216.8 10 okay APW_ENG_20060123.0008 Princeton economist Paul Krugman, who is also a New York Times columnist, has faulted Greenspan for betraying the public's trust by "repeatedly shilling for whatever the Bush administration wants 216.8 11 okay LTW_ENG_20060317.0008 Krugman and his co-author, Robin Wells, correctly diagnose the problem with the Bush administration's pet health care solution of encouraging people (with tax breaks, naturally) to pay for routine care a la carte, instead of through insurance 216.8 11 okay NYT_ENG_20050825.0063 at the first half of the Krugman oeuvre - the project is coauthored with his wife, economist Robin 216.8 11 okay NYT_ENG_20050825.0063 at the first half of the Paul Krugman oeuvre - the project is coauthored with Paul Krugman wife, 216.8 11 okay NYT_ENG_20050825.0063 '' Case has looked at the first half of the Krugman oeuvre - the project is coauthored with his wife , economist Robin Wells - about microeconomics . 216.8 11 okay NYT_ENG_20050825.0063 Case has looked at the first half of the Krugman oeuvre the project is coauthored with his wife, economist Robin Wells about microeconomics. 216.8 12 okay BLOG06-20051227-055-0012479069 To back up his claims that Wal-Mart destroys jobs, Krugman cites the sophisticated statistical analysis in a paper by a University of California professor and two associates at the Public Policy Institute of California. 216.8 1 okay AFP_ENG_20051024.0474 Bernanke hired Paul Krugman 216.8 1 okay AFP_ENG_20051024.0474 "His actions have been non-partisan as well: as chairman of Princeton's economics department, Bernanke hired Paul Krugman who is an outspoken Bush critic 216.8 1 okay AFP_ENG_20051024.0474 "His actions have been non-partisan as well: as chairman of Princeton's economics department, Bernanke hired Paul Krugman who is an outspoken Bush critic. 216.8 1 okay AFP_ENG_20051024.0474 His actions have been non-partisan as well: as chairman of Princeton's economics department, Bernanke hired Paul Krugman who is an outspoken Bush critic 216.8 1 okay LTW_ENG_20051025.0001 At Princeton, one of his hiring coups was Paul Krugman. Now an op ed columnist for The New York Times, Krugman is one of President Bush's most prominent and savage critics among economists. This does not seem to have counted against Bernanke. Krugman didn't return a call for comment. 216.8 2 okay NYT_ENG_20050124.0154 On a more serious note, economist Paul Krugman tells Rolling Stone's Eric Bates that Social Security is not in crisis. 216.8 3 okay NYT_ENG_20051126.0135 As economist Paul Krugman has argued, private markets might be the best way to produce cars and computers, but are a horrible way to deliver health care 216.8 4 okay BLOG06-20051213-068-0019517474 Dr. Paul Krugman , listed as one of Worlds Top 100 Public Intellectuals , '' was interviewed by Dr. James Reese . 216.8 4 okay BLOG06-20051213-068-0019517474 Dr. Paul Krugman, listed as one of World's Top 100 Public Intellectuals," was interviewed by Dr. James Reese 216.8 5 okay BLOG06-20060125-004-0027261933 krugman on the prescription drug plan . . . another miserable failure 216.8 6 vital AFP_ENG_20051024.0474 Paul Krugman is an outspoken Bush critic. 216.8 6 vital BLOG06-20051207-096-0005462824 • Paul Krugman - In his twice-weekly columns in The New York Times, the award-winning Princeton economist has become the leading critic of Bush administration policies 216.8 6 vital BLOG06-20051213-068-0019517474 Krugman is an outspoken critic of the Bush administration 's foreign and domestic policies . 216.8 6 vital BLOG06-20060123-011-0004273372 In his column in The New York Times -LRB- NYT -RRB- , Paul Krugman is one of President George W. Bush 's most outspoken foes . 216.8 6 vital BLOG06-20060123-011-0004273372 In his column in The New York Times ( NYT ), Paul Krugman is one of President George W. Bush's most outspoken foes. 216.8 6 vital BLOG06-20060123-011-0004273372 In his column in The New York Times (NYT ), Paul Krugman is one of President George W. Bush's most outspoken foes. 216.8 6 vital BLOG06-20060125-006-0010707088 Fake But Accurate: Lou Dobbs and Paul Krugman don t really give a crap about unemployment, or the US economy - it's all about hating Bush 216.8 6 vital LTW_ENG_20051025.0001 At Princeton, one of his hiring coups was Paul Krugman. Now an op ed columnist for The New York Times, Krugman is one of President Bush's most prominent and savage critics among economists. This does not seem to have counted against Bernanke. Krugman didn't return a call for comment. 216.8 6 vital LTW_ENG_20051025.0001 Now an op-ed columnist for The New York Times, Krugman is one of President Bush's most prominent and savage critics among economists 216.8 6 vital LTW_ENG_20051025.0001 Now an op-ed columnist for The New York Times, Krugman is one of President Bush's most prominent and savage critics among economists. 216.8 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050825.0063 Krugman is an outspoken critic of the Bush administration 's foreign and domestic policies . 216.8 7 okay NYT_ENG_20041007.0365 But as time wore on and the administration did what it has done, I really had no choice," says the Princeton economics professor who once worked in the Reagan White House. 216.8 8 okay NYT_ENG_20041007.0365 The deal, originally, was that I would write about economics -- I had no idea it would be so political. 216.8 9 okay NYT_ENG_20060206.0257 Krugman said recent tax cuts by President Bush have disproportionately helped the wealthy, helping lead to greater inequality between the rich and the middle class 216.8 9 okay NYT_ENG_20060206.0257 Krugman said recent tax cuts by President Bush have disproportionately helped the wealthy, helping lead to greater inequality between the rich and the middle class. 217.7 10 okay BLOG06-20051214-007-0013573703 He dropped out , but is still remembered there for his rhyming . 217.7 10 okay LTW_ENG_20041104.0042 He dropped out , but is still remembered there for his rhyming . 217.7 11 vital APW_ENG_20060318.0099 Last month, Linkin Park and rapper Jay-Z shared a Grammy Award for best rap/sung collaboration for 217.7 11 vital NYT_ENG_20041018.0143 jay-z , who has sold more than 30 million albums and won three grammy awards since it 's 1996 debut album 217.7 11 vital NYT_ENG_20041018.0143 `` The music business is not about music anymore , '' said Jay-Z , who has sold more than 30 million albums and won three Grammy awards since his 1996 debut album `` Reasonable Doubt . 217.7 11 vital NYT_ENG_20041018.0143 "The music business is not about music anymore," said Jay-Z, who has sold more than 30 million albums and won three Grammy awards since his 1996 debut album "Reasonable Doubt." 217.7 1 okay BLOG06-20051208-147-0019826658 As hip-hop battles get ever more stupid, now Jay-Z is being sued by a wrestling bloke who reckons he's pinched his hand gestures. 217.7 4 okay BLOG06-20051214-007-0013573703 As a young man , he claims to have been caught up in selling drugs on the streets of New York in the Marcy Projects . 217.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20041104.0042 As a young man , he claims to have been caught up in selling drugs on the streets of New York in the Marcy Projects . 217.7 4 okay NYT_ENG_20050825.0374 Starting with the classic "Reasonable Doubt," Jay-Z, in less than a decade, had released 10 albums, which sold more than 33 million copies, rising from the Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, where he once dealt drugs, to become one of music's most respected and prolific artists 217.7 5 okay NYT_ENG_20041104.0179 We see how a lot of the record's best songs were picked and are shown that Jay-Z is a kind of savant (he doesn't commit any lyrics to paper) 217.7 5 okay NYT_ENG_20041105.0047 We see how a lot of the record 's best songs were picked and are shown that Jay-Z is a kind of savant -LRB- he does n't commit any lyrics to paper -RRB- . 217.7 6 okay LTW_ENG_20041104.0034 FILM-FADE - HOLLYWOOD -``Fade to Black'' is a documentary focusing on rapper Jay-Z and his climactic November 2003 performance at Madison Square Garden; a review. 217.7 6 okay LTW_ENG_20041104.0042 Directed by Patrick Paulson and Michael John Warren, ``Fade to Black'' may well be the best hip-hop concert film to date, far better than ``Backstage,'' which documented Jay-Z's 1999 ``Hard Knock Life'' tour with DMX 217.7 7 okay BLOG06-20051214-007-0013573703 As of 2005 , he is estimated to be worth around $320 million . 217.7 7 okay LTW_ENG_20041104.0042 As of 2005 , he is estimated to be worth around $320 million . 217.7 8 okay BLOG06-20051214-007-0013573703 Originally from the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn , New York , Carter was abandoned by his father Adnis Reeves when he was twelve years old and he was consequently raised by his mother Gloria . 217.7 8 okay LTW_ENG_20041104.0042 Originally from the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn , New York , Carter was abandoned by his father Adnis Reeves when he was twelve years old and he was consequently raised by his mother Gloria . 217.7 9 okay BLOG06-20051214-007-0013573703 He was known as " Jazzy " in his neighborhood , a nickname which eventually became his stage name , " Jay-Z. " 217.7 9 okay LTW_ENG_20041104.0042 He was known as " Jazzy " in his neighborhood , a nickname which eventually became his stage name , " Jay-Z. " 218.8 1 okay LTW_ENG_20051214.0164 Darrell Hammond, who has perfected the crooked little smile of Vice President Dick Cheney, was a jittery guest at Tuesday's bash for 400 at the Naval Observatory 218.8 1 okay LTW_ENG_20051214.0164 ``Saturday Night Live's'' Darrell Hammond, who has perfected the crooked little smile of Vice President Dick Cheney, was a jittery guest at Tuesday's bash for 400 at the Naval Observatory 218.8 1 okay LTW_ENG_20051214.0164 ``Saturday Night Live's'' Darrell Hammond, who has perfected the crooked little smile of Vice President Dick Cheney, was a jittery guest at Tuesday's bash for 400 at the Naval Observatory. 218.8 1 okay LTW_ENG_20051214.0164 was a jittery guest at Tuesday's bash for 400 at the Naval Observatory 218.8 3 okay NYT_ENG_20041024.0052 Indeed, Democratic nominee Al Gore studied "SNL"-er Darrell Hammond's "lockbox"-loaded knockoff of him, and "his next debate was much better," says Tom Shales co-author of "Live From New York 218.8 3 okay NYT_ENG_20041024.0052 Indeed, Democratic nominee Al Gore studied "SNL" er Darrell Hammond's "lockbox" loaded knockoff of him, and "his next debate was much better," says Tom Shales co author of "Live From New York: An Uncensored History of 'Saturday Night Live.' 218.8 4 okay LTW_ENG_20051214.0164 Hammond said he doesn't even remember their conversation: ``I'm always nervous around presidents and vice presidents.''. 218.8 6 okay NYT_ENG_20060207.0366 But Wallach said "Comedy Central Presents," with its half-hour sets, its longevity and its formidable roster of alumni (Darrell Hammond 218.8 6 okay NYT_ENG_20060207.0366 But Wallach said "Comedy Central Presents," with its half-hour sets, its longevity and its formidable roster of alumni (Darrell Hammond, Lewis Black, Kevin Nealon and Carlos Mencia among them), is a standard-setter for the genre and a keystone for Comedy Central. 218.8 7 okay BLOG06-20060207-026-0032078295 After completing college , Hammond moved to New York City where he lived for several years before joining the cast of SNL. He married his wife , Elizabeth , in 1983 and then again in 1990 after a divorce in 1986 . 218.8 7 okay NYT_ENG_20041029.0045 After completing college , Hammond moved to New York City where he lived for several years before joining the cast of SNL. He married his wife , Elizabeth , in 1983 and then again in 1990 after a divorce in 1986 . 218.8 8 okay BLOG06-20060207-026-0032078295 When veteran announcer Don Pardo is unavailable , Hammond fills in to introduce the cast , with a spot-on Pardo impersonation . 218.8 8 okay NYT_ENG_20041029.0045 When veteran announcer Don Pardo is unavailable , Hammond fills in to introduce the cast , with a spot-on Pardo impersonation . 219.7 10 okay LTW_ENG_20050331.0156 Prewar claims by the United States that Iraq was producing biological weapons were based almost entirely on accounts from a defector who was described as ``crazy'' by his intelligence handlers and a ``congenital liar'' by his friends 219.7 10 okay LTW_ENG_20050331.0156 Was Warned Before War WASHINGTON Prewar claims by the United States that Iraq was producing biological weapons were based almost entirely on accounts from a defector who was described as ``crazy'' by his intelligence handlers and a ``congenital liar'' by his friends. 219.7 1 okay BLOG06-20060112-029-0023724746 Tyler Drumheller had learned from German intelligence that a key CIA source on Iraqi WMD, an Iraqi exile who went by the code name Curveball, was mentally unstable, unreliable and not to be trusted. 219.7 2 okay NYT_ENG_20050330.0237 One gem was the hard-drinking relative of a Chalabi aide, a secret source code-named Curveball, who claimed to verify the mobile weapons labs. 219.7 3 vital AFP_ENG_20051214.0514 German intelligence officials warned their US counterparts that accounts from an Iraqi defector code-named Curveball, a critical US source for charges that Iraq possessed mobile germ weapons labs 219.7 3 vital APW_ENG_20051129.0478 Lately, however, he said he had been troubled by disclosures that an informant known as Curveball, who supplied information about alleged mobile biological laboratories, was not reliable, and new information casting doubt on 219.7 3 vital BLOG06-20051207-058-0006896232 1997Germ truckCurveball says he helped assemble a germ-production unit on trucks at Djerf al Nadaf 219.7 3 vital BLOG06-20051208-102-0015098714 The Claim : An Iraqi defector codenamed `` Curveball '' was the source of reporting that Saddam Hussein had built a fleet of mobile biowarfare labs . 219.7 3 vital BLOG06-20051208-102-0015098714 The Claim: An Iraqi defector codenamed "Curveball" was the source of reporting that Saddam Hussein had built a fleet of mobile biowarfare labs. 219.7 3 vital LTW_ENG_20050327.0037 THE REPORT ALSO REVIEWS THE CASE OF CURVEBALL A STILL-UNIDENTIFIED IRAQI DEFECTOR IN GERMANY WHOSE FANCIFUL REPORTS ABOUT IRAQI MOBILE GERM WEAPONS FACILITIES WERE CITED BY THEN-SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN L 219.7 3 vital LTW_ENG_20050327.0037 The report also reviews the case of Curveball, a still unidentified Iraqi defector in Germany whose fanciful reports about Iraqi mobile germ weapons facilities were cited by then Secretary of State Colin L. Powell at the U.N. Security Council in February 2003. 219.7 3 vital LTW_ENG_20050331.0156 The defector code-named ``Curveball'' spoke with alarming specificity about Iraq's alleged biological weapons programs and fleet of mobile labs. 219.7 3 vital LTW_ENG_20050521.0022 disclosed that senior intelligence officials had serious questions about ``Curveball,'' the code name for an Iraqi informant who provided the key information on Saddam's alleged mobile biological facilities 219.7 3 vital LTW_ENG_20050527.0160 Curveball provided questionable information--later disproved--about Iraq's alleged mobile facilities that could produce biological weapons. 219.7 3 vital LTW_ENG_20051119.0032 After the CIA vouched for Curveball's information, President Bush warned in his State of the Union Speech in January 2003 that Iraq had mobile biological weapons labs designed to produce germ warfare agents. 219.7 3 vital LTW_ENG_20051121.0123 Another startling example of the administration's use of bad intelligence to promote its cause originated with the Iraqi defector aptly codenamed ``Curveball.'' The defector, though discredited as being a fabricator, claimed he was an eyewitness to Iraq's production of biological weapons in mobile labs. 219.7 3 vital NYT_ENG_20051126.0071 nearly 7,000-word investigation in last Sunday's Los Angeles Times found that Bush and his aides had "issued increasingly dire warnings" about Iraq's mobile biological weapons labs long after U. S. intelligence authorities were told by Germany's Federal Intelligence Service that the principal source for these warnings, an Iraqi defector in German custody code-named Curveball, "never claimed to produce germ weapons and never saw anyone else do so. " The five senior German intelligence officials who spoke to The Los Angeles Times said they were aghast that such long-discredited misinformation from a suspected fabricator turned up in Colin Powell's presentation to the United Nations and in the president's 2003 State of the Union address (where it shared billing with the equally bogus 16 words about Saddam's fictitious African uranium 219.7 4 okay BLOG06-20051207-058-0006896232 Curveball was a "blue" source, meaning the Germans would not permit U.S. access to him. 219.