U.S NewsHurricane Ivan Punishes the Gulf Coast States
Pensacola, Florida. (AP) “Say a prayer, say a prayer, say a prayer, that I’ll have some place to go when I leave here,” evacuee Betty Sigler said in a Mobile, Alabama, shelter, safe from the howling wind and sheets of rain. “We’ll see in the morning.”
Hurricane Ivan turned out to be the unexpected; it lashed its fury on the American states with winds reaching 130mph. The hurricane inflicted damaging winds that resulted in 20 deaths, most in Florida. Though Horrific, Ivan did most of the damage in the stretch of the Caribbean islands: Jamaica, Cuba, and Granada, killing 70 people and resulting in millions of dollars of damage.
Campaign 2004: Where are we?
Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (AP) As the presidential candidates battle for the white house, an updated presidential poll by the University of Pennsylvania/Washington Post portrayed an American viewpoint on issues that both candidates are debating. See how you as stand?
Trusting Candidates on these areas:
Trust to Handle Pennsylvania National
Bush-Kerry Difference 09/08/04
Terrorism 54-38 Bush+16 Bush+22
Iraq 49-43 Bush+6 Bush+16
Taxes 47-44 Bush+3 Bush+10
Health Care 38-52 Kerry+14 Kerry+3
Helping the Middle Class 40-52 Kerry+12 Kerry+5
The Economy 40-50 Kerry+10 Kerry+2
Creating Jobs 42-50 Kerry+8 Bush+4
The Economy Education 43-48 Kerry+5 Bush+4
Opinions About the Candidates
Personal attributes Pennsylvania National
Bush-Kerry Difference 09/08/04
Clear stand on issues 53-33 Bush+20 Bush+27
Strong Leader 53-36 Bush+17 Bush+27
Will make the country safer 51-39 Bush+12 Bush+19
Honesty and Trustworthy 44-41 Bush+3 Bush+13
Better qualified for commander
in chief 48-47 Bush+1 Bush+13
Shares of values 45-45 Bush+8
Understand your problems 39-49 Kerry+10 Bush+1
Where do you stand as a student? Are you going to VOTE?
International News
Washington, September 09, 2004
U.S Department: Sudan Genocide = A Cry for help
Darfur, Sudan. (AP) The U.S department’s report said, “61 percent of the respondents had witnessed the killing of a family member, 16 percent said they had been raped or had heard about a rape victim.” Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed to the Foreign Senate Relations Committee that the investigation conducted was based on interviews conducted with refugees from the Darfur crisis. Powell decided that genocide has been committed in Sudan, and the Parliament and the Janjaweed (Arab Militia) are responsible- and that genocide might still be occurring. The secretary also expressed that under Article 8 of the convention parties may call to the United Nations to take action under the U.N charter. In his humbled responsive interview with BBC, Secretary General Kofi-Anan expressed that,” many states crawl to the aid of African countries, it is until they need that they will make the run.” As AIDS, civil wars, corruption, poverty, and malnutrition kill fathers, mothers, teachers, doctors, engineers, and most importantly children, where is the future for Africa?
A Silent Shift in Iraq
September 15, 2004- Without many supporters, the Bush administration reprogrammed $3.5 billion in aid funds to the new Iraq, in ways that mark a policy shift in Iraq, and a recognition that United States strategy during the first year of occupation was a failure. The Bush administration sent a proposal to congress to reprogram $3.4 billion from power, water, and reconstruction project in Iraq.
The United States has still spent less than $1 billion of the $18.4 billion programmed for fiscal year 2004. Much of those funds has been wasted due to sabotage, attacks and bad planning; has been spent outside the country; or has been spent on foreign security forces.