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Photo Bush Proposes Steep Cuts in $2.57T Budget
AP - 59 minutes ago
President Bush proposed a $2.57 trillion budget Monday that would erase scores of programs and slice Medicaid, disabled housing and many more but still worsen federal deficits by $42 billion over the next five years. Full Coverage


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Photo Bush Proposes Big Cuts to Rein in Deficit
Reuters - Mon Feb 7, 3:51 PM ET
President Bush on Monday proposed a $2.57 trillion budget that slashes domestic programs from farm aid to housing grants for the poor, as he sought to curb budget deficits that have soared on his watch. Full Coverage
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Photo U.S. Forces Storm House, Free Egyptians in Iraq
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U.S. forces in Iraq stormed a house in Baghdad on Monday and freed Egyptian telecommunications engineers kidnapped since Sunday, the head of their Egyptian parent company said.
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Photo Super Bowl Ratings Down 4 Percent From '04
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The New England Patriots' Super Bowl victory over the Philadelphia Eagles was seen by an estimated 86.1 million people, down 4 percent from last year's game, Nielsen Media Research said Monday.
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Photo Pats' Only Goal: Another Super Bowl Win
AP - Mon Feb 7, 3:58 PM ET
Deion Branch needed just five little words to explain why the New England Patriots have won three of the last four Super Bowls. Asked Monday if he had any thoughts of leaving the team when he becomes a restricted free agent, the Super Bowl MVP replied: "My home is in Foxboro."
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Photo IBM, Sony, Toshiba Unveil Microprocessor
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Setting up a battle for the future of computing, engineers from IBM, Sony and Toshiba unveiled details Monday of a microprocessor they claim has the muscle of a supercomputer and can power everything from video game consoles to business computers.
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Photo Bush Proposes Steep Cuts in $2.57T Budget
AP - 59 minutes ago
President Bush proposed a $2.57 trillion budget Monday that would erase scores of programs and slice Medicaid, disabled housing and many more but still worsen federal deficits by $42 billion over the next five years. Full Coverage
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Photo Budget Hike Not Enough to Save Hubble
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With the moon on its horizon, NASA sees a slight increase in the budget proposed by President Bush on Monday, but it's not enough to save the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Sleep Hormone May Affect Sex Organs, Study Finds
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Melatonin, a hormone available in over-the-counter supplements and popped freely by many frequent air travelers, may affect the sex glands, U.S. and Japanese researchers reported on Monday.
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Wanna Ride in My Mercedes with Genuine Cloth Seats?
Reuters - Mon Feb 7,10:31 AM ET
Mercedes-Benz has agreed to offer "leather-free" versions of all its luxury cars to pacify an animal rights group that says thousands of cows are slaughtered each year for leather car seats and interiors.
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Bush vows to take bite out of budget, but delivers a nibble
USATODAY.com - Mon Feb 7, 7:07 AM ET
Listening to President Bush's State of the Union address, you might have come away with the impression that the budget his administration is releasing would strike a blow for fiscal responsibility. In reality, most of the cuts contained in Monday's budget appear to be little more than window dressing designed to divert attention from Bush's fiscal policies. Full Coverage
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