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But the administration is preventing release of the most compelling details, according to committee members. As Lott apologizes, '81 filing emerges Amid criticism of a remark he made last week, a paper on behalf of a school that banned interracial dating surfaces. Venezuela's navy seizes oil tankers held by strikers CARACAS, Venezuela -- Heavily armed navy troops seized two oil tankers from strikers Wednesday as deeply divided Venezuelans took to the streets -- both to protest and to search for cash and food as a strike aimed at ousting President Hugo Chavez expands. U.S. worst for wasting water, survey shows LONDON -- Some of the world's richest countries -- including the United States and Japan -- lag behind some developing nations in making the best use of water, according to a new grading system published Wednesday. U.S. allows missiles to sail on to Yemen WASHINGTON -- Skirting a faceoff with Yemen, the United States on Wednesday let an intercepted shipment of North Korean missiles proceed to the Persian Gulf country after receiving assurances the Scuds would not be transferred elsewhere in the tense region. Vatican won't solve diocese money problems VATICAN CITY -- From New Zealand to Newfoundland, sex abuse settlements are posing an enormous financial burden on the Roman Catholic Church, even leading the Boston Archdiocese in the United States to consider the unprecedented step of filing for bankruptcy. Nation in brief 2002 was 2nd-warmest year, NASA reports Catholic lay group seeks ouster of Boston cardinal NEWTON, Mass. -- A Catholic reform group called for Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation Wednesday, joining a growing chorus of dissent against the leader of the scandal-plagued Boston Archdiocese. Obituaries HENRY CHAUNCEY, 97, credited with turning the SAT into an admission standard used by thousands of colleges and universities, died Dec. 3 in Shelburne, Vt. He founded the Educational Testing Service to administer the SAT out of a belief that access to the nation's colleges should be decided through merit, rather than through family connections. A former assistant dean at Harvard University, he started Princeton, N.J.-based ETS in 1947 and served as its president until 1970. He also was a director of the New York-based College Board, the organization that sponsors the SAT. Officials gear up to prevent gridlock of subway, bus strike NEW YORK -- Transportation officials across the metropolitan area scrambled Wednesday to set up contingency plans for millions of commuters as talks to stave off a city subway and bus strike went nowhere. Washington in brief GAO investigates delay of Fla. audit sought by Gov. Bush Chicken pox vaccine not always foolproof A chicken pox outbreak at a day care center two years ago found vaccinations surprisingly ineffective and may suggest that children should get two shots instead of one, researchers say. Leg reconstruction, amputation compared People whose mangled legs were reassembled by doctors had about the same amount of disability and distress two years later as those who had amputations, a study found. Fighting terror notebook Bush will offer public vaccine for smallpox Blair comes to wife's defense LONDON -- More than a week into a messy political row over Cherie Blair's dealings with an Australian con man, Prime Minister Tony Blair came to his wife's defense Wednesday, accusing the media of building a scandal from "a whole mountain of distortion and half-truths." Deal to give U.S. report criticized UNITED NATIONS -- Facing criticism from the U.N. secretary-general and several Security Council members, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday defended a deal the United States initiated to take possession of Iraq's weapons declaration and spirit it to Washington. Troops sent to guard Indian polls AHMADABAD, India -- About 55,000 troops were deployed Wednesday to prevent election violence in Gujarat state, where more than 1,000 people died in three months of Hindu-Muslim riots earlier this year. Court considers damage limits WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether there should be limits on how much plaintiffs can win in punitive damages from businesses found liable in legal cases. National headlines World headlines Science headlines
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