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A2 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 132006 THE KANSAS CITY STAR WWWKANSASCITYCOM 4 tat ft dikk to iridU A dostr look at a Founding FaUitr This mask wIN be part of an exhibit opening next month et the Reynoldf Museum and Education Center at Mount Vbrnon Vb showing wtiat George Washington was Eke and how ho looked ft Broward County (Fhk) sheriffs office i i amstod tor kffllng a duck when It tried to eat their belt ELECTION 2006 Rhode Island Senate race draws national attention 3 asm mum EARLY LEAD U1 Ini 1 SEPT ANNIVERSARY OVER RHETORIC RESUMES VMsHMUTuNI WTUNtVUTSpUICOf UfNy WSSMCIOVUrWNntfVV" ton during the INth annlvemry of the Sept attacks dtal-pated quickly as both sides taced questions over tactics I as 2 OLDER PAINKILLER SEEMS TO WORK BEST New reports on painkiller risks based on reviews of dozens of studies including hundreds of thousands of patients indicate that most patients should tiy naproxen an older anti-inflammatory drug I 3 VA: GULF WAR SYNDROME DOESN'T EXIST There Is no such thing as Gulf WOr syndrome accotdfcig to the Veterans AftaIrs-aponsorad report which was ralossod Tuesday I AS 4 FEDERAL SCIENTISTS FACE LITTLE PUNISHMENT Most of the federal scientists who improperly accepted personal money from drug or biotechnology companies walked away with reprimands or were allowed to retire unscathed Only two of the 44 scientists found to have violated rules governing private consulting deals are being investigated for possible criminal activity and they remain on the government payroll the National Institutes of Health said 5h MORE MOTORCYCLISTS ARE DYING wmsHSTOM Mora motorcycle riders era getting MMad on the road A National Transportation Satsty Board study found that tha average rider Is older (a 230 percent Incnasa In teuMH among ifdom 40 and oMm) and laaa Nkaly to wear a hairnet Only 20 states and tha District of Columbia now require protective helmets 6 DETROIT TEACHERS REACH DEAL TO END STRIKE dcukxt The teachers and the school district reached a tentative contract agreement overnight clearing the way for a possible return to work after 16 days on the picket line -od? i 7 ASTRONAUTS WORK ON SPACE STATION caw CANAVUtAt Us I Two ipscewsMdng astronauts raiumsd mum itusirfUn mi ffwgro inteniatkMtal naco HdMi ibioadBif far vnrtsMirtiSRrti wee np ttitwsievRHiro srtwy ivw the first rime In more than 2ft years and NASA pronounced tha outfng a though a smaN boll floolad away Other races MARYLAND SENATE: Democrats were choosing between Rep Ben Cardin ahd Kwelsi Mfume former head of the NAACP for the nomination to run for Pnul eont The winner wll tace -GOP LL 6m Michael Steele who If he won would be the lone Mack Republican in the Senate Steele Is widely expected to win despite crowd of rivals MINNESOTA HOUSE: State legislator Keith Edison would be the first Muslim member of Congress If he won reliably Democratic district But despite the state party's baddng the primary brought a tough four-way battle In the district that Includes Minneapolis STATE SENATE: State Sen Paul Koering who revealed he was gey after he was the only Republican In the Senate to join Democrats to oppose vote on a constitutional gay marriage ban faced a primary challenge from a dty councilman who has asked voters to decide based on their values Still Kevin Goedker says He'S not opposing Koering because he's gay NEW YORK SENATE: Democratic Sen Hillary Clinton easily beet little known anti-war candidate Jonathan IhsInL She wIN tace former Yonkers Mayor John Spