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Thursday, April 17, 2003

WHO says Chinese SARS numbers inaccurate

BEIJING, April 17 (UPI) -- The World Health Organization on Wednesday confirmed widely held suspicions that the number of cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome officially reported by the Chinese government does not accurately reflect the actual number of SARS patients. At a news conference in... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 15, 2003

Most students reject campus preferences - By DAR HADDIX

WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) -- A survey of 140 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada shows that of those surveyed, most students and about half of teachers and administrators do not support preferential treatment based on race or sex. The article, "Diversity and Affirmative... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 13, 2003

NEWSWEEK PERISCOPE: Espionage: Sex, Spies and the 'Parlor Maid'

An accused Chinese double agent who was having long-term sexual affairs with two veteran FBI counterintelligence agents was a key source for a special Justice Department campaign-finance task force, Newsweek has learned. Set up six years ago in part to investigate an alleged Chinese plot to... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 12, 2003

Bush's Approval Rating Climbs to 71% - PRNewswire-

Newsweek Poll: More Than Two-Thirds of Americans (67%) Believe It Is Very Important to Kill or Capture Saddam Hussein; 67% Say It Is Very Important To Find Banned Chemical or Biological Weapons Rating on Domestic Issues Far Lower; Only Half Would Like to See Him Re-Elected NEW YORK, April 12... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 11, 2003

A Blast from the Past - By United Press International

Today is April 11. -0- "Houston, we have a problem." It was on this date in 1970 that Apollo 13 blasted off from Cape Kennedy, Fla., on the third U.S. moon-landing mission. Much was made about the mission's designation as the 13th, the fact that the numbers of the launch date (4-11-70) added up to... Sign in to see full entry.

Analysis: SARS tests China's modernization - By ED LANFRANCO

BEIJING, April 11 (UPI) -- China's reaction to severe acute respiratory syndrome is a test of the country's new leadership and its ability to make government, on both a provincial and ministerial level, accountable to its own people and the rest of the world. Health officials in Beijing said... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 10, 2003

Environmentalists fight Bahamas pipeline - By LES KJOS

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 10 (UPI) -- Environmentalists said Thursday they will fight plans tentatively approved by the federal government to build a natural gas pipeline from the Bahamas to Florida. The concept was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington Wednesday, but... Sign in to see full entry.

Chirac rejoices at Saddam's fall - By ELIZABETH BRYANT, United Press Intern

PARIS, April 10 (UPI) -- French President Jacques Chirac, among the Iraq war's fiercest critics, said Thursday he rejoiced over the fall of Saddam Hussein and called for a speedy and effective end to the fighting. "It is now necessary to create the conditions which will restore dignity to the Iraqi... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 9, 2003

France, Britain paper over war differences - By ELIZABETH BRYANT, United Pr

PARIS, April 9 (UPI) -- French and British foreign ministers sought to paper over differences over war on Iraq Wednesday and called on the United Nations to play a key, but unspecified role in the country's reconstruction. "It's not a question of a vital role, or a central role," Foreign Minister... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 8, 2003

Moms in the Military? At What Price?

WASHINGTON, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- In a feature story in Tuesday's USA Today, Family Research Council's Dr. Allan C. Carlson said that the cost of sending tens of thousands of mothers to the battlefield is too great for our nation's children. "We've let an ideological drive to achieve perfect... Sign in to see full entry.

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