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...drought is devastating farmers in Nebraska, but it's also making an impact as far away as the Capitol Hill. Majority leader Tom Daschle introduced a proposal last week in the Senate that would authorize some $5 billion in drought relief for farmers. President Bush has previously said that to restrain the federal deficit, he wants any aid to come from the $249 billion farm bill that was enacted last May. That's likely to set off a feisty debate in some congressional districts over whether farmers need extra help or have had plenty of help already...
...Bush indicated that he would soon ask Congress to vote on whether to wage war against Iraq, he dispatched one of his best men to make the case. When Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld made his way last Wednesday to a secure, windowless room on the top floor of the Capitol, nearly three-quarters of the Senators awaited him. They were confronting one of the gravest decisions lawmakers can face--sending troops into battle--and they expected to see the intelligence Rumsfeld and other Bush Administration officials have said would clinch the case that Saddam Hussein must go, the sooner...
...Trade Center collapse. In St. Paul, Minn., patrol officers will pull over and face their vehicles to the east. Motorists in Victoria, Australia, are being asked to turn on their headlights at 8:46 a.m. In Washington the Sept. 11 Quilt Project, above, will be on display on the Capitol Lawn. --By Heather Won Tesoriero
...such as Honda, IBM and Burger King, are turning to start-ups like YaYa to create "advergames"--online games that include a subtle or overt commercial message--to grab Web surfers' attention. And with the help of New York City software company ActiveBuddy, marketers such as Elle magazine and Capitol Records have created branded interactive agents that can chat online, provided that the Web surfers initiate the conversation...
...respond to new peace initiatives that involve confronting settlers in the West Bank and Gaza. And he knows that the domestic politics of an election year all but preclude Washington from nudging him back towards talking to the Palestinians. Triangulating the positions of the Israelis, the Arabs and Capitol Hill suggest coalition-building could be a long and arduous process, one hardly conducive to quick action against Saddam...