003 More than 600 Sept. 11 survivors and victims' families filed a $100 trillion suit Thursday accusing the Saudi royal family, seven international banks, charities and others of financing Osama bin Laden's terrorist network. The 259-page complaint, modeled after a case against the Libyan government over the 1988 in-flight bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, seeks to freeze and recover assets of those who have bankrolled Bin Laden's Al-Qaida network. The lead plaintiffs in the suit are Thomas and Beverly Burnett of Northfield, Minn Published August 16, 2002 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FBI officials promptly told the Federal Aviation Administration last August of the arrest of Zacarias Moussaoui, who raised suspicions at a Minnesota flight school, but FAA security officials took no action. Published January 13, 2002 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- When a Twin Cities flight instructor phoned the FBI last August to alert the agency that a terrorist might be taking lessons to fly a jumbo jet, he did it in a dramatic way: Published December 21, 2001 Federal agents raided and blocked the accounts of five Minneapolis money-transfer operations Wednesday as part of a worldwide effort to cut off financing for Osama bin Laden's terrorist network. Published November 8, 2001 Amid a rising toll of anthrax cases and exposures, Postmaster General Jack Potter conceded Wednesday that his agency can't guarantee the safety of the U.S. mail from terrorists. Published October 25, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Justice Department's compliance with a federal civil liberties law may have thwarted the FBI's Minneapolis field office from uncovering key clues to the terrorist plot that led to attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. Published October 3, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The FBI released photos Thursday of the 19 suspected hijackers with a plea for citizens to help with identities of some that are still in doubt. Published September 28, 2001 |
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