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20050331.0156 The CIA never had access to Curveball. 219.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20051119.0032 Curveball also could not be interviewed 219.7 5 okay BLOG06-20051208-164-0018960446 Curveball was a "blue" source, meaning the Germans would not permit U.S. access to him.Curveball said he hated Americans, the Germans explained 219.7 5 okay LTW_ENG_20051119.0026 German officials insisted Curveball hated Americans, so the DIA was not allowed to interview him. 219.7 5 okay LTW_ENG_20051119.0032 The Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency, working from a clandestine operating base called Munich House, became the liaison for U.S. intelligence and assigned his code name. German officials insisted Curveball hated Americans, so the DIA was not allowed to interview him. 219.7 6 vital BLOG06-20051210-138-0015591987 The L. A. Times has a 13-page article on the Bush administrations use of information provided by the Iraqi defector , codenamed Curveball , in making the case for war with Iraq . 219.7 6 vital BLOG06-20051212-028-0000911408 THIS ARTICLE ALSO DETAILS A REPORT ON THE BASIS FOR THE WAR AND GOES ON TO SAY THAT THE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE THAT REPORTED MOBILE BIOWEAPONS LABS CAME FROM AN IRAQI DEFECTOR KNOWN AS CURVEBALL IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 219.7 6 vital BLOG06-20051215-030-0020223900 Curveball is the Iraqi defector whose claims dubious from the beginning, now discredited about biological weapons were used by the Bush administration to help make the case for invading Iraq. 219.7 6 vital BLOG06-20051221-038-0018296565 Despite considerable doubts over Curveball's credibility, his claims were included in the administration's case for war without caveat. 219.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20050331.0110 INTEL-CURVEBALL -- WASHINGTON -- Prewar claims by the United States that Iraq was producing biological weapons were based almost entirely on accounts from a defector code-named ``Curveball. 219.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20050331.0110 INTEL-CURVEBALL -- WASHINGTON -- Prewar claims by the United States that Iraq was producing biological weapons were based almost entirely on accounts from a defector code-named ``Curveball.'' But postwar investigations show that Curveball had lost his Iraqi government job in 1995, and that he wasn't even in the country at times when he claimed to have witnessed biological weapons work. 219.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20050331.0156 Curveball's claims were critical to the case for war 219.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20050331.0156 Curveball's claims were critical to the case for war. 219.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20050331.0156 Despite persistent doubts about his credibility, Curveball's claims were included in the Bush administration's case for war without so much as a caveat. 219.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20051119.0026 Nonetheless, President Bush and his aides used information provided by Curveball in public warnings before the war that Iraq had at least seven mobile factories brewing biological poisons. Then Secretary of State Colin L. Powell also used this information in his Feb. 5, 2003, prewar presentation to the United Nations. 219.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20051119.0032 The German intelligence officials responsible for one of the most important informants on Saddam Hussein's suspected weapons of mass destruction say that the Bush Administration and the CIA repeatedly exaggerated his claims during the run-up to the Iraq war 219.7 6 vital NYT_ENG_20060315.0118 You'll recall that those imaginary WMD were the stated reason Bush went to war, only to have the U. S. search for those weapons come up empty 219.7 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050331.0156 Curveball's identity has never been publicly revealed 219.7 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050331.0156 Curveball's identity has never been publicly revealed. 219.7 8 okay LTW_ENG_20050331.0156 By early 2001, the CIA was getting messages from German intelligence that Curveball was ``out of control'' and could not be located. Some of Curveball's information was contradicted by other intelligence. His description of a depot for the weapons labs didn't match surveillance images, which showed a wall where Curveball said vehicles were entering and exiting. 219.7 8 okay LTW_ENG_20050331.0156 Some of Curveball's information was contradicted by other intelligence 219.7 8 okay LTW_ENG_20050331.0156 Some of Curveball's information was contradicted by other intelligence. 219.7 9 okay LTW_ENG_20051119.0032 Curveball largely ceased cooperating in 2001 once he was granted asylum, officials said 219.7 9 okay LTW_ENG_20051119.0032 Curveball largely ceased cooperating in 2001 once he was granted asylum, officials said. 220.8 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050309.0083 The world's most powerful sports agent and money management firm offers to organize Monday corporate outings at PGA events 220.8 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050309.0083 The world's most powerful sports agent and money management firm offers to organize Monday corporate outings at PGA events. 220.8 1 vital APW_ENG_20051024.0943 IMG is the world 's premier sports and lifestyle management and marketing firm , with more than 2,200 staff in 70 offices across 30 countries . 220.8 1 vital BLOG06-20060126-017-0023363612 IMG is the world 's premier sports and lifestyle management and marketing firm , with more than 2,200 staff in 70 offices across 30 countries . 220.8 1 vital BLOG06-20060208-019-0006337746 IMG is the premiere sports marketing group in the world 220.8 2 okay BLOG06-20060205-019-0021187252 IMG has a strong heritage of successfully working with global sports and entertainment properties and we share Harrahs vision for the future of the World Series of Poker, said Andy Pierce, senior corporate vice president IMG. 220.8 4 okay AFP_ENG_20050217.0717 IMG hockey managing director J. P. Barry, who has 70 NHL players under contract, told the Washington Post 220.8 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050309.0083 Ireland's Padraig Harrington are IMG clients who were paid for a corporate outing last week before the Ford Championship at Doral. 220.8 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050309.0083 Offering golf star clients for corporate sponsor outings for appearance fees has put International Management Group at odds with US PGA Tour officials, the Sun Sentinel newspaper reported. 220.8 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050309.0083 Offering golf-star clients for corporate sponsor outings for appearance fees has put International Management Group at odds with US PGA Tour officials , the Sun-Sentinel newspaper reported . 220.8 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050309.0083 Offering golf-star clients for corporate sponsor outings for appearance fees has put International Management Group at odds with US PGA Tour officials, the Sun-Sentinel newspaper reported 220.8 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050309.0083 OFFERING GOLF-STAR CLIENTS FOR CORPORATE SPONSOR OUTINGS FOR APPEARANCE FEES HAS PUT INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT GROUP AT ODDS WITH US PGA TOUR OFFICIALS THE SUN-SENTINEL NEWSPAPER REPORTED 220.8 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050309.0083 Such stars as Fiji's Vijay Singh, South Africa's Retief Goosen, Spain's Sergio Garcia and Ireland's Padraig Harrington are IMG clients who were paid for a corporate outing last week before the Ford Championship at Doral 220.8 5 okay AFP_ENG_20050309.0083 Such stars as Fiji's Vijay Singh, South Africa's Retief Goosen, Spain's Sergio Garcia and Ireland's Padraig Harrington are IMG clients who were paid for a corporate outing last week before the Ford Championship at Doral. 220.8 6 okay APW_ENG_20051024.0943 TWI , IMG 's television division , is the largest independent distributor and producer of televised sports , managing a library of more than 150,000 hours . 220.8 6 okay BLOG06-20060126-017-0023363612 TWI , IMG 's television division , is the largest independent distributor and producer of televised sports , managing a library of more than 150,000 hours . 221.8 2 vital AFP_ENG_20041013.0718 mint is the only government entity in the united states with the authority to coin money . 221.8 2 vital AFP_ENG_20041013.0718 The United States Mint is the only government entity in the United States with the authority to coin money 221.8 2 vital AFP_ENG_20041013.0718 "The United States Mint is the only government entity in the United States with the authority to coin money. Clearly, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a US insular possession, does not have the authority to coin its own money," the September 10 statement said. 221.8 2 vital LTW_ENG_20050125.0017 in 1792, is authorized to make the nation's money and, when directed by Congress, to create 221.8 2 vital LTW_ENG_20050125.0017 is authorized to make the nation's money and, when directed by Congress, to create official U.S. commemorative coins 221.8 2 vital LTW_ENG_20050125.0017 Only the U. S. Mint , established in 1792 , is authorized to make the nation 's money and , when directed by Congress , to create official U. S. commemorative coins . 221.8 2 vital LTW_ENG_20050125.0017 Only the U.S. Mint, established in 1792, is authorized to make the nation's money and, when directed by Congress, to create official U.S. commemorative coins 221.8 2 vital LTW_ENG_20050125.0017 Only the U.S. Mint, established in 1792, is authorized to make the nation's money and, when directed by Congress, to create official U.S. commemorative coins. 221.8 2 vital LTW_ENG_20050125.0017 ONLY THE U.S. MINT ESTABLISHED IN 1792 IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE THE NATION 'S MONEY AND WHEN DIRECTED BY CONGRESS TO CREATE OFFICIAL U.S. COMMEMORATIVE COINS 221.8 3 okay APW_ENG_20050419.0630 The United States mint plans to match and exceed world class business practices with this new 24-karat gold bullion coin, 221.8 3 okay BLOG06-20051219-055-0005636967 The U.S. Mint has produced a 24-karat gold coin 221.8 3 okay BLOG06-20051219-055-0005636967 the U.S. Mint has produced a 24-karat gold coin, a designation that means it contains 99.99 221.8 3 okay XIN_ENG_20050419.0282 The US Mint announced on Tuesday it will begin producing a new 24-karat gold bullion coin early next year 221.8 3 okay XIN_ENG_20050419.0282 The US Mint announced on Tuesday it will begin producing a new 24-karat gold bullion coin early next year. 221.8 3 okay XIN_ENG_20050419.0282 This will mark the first time the US Mint has produced a 24- karat gold coin, a designation that means it contains 99. 99 percent gold 221.8 3 okay XIN_ENG_20050419.0282 This will mark the first time the US Mint has produced a 24- karat gold coin, a designation that means it contains 99.99 percent gold 221.8 3 okay XIN_ENG_20050419.0298 Global investors have been turning increasingly to the purer gold coin in recent years. The Mint estimates the potential global market for 24 karat gold bullion coins at 2.4 billion dollars. 221.8 3 okay XIN_ENG_20050419.0298 HEADLINE : US Mint to make 24-karat gold coins early next year The US Mint announced Tuesday it will begin producing new 24-karat uncirculated gold bullion investment coins in early 2006 . 221.8 3 okay XIN_ENG_20050419.0298 The US Mint announced Tuesday it will begin producing new 24-karat uncirculated gold bullion investment coins in early 2006 221.8 6 okay APW_ENG_20051202.0219 The U.S. Mint's project to make the greenback share its color with muted pastels reaches the $10 bill in a few months. 221.8 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050505.0035 This happens because it costs the United States Mint less than 5 cents to make each 25 cent piece it cranks out. 221.8 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050505.0035 This happens because it costs the United States Mint less than 5 cents to make each 25-cent piece it cranks out 222.8 10 vital NYT_ENG_20060126.0356 began making PFOA in the 1950s. The compound was made in Cottage Grove and Decatur, Ala., and sold to DuPont, Nelson said. The chemical was most widely used as an ingredient for Teflon and other non stick cookware coatings. 222.8 10 vital NYT_ENG_20060126.0356 The phaseout of PFOA by 3M, DuPont and the other firms doesn't mean that concern about the compound's effects will go away, however. 222.8 10 vital NYT_ENG_20060201.0449 On Monday, the EPA asked 3M, DuPont and six other chemical firms to cease using PFOA, a compound 3M developed 50 years ago used to make Teflon and other nonstick coatings 222.8 10 vital NYT_ENG_20060201.0449 PFOA, and a discontinued chemical that went into Scotchgard and produced a by-product called PFOS, have been found to persist in the blood of workers, nearby residents and groundwater near 3M factories that made the chemicals 222.8 10 vital NYT_ENG_20060215.0339 DuPont, which began making PFOA after 3M ceased production, was fined $10. 25 million by the EPA last month and pledged to reduce its PFOA emissions by 98 percent to settle charges that the company hid information about the chemical 222.8 10 vital NYT_ENG_20060215.0339 Last month, the agency asked 3M, DuPont and six other firms to reduce their use of PFOA by 95 percent through 2010 and eliminate it by 2015. 3M uses the chemical only in one German plant that has a PFOA reclamation and recycling system. 3M made PFOA in Decatur, Ala., and in Cottage Grove. 222.8 10 vital NYT_ENG_20060215.0339 " Maplewood, Minn. -based 3M began making PFOA in the 1950s and began phasing it out in 2000, ending production altogether by 2004, officials said. 222.8 10 vital NYT_ENG_20060215.0339 Maplewood, Minn. based 3M began making PFOA in the 1950s and began phasing it out in 2000, ending production altogether by 2004, officials said. 222.8 10 vital NYT_ENG_20060215.0339 Maplewood, Minn.-based 3M began making PFOA in the 1950s and began phasing it out in 2000, ending production altogether by 2004, officials said. 222.8 1 okay NYT_ENG_20060126.0356 3M has been sued in three states over allegations that PFOA has been found in ground water or well water 222.8 1 okay NYT_ENG_20060126.0356 3M has been sued in three states over allegations that PFOA has been found in ground water or well water. 222.8 2 okay BLOG06-20060208-020-0020261296  - feb 02 2:00 pm in a speech today at the corporate headquarters of 3m in st. paul , minnesota , president bush called on congress to pass legislation that would give 3m and other asbestos defendants that knowingly exposed workers to asbestos a $ 20 billion , taxpayer-guaranteed liability bailout. 222.8 2 okay NYT_ENG_20060202.0376 Before his speech, the president and First Lady Laura Bush toured a 3M research lab, meeting chemists, physicists and other scientists who are developing cutting-edge technology. 3M Senior Vice President of Research and Development Jay Ihlenfeld hosted the 20-minute tour, showing the Bushes 3M's developing fuel cell technology, which is one day expected to help power cars; optical film prototypes; and high-tech, high-capacity power cables. 222.8 2 okay NYT_ENG_20060202.0376 With the 3M Company as his backdrop, "American competitiveness" as his theme, and a mostly nonpartisan tone, President Bush brought his post-State of the Union tour to Maplewood on Thursday 222.8 3 okay BLOG06-20051224-024-0000048845 However, I think it's important to note that several other successful companies allow their engineeers to also devote 20-25% of their time to working on personal projects as well - companies like 3M and Medtronic are two examples 222.8 4 okay APW_ENG_20050921.0069 About 6 percent of the company's 32,648 U.S. employees are unionized, according to 3M spokeswoman Jacqueline Berry. 222.8 4 okay APW_ENG_20050921.0069 Instead, about 6 percent of the company's 32,648 U.S. employees are unionized, according to 3M spokeswoman Jacqueline Berry 222.8 5 okay BLOG06-20060115-028-0014111719 3M Company ( formerly Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company until 2002 ) is an American corporation with a worldwide presence that produces over 55,000 products , including adhesives , abrasives , laminates , electronic circuits and displays , and pharmaceuticals . 222.8 5 okay NYT_ENG_20041124.0041 3M has a worldwide presence with its astounding 55,000 products 222.8 5 okay NYT_ENG_20041124.0041 has a worldwide presence with its astounding 55,000 products 222.8 5 okay NYT_ENG_20041124.0041 has a worldwide presence with its astounding 55,000 products. 