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Wednesday August 20, 2003

The Media on Mike Leavitt’s Nomination to Head EPA
On August 11, President Bush nominated Utah’s affable LDS governor to head the Environmental Protection Agency, and soon he will be packing his bags and heading to Washington D.C. for what could be a bruising confirmation hearing some time in September. Here's what the press thinks about him.
By Maurine Jensen Proctor

Leadership For Saints: 48
When people truly know who they are and their potential, they can do the will of God. They can excel in their own lives. Leaders who can teach and inspire people to come to this realization will empower all they serve.
By Rodger Dean Duncan and Ed J. Pinegar

Letter From The Highlands, August 2003
Is there a spiritual equivalent to the 'power nap'? Anne Perry suggests there are times when we need to simply say, "Lord, I need help".
By Anne Perry

Why We Get Sick or Why We Stay Well
An apple a day just doesn't seem to cut it anymore for maintaining one's health. Dr. Gardner lays out a model for health and examines the causes of well-being and disease.
By Stan M.Gardner, M.D.

POLL: Are America's founding principles as embodied in the Constitution in any jeopardy today?

First Line News - Business -
Wednesday, August 20, 2003

Selling the Public on More Lines
When Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham warned last week that modernizing the nation's electric grid will cost consumers $50 billion, he forgot to warn them about a second, perhaps more dramatic consequence: living with 30,000 miles of new high-voltage transmission lines that some energy experts say will be needed over the next decade to keep the system operating.

Home Construction Reaches 25-year High
Construction on single-family homes soared to the highest level in 25 years last month as buyers and sellers rushed to take advantage of low mortgage rates before they rose sharply higher.

Head of FTC Opposes Bills To Curb Spam
The head of the Federal Trade Commission yesterday criticized several federal legislative efforts designed to combat junk e-mail, remarks that could cloud the prospect for congressional action this year.

FCC Postpones New Rules on 'Junk' Faxes
The Federal Communications Commission said yesterday that it will delay for 16 months imposing new rules to cut down on the flow of unsolicited "junk" faxes, so businesses and organizations can have more time to comply with the changes.

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10 Commandments Showdown Tonight
Defenders of "Ten Commandments judge" Roy Moore are preparing a midnight vigil at the deadline tonight for the federal court order requiring him to remove his monument from the Alabama state judicial building.

Suicide Bomber Strikes Jerusalem Bus
A Palestinian bomber triggered a massive, fiery explosion tonight aboard a crowded double-cabin bus in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Jerusalem, killing himself and at least 18 other people and injuring more than 100.

Iraq Blast Fits Pattern of Sabotage
Tuesday's bombing of UN office in Baghdad is latest in string of attacks intended to sow chaos, erode US control.

U.S. Links Islamic Charities, Terrorist Funding
Islamic charities based in Northern Virginia and sponsored by the government of Saudi Arabia invested millions of dollars in a company suspected of funding al Qaeda and the Islamic Resistance Movement, the government alleged for the first time yesterday.

SE Asia's 'Unprecedented Threat'
Authorities are warning about the possibility of more attacks in Southeast Asia despite the arrest of a key terrorist last week.

Davis Accuses Republicans of Power Grab in Recall
Embattled California Gov. Gray Davis, while admitting he made some mistakes, accused the Republican party on Tuesday of staging "a right-wing power grab" through a recall election in the nation's most populous state.

Bustamante Unveils 'Tough Love' Budget Plan for California
Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, the leading Democrat on the October 7 recall ballot, on Tuesday unveiled his "tough love" budget plan for California and said, if elected governor, he would call the Legislature into a special session to address the state's fiscal woes.