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America
Attacked
New York's
World Trade Center and a large section of the Pentagon in Washington, DC
have been destroyed in coordinated attacks launched by yet unknown
terrorists. Latest updates from your About Guide.
GAO
May Sue Bush for Energy Documents
The GAO
plans to take the White House to court in order to obtain information
showing to what extent the energy industry may have influenced the
National Energy Policy. From your About Guide.
Troops
to Teachers Gets Support From the Top
The Department of Defense's Troops to Teachers program, a low profile
project since 1994, has picked up steam after gaining the support of both
President Bush and first lady Laura Bush. From your About Guide.
Not
This Year, President Fox
Mexicos
President Fox calls on the US Congress to swiftly enact sweeping
immigration reforms including granting legal status to some 3 million
Mexican immigrants now living illegally in the US. From your About Guide.
Budget
Surplus Goes 'Shrink-to-Fit'
The
projected US budget surplus is shrinking fast according to Congressional
Budget planners. Not THAT fast, says the White House. Buckle-up, this math
could get fuzz. From your About Guide.
Bush
Names Gen. Myers to Head Joint Chiefs
President
Bush has officially nominated Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, a proponent of
the high-tech battlefield, to become the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff. From your About Guide.
Reaction
to Stem Cell Compromise
Bush's
decision on stem cells seems neither practical nor moral, critics on both
sides say. Scientists are convinced there aren't enough existing cell
lines for research, while pro-lifers are in confusion over one of their
essential claims about when life begins. Pro Choice Guide Margaret
Sykes reports.
Compromising
Position
Weighing in on what he called one of the
most "complex and difficult" issues of our time, President
George W. Bush has announced that he would allow federal funding for
research using some existing stem cell lines only "where the life and
death decision has already been made." From US News Guide Clare
Saliba.
Amnesty
for All?
After causing a stir by proposing a possible amnesty but only for Mexican
illegals, Bush says he will "consider all folks here..." From
Immigration Issues Guides Jennifer and Peter Wipf.
Bush
to Fund Limited Stem Cell Research
Reneging
on a campaign promise to oppose any federally-funded research on human
embryonic stem cells, President Bush announced his decision to fund
research on existing cell lines tonight. The compromise will disappoint
many and be resisted by both GOP and Democratic leaders, Pro-Choice Guide
Margaret Sykes reports.
Debating
Stem Cell Research
The controversy over human stem cell research
has left the administration divided over the shape of
federal policy on the issue. From US News Guide Clare Saliba.
House
Passes Total Human Cloning Ban
Struggling
over the ethical issues of stem cell research, the US House has passed a
bill banning all forms of human cloning, including the cloning for
purposes of stem cell research. Bush still deciding on fate of stem cell
research. From
your About Guide.
House
Okays Arctic Drilling
The US
House has passed President Bush's comprehensive energy bill including
provisions allowing oil and gas production in the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge. US Government Guide Robert Longley reports.
Bush
Ends HUD Gun Buyback Program
Declaring them "limited in their effectiveness," the Bush
administration has ended the HUD gun buyback program initiated in 1999 by
the Clinton administration. From your About Guide.
House
Passes Faith-Based Initiatives Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives by a vote
of 233-198, today passed H.R.
7 - the Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Act. Tougher opposition is
expected in Senate. Update from your About Guide.
How
Missile Defense Violates ABM
Russia claims that further development of Americas national Missile
Defense System will soon violate the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty.
It will, but how? US Government Guide Robert Longley reports.
Bush
Rebuffed on Contraceptive Coverage
Pro-Choice Views Guide Margaret Sykes reports that one of Bush's gestures
to the religious right was ignored by Republicans on the House Judiciary
Committee, with 12 GOP members joining Democrats to reject the exclusion
of birth control from federal employees' health plans.
Stem
Cells: Vaccine's Secret Ingredient
We've all heard about the ingredients in vaccines. Now we find that they
use aborted human tissue in their manufacture. Why is the Bush
administration ignoring it? Commentary by Autism Guide Floyd Tilton. Tracking
Missile Defense
US News Guide Clare Saliba pulls together
About Team coverage of the latest developments in this controversial defense
system backed by the Bush Administration. Commentary The
Speech Bush Should Have Made
Crime Guide Bill Bickel suggests some presidential words that "should
have been" in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept 11. Can
Liberty Survive Terrorism?
Freedom is dangerous. So is life. Tyranny may look safer, but it can never
offer real security against determined enemies. At best, abandoning
protections for liberty offers false reassurances in return for eternal
injustice. From J.D. Tuccille, your Civil Liberties Guide. Mr.
Bush's Biggest Test
Political Guide John Aravosis discusses how its reactions to the terrorist
attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon will be the defining
moments of the Bush administration. Going
Too Far?
As we seek to prevent further acts of violence, we risk losing some of our
freedoms. Civil Liberties Guide J.D. Tuccille asks if the price of safety
is too high.
Stem
Cell Hypocrites
They're the new pro-life politicians: they've redefined when human life
begins, enabling them to oppose abortion (birth control for selfish sluts)
yet support research on human embryonic stem cells (medical miracle that
could benefit their friends and relatives). Pro-Choice Guide Margaret
Sykes appreciates any signs of compassion among pro-lifers and
politicians, but wonders why pregnant women don't deserve some too. Banning
"Talk" at the White House
George Bush cuts off a small news magazine's access to the White House in
retaliation for their running an article making fun of the Bush Twins'
arrests. Crime Guide Bill Bickel finds this a bit disturbing.
Fear
of Cloning
Whatever the ultimate results of research into the cloning of human
beings, the pursuit of knowledge must itself be recognized as a natural right.
As for the folks who would restrict science ... Well, now we know who *not* to
clone. From J.D. Tuccille, your Civil Liberties Guide.
Help
Fetuses, Not Kids (Let Alone Women)
The Bush administration wants to define a fetus as a "targeted low-income
child" in order to qualify it (but not its mother) for health care under
the Child Health Insurance Program. But as governor of Texas, Bush tried to
exclude eligible "born" children from that same program. From
Pro-Choice Guide Margaret Sykes. Pro-Life
and Pro-Death Penalty?
Examining the basis of Christian support of capital
punishment. From Ted Gausmann, Guide to U.S. Conservative
Politics.
Is
the Far Right Going Soft on Gays?
Fighting the "gay agenda" has been a bulwark of the far right
for over three decades. So wouldn't it be news if they were giving up on
the gays. Looks like it might be true - find out from US Politics Guide
John Aravosis.
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