222.8 5 okay NYT_ENG_20051207.0340 Based in St. Paul, 3M is a global conglomerate that makes 55,000 products from skin creams and street signs to Post it notes and Scotch tape. It has six core businesses, 67,000 employees and a market value of $59 billion. Brunswick, based in Lake Forest, Ill., with a market value of $4 billion and 26,000 employees, is a fraction of its size. 222.8 5 okay NYT_ENG_20051207.0340 Paul, 3M is a global conglomerate that makes 55,000 products from skin creams and street signs to Post-it notes and Scotch tape 222.8 5 okay NYT_ENG_20051207.0340 While he has served as a director of Tyco International and Ingersoll-Rand, both industrial conglomerates, he has yet to manage a company anywhere near the size and scope of 3M. Based in St. Paul, 3M is a global conglomerate that makes 55,000 products from skin creams and street signs to Post-it notes and Scotch tape. 222.8 5 okay NYT_ENG_20060201.0449 3M Company ( formerly Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company until 2002 ) is an American corporation with a worldwide presence that produces over 55,000 products , including adhesives , abrasives , laminates , electronic circuits and displays , and pharmaceuticals . 222.8 6 okay BLOG06-20060115-028-0014111719 The company 's early innovations include waterproof sandpaper ( early 1920s ) and masking tape ( 1925 ) , as well as cellophane tape and sound deadening materials for metal-frame cars in the years that followed . 222.8 6 okay NYT_ENG_20060201.0449 The company 's early innovations include waterproof sandpaper ( early 1920s ) and masking tape ( 1925 ) , as well as cellophane tape and sound deadening materials for metal-frame cars in the years that followed . 222.8 7 okay BLOG06-20060115-028-0014111719 3M was involved in some of the first digital audio recordings of the late 1970s to see commercial release when a prototype machine was brought to the Sound 80 studios in neighboring Minneapolis . 222.8 7 okay NYT_ENG_20060201.0449 3M was involved in some of the first digital audio recordings of the late 1970s to see commercial release when a prototype machine was brought to the Sound 80 studios in neighboring Minneapolis . 222.8 8 okay APW_ENG_20050418.1134 3M is a Dow component 222.8 8 okay BLOG06-20060115-028-0014111719 Today , 3M is one of the 30 companies included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( added on August 9 , 1976 ) , and is ranked number 105 on the 2004 Fortune 500 listing . 222.8 8 okay NYT_ENG_20060201.0449 Today , 3M is one of the 30 companies included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( added on August 9 , 1976 ) , and is ranked number 105 on the 2004 Fortune 500 listing . 222.8 9 okay BLOG06-20060115-028-0014111719 The company has 132 plants and over 67,000 employees around the world , with sales offices in more than 200 countries . 222.8 9 okay NYT_ENG_20060201.0449 The company has 132 plants and over 67,000 employees around the world , with sales offices in more than 200 countries . 223.7 1 vital NYT_ENG_20060202.0018 Merrill Lynch & Co. is the nation's biggest brokerage firm 223.7 1 vital NYT_ENG_20060202.0018 The latest interloper is Merrill Lynch & ; Co. , the nation 's biggest brokerage firm . 223.7 1 vital NYT_ENG_20060202.0018 The latest interloper is Merrill Lynch & Co. , the nation's biggest brokerage firm 223.7 1 vital NYT_ENG_20060202.0018 The latest interloper is Merrill Lynch & Co., the nation's biggest brokerage firm 223.7 3 okay AFP_ENG_20050928.0160 Merrill Lynch Japan Securities will spin off its private banking operation, which employs 250 workers and has more than one trillion yen in customer assets, and turn it into a joint venture with MTFG units. 223.7 3 okay AFP_ENG_20050928.0160 Merrill Lynch Japan will inject some three billion yen in capital into the venture and have a 50 percent stake. 223.7 3 okay APW_ENG_20050304.0118 Report: Japanese bank, Merrill Lynch in talks on securities venture TOKYO A major Japanese banking group and Merrill Lynch & Co. are in talks about setting up a securities company together that would target rich people, a news report said Friday. 223.7 3 okay APW_ENG_20050304.0118 The companies are considering combining the U.S. firm's expertise in such business and Mitsubishi Tokyo's strong customer base, which would allow Merrill Lynch to gain a bigger foothold in the Japanese market 223.7 3 okay APW_ENG_20050304.0118 The companies are considering combining the U.S. firm's expertise in such business and Mitsubishi Tokyo's strong customer base, which would allow Merrill Lynch to gain a bigger foothold in the Japanese market, the leading business newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported 223.7 3 okay APW_ENG_20050927.0216 Merrill Lynch and Mitsubishi UFJ to set up brokerage in Japan, report says 223.7 3 okay APW_ENG_20060215.0682 Merill Lynch Japan ( MLJ ) , soon to be rolled up into Merrill Lynch International 223.7 3 okay NYT_ENG_20041220.0157 -- TODD ZAUN SOUTH KOREA: SECURITIES SOLD LG Card, the credit card company in South Korea, said the investment bank Merrill Lynch had agreed to buy $400 million worth of its asset-backed securities, but uncertainty persists over the company's future after its former parent company, the LG Group, refused to join a financial aid package. 223.7 3 okay XIN_ENG_20051214.0048 In February this year, Merrill Lynch & Co. , which owns 1. 5 trillion U. S. dollars world wide, announced to enter China's real estate market by investing 30 million dollars on the highest building in Beijing the Beijing Yin Tai Center, joining hands with China's Yin Tai Holding Co. , Ltd 223.7 4 okay APW_ENG_20060215.0682 The company occupies the entire 34 stories of the Four World Financial Center building in New York City . 223.7 4 okay BLOG06-20060215-031-0012430604 The company occupies the entire 34 stories of the Four World Financial Center building in New York City . 223.7 5 okay APW_ENG_20060215.0682 Today , the multinational corporation operates in more than 40 countries around the world , managing client assets in excess of US $1.8 trillion . 223.7 5 okay BLOG06-20051208-070-0017363471 Merrill Lynch is one of the world's leading wealth management, capital markets and advisory companies, with offices in 36 countries and territories and total client assets of approximately $1. 7 trillion 223.7 5 okay BLOG06-20060215-031-0012430604 Today , the multinational corporation operates in more than 40 countries around the world , managing client assets in excess of US $1.8 trillion . 223.7 6 okay APW_ENG_20060217.1305 Brokerage Merrill Lynch settles 23 class action suits for $164 million 223.7 6 okay APW_ENG_20060217.1305 Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. will pay $164 million (euro138 million) to settle 23 class action lawsuits related to its analysts' activities and research coverage of Internet companies during the boom and bust of the dot-com era, the company said Friday in a regulatory filing. 223.7 6 okay APW_ENG_20060217.1305 Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. will pay $164 million (euro138 million) to settle 23 class action lawsuits related to its analysts' activities and research coverage of Internet companies during the boom and bust of the dot-com era, the company said Friday in a regulatory filing 223.7 6 okay LTW_ENG_20060217.0142 Co. said Friday that it will pay $164 million to settle 23 class-action lawsuits alleging that investors suffered massive losses by following its dishonest stock recommendations, including those from its former star technology analyst Henry Blodget 223.7 7 okay NYT_ENG_20050201.0317 By comparison, Merrill Lynch has 13,500 financial advisers and $1. 3 trillion in assets under management 223.7 7 okay NYT_ENG_20051201.0363 Merrill Lynch, which manages $1.4 trillion in assets, has nearly 15,000 financial advisers worldwide 224.8 1 okay AFP_ENG_20051211.0256 Not a moment is lost by cameras recording the "Tribute to the Troops" for broadcast on television in America and elsewhere on December 19, along the lines of two similar WWE broadcasts from Iraq in 2003 and 2004 224.8 1 okay AFP_ENG_20051211.0256 Tribute to the Troops for broadcast on television in America and elsewhere on December 19, along the lines of two similar WWE broadcasts from Iraq in 2003 and 2004 224.8 2 okay APW_ENG_20041019.0476 s intellectual property is a valuable asset of the company, and we believe the actions taken today are necessary to preserve the integrity of our licensing process and essential to ensure that WWE receives appropriate and fair compensation for the grant of a license to use our intellectual property.". 224.8 2 okay APW_ENG_20041019.0476 "WWE's intellectual property is a valuable asset of the company, and we believe the actions taken today are necessary to preserve the integrity of our licensing process and essential to ensure that WWE receives appropriate and fair compensation for the grant of a license to use our intellectual property.". 224.8 2 okay APW_ENG_20041019.0476 WWE's intellectual property is a valuable asset of the company, and we believe the actions taken today are necessary to preserve the integrity of our licensing process and essential to ensure that WWE receives appropriate and fair compensation for the grant of a license to use our intellectual property. 224.8 3 okay APW_ENG_20051114.0028 A World Wrestling Entertainment star was found dead in his hotel room Sunday in Minneapolis, where he was scheduled to appear that evening in a WWE show 224.8 3 okay APW_ENG_20051114.0829 No signs of foul play in death of WWE wrestler found in Minneapolis hotel 224.8 3 okay NYT_ENG_20051120.0059 Eddie Guerrero , a 38-year-old World Wrestling Entertainment star, was found dead on Nov. 13 at a hotel in Minneapolis. 224.8 4 okay NYT_ENG_20050204.0108 In 2002, however, Bozell was forced to issue an apology and the group paid 3. 5 million to World Wrestling Entertainment head Vince McMahon to settle a libel case 224.8 4 okay NYT_ENG_20050204.0108 In 2002, however, Bozell was forced to issue an apology and the group paid 3.5 million to World Wrestling Entertainment head Vince McMahon to settle a libel case. The apology admitted that the group had falsely claimed that a 6 year old Florida girl was killed by her playmate as the boy practiced "wrestling moves" he had learned on TV. The group also said it had exaggerated the size of an advertiser boycott against WWE. 224.8 5 vital NYT_ENG_20050330.0162 Promoters, fans and participants use "sports entertainment," a term World Wrestling Entertainment guru Vince McMahon coined in the late '90s as pro wrestling became as mainstream as home video 224.8 5 vital NYT_ENG_20050330.0162 Promoters, fans and participants use sports entertainment, a term World Wrestling Entertainment guru Vince McMahon coined in the late '90s as pro wrestling became as mainstream as home video 224.8 6 okay NYT_ENG_20050330.0162 Today, WWE superstars travel by private plane, stay in the best hotels and have the top bone specialists on retainer. 224.8 7 okay APW_ENG_20051205.0034 Chairman Vince McMahon told wrestlers last week that the new policy would involve frequent, random tests conducted by an independent agency 224.8 7 okay APW_ENG_20051205.0034 Following the death of one of pro wrestling's biggest stars, World Wrestling Entertainment says it is starting random drug testing to detect illicit drugs 224.8 7 okay APW_ENG_20051205.0034 Following the death of one of pro wrestling's biggest stars, World Wrestling Entertainment says it is starting random drug testing to detect illicit drugs, steroids and prescription drug abuse among its performers 224.8 7 okay APW_ENG_20051205.0034 Previously, WWE tested for drugs only when it saw a need 224.8 7 okay BLOG06-20051207-022-0022207744 Just heard on the radio that the WWE is going to randomly test its wrestlers for steroids. 224.8 8 okay NYT_ENG_20050703.0026 Buy a replica belt from the World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (formerly World Wrestling Federation) at (866) 993-7467 or wweshop.com 225.8 1 vital APW_ENG_20060104.0467 The explosion was the state's deadliest mining accident since November 1968, when 78 men including the uncle of Gov. Joe Manchin died in an explosion at another mine, an hour's drive north of here 225.8 1 vital APW_ENG_20060110.0179 It was the worst mining disaster in the U.S. since a 2001 disaster in Alabama killed 13 , and the worst in West Virginia since a 1968 disaster that took 78 lives . 225.8 1 vital BLOG06-20060204-025-0019776066 It was the worst mining disaster in the U.S. since a 2001 disaster in Alabama killed 13 , and the worst in West Virginia since a 1968 disaster that took 78 lives . 225.8 1 vital XIN_ENG_20060104.0255 Thirteen miners had been trapped some 85 meters below the surface of the Sago Mine after the explosion early Monday, West Virginia's deadliest mining accident since November 1968, in which 78 men died 225.8 2 vital APW_ENG_20060110.0179 Because of the location of the body , it was obvious to those familiar with the miners and their jobs , that it was likely the body of Terry Helms. About an hour later , reports spread quickly that all twelve of the remaining had also been found alive , but these reports were false . 225.8 2 vital APW_ENG_20060110.0179 Mourners planned to gather Tuesday for the last funerals of those killed in the Sago Mine disaster, including one held at the small Baptist church where families were mistakenly told all but one had survived. 225.8 2 vital BLOG06-20060105-020-0026629275 The devastating news came more than three hours after Governor Joe Manchin announced he had been told 12 of the miners survived the disaster . 225.8 2 vital BLOG06-20060107-022-0002673476 Families learned of the deaths from mine officials more than three hours after Gov. Joe Manchin said he had been told 12 of the miners survived the disaster. 225.8 2 vital BLOG06-20060204-025-0019776066 Because of the location of the body , it was obvious to those familiar with the miners and their jobs , that it was likely the body of Terry Helms. About an hour later , reports spread quickly that all twelve of the remaining had also been found alive , but these reports were false . 225.8 2 vital LTW_ENG_20060106.0011 Great joy turned to deep sorrow and rage Wednesday morning when mining families in Sago, W. Va. , were told inaccurately that 12 of the 13 miners trapped in a coal mine were alive, only to be informed, hours later, that they were dead 225.8 2 vital NYT_ENG_20060105.0020 EDITORIAL: EDITORIALS OF THE NEW YORK TIMES THE SAGO MINE DISASTER In the long history of coal mine tragedies in Appalachia, few have borne the compound misery suffered in Sago, W.Va., where a dozen families were plunged from exultation to furious grief by a false report that their loved ones had survived a deadly mine explosion on Monday. 225.8 2 vital XIN_ENG_20060104.0255 However, hours later, Ben Hatfield, president and CEO of the International Coal Group which owns the Sago Mine, told a pre-dawn press conference that a "miscommunication" between the rescuers and the command center had resulted in the spreading the wrong information that all but one of the 13 miners was alive. 225.8 2 vital XIN_ENG_20060104.0255 Late Tuesday, celebrations erupted as word spread among family members that 12 miners had been found alive at the Sago Mine in the Upshur County, West Virginia 225.8 3 vital APW_ENG_20060110.0179 It was reported that the body of one miner had been found . 225.8 3 vital APW_ENG_20060122.0681 2006: Sago Mine near Tallmansville, West Virginia, explosion on Jan. 2 kills one miner and forces 12 others to barricade themselves against carbon monoxide gas 225.8 3 vital APW_ENG_20060122.0681 It is the nation's deepest vertical shaft coal mine at 2,140 feet (642 meters). 2006: Sago Mine near Tallmansville, West Virginia, explosion on Jan. 2 kills one miner and forces 12 others to barricade themselves against carbon monoxide gas 225.8 3 vital APW_ENG_20060123.0006 In the Sago disaster , one miner died immediately and 11 others died of carbon monoxide poisoning while waiting to be rescued . 225.8 3 vital LTW_ENG_20060106.0006 One man apparently died during Monday morning's blast in the Sago Mine. 225.8 3 vital LTW_ENG_20060106.0124 What caused Monday morning's blast at the Sago Mine, which claimed one life immediately, remains unknown. 225.8 4 vital APW_ENG_20060106.0150 Some of the 12 coal miners who died in the Sago Mine disaster scrawled farewell notes assuring their loved ones that their final hours trapped underground amid toxic gases were not spent in agony. 