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February 10, 2005
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FAA Warned About Hijacking Pre-9/11

Reports discussing airline hijackings and suicide operations were available to federal aviation officials in the months leading up to September 11th.

Medicaid and the Elderly

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Medicaid provides health insurance to poor children and their families; it’s also the program that pays for nursing home care for indigent elderly and disabled adults.

Money Management and 20-Somethings

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President Bush often speaks of young Americans when he touts his plan for Social Security accounts. But are today’s 20-somethings up to the task of managing their own money?

Watergate Reporters’ Notes Go on Display

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The University of Texas is airing out thousands of pages of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s interview notes, tapes, and other materials.

Rising from the Rails

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There are only a few Pullman Porters still alive, but once there were thousands of them.

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