HOWARD LIPIN / Union-Tribune
Linzi Henderson celebrated with fellow San Diego State University graduates at yesterday's commencement. |
Bubbling over with pride
Bill would turn up heat on bottled water
Lawmaker wants source identified
By Ed Mendel
STAFF WRITER
SACRAMENTO – It's as if a well-known travel tip, “Don't drink the water,” applied to this side of the border. Polls show that many Latino immigrants, following old habits, don't trust tap water and are willing to spend more to get bottled water or water dispensed by vending machines.
Lebanon retaliates against militants
Dozens die as refugees get caught in crossfire
NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE AND ASSOCIATED PRESS
TRIPOLI, Lebanon – Fierce clashes erupted between Lebanese soldiers and Islamic militants in a Palestinian refugee camp here yesterday, leaving 22 Lebanese soldiers and 17 militants dead and dozens injured in one of the most significant challenges to the army since the end of Lebanon's civil war.
Federal highway trust fund is running out of gas
With U.S. reluctance to raise taxes, states are left to their own creativity
By Jim Abrams
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON – A cash crunch is fast approaching for the government trust fund that pays to build and repair highways and bridges.
The federal tax on a gallon of gas has not risen in 14 years and Congress is reluctant to increase it.
Big bills give texting teens a very rude wake-up call
By Margaret Webb Pressler
THE WASHINGTON POST
Sofia Rubenstein, 17, got in trouble the way a lot of teens do these days. Sofia's incessant text-messaging racked up a huge phone bill on the family's wireless plan.
Poll results find Americans feel deep pessimism over war, Bush
By Alan Fram and Trevor Tompson
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON – It's gloomy out there. Men and women, whites and minorities – all are feeling a war-weary pessimism about the country seldom shared by so many people.