225.8 4 vital APW_ENG_20060110.0179 International Coal Group CEO Ben Hatfield confirmed that there was only one survivor , Randal McCloy Jr. , KC8VKZ , approximately three hours after reports first surfaced of 12 survivors . 225.8 4 vital APW_ENG_20060122.0681 2006: Sago Mine near Tallmansville, West Virginia, explosion on Jan. 2 kills one miner and forces 12 others to barricade themselves against carbon monoxide gas 225.8 4 vital APW_ENG_20060122.0681 It is the nation's deepest vertical shaft coal mine at 2,140 feet (642 meters). 2006: Sago Mine near Tallmansville, West Virginia, explosion on Jan. 2 kills one miner and forces 12 others to barricade themselves against carbon monoxide gas 225.8 4 vital APW_ENG_20060123.0006 In the Sago disaster , one miner died immediately and 11 others died of carbon monoxide poisoning while waiting to be rescued . 225.8 4 vital BLOG06-20060108-022-0001649617 Some of the 12 coal miners who died in the Sago Mine disasterleft farewell messages to their families 225.8 4 vital LTW_ENG_20060105.0001 ) Below fold: Cols 2-4: Eleven miners who perished in the Sago Mine were still alive after fleeing the initial shaft explosion and barricaded themselves behind a plastic curtain they erected to stave off deadly carbon monoxide, mining company officials say, but the miners' training and precautions proved futile while critical hours passed without rescue. 225.8 4 vital LTW_ENG_20060105.0001 Eleven miners who perished in the Sago Mine were still alive after fleeing the initial shaft explosion and barricaded themselves behind a plastic curtain they 225.8 5 vital APW_ENG_20060103.0126 Two search and rescue teams entered the Sago Mine, more than 11 hours after the blast trapped the miners and reported making steady progress. 225.8 5 vital APW_ENG_20060110.0179 Rescuers had to wait 12 hours after the explosion to begin to reach the miners due to high concentrations of carbon monoxide ( CO ) and methane gas in the shaft . 225.8 5 vital BLOG06-20060204-025-0019776066 Rescuers had to wait 12 hours after the explosion to begin to reach the miners due to high concentrations of carbon monoxide ( CO ) and methane gas in the shaft . 225.8 6 okay APW_ENG_20060110.0179 Sensors from the National Lightning Detection Network indicated at least two cloud-ground lightning strikes near the mine , CNN reported . 225.8 6 okay APW_ENG_20060315.0113 An explosion that killed 12 workers at the Sago Mine likely was likely caused by a massive lightning strike that ignited methane gas in a sealed-off area, the mine's owner said 225.8 6 okay BLOG06-20060204-025-0019776066 Sensors from the National Lightning Detection Network indicated at least two cloud-ground lightning strikes near the mine , CNN reported . 225.8 6 okay LTW_ENG_20060107.0021 No one will know for a while whether the Sago disaster resulted from the more than 180 safety violations the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) found at the mine over the last year, or from a freak accident, such as a lightning strike 225.8 6 okay LTW_ENG_20060112.0132 Officials investigating the Sago disaster have advanced the theory that lightning striking a gas well ignited that explosion as well. 225.8 7 okay APW_ENG_20060315.0695 Two and a half months after an explosion trapped and killed 12 men inside the Sago Mine, their colleagues headed back underground Wednesday and restarted the coal mining operation once again 225.8 8 okay APW_ENG_20060127.0027 Also Thursday, Gov. Joe Manchin signed into law new safety rules prompted by the Sago disaster and a coal mine fire Jan. 19 that killed two men 225.8 8 okay APW_ENG_20060127.0027 Also Thursday, Gov. Joe Manchin signed into law new safety rules prompted by the Sago disaster and a coal mine fire Jan. 19 that killed two men. 225.8 8 okay APW_ENG_20060127.0027 signed into law new safety rules prompted by the Sago disaster and a coal mine fire Jan 225.8 8 okay APW_ENG_20060228.0018 Sago led West Virginia lawmakers to pass a new mine-safety bill in a single day, requiring companies to use communication and tracking devices, store extra air packs underground and report accidents within 15 minutes 225.8 8 okay LTW_ENG_20060107.0021 Mine disasters have historically prompted safety controls and better mining methods 225.8 8 okay LTW_ENG_20060107.0021 Sago is the largest disaster in the state since the 1968 explosion in Farmington that killed 78 men and prompted creation of the federal Coal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1969, after which deaths dropped dramatically 226.8 10 okay BLOG06-20060103-005-0022060461 For example, Mr. Cheney was thought to be less than enthusiastic about the president's nomination of White House Counsel Harriet Miers 226.8 12 okay BLOG06-20051207-023-0017827266 Harriet Miers, Bush's nominee for Supreme Court Justice, has reportedly said that Dubya is " the most brilliant man she [has] ever met ." 226.8 1 okay BLOG06-20051213-020-0000573702 Harriet Miers, with her S.M.U. law degree and apparent history of having as little to do with the law as is possible for a professional lawyer, would probably contribute very little to this less glamorous struggle. 226.8 1 okay NYT_ENG_20051012.0146 holder of undergraduate and law degrees from Southern Methodist University 226.8 3 vital LTW_ENG_20051003.0166 As a private citizen in Dallas, Harriet Miers was a devoted parishioner and Sunday school teacher at a conservative evangelical church and donated money to an anti-abortion group. 226.8 3 vital LTW_ENG_20051018.0157 Harriet Miers promised in a 1989 candidate questionnaire from Texans United for Life that she would support and work for a constitutional amendment to ban abortion except when necessary to prevent the mother's death. 226.8 3 vital LTW_ENG_20051019.0005 Disappointment awaits anyone who hoped that Harriet Miers' written Senate questionnaire would begin to explain who she might be as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. The 65 pages made public this week contain a financial statement and a career history replete with conventional legal practice, bar activities, and worthy charitable and public service stints. Yet they contain a great deal more information than insight, and they do nothing to illuminate why President Bush regards this particular lawyer, among the countless available to him around the country, as ``uniquely qualified'' to serve on the nation's highest court. The most revelatory fact about Harriet Miers emerged Tuesday not from her questionnaire but from her past: her commitment, as a candidate for Dallas City Council in 1989, to ``actively support'' a constitutional amendment to ban abortion except when the life of the mother is at risk. 226.8 4 vital BLOG06-20051210-078-0012383841 Because little was known about Miers ' position on divisive issues , and because she had no prior experience as a judge , her nomination has been subject to some debate on both sides . 226.8 4 vital NYT_ENG_20051003.0178 Like Bush's nominee, Harriet Miers of Dallas, Clark had no experience as a judge before being nominated to the high court. 226.8 4 vital NYT_ENG_20051027.0064 Although Miers clerked for the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and worked in private practice , she never served as a judge . 226.8 4 vital NYT_ENG_20051027.0064 Because little was known about Miers ' position on divisive issues , and because she had no prior experience as a judge , her nomination has been subject to some debate on both sides . 226.8 4 vital XIN_ENG_20051027.0218 A former personal lawyer to Bush when he was Texas governor, Miers has no judicial experience. 226.8 5 vital AFP_ENG_20051009.0334 Conservatives urge Bush to withdraw Supreme Court nominee Miers 226.8 5 vital AFP_ENG_20051027.0414 600 words 1600 GMT by Stephen Collinson US-justice-politics-withdraw-reax WASHINGTON Conservative lawmakers barely suppress their pleasure at Harriet Miers's withdrawal as a US Supreme Court nominee, while liberals fret that the White House might replace her with an even more right-leaning candidate. 226.8 5 vital APW_ENG_20051008.0337 U. S. President George W. Bush countered conservative displeasure Saturday with a detailed defense of his Supreme Court nominee, saying White House counsel Harriet Miers would bring to the bench vast experience in the courtroom and at the highest levels of government 226.8 5 vital APW_ENG_20051102.1172 Bush announced Alito as his second choice for the Supreme Court on Monday following the failed nomination of White House counsel Harriet Miers, who was forced to withdraw by conservatives who complained about her lack of experience as a judge and her qualifications for the high court. 226.8 5 vital BLOG06-20051210-048-0000498679 President Bush has certainly taken a lot of heat, especially from conservatives, over the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court. 226.8 5 vital BLOG06-20051212-057-0000958193 MSNBC MIERS WITHDRAWS SUPREME COURT NOMINATION' CONFRONTED WITH CRITICISM FROM BOTH LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES HARRIET MIERS ON THURSDAY WITHDREW HER NOMINATION TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT 226.8 5 vital LTW_ENG_20051003.0123 In private, some conservative leaders voiced concern that Miers could become another David Souter, the Supreme Court justice picked by President Bush's father who has turned out to be a reliable member of the court's liberal wing 226.8 5 vital LTW_ENG_20051005.0100 WASHINGTON The White House effort to mollify conservative activists over the choice of Harriet Miers for a seat on the Supreme Court hits more turbulence, as influential conservatives protest the nomination. 226.8 5 vital LTW_ENG_20051014.0102 3. If anything, the clamor has intensified, with some in the conservative chattering class now hounding Miers to withdraw 226.8 5 vital NYT_ENG_20051006.0254 Three days of lobbying by the White House has not made conservatives feel better about Miers. "However nice, helpful, prompt and tidy she is, Harriet Miers isn't qualified to play a Supreme Court justice on 'The West Wing,' let alone to be a real one," columnist Ann Coulter said. 226.8 5 vital NYT_ENG_20051007.0105 WASHINGTON - It took two attempts to get him to say it, but President Bush indicated on Friday he has ruled out withdrawing his nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, a selection under increasing fire from conservatives 226.8 5 vital NYT_ENG_20051027.0064 On October 27 , however , Miers withdrew her nomination after major and consistent opposition from leading members of President Bush 's own party . 226.8 5 vital NYT_ENG_20051027.0301 Harriet E. Miers abruptly withdrew her nomination for the Supreme Court on Thursday after weeks of doubt from both political parties about her qualifications for the job and withering attacks from conservatives, forcing President Bush to scramble for a new nominee at a time of growing disarray at the White House 226.8 5 vital NYT_ENG_20051101.0032 withdrew last week after strong opposition from conservative Republicans 226.8 6 okay BLOG06-20051210-078-0012383841 As President of the Texas State Bar , Miers supported affirmative action , going so far as to continue a quota system for women and ethnic minorities practicing law in the state . 226.8 6 okay NYT_ENG_20051027.0064 As President of the Texas State Bar , Miers supported affirmative action , going so far as to continue a quota system for women and ethnic minorities practicing law in the state . 226.8 7 okay BLOG06-20051210-078-0012383841 Miers included the " right to bear arms " in a list of " precious liberties " contained in a commentary she authored in 1992 . 226.8 7 okay NYT_ENG_20051027.0064 Miers included the " right to bear arms " in a list of " precious liberties " contained in a commentary she authored in 1992 . 226.8 8 okay BLOG06-20051210-078-0012383841 Miers indicated on the questionnaire that she supported civil rights for homosexuals , but opposed the repeal of the sodomy laws that were ultimately overturned by a 6-3 decision ( with Justice O ' Connor in the majority ) in Lawrence v. Texas . 226.8 8 okay NYT_ENG_20051027.0064 Miers indicated on the questionnaire that she supported civil rights for homosexuals , but opposed the repeal of the sodomy laws that were ultimately overturned by a 6-3 decision ( with Justice O ' Connor in the majority ) in Lawrence v. Texas . 226.8 9 okay BLOG06-20051210-078-0012383841 As President of the Texas State Bar , Miers fought legislation that would curtail the power of the Texas Supreme Court to limit attorneys fees in tort lawsuits . 226.8 9 okay NYT_ENG_20051027.0064 As President of the Texas State Bar , Miers fought legislation that would curtail the power of the Texas Supreme Court to limit attorneys fees in tort lawsuits . 227.8 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050829.0669 Bonny Lee Bakley's four children sued the former star of the US television series Baretta, for damages before his criminal trial ended 227.8 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050829.0669 Bonny Lee Bakley's four children sued the former star of the US television series Baretta, for damages before his criminal trial ended. 227.8 1 vital AFP_ENG_20050829.0669 US actor Robert Blake, acquitted on charges he murdered his wife, returned to court Monday to face a lawsuit by her children 227.8 1 vital APW_ENG_20050330.1234 Actor Robert Blake will not have to appear next week for a deposition in a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the family of his slain wife as attorneys try to resolve the case before it goes to trial 227.8 1 vital APW_ENG_20050825.0102 Bonny Lee Bakley's sordid past can be detailed during the trial of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by her family against actor Robert Blake, a judge ruled. 227.8 1 vital APW_ENG_20051019.0080 The actor, who did not testify in his criminal trial, has been on the stand in the civil trial since last week. 227.8 1 vital APW_ENG_20051020.0068 The demonstration came Wednesday during the seventh and final day of testimony by Blake, who is being sued in civil court for wrongful death in the slaying of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley. 227.8 1 vital APW_ENG_20051026.0054 Blake did not testify during the criminal trial but spent seven days on the witness stand in the civil case discussing his relationship with Bakley and other matters . 227.8 1 vital APW_ENG_20051119.0129 Civil jury says actor Robert Blake was behind his wife's slaying, orders $30 million in damages 227.8 1 vital APW_ENG_20051119.0129 Eight months after Robert Blake was acquitted at a criminal trial of murdering his wife, a civil jury decided the tough-guy actor was behind the slaying, and ordered him to pay Bonny Lee Bakley's children $30 million (euro25.7 million) 227.8 1 vital BLOG06-20051207-032-0002759554 Celebrity - Jury Selection Begins in Blake Civil Trial (AP)AP Jury Selection Begins in Blake Civil Trial (AP)AP - Actor Robert Blake, who was acquitted earlier this year of his wife's murder, returned to court Monday for jury selection in a civil trial that seeks to hold him responsible for her death.Green Day, Rockers Electrify VMAs (AP)AP - For the first time in a while, the MTV Video Music Awards rocked more than it hip-hopped. 227.8 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050830.0138 Jury Is Seated for Blake Civil Trial 227.8 1 vital LTW_ENG_20060203.0164 Actor Robert Blake, who last year stood trial on both criminal and civil charges in connection with the 2001 murder of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, filed for bankruptcy Friday. 227.8 1 vital LTW_ENG_20060203.0164 ACTOR ROBERT BLAKE WHO LAST YEAR STOOD TRIAL ON BOTH CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE 2001 MURDER OF HIS WIFE BONNY LEE BAKLEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY FRIDAY 227.8 2 vital AFP_ENG_20041220.0557 Murder trial of Hollywood actor Robert Blake opens 227.8 2 vital AFP_ENG_20050829.0669 Bonny Lee Bakley's four children sued the former star of the US television series Baretta, for damages before his criminal trial ended 227.8 2 vital APW_ENG_20050303.0083 Robert Blake starred in such films as "In Cold Blood" and in TV shows like "Baretta," but he couldn't pull off the role of a distraught husband, a prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments in the actor's murder trial. 227.8 2 vital APW_ENG_20050316.1377 Actor Robert Blake acquitted of murder in the 2001 death of his wife 227.8 2 vital APW_ENG_20050330.1234 Actor Robert Blake will not have to appear next week for a deposition in a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the family of his slain wife as attorneys try to resolve the case before it goes to trial 227.8 2 vital APW_ENG_20050825.0102 Bonny Lee Bakley's sordid past can be detailed during the trial of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by her family against actor Robert Blake, a judge ruled. 