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A c o m b a tiv e P re sid e n t B arack
O bam a rolled out a long-term jo b s
program M onday that w ould e x
ceed $50 billion to rebuild roads,
railw ays and runw ays, and coupled
it w ith a blunt cam paign-season
assault on R epublicans for causing
A m ericans' hard econom ic tim es.
Lennon Killer Denied Parole
John Lennon's killer was again de
nied parole in N ew York Tuesday,
nearly 30 years after gunning dow n
the ex-Beatle outside the m usician's
N ew York City apartment building. A
parole board decided not to release
Mark David Chapm an after interview
ing him by teleconference at Attica
C orrectional Facility in upstate New
York.
Beavers Win Final Game
A sello u t cro w d o f 15,639 fans
w atched the Portland Beavers win
their final gam e at PGE Park Monday.
The team is up for sale because it will
not have a stadium next year when
PGE Park is renovated as an exclusive
venue for m ajor league soccer.
Church to Burn Qurans
A Florida pastor from a Christian
church vow ed Tuesday to go ahead
w ith plans to bum copies o f the Quran
to protest the Sept. 11 terrorist at
tacks despite warnings from the White
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