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Thursday June 17
Otto Reich, the Bush administration's special adviser on Latin America, resigned	Reich Resigns as Bush Administration Latin America Adviser Reich provided ``good judgment and advice'' for President George W. Bush's policies in Latin America, such as a commission recommending how to ``hasten the day when Cuba will be a free country,'' Rice said in a statement. She said she accepted Reich's resignation ``with regret.'' Full Story>>

D.C.: Number of Homeless Up Slightly for 4th Year: The fourth annual point-in-time survey counted 14,537 homeless men, women and children -- up 1.8 percent from last year's survey by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Tougher Regulations Urged on Power Plant Emissions: Pollution from power plants causes the premature deaths of 23,600 Americans each year, according to an analysis prepared by a consulting company that uses the same data and methodology in its work for the Environmental Protection Agency.

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