227.8 2 vital APW_ENG_20051019.0080 The actor, who did not testify in his criminal trial, has been on the stand in the civil trial since last week. 227.8 2 vital APW_ENG_20051118.1049 The jury ordered the former "Baretta" star to pay the children of Bonny Lee Bakley $30 million (euro25.7 million) in damages. 227.8 2 vital APW_ENG_20051119.0129 Blake got his start as sad eyed Mickey in the "Our Gang" movie shorts and gained critical acclaim for his role as a murderer in the 1967 movie "In Cold Blood." 227.8 2 vital APW_ENG_20060328.0165 Blake, the star of the old "Baretta" TV series, was found liable in November for the death of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, 44 227.8 2 vital LTW_ENG_20041014.0194 The decision came less than two weeks before jury selection is expected to begin in the San Fernando Valley in the trial of Blake, who starred in the hit television series ``Baretta.'' 227.8 2 vital LTW_ENG_20050317.0001 Cols 2-4: After a 12-week trial that ends with jurors saying they did not believe two Hollywood stuntmen central to the prosecution's case, actor Robert Blake is found not guilty of fatally shooting his wife. 227.8 2 vital LTW_ENG_20060203.0164 Actor Robert Blake, who last year stood trial on both criminal and civil charges in connection with the 2001 murder of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, filed for bankruptcy Friday. 227.8 2 vital LTW_ENG_20060203.0164 ACTOR ROBERT BLAKE WHO LAST YEAR STOOD TRIAL ON BOTH CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE 2001 MURDER OF HIS WIFE BONNY LEE BAKLEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY FRIDAY 227.8 2 vital NYT_ENG_20041201.0333 WEST CALIFORNIA: JURY SEATED IN BLAKE CASE A jury of seven men and five women was seated in Los Angeles Superior Court for the murder trial of the actor Robert Blake. 227.8 2 vital NYT_ENG_20041220.0060 BLAKE TRIAL (Los Angeles) Opening arguments in the Robert Blake murder trial. The former "Baretta" star is charged with killing his wife three years ago. She was fatally shot outside a restaurant where the couple had dined. Blake, 71, has denied involvement in the killing. By Nick Madigan. 227.8 2 vital NYT_ENG_20050316.0216 The trial revealed the more poignant details of the life of an aging actor whose existence appeared inextricably linked to the life he lived on the screen from the time he was 5 years old 227.8 3 vital AFP_ENG_20041220.0654 He stressed there is no direct evidence linking Blake, who was arrested in April 2002, to the killing. 227.8 3 vital APW_ENG_20051119.0129 Prosecutors at the criminal trial relied heavily on two stuntmen who claimed Blake tried to get them to kill his wife 227.8 3 vital APW_ENG_20051119.0129 Prosecutors at the criminal trial relied heavily on two stuntmen who claimed Blake tried to get them to kill his wife. But their credibility was undermined by testimony about their extensive drug use. 227.8 3 vital LTW_ENG_20050317.0116 BLAKE -- LOS ANGELES -- Interviews with jurors in the Robert Blake trial show that they wanted more than prosecutors could provide, a demand for certainty which some experts say is driven by the ``CSI effect'': the impact of television shows in which crimes are solved conclusively in 45 minutes. 228.7 10 okay NYT_ENG_20060314.0323 "March Madness is part of the country's culture and now we are part of it. 228.7 11 okay AFP_ENG_20060319.0108 The March Madness webcast includes a "boss button" that, at the approach of a superior, users can click to bring up a fake spreadsheet covered i. 228.7 11 okay AFP_ENG_20060319.0108 The March Madness webcast includes a `` boss button '' that , at the approach of a superior , users can click to bring up a fake spreadsheet covered in financial data . 228.7 11 okay AFP_ENG_20060319.0108 The March Madness webcast includes a "boss button" that, at the approach of a superior, users can click to bring up a fake spreadsheet covered in financial data. 228.7 11 okay LTW_ENG_20060315.0147 The 2006 March Madness just might be remembered for the `boss button' that gives workers a way to quickly hide their basketball indiscretions, said John Challenger, chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a Chicago-based outplacement company that estimated the tournament will cost the economy more than $3. 8 billion in lost productivity 228.7 12 okay NYT_ENG_20050313.0126 In Las Vegas, if you see the terms March Madness, Big Dance or NCAA on display, you can bet the casino will receive a terse letter from the NCAA's attorneys. 228.7 1 okay LTW_ENG_20051221.0075 As a new year approaches so do the '06 editions of EA's sports faves ``Madden NFL,'' ``NBA Live,'' ``NCAA March Madness,'' ``NCAA Football'' and ``Tiger Woods PGA Tour'' (platforms and prices vary, check www 228.7 1 okay LTW_ENG_20060316.0033 NCAA O6 MARCH MADNESS, EA Sports Rated: Everyone With March Madness spreading on television screens and in office pools, there's no better way for a gamer to get in on the action than with EA Sports' ``NCAA 06 March Madness.'' 228.7 1 okay LTW_ENG_20060316.0033 With March Madness spreading on television screens and in office pools, there's no better way for a gamer to get in on the action than with EA Sports' ``NCAA 06 March Madness.'' 228.7 1 okay LTW_ENG_20060316.0033 With March Madness spreading on television screens and in office pools, there's no better way for a gamer to get in on the action than with EA Sports' ``NCAA 06 March Madness.''. 228.7 1 okay NYT_ENG_20050310.0178 If you crank up the EA Sports March Madness 2005 video game, you can watch video of the Hawks' pep band, which EA Sports filmed prior to last season's Senior Day 228.7 2 okay AFP_ENG_20060319.0108 DATELINE :NEW YORK, March 19, 2006 The first day of the NCAA championships -- also known as March Madness -- drew more than 1. 2 million Internet viewers, peaking at what CBS claimed was an Internet record for a live entertainment event of more than 268,000 simultaneous streams. 228.7 2 okay AFP_ENG_20060319.0108 The first day of the NCAA championships -- also known as March Madness -- drew more than 1.2 million Internet viewers, peaking at what CBS claimed was an Internet record for a live entertainment event of more than 268,000 simultaneous streams 228.7 2 okay AFP_ENG_20060319.0108 The first day of the NCAA championships -- also known as March Madness -- drew more than 1.2 million Internet viewers, peaking at what CBS claimed was an Internet record for a live entertainment event of more than 268,000 simultaneous streams. 228.7 2 okay AFP_ENG_20060319.0108 The first day of the NCAA championships also known as March Madness drew more than 1. 2 million Internet viewers, peaking at what CBS claimed was an Internet record for a live entertainment event of more than 268,000 simultaneous streams. 228.7 2 okay AFP_ENG_20060319.0108 The first day of the NCAA championships also known as March Madness drew more than 1.2 million Internet viewers, peaking at what CBS claimed was an Internet record for a live entertainment event of more than 268,000 simultaneous streams. 228.7 3 okay NYT_ENG_20060316.0354 American businesses will lose an estimated $3.8 billion in worker productivity during the three week NCAA men's basketball tournament, otherwise known as March Madness, according to the Chicago consulting firm of Challenger, Gray and Christmas Inc. 228.7 3 okay NYT_ENG_20060316.0354 American businesses will lose an estimated $3.8-billion in worker productivity during the three-week NCAA men's basketball tournament, otherwise known as March Madness, according to the Chicago consulting firm of Challenger, Gray and Christmas Inc. 228.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20060315.0147 The NCAA men's basketball tournament begins Thursday, and for the first time, every game of the 19-day ritual known as March Madness will be available live -- and free -- over the Internet 228.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20060315.0147 The NCAA men's basketball tournament begins Thursday, and for the first time, every game of the 19-day ritual known as March Madness will be available live -- and free -- over the Internet. 228.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20060315.0147 The NCAA men's basketball tournament begins Thursday, and for the first time, every game of the 19-day ritual known as March Madness will be available live and free over the Internet 228.7 5 okay LTW_ENG_20050317.0057 ``March Madness'' was first used to describe the Illinois high school basketball tournament in 1939 228.7 5 okay NYT_ENG_20050324.0256 But March Madness, as a basketball term, had been used well before Musburger said it, by the Illinois High School Association. The group began running a boys' basketball tournament in 1908, and in 1939, its assistant executive secretary, Henry V. Porter, wrote an essay suggesting that a "little March madness may complement and contribute to sanity and help keep society on an even keel.". 228.7 5 okay NYT_ENG_20050324.0256 March Madness is also a registered trademark , held jointly by the NCAA and the Illinois High School Association . 228.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20060315.0147 Companies Fear Spread of March Madness Via Internet 228.7 7 okay BLOG06-20051208-129-0015614000 March Madness is also a registered trademark , held jointly by the NCAA and the Illinois High School Association . 228.7 7 okay NYT_ENG_20050324.0256 March Madness is also a registered trademark , held jointly by the NCAA and the Illinois High School Association . 228.7 7 okay NYT_ENG_20050324.0256 Only in the 1990s did either the IHSA or NCAA think about trademarking the term , and by that time a small television production company named Intersport , Inc. , had beaten them both to the punch . 228.7 8 okay BLOG06-20051208-129-0015614000 Evidence suggests that it was CBS sportscaster Brent Musburger , who had worked for many years in Chicago prior to joining CBS , who popularized the term during the annual tournament broadcasts . 228.7 8 okay NYT_ENG_20050324.0256 But March Madness, as a basketball term, had been used well before Musburger said it, by the Illinois High School Association. The group began running a boys' basketball tournament in 1908, and in 1939, its assistant executive secretary, Henry V. Porter, wrote an essay suggesting that a "little March madness may complement and contribute to sanity and help keep society on an even keel.". 228.7 8 okay NYT_ENG_20050324.0256 Evidence suggests that it was CBS sportscaster Brent Musburger , who had worked for many years in Chicago prior to joining CBS , who popularized the term during the annual tournament broadcasts . 228.7 9 okay NYT_ENG_20060316.0005 This year, ad spending for March Madness is expected to hit another record, $500 million, from about $468 million in 2005 228.7 9 okay NYT_ENG_20060316.0005 This year, ad spending for March Madness is expected to hit another record, $500 million, from about $468 million in 2005. 229.8 10 okay APW_ENG_20051206.0009 The French doctor behind the world's first partial face transplant insisted that his patient had not tried to commit suicide before she was maimed by her dog although a British newspaper said she had acknowledged it in an interview. 229.8 10 okay BLOG06-20060124-020-0020019470 distraught, possibly unstable woman is horribly disfigured after overdosing on sleeping pills in what may have been an attempted suicide 229.8 10 okay NYT_ENG_20051202.0213 In a news conference at Edouard Herriot Hospital in Lyon, where the patient was transferred for monitoring of immunosuppressive therapy that will continue throughout her life, the doctors explained how the woman's gruesome wounds almost immediately made her a candidate for the world's first face transplant. They heatedly denied local news reports that quoted her estranged teenage daughter as saying she was suicidal, raising questions about whether she was psychologically stable enough for the operation. 229.8 10 okay NYT_ENG_20051219.0323 British newspapers reported that the reason the recipient needed a face transplant is that she had tried to kill herself. 229.8 11 vital AFP_ENG_20051204.0298 The French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant is in excellent health and delighted with the result of the groundbreaking operation, her surgeon said on Sunday 229.8 11 vital APW_ENG_20051202.0990 'Thank you,' says recipient of world's first partial face transplant LYON, France The first post-surgery words of a woman who underwent the world's first partial face transplant were "thank you," and she has since been able to eat strawberries and chocolate, her doctors said Friday. 229.8 11 vital APW_ENG_20051204.0746 The recipient of the world's first partial face transplant was thriving medically and psychologically a week after her groundbreaking surgery, one of her doctors said Sunday. 229.8 11 vital APW_ENG_20051207.1064 Woman who received world's first partial face transplant says she's feeling 'very well' 229.8 11 vital APW_ENG_20051210.0522 The French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant says she was amazed to see her new face in the mirror and has no regrets about the operation, a British newspaper reported Saturday 229.8 11 vital BLOG06-20060119-008-0016798344 The French woman who received the world 's first partial face transplant is in excellent health and delighted with the result of the groundbreaking operation , said her surgeon on Sunday . 229.8 11 vital BLOG06-20060119-008-0016798344 The French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant is in excellent health and delighted with the result of the groundbreaking operation, said her surgeon on Sunday. 229.8 11 vital NYT_ENG_20060206.0199 Isabelle Dinoire, the French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant, appeared before a roomful of reporters here Monday, speaking in a slurred voice about her ordeal and thanking the doctors and the donor who have given her a new nose, mouth and chin. 229.8 11 vital NYT_ENG_20060206.0199 "Since the day of the operation, I have a face like everybody else," said Dinoire, 38, seated on a dais with her doctors in a meeting room of the hospital where the transplant was performed in November 229.8 12 okay LTW_ENG_20051202.0151 Two medical teams totaling about 50 people performed the procedures in a hospital in Amiens, about 70 miles north of Paris, near the home of the patient. 229.8 2 okay AFP_ENG_20060206.0172 A 38-year-old Frenchwoman who became the first person to receive a face transplant appeared before the media on Monday, nine weeks after the historic operation. 229.8 3 okay AFP_ENG_20051204.0233 Doctors transplanted a nose, chin and mouth taken from a brain-dead donor on to her lower face in the northern French town of Amiens last weekend, a world first for an operation that carries high medical risks 229.8 3 okay AFP_ENG_20051213.0483 Doctors grafted a nose, chin and mouth taken from a brain-dead donor onto her lower face at a university hospital in the northern French town of Amiens in a world first for an operation that carries high medical risks 229.8 3 okay APW_ENG_20051204.0746 The donor who contributed part of her face to the latest patient was brain dead. 229.8 3 okay APW_ENG_20060110.0826 The face transplant patient, a divorced mother of two, received her new nose, chin and lips from a brain-dead donor. 229.8 3 okay NYT_ENG_20051130.0251 grafted a nose, lips and chin from a donor who had been declared brain dead onto the woman's face 229.8 3 okay NYT_ENG_20051201.0335 In the partial face transplant, the surgeons transplanted a donor's nose, lips and chin. 229.8 3 okay NYT_ENG_20051214.0125 38-year-old woman whose features had been gnawed away by her Labrador retriever received lips, a chin and a nose from a brain-dead donor 229.8 4 okay NYT_ENG_20051205.0280 untried until now, has been well studied, and the microsurgical techniques involved are commonplace 229.8 5 okay APW_ENG_20051201.1177 Doctors who gave a French woman the world's first partial face transplant did not try normal reconstructive surgery first, raising questions about whether the operation was medically ethical, a surgeon familiar with the case said Thursday 229.8 5 okay APW_ENG_20051201.1177 Doctors who gave a French woman the world's first partial face transplant did not try normal reconstructive surgery first, raising questions about whether the operation was medically ethical, a surgeon familiar with the case said Thursday. 229.8 5 okay APW_ENG_20051216.0779 France's main doctors organization criticized the medical team behind the world's first partial face transplant for over publicizing the surgery at the expense of the donor and recipient's privacy. 