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In NY, security a boost, economy damper on Bush legacy

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Newsday - By Thomas Maier - Jan. 11 (News Analysis) - To his supporters, the most visible legacy in New York of George W. Bush's presidency isn't easily detected by the naked eye but made all the difference in protecting the public in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Manhattan. Bush's local legacy, they say, can be found in the hidden surveillance cameras at tunnels, radiation detectors at shipping docks, beefed-up inspections at airports and increased funding for local law enforcement. Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) says Bush's commitment prevented another catastrophe from striking New York, Long Island and the rest of the nation. "He always asked me about the [victims'] families; September 11th was a personal wound to him," he said, recalling how Bush rallied the nation by visiting the World Trade Center site shortly after the attack, perhaps the most dramatic moment of his presidency. "It was a cause."

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Slowing down solar

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Newsday - Jun. 28 (Opinion) - Solar energy developers and some environmentalists suggest the move smacks of heel dragging. They question the eagerness to slow down solar development while demand is accelerating. After all, the conventional energy industries seem to be taking a distinctly more cavalier approach to their development, as they press Congress for unprecedented access to natural resources on the outer continental shelf and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Though solar has been gaining momentum, it's hard to contend with the lead-like inertia of the fossil fuel status quo, fattened from years of federal subsidies.

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Race issue may prove tricky for McCain campaign

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Newsday - By Tom Brune - Jun. 07 (News Report) - Republican John McCain faces the unprecedented, and tricky, task of building a campaign against the first black presidential candidate of a major party in a general election campaign.

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Colorado Residents Fight Uranium Mine

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Newsday - By Sandy Shore - Feb. 25 (News Report) - Colorado lawmakers are considering legislation to place restrictions on uranium mining and require mining companies to prove they will restore groundwater aquifers to pre-mining quality before they receive permits for in-situ operations. The bill also would require companies to show that technology exists to clean up any pollution that results from mining.

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Genes said to determine when HIV becomes AIDS

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:38:05 -0700

Newsday - By Delthia Ricks - Aug. 22 (News Report) - Why do some people infected with the virus that causes AIDS become overwhelmed by the virus while others are able to hold the pathogen in check? Scientists writing in a recent issue of the journal Science say the answer seems to center on variations in the genetic makeup of people, a finding so deceptively simple that it has drawn the attention of high-ranking administrators at the National Institutes of Health.

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Perfect lawns, environmental hazard

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:29:31 -0700

Newsday - By Pete Holley - Jul. 15 (News Report) - Many of the 30 most commonly used backyard pesticides, which have been beautifying lawns and killing pests since the 1950s, have been linked to cancer, birth defects and other problems such as asthma and diabetes, according to Beyond Pesticides, an environmental advocacy group in Washington, D.C.

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Knowledge Unchanged by New News Outlets

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:25:04 -0700

Newsday - Apr. 15 (News Report) - Americans' knowledge of national and international affairs has changed little in two decades despite the emergence of 24-hour cable news and the Internet as major news sources. People surveyed in February were slightly less able than those polled in 1989 to name the vice president, their state's governor and the president of Russia but slightly more able to answer other questions correctly about national politics, according to a poll released Sunday by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.

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Space crew to fix ailing Hubble Telescope

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:58:40 -0800

Newsday - Oct. 31 (News Report) - NASA administrators have agreed to send a space shuttle crew to fix the ailing Hubble Space Telescope, drawing cheers from researchers and Hubble supporters who had lamented a mission previously scuttled over safety concerns.

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Amnesty: Human Rights Traded for Security

Tue, 23 May 2006 18:57:03 -0700

Associated Press - By Danika Kirka, AP - May. 23 (News Report) - The relentless pursuit of security by the world's powerful nations had undermined human rights, draining energy and attention from crises afflicting the poor and underprivileged

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