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Bush Administration Gives $250 Million for Hurricane Relief

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration handed out the first hurricane relief payments to schools and colleges, awarding more than $250 million on Thursday to four Gulf Coast states as part of a $1.6 billion in recovery aid. The lump-sump payments include help for private schools that some critics have assailed …

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Report: Muslims Across Europe Face 'Islamaphobia'

ATHENS, Greece – Muslims across Europe are confronting a rise in “Islamophobia” ranging from violent attacks to discrimination in job and housing markets, a wide-ranging European Union report indicated Monday. The study, compiled by the European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia, urged European authorities to strengthen policies on integration. …

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Why the Media Is Spending So Much Time on the JonBenet Case

I’ve been telling you a lot about John Karr for more than a week, and some people are starting to squeal in pain. In today’s Boston Globe the TV critic asked: This is TV news? He quotes a dean from Boston University’s School of Communication who says, “It’s an embarrassment. …

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