229.8 5 okay APW_ENG_20051216.0779 France's main doctors organization criticized the medical team behind the world's first partial face transplant for over-publicizing the surgery at the expense of the donor and recipient's privacy 229.8 5 okay APW_ENG_20051216.0942 his team have faced heavy criticism for the face transplant 229.8 5 okay BLOG06-20051207-053-0004603849 The world's first partial face transplant has set off a debate among scientists over ethics. 229.8 5 okay LTW_ENG_20051202.0151 At the press conference Friday, team members denied rushing into the facial operation in order to claim a medical first. 229.8 5 okay NYT_ENG_20051205.0125 FACE-TRANSPLANT (Undated) -- There is growing uneasiness throughout the medical world about the partial face transplant performed in France last week 229.8 5 okay NYT_ENG_20051205.0280 American scientists are expressing increasing concerns that the world's first partial face transplant, performed in northern France on Nov. 27, may have been undertaken without adequate medical and ethical preparation 229.8 5 okay NYT_ENG_20051205.0343 Critics say that in rushing to be first to do a face transplant, Dubernard bypassed standard procedures to reconstruct the face of the woman, who was severely bitten by her dog last May 229.8 5 okay NYT_ENG_20051205.0343 Dr. Jean-Michel Dubernard , whose decision to perform the world 's first partial face transplant has placed him at the center of an ethical storm , leads a kind of double life . 229.8 5 okay NYT_ENG_20051223.0236 Dr. Jean-Michel Dubernard, the French plastic surgeon who has pushed the boundaries of transplant surgery, first with hand transplants and more recently with a partial face transplant, is now accused by many other surgeons of rushing to perform an operation that was not well tested and unacceptably risky for his patient. 229.8 6 okay AFP_ENG_20051215.0530 raises legitimate hope for other people 229.8 6 okay APW_ENG_20051213.1116 Face transplant on French woman gives hope to disfigured patients in U. S. . In some circles, the partial face transplant performed on a woman in France is more than a medical oddity 229.8 6 okay BLOG06-20051210-073-0018371313 People with faces disfigured by burns , trauma , disease or birth defects might benefit from the procedure . 229.8 6 okay BLOG06-20060212-008-0019843548 With the first partial face transplant complete it paves the way for more transplants to be completed 229.8 6 okay BLOG06-20060212-008-0019843548 With the first partial face transplant complete it paves the way for more transplants to be completed. 229.8 6 okay NYT_ENG_20050725.0117 People with faces disfigured by burns , trauma , disease or birth defects might benefit from the procedure . 229.8 7 okay AFP_ENG_20051204.0233 Doctors transplanted a nose, chin and mouth taken from a brain-dead donor on to her lower face in the northern French town of Amiens last weekend, a world first for an operation that carries high medical risks 229.8 7 okay AFP_ENG_20051213.0483 Doctors grafted a nose, chin and mouth taken from a brain-dead donor onto her lower face at a university hospital in the northern French town of Amiens in a world first for an operation that carries high medical risks 229.8 7 okay AFP_ENG_20060206.0190 Text slug: Europe-Islam-media- 130 x 85 mm Available now FRANCE FACE TRANSPLANT Resending a graphic showing the procedures involved in face transplants ahead of the first public appearance by a French woman who received a new nose, lips and chin. 229.8 7 okay APW_ENG_20060110.0826 The face transplant patient, a divorced mother of two, received her new nose, chin and lips from a brain-dead donor 229.8 7 okay APW_ENG_20060110.0826 The face transplant patient, a divorced mother of two, received her new nose, chin and lips from a brain-dead donor. 229.8 7 okay APW_ENG_20060110.0826 The French woman who received the world 's first partial face transplant is steadily regaining sensation in her new nose , chin and lips , her psychiatrist said Tuesday . 229.8 7 okay APW_ENG_20060110.0826 The French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant is steadily regaining sensation in her new nose, chin and lips, her psychiatrist said Tuesday. 229.8 7 okay BLOG06-20051207-138-0003194061 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30 2005 FIRST PARTIAL FACE TRANSPLANT PERFORMED ON PATIENT IN FRANCE FROM CNN FRENCH DOCTORS ON WEDNESDAY CLAIMED A WORLD-FIRST PARTIAL FACE TRANSPLANT SAYING A NOSE LIPS AND CHIN WERE GRAFTED ONTO A 38-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DISFIGURED BY A DOG BITE 229.8 7 okay BLOG06-20051212-052-0019680819 News: Doctors have performed the world's first partial face transplant, grafting a nose, lips and chin onto a patient disfigured by a dog bite, two French hospitals said Wednesday. 229.8 7 okay NYT_ENG_20051130.0144 EXP-FACE-TRANSPLANT (Undated) -- French surgeons have performed the world's first partial face transplant, giving a new nose, chin and lips to a 38-year-old woman who was attacked by a dog. 229.8 7 okay NYT_ENG_20051130.0251 grafted a nose, lips and chin from a donor who had been declared brain dead onto the woman's face 229.8 7 okay NYT_ENG_20051201.0335 In the partial face transplant, the surgeons transplanted a donor's nose, lips and chin. 229.8 7 okay NYT_ENG_20051214.0125 38-year-old woman whose features had been gnawed away by her Labrador retriever received lips, a chin and a nose from a brain-dead donor 229.8 7 okay NYT_ENG_20060206.0043 Isabelle Dinoire, the French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant, appeared before a roomful of reporters here Monday, speaking in a slurred voice about her ordeal and thanking the doctors and the donor who have given her a new nose, mouth and chin. 229.8 7 okay NYT_ENG_20060206.0199 Isabelle Dinoire, the French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant, appeared before a roomful of reporters here Monday, speaking in a slurred voice about her ordeal and thanking the doctors and the donor who have given her a new nose, mouth and chin. 229.8 8 okay LTW_ENG_20051205.0077 Cafferty, leading with a disclaimer about having ``a little fun with a serious story,'' extrapolated even further, reading viewer responses to a survey about what celebrity faces they'd covet if transplants became as commonplace as lifts 229.8 9 okay APW_ENG_20051201.1016 Doctors who gave a French woman the world 's first partial face transplant did not try normal reconstructive surgery first , violating the advice of a French government ethics panel 229.8 9 okay APW_ENG_20051201.1016 Doctors who gave a French woman the world's first partial face transplant did not try normal reconstructive surgery first, violating the advice of a French government ethics panel, a surgeon familiar with the case said Thursday 229.8 9 okay APW_ENG_20051201.1016 Surgeons in first partial face transplant violated ethics panel advice, doctor says 230.7 10 okay LTW_ENG_20041205.0012 The AMT was created in 1969 to make sure wealthy Americans could not avoid taxation by claiming big deductions . 230.7 10 okay LTW_ENG_20060214.0068 TAXES-AMT -- Congress created the alternative minimum tax to snag rich people who abuse deductions to avoid paying taxes, but the AMT was never adjusted for inflation, so now its netting middle-income households. 230.7 10 okay LTW_ENG_20060214.0078 Congress created the AMT in the Tax Reform Act of 1969 after rich people evaded taxes through heavy use of deductions. 230.7 10 okay LTW_ENG_20060214.0078 It's appalling to me. Congress created the AMT in the Tax Reform Act of 1969 after rich people evaded taxes through heavy use of deductions 230.7 10 okay NYT_ENG_20051123.0166 The idea of the AMT was to ensure that wealthy people couldn't escape the income tax entirely. 230.7 10 okay NYT_ENG_20051201.0378 The AMT was born 35 years ago to ensure that a few rich big shots couldn't use lawyers and accounting tricks to avoid paying taxes at all. 230.7 10 okay NYT_ENG_20060206.0088 The AMT was created in 1969 to stop the wealthiest Americans who used many deductions from paying little or no taxes 230.7 10 okay NYT_ENG_20060206.0088 The AMT was created in 1969 to stop the wealthiest Americans who used many deductions from paying little or no taxes. 230.7 2 okay BLOG06-20051215-027-0025711760 hit an estimated 3.8 million taxpayers this year 230.7 2 okay LTW_ENG_20051213.0164 The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center has said that 3. 5 million taxpayers will be subject to the alternative minimum tax on their 2005 returns 230.7 2 okay LTW_ENG_20051213.0164 The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center has said that 3. 5 million taxpayers will be subject to the alternative minimum tax on their 2005 returns. 230.7 3 okay BLOG06-20060110-018-0021803505 The AMT Assistant helps taxpayers determine whether or not they may be subject to the AMT by automating the AMT Worksheet of the 1040 Instructions, called the “Worksheet to See if You Should Fill in Form 6251 – Line 45. ” IRS estimates most taxpayers can make entries and get an answer in five to 10 minutes using the new application 230.7 3 okay BLOG06-20060110-018-0021803505 WASHINGTON The Internal Revenue Service is providing a new online tool to help individual taxpayers determine whether they are potentially subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT). 230.7 3 okay NYT_ENG_20051223.0284 Without the help of a tax preparer or a computer tax program, though, it can take hours to work through the calculations to determine whether the AMT applies. 230.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20041205.0012 AMT is not indexed for inflation 230.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20050531.0011 It has been known for a decade or so that the AMT, which was not adjusted for inflation over the years, was creeping up on middle income taxpayers. 230.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20050531.0011 It has been known for a decade or so that the AMT, which was not adjusted for inflation over the years, was creeping up on middle-income taxpayers. 230.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20050720.0123 affecting middle-class Americans because it isn 't indexed to inflation 230.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20060214.0068 TAXES-AMT -- Congress created the alternative minimum tax to snag rich people who abuse deductions to avoid paying taxes, but the AMT was never adjusted for inflation, so now its netting middle-income households. 230.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20060214.0068 The AMT was never adjusted for inflation 230.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20060214.0078 The AMT was never adjusted for inflation, so over time it began to net middle-income households 230.7 4 okay NYT_ENG_20050408.0311 The first is that the exclusion level for the alternative minimum tax is not adjusted for inflation, so the tax affects more people each year as nominal incomes go up. The second, paradoxically, stems from Bush's tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 230.7 4 okay NYT_ENG_20051223.0284 But, unlike the main tax system, the AMT was never indexed for inflation 230.7 5 okay BLOG06-20051215-027-0025711760 Especially, er, rich, is the fact that the AMT is biting hardest in the most liberal, high-tax states 230.7 5 okay LTW_ENG_20060214.0078 Maryland ranks among the top states affected by the AMT, along with New York California. 230.7 5 okay NYT_ENG_20051207.0181 Democratic leaning states on the East and West Coasts would be hit the hardest by the AMT, mainly because they have the highest concentration of wealthy households. 230.7 5 okay NYT_ENG_20060206.0052 apply to more people because it disproportionately hits states 230.7 6 vital BLOG06-20051215-027-0025711760 The AMT was one result, and like many soak-the-rich schemes it captured only a small number of taxpayers at first 230.7 6 vital BLOG06-20060209-019-0024119766 THE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX AMT IMPOSES SUBSTANTIAL BURDENS UPON TAXPAYERS WHO WERE NOT THE ORIGINALLY INTENDED TARGETS OF THE INDIVIDUAL AMT 230.7 6 vital BLOG06-20060209-019-0024119766 Without any change in the tax law, the number of taxpayers subject to the AMT would increase by 20. 4 million (from 5. 5 million in 2005 to 25. 9 million in 2006). 230.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20041205.0012 About 2 percent of tax filers were subject to the AMT in 2001 ; the figure is expected to rise to 20 percent by 2010 . 230.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20041206.0015 Because of the AMT's structure, and Congress' unwillingness to change it, the tax's impact has been creeping steadily down the income scale. 230.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20041206.0033 MONEY-MANAGEMENT -- WASHINGTON -- With just four weeks left in 2004, now's the time for any last-minute tax planning; a growing number of taxpayers, even ordinary, middle-income ones, are being caught up in the maw of the alternative minimum tax and while it's difficult to escape the AMT, there may be a few things you can do. 230.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20050531.0011 It has been known for a decade or so that the AMT, which was not adjusted for inflation over the years, was creeping up on middle income taxpayers. 230.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20050531.0011 It has been known for a decade or so that the AMT, which was not adjusted for inflation over the years, was creeping up on middle-income taxpayers. 230.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20051213.0164 If there is no change in the law before the end of the year, the AMT will ensnare about 15 million additional taxpayers in 2006 because steps taken by Congress to limit the number of people affected by the tax expire Dec. 31 230.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20060109.0011 Unless Congress acts to renew it, the amount falls back to $45,000 for a couple ($33,750 single) this year, meaning that more than 20 million more taxpayers would probably have to pay AMT for 2006. 230.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20060214.0078 adjusted for inflation, so over time it began to net middle-income households 230.7 6 vital LTW_ENG_20060214.0078 The AMT was never adjusted for inflation, so over time it began to net middle-income households 230.7 6 vital NYT_ENG_20041225.0131 ensnares more and more upper-middle income families each year 230.7 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050211.0335 Some 2. 4 million individual tax returns for 2003 had an AMT liability, according to the IRS, up from 1. 9 million a year earlier, and by 2010 the number is expected to surge to 35 million 230.7 6 vital NYT_ENG_20060205.0090 The AMT will trap more taxpayers than ever this year. 230.7 7 okay LTW_ENG_20041206.0015 Then you apply special AMT tax rates -- 26 percent up to $175,000 and 28 percent above that -- and see what you owe. 230.7 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050307.0103 In simple terms, the AMT is a parallel tax system in which a number of benefits, such as personal exemptions and the deduction for state and local taxes, are eliminated; a special, large standard deduction ($40,250 for a single; $58,000 for a couple) is applied, and the tax is computed using two brackets of 26 and 28 percent 230.7 7 okay LTW_ENG_20060109.0011 has two brackets (26 and 28 percent 230.7 7 okay LTW_ENG_20060109.0011 While the regular income tax has half a dozen brackets and the choice of a modest-size standard deduction or a horde of itemized deductions, the AMT has two brackets (26 and 28 percent), a large standard deduction called an ``exemption amount'' and a handful of itemized deductions that are allowed along with the standard one 230.7 7 okay NYT_ENG_20060210.0113 The AMT has its own rules, including fewer deductions and just two tax rates, 26 percent and 28 percent. 230.7 9 okay AFP_ENG_20051101.0348 AMT would leave a hole of 1.2 trillion dollars 230.7 9 okay LTW_ENG_20050413.0121 When combined with Bush's proposal to extend a variety of his first-term tax cuts that are due to expire, abolishing the alternative minimum tax would require the tax panel to find $1. 2 trillion in new revenue from other sources over the next 10 years, according estimates by the Tax Policy Center 230.7 9 okay LTW_ENG_20050531.0011 Just as keeping the AMT raises a large amount of revenue at a time of high federal deficits, repealing it without making other changes blows yet another hole in an already leaky fiscal ship. 230.7 9 okay NYT_ENG_20050408.0311 "My understanding is that any reform in the AMT that loses money would have to be made up with offsetting revenue," said Elizabeth Garrett, a panel member and a professor of law at the University of Southern California. 230.7 9 okay NYT_ENG_20051201.0378 To kill the AMT, Congress needs to come up with $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years 230.7 9 okay NYT_ENG_20051201.0378 To kill the AMT , Congress needs to come up with $ 1. 2 trillion over the next 10 years in alternate revenues , budget cuts or borrowing . 230.7 9 okay NYT_ENG_20060207.0196 Amt repeal would leave gap in budget 230.7 9 okay NYT_ENG_20060210.0325 If Congress lets Bush's tax cuts expire, regular tax rates are likely to shoot up sharply but the AMT may become fairly easy to repeal. 231.7 10 okay AFP_ENG_20050105.0263 A fleet of Sea Hawk helicopters from the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier stationed about 28 kilometres (15 nautical miles) off Indonesia's Aceh province, has been flying food, water and medical supplies into that area 231.7 10 okay AFP_ENG_20050127.0178 A fleet of Sea Hawk helicopters from the Abraham Lincoln has also been flying food, water and medical supplies into the most isolated regions of Aceh. 231.7 10 okay APW_ENG_20050123.0298 The USS Abraham Lincoln's five ship battle group arrived off Sumatra island within four days of the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami, and about a dozen SH 60 Seahawk helicopters have been rushing food, water and medicine to towns and villages along the battered coast every day since then. 231.7 10 okay LTW_ENG_20050102.0043 Cols 2-6: Helicopters from the USS Abraham Lincoln fly repeated relief missions along the nearby shoreline of Indonesia, delivering food, water and medical supplies to thousands of survivors stranded along the west coast of Aceh province after last week's devastating tsunami. 231.7 10 okay LTW_ENG_20050102.0046 International: QUAKE-TIMES -- ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN -- Helicopters from this U.S. Navy aircraft carrier fly repeated relief missions along the nearby shoreline of Indonesia, delivering food, water and medical supplies to thousands of survivors stranded along the west coast of Aceh province after last week's devastating tsunami. 231.7 10 okay LTW_ENG_20050112.0110 Helicopters flying off the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln have ferried food and water to remote communities along the badly hit west coast, while U.S. Marines have supported relief activities in the city of Meulaboh and the town of Calang. 231.7 10 okay LTW_ENG_20050628.0254 Relief officials said the deliveries of food, water and medicine were particularly welcome along the shore south of Banda Aceh, where the wall of water destroyed a series of bridges and left the main road impossible to navigate 231.7 11 vital APW_ENG_20050110.0140 Capt. Kendall L. Card, commander of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which is stationed off the coast of Sumatra island and is anchoring the American aid effort, said four servicemen aboard the aircraft had very minor injuries and six were hurt more seriously 231.7 11 vital BLOG06-20051207-061-0004098650 To help with the international relief effort and assist with search and rescue efforts already underway , the Lincoln deployed to the hard hit western coast of Sumatra to provide humanitarian assistance for Operation Unified Assistance . 231.7 11 vital XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 To help with the international relief effort and assist with search and rescue efforts already underway , the Lincoln deployed to the hard hit western coast of Sumatra to provide humanitarian assistance for Operation Unified Assistance . 231.7 12 okay APW_ENG_20050110.0140 Capt. Kendall L. Card, commander of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which is stationed off the coast of Sumatra island and is anchoring the American aid effort, said four servicemen aboard the aircraft had very minor injuries and six were hurt more seriously. 231.7 1 okay BLOG06-20051207-061-0004098650 The second USS Abraham Lincoln ( CVN-72 ) , nicknamed " Abe " , is the fifth Nimitz-class supercarrier in the United States Navy . 231.7 1 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 Abraham Lincoln is America's fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier 231.7 1 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 is America's fifth Nimitz class aircraft carrier. 231.7 1 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 is America's fifth Nimitz class aircraft carrier. The ship was named in honor of United States' 16th president and is the second ship in the US Navy to bear the name. 231.7 1 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 The second USS Abraham Lincoln ( CVN-72 ) , nicknamed " Abe " , is the fifth Nimitz-class supercarrier in the United States Navy . 231.7 1 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 USS Abraham Lincoln is America 's fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier . 231.7 1 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 USS Abraham Lincoln is America's fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier 231.7 1 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 USS Abraham Lincoln is America's fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. 231.7 2 okay AFP_ENG_20050104.0433 USS Abraham Lincoln (crew of 6,000), located north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, already has 10 of its 19 helicopters flying water and basic supplies into Aceh province 231.7 2 okay APW_ENG_20050111.0088 A Catholic priest of the Capuchin order, Karava and 12 other chaplains and assistants counsel and comfort some of the 5,500 crew members aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln who are engaged in helping victims of one of the worst natural disasters the world has seen in decades 231.7 2 okay APW_ENG_20050203.0722 The USS Abraham Lincoln, with a crew of 5,300, formed the core of the largest foreign military deployment in the area. 231.7 2 okay APW_ENG_20050203.0722 The USS Abraham Lincoln , with a crew of 5,300 , formed the core of the largest foreign military deployment in the area and the most extensive U . 231.7 2 okay APW_ENG_20050203.0722 The USS Abraham Lincoln, with a crew of 5,300, formed the core of the largest foreign military deployment in the area and the most extensive U.S. operation in Southeast Asia since the Vietnam War. 231.7 2 okay APW_ENG_20050211.0374 The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, with a crew of 5,300, left the area last week, after about 5,000 of the 15,000 U.S. servicemen who had been deployed were pulled out last month. 231.7 2 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 There are a total of 6,500 crew members on the four ships, including 5,000 on USS Abraham Lincoln 231.7 4 okay XIN_ENG_20050102.0064 anchoring off the Aceh coast from Jan. 1 231.7 4 okay XIN_ENG_20050102.0064 has been anchoring off the Aceh coast from Jan 231.7 4 okay XIN_ENG_20050102.0064 He said Seahawk helicopters, based on the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln which has been anchoring off the Aceh coast from Jan. 1, have joined in the recovery efforts 231.7 6 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 According to Captain Kendall L. Card , USS Abraham Lincoln is estimated to spend about 250,000 US dollars a day in Hong Kong . 231.7 6 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 According to Captain Kendall L. Card, USS Abraham Lincoln is estimated to spend about 250,000 US dollars a day in Hong Kong 231.7 6 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 According to Captain Kendall L. Card, USS Abraham Lincoln is estimated to spend about 250,000 US dollars a day in Hong Kong.USS Abraham Lincoln is America's fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. 231.7 6 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 Card, USS Abraham Lincoln is estimated to spend about 250,000 US dollars a day in Hong Kong 231.7 6 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 estimated to spend about 250,000 US dollars a day in Hong Kong 231.7 6 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 spend about 250,000 US dollars a day in Hong Kong 231.7 7 okay BLOG06-20051207-061-0004098650 The second USS Abraham Lincoln ( CVN-72 ) , nicknamed " Abe " , is the fifth Nimitz-class supercarrier in the United States Navy . 231.7 7 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 in honor of United States' 16th president and is the second ship in the US Navy to bear the 231.7 7 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 is America's fifth Nimitz class aircraft carrier. The ship was named in honor of United States' 16th president and is the second ship in the US Navy to bear the name. 231.7 7 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 The second USS Abraham Lincoln ( CVN-72 ) , nicknamed " Abe " , is the fifth Nimitz-class supercarrier in the United States Navy . 231.7 7 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 The ship was named in honor of United States' 16th president and is the second ship in the US Navy to bear the name 231.7 9 okay XIN_ENG_20041224.0053 The aircraft carrier, with more than 70 planes on board, will stay in Hong Kong for three to four days, said Doug Crowder, commander of Abraham Lincoln Strike Group 232.7 1 vital BLOG06-20051209-091-0026030082 On a typical day , 1,800 to 2,000 flights are now handled at Dulles , up from 1000 to 1200 in 2003 . 232.7 1 vital BLOG06-20051209-091-0026030082 United Airlines announced on Thursday that it is boosting service at its Washington Dulles hub, already one of the carriers busiest airports. 232.7 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050712.0032 Dulles airport is experiencing record growth 232.7 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050712.0033 Partly because of low-fare carrier Independence Air, Washington Dulles International has become one of the nation's busiest airports, ranking seventh in takeoffs and landings this year, according to the FAA 232.7 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050712.0033 The inception of low-cost carrier Independence Air in 2004 propelled IAD from being the 24th busiest airport in the United States to 5th , and one of the top 10 busiest in the world . 232.7 1 vital LTW_ENG_20050712.0033 Washington Dulles International has become one of the nation's busiest airports 232.7 1 vital LTW_ENG_20051101.0043 Dulles International Airport will eventually have the second-largest concentration of the jets after Chicago 's O' Hare International Airport , United 's hometown airport . 232.7 1 vital LTW_ENG_20060207.0026 Dulles is the nation's 19th busiest airport. 232.7 1 vital LTW_ENG_20060207.0026 Dulles is the nation's 19th-busiest airport 232.7 1 vital LTW_ENG_20060207.0026 Dulles is the nation's 19th-busiest airport. 232.7 1 vital LTW_ENG_20060207.0026 The airport had 27 million passengers and nearly 510,000 flights last year, the highest in its history, according to figures supplied by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority 232.7 1 vital LTW_ENG_20060207.0026 The airport had 27 million passengers and nearly 510,000 flights last year, the highest in its history, according to figures supplied by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. 232.7 2 okay BLOG06-20051208-123-0019117698 09 AM SYDNEY (AFX) - Macquarie Infrastructure Group said it has entered into an agreement to invest 533 mln usd, or 711 mln aud, into the Dulles Greenway toll road in the US. The infrastructure fund said the investment, the third investment by MIG in the US toll road market, will involve the purchase of 86. 7 pct of the limited partnership in the 22 km toll road 232.7 2 okay BLOG06-20051209-091-0026030082 Dulles is accessible via the Dulles Access and Toll Roads ( Virginia Route 267 ) , U.S. Highway 50 , or Virginia State Highway 28 . 232.7 2 okay BLOG06-20051223-039-0007588575 take over the state-run Dulles Toll Road 232.7 2 okay BLOG06-20060119-072-0016873687 The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce is backing the local airports authority's attempt to take control of the Dulles Toll Road and the expansion of Metro to Dulles International Airport. 232.7 2 okay LTW_ENG_20050204.0089 The Dulles Greenway, a private toll road that opened in Virginia in 1995, drew few motorists and ran into financial problems after the state built a free road nearby. 232.7 2 okay LTW_ENG_20050712.0033 Dulles is accessible via the Dulles Access and Toll Roads ( Virginia Route 267 ) , U.S. Highway 50 , or Virginia State Highway 28 . 232.7 2 okay LTW_ENG_20060103.0013 No more circling: Last month Dulles International airport in northern Virginia opened a free lot where drivers can wait for up to an hour for passengers to arrive (follow signs to the ``Cell phone waiting area'' from the Dulles Access Road) 232.7 2 okay LTW_ENG_20060103.0013 No more circling: Last month Dulles International airport in northern Virginia opened a free lot where drivers can wait for up to an hour for passengers to arrive (follow signs to the ``Cell phone waiting area'' from the Dulles Access Road). 232.7 2 okay LTW_ENG_20060327.0002 acquired a 17-mile highway corridor to provide access to the airport 232.7 2 okay LTW_ENG_20060327.0002 The region's airports authority has reached a deal with Virginia officials to take control of the Dulles Toll Road and use the revenue to move quickly to build a Metro railline to Dulles International Airport, sources familiar with the agreement said last night 232.7 2 okay LTW_ENG_20060327.0002 Today, the corridor includes the Dulles Toll Road and the free Dulles Access Road 232.7 2 okay LTW_ENG_20060327.0002 ' ' When the federal government decided to build Dulles Airport in the 1950s , it also acquired a 17-mile highway corridor to provide access to the airport . 232.7 2 okay LTW_ENG_20060327.0002 When the federal government decided to build Dulles Airport in the 1950s, it also acquired a 17 mile highway corridor to provide access to the airport. 232.7 2 okay LTW_ENG_20060327.0002 When the federal government decided to build Dulles Airport in the 1950s, it also acquired a 17-mile highway corridor to provide access to the airport 232.7 2 okay LTW_ENG_20060327.0002 When the federal government decided to build Dulles Airport in the 1950s, it also acquired a 17 mile highway corridor to provide access to the airport. Today, the corridor includes the Dulles Toll Road and the free Dulles Access Road. Virginia operates the toll road, which opened in 1984, under an agreement with the authority that runs until 2082. 232.7 3 okay BLOG06-20051209-091-0026030082 The Washington Metro currently offers only an express bus service , the 5A , but plans for a spur of the Orange Line , called the Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit Project , were approved in June 2004 . 232.7 3 okay BLOG06-20051223-016-0014314962 Costs for the first phase of Metro's planned rail extension out to Dulles airport are now estimated by the engineering firms working on the project to be a maximum of .4 billion 232.7 3 okay BLOG06-20051223-039-0007588575 Will Dulles Rail Extension Head Down a New Road 232.7 3 okay BLOG06-20060119-072-0016873687 The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce is backing the local airports authority's attempt to take control of the Dulles Toll Road and the expansion of Metro to Dulles International Airport. 232.7 3 okay LTW_ENG_20050712.0033 The Washington Metro currently offers only an express bus service , the 5A , but plans for a spur of the Orange Line , called the Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit Project , were approved in June 2004 . 232.7 3 okay LTW_ENG_20060327.0002 But his spokesman, Kevin Hall, said in a statement that ``Governor Timothy M. Kaine and members of the Northern Virginia Congressional delegation will announce a significant step forward in the effort to extend Metrorail to Tysons Corner, Dulles International Airport, and Loudoun County.''. 232.7 3 okay LTW_ENG_20060327.0002 The airports authority has said it can complete construction of the Metro line by 2015. 232.7 3 okay LTW_ENG_20060327.0002 The deal would remove much of the uncertainty surrounding the nearly $4 billion project to build a rail line through Tysons Corner, Reston, the airport and Loudoun County because the airports authority would assume responsibility for the state and federal portion of the cost 232.7 3 okay LTW_ENG_20060327.0002 The region's airports authority has reached a deal with Virginia officials to take control of the Dulles Toll Road and use the revenue to move quickly to build a Metro railline to Dulles International Airport, sources familiar with the agreement said last night 232.7 3 okay LTW_ENG_20060331.0141 On Monday, Kaine signed a deal with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority that allows the authority to set tolls on the major commuter route and to control many aspects of the planned Metrorail line from Falls Church to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County 232.7 4 okay BLOG06-20051209-091-0026030082 It is named after John Foster Dulles , United States Secretary of State under Dwight D. Eisenhower. It serves as a hub for United Airlines and the former hub of Independence Air , which ceased operations on January 5 , 2006 . 232.7 4 okay BLOG06-20060127-033-0029824010 Independence Airways had been operating for 19 months and flew between Washington Dulles International Airport and 36 cities . 232.7 4 okay BLOG06-20060202-007-0030154835 United to take Dulles gates — United Airlines has a deal with defunct Independence Air to take over the 35 gates that Independence leased in Washington Dulles International Airport’s Concourse A, which is used for short commuter flights 232.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20050712.0033 It is named after John Foster Dulles , United States Secretary of State under Dwight D. Eisenhower. It serves as a hub for United Airlines and the former hub of Independence Air , which ceased operations on January 5 , 2006 . 232.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20050928.0111 DeLisi said, because the company was cutting the number of flights it operates in and out of Dulles to 230 by late fall, down from about 350 today 232.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20050928.0111 Flyi Inc., parent of financially ailing low cost carrier Independence Air, said Wednesday it will lay off 600 of its 3,400 full time and part time employees by late fall as the Dulles, Va. based company cuts flights to five airports and discontinues all service to the West Coast. 232.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20050928.0111 Flyi told its employees last week that layoffs were on the way, DeLisi said, because the company was cutting the number of flights it operates in and out of Dulles to 230 by late fall, down from about 350 today 232.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20051018.0046 Independence Air is ending service from Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and . 232.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20051018.0046 --Independence Air is ending service from Dulles Airport in Washington to Los Angeles, San Diego Seattle. 232.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20051220.0019 Independence Air will drop service from Washington's Dulles International airport to four cities Chicago, Buffalo, Jacksonville, Fla. , and Manchester, N. H. on Jan. 5. . . 232.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20060102.0106 As news of the shutdown spread, the lines at the Independence Air ticket counter at Dulles Airport started to build Monday afternoon 232.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20060102.0106 Flyi sold more than 8 million tickets 232.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20060102.0106 launched service at Dulles Airport, promising low fares and coast-to-coast service 232.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20060207.0026 Another reason Dulles' on-time performance improved was attributed to the defunct Independence Air. 232.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20060207.0026 Dulles is the nation's 19th-busiest airport. 232.7 4 okay LTW_ENG_20060207.0026 Larry DeShon, senior vice president of airport operations for United Airlines, said Independence's demise means about 150 fewer daily flights at Dulles. 232.7 4 okay NYT_ENG_20050207.0167 Independence said that it would begin flying between its hub at Washington Dulles International Airport and San Diego on April 4 and to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and San Jose, Calif 232.7 4 okay NYT_ENG_20050901.0214 One airport that topped off its tanks in advance was Washington Dulles, a hub for United Airlines and the home base for Independence Air, a low-fare airline. 232.7 5 okay LTW_ENG_20060207.0026 1 among the nation's 3largest airports with the most on-time flights in one month, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. 232.7 5 okay LTW_ENG_20060207.0026 And while Dulles' performance improved, the rest of the airline industry had a much more difficult year 232.7 5 okay LTW_ENG_20060207.0026 Dulles ranked 14th, up from 20th in 2004. 232.7 5 okay LTW_ENG_20060207.0026 During December, more than 79 percent of Dulles' flights arrived on time, reflecting one of the largest on-time improvements of any airport 232.7 5 okay LTW_ENG_20060207.0026 If your flight arrives on time, there's a good chance it's touching down at Washington's Dulles International Airport in suburban Virginia 232.7 5 okay LTW_ENG_20060207.0044 BIZ-TRAVELER -- WASHINGTON -- Dulles International ranked No. 1 among the nation's 33 largest airports with the most on-time flights in one month, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. 232.7 6 okay BLOG06-20051208-034-0020390718 The interesting mobile passanger lounges at Dulles Airport (IAD 232.7 6 okay BLOG06-20051208-034-0020390718 The interesting mobile passanger lounges at Dulles Airport (IAD). 232.7 6 okay BLOG06-20051209-091-0026030082 From here passengers can take mobile lounges to their concourses , " plane mates " directly to their airplanes , or take the passenger walkway to concourse B . 232.7 6 okay LTW_ENG_20050712.0033 From here passengers can take mobile lounges to their concourses , " plane mates " directly to their airplanes , or take the passenger walkway to concourse B . 232.7 7 okay BLOG06-20051209-091-0026030082 The MWAA plans to retire the mobile lounge system altogether in favor of an underground people mover and pedestrian walkway system ( now in service to concourse B ) , as part of a major engineering program that will also add a concourse to the main terminal and give the airport a fourth runway . 232.7 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050712.0024 Dulles and BWI are expanding. Dulles is building a train system, a new air traffic control tower, a fourth runway, a new security mezzanine behind the main terminal and 12 additional gates at Concourse B. Those projects are planned to be completed by 2009. At BWI, a terminal widening project, upgrades to baggage claim and ticketing areas and road widening will be completed by the end of 2006. 232.7 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050712.0024 Dulles is building a train system, a new air traffic control tower, a fourth runway, a new security mezzanine behind the main terminal and 12 additional gates at Concourse B. Those projects are planned to be completed by 2009 232.7 7 okay LTW_ENG_20050712.0033 The MWAA plans to retire the mobile lounge system altogether in favor of an underground people mover and pedestrian walkway system ( now in service to concourse B ) , as part of a major engineering program that will also add a concourse to the main terminal and give the airport a fourth runway . 232.7 7 okay LTW_ENG_20060207.0026 Also, Dulles is undergoing major -- and much-needed -- construction as it prepares for new runways and an underground passenger rail system to connect the terminal and concourses 233.6 1 vital APW_ENG_20050715.0016 Following the success of this film , a whole series of over twenty Blondie movies were made , and then a television series in 1957 and later in 1968 , each which lasted one season . 233.6 1 vital APW_ENG_20050715.0016 There were two Blondie and Dagwood TV specials in 1987 , with Loni Anderson and Frank Welker in the title roles . 233.6 1 vital BLOG06-20051225-018-0011144953 There were two Blondie and Dagwood TV specials in 1987 , with Loni Anderson and Frank Welker in the title roles . 233.6 1 vital NYT_ENG_20050815.0148 Millions have over the years; not only is Blondie one of the longest-running comic strips, it has also inspired more than two dozen films, several TV and radio shows, novels, pinball games and comic books, including one devoted solely to the Bumsteads' dog, Daisy 233.6 1 vital NYT_ENG_20050815.0148 not only is Blondie one of the longest-running comic strips, it has also inspired more than two dozen films, several TV and radio shows, novels, pinball games and comic books, including one devoted solely to the Bumsteads' dog, Daisy 233.6 1 vital NYT_ENG_20050902.0068 took on the familiar tone of a sitcom 233.6 2 vital APW_ENG_20050715.0016 Following the success of this film , a whole series of over twenty Blondie movies were made , and then a television series in 1957 and later in 1968 , each which lasted one season . 233.6 2 vital BLOG06-20051225-018-0011144953 Following the success of this film , a whole series of over twenty Blondie movies were made , and then a television series in 1957 and later in 1968 , each which lasted one season . 233.6 2 vital NYT_ENG_20050815.0148 Millions have over the years; not only is Blondie one of the longest-running comic strips, it has also inspired more than two dozen films, several TV and radio shows, novels, pinball games and comic books, including one devoted solely to the Bumsteads' dog, Daisy 233.6 2 vital NYT_ENG_20050815.0148 not only is Blondie one of the longest-running comic strips, it has also inspired more than two dozen films, several TV and radio shows, novels, pinball games and comic books, including one devoted solely to the Bumsteads' dog, Daisy 233.6 2 vital NYT_ENG_20050902.0068 made its way to Hollywood 233.6 3 vital APW_ENG_20050715.0016 Through these changes , Blondie has remained popular , appearing in more than 2300 newspapers in 55 countries and translated into 35 languages , as of 2005 . 233.6 3 vital BLOG06-20051225-018-0011144953 Through these changes , Blondie has remained popular , appearing in more than 2300 newspapers in 55 countries and translated into 35 languages , as of 2005 . 233.6 3 vital NYT_ENG_20050712.0161 In September, the comic strip "Blondie" will turn 75. To commemorate the anniversary, Dean Young, 66, the strip's writer, has embarked on a three month plotline. ( Young took over the strip in 1973, after the death of his father, Chic Young, who created it.) The story, which began on Sunday, follows Blondie and Dagwood as they plan their wedding anniversary. The party's special guests are a veritable who's who of comic strip stars, and they will make appearances in "Blondie," up to and including the big celebration. Readers can expect to see Beetle Bailey, Hagar the Horrible, Mother Goose and Grimm, Marvin, Dilbert, Dennis the Menace, Dick Tracy and more. Characters from "For Better or Worse," "B.C." and "The Family Circus" will also be included. Additionally, many of the guest stars' own strips will include references to the anniversary party. "Blondie," first published on Sept. 8, 1930, is syndicated by King Features to more than 2,300 newspapers and is translated into more than 35 languages. The anniversary party, a color Sunday display with appearances by all the guest stars, will run on Sept. 4. GEORGE GENE GUSTINES. 233.6 3 vital NYT_ENG_20050815.0148 It consistently ranks among the top five comic strips in reader polls and runs in 2,300 newspapers in 55 countries, translated into 33 languages and read by about 280-million people each day 233.6 3 vital NYT_ENG_20050902.0068 (The home he shares with his wife of more than a decade, Charlotte, is just steps away.) But even without the bash, "Blondie's" place in the comic firmament is clear: The strip, which was started by Young's father, Chic, and still ranks among readers' favorites in newspaper surveys, is now carried by 2,300 publications in 55 countries. 233.6 3 vital NYT_ENG_20050903.0151 But there it is in 2,300 papers in 55 countries: "Blondie," the comic strip that immortalized a model middle-class family that's become the exception, and the Dagwood sandwich 233.6 3 vital NYT_ENG_20050903.0151 But there it is in 2,300 papers in 55 countries: "Blondie," the comic strip that immortalized a model middle-class family that's become the exception, and the Dagwood sandwich, a feast for the eyes now classified as a guilty pleasure 233.6 3 vital NYT_ENG_20050903.0151 But there it is in 2,300 papers in 55 countries: "Blondie," the comic strip that immortalized a model middle-class family that's become the exception, and the Dagwood sandwich, a feast for the eyes now classified as a guilty pleasure. 233.6 3 vital NYT_ENG_20050903.0151 BUT THERE IT IS IN 2300 PAPERS IN 55 COUNTRIES BLONDIE THE COMIC STRIP THAT IMMORTALIZED A MODEL MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILY THAT 'S BECOME THE EXCEPTION AND THE DAGWOOD SANDWICH A FEAST FOR THE EYES NOW CLASSIFIED AS A GUILTY PLEASURE 233.6 4 okay APW_ENG_20050715.0016 Dean Young, 65, has shepherded the Bumsteads through myriad modern day travails and family upheavals, including Blondie going off to work in her own successful catering business, a plot twist that made international headlines in 1991 233.6 4 okay APW_ENG_20050715.0016 She and Tootsie Woodley started a catering business in 1991 . 233.6 4 okay BLOG06-20051225-018-0011144953 She and Tootsie Woodley started a catering business in 1991 . 233.6 4 okay NYT_ENG_20050815.0148 One of the biggest changes was longtime homemaker Blondie starting her own catering business in 1991 233.6 4 okay NYT_ENG_20050815.0148 One of the biggest changes was longtime homemaker Blondie starting her own catering business in 1991. 233.6 4 okay NYT_ENG_20050902.0068 Perhaps most radical of all , Blondie has a job -- as a caterer -- a move that brought the strip national attention . 233.6 5 okay APW_ENG_20050715.0016 Hard to believe it's been almost 75 years since ditzy flapper Blondie Boopadoop fell for bumbling Dagwood Bumstead in a love match made in the funny papers 233.6 5 okay APW_ENG_20050715.0016 On February 17 , 1933 , after much fanfare and buildup , Miss Boopadoop was married to her boyfriend Dagwood Bumstead , the son of a wealthy industrialist . 233.6 5 okay BLOG06-20051225-018-0011144953 Blondie -LRB- Maiden name : Boopadoop subtle , huh ? -RRB- began life in 1930 as one of a slew of flapper-girl comic strips popular at the time . 233.6 5 okay BLOG06-20051225-018-0011144953 Blondie (Maiden name: Boopadoop subtle, huh?) began life in 1930 as one of a slew of flapper-girl comic strips popular at the time. 233.6 5 okay BLOG06-20051225-018-0011144953 Originally , Blondie focused on the adventures of Blondie Boopadoop , a carefree flapper girl who spent her days in dance halls . 233.6 5 okay NYT_ENG_20050815.0148 In the beginning, Dagwood Bumstead was the bumbling playboy son of railroad magnate J. Bolling Bumstead. Blondie Boopadoop was a flirty flapper with lots of boyfriends; when she and Dagwood fell in love, his snobby family pitched a fit. 233.6 6 vital APW_ENG_20050715.0016 A running gag in the strip is the impossibly tall sandwich Dagwood fixes for a snack , which came to be known as a Dagwood sandwich . 233.6 6 vital BLOG06-20051225-018-0011144953 A running gag in the strip is the impossibly tall sandwich Dagwood fixes for a snack , which came to be known as a Dagwood sandwich . 233.6 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050815.0148 The offices have plenty of big, nappable sofas Dagwood would feel at home on, as well as a wall of magazine covers using images of the strip's characters for an amazing range of articles, from an issue of Collector's Showcase with Blondie and Dagwood as the couple in American Gothic (complete with a sandwich speared on the pitchfork) to an issue of Trial magazine about labor law with Mr. Dithers kicking Dagwood in the fanny 233.6 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050815.0148 The offices have plenty of big, nappable sofas Dagwood would feel at home on, as well as a wall of magazine covers using images of the strip's characters for an amazing range of articles, from an issue of Collector's Showcase with Blondie and Dagwood as the couple in American Gothic (complete with a sandwich speared on the pitchfork) to an issue of Trial magazine about labor law with Mr. Dithers kicking Dagwood in the fanny. 233.6 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050903.0151 a model middle-class family that's become the exception, and the Dagwood sandwich, a feast for the 233.6 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050903.0151 Blondie, the comic strip that immortalized a model middle-class family that's become the exception, and the Dagwood sandwich, a feast for the eyes now classified as a guilty pleasure 233.6 6 vital NYT_ENG_20050903.0151 But there it is in 2,300 papers in 55 countries: "Blondie," the comic strip that immortalized a model middle-class family that's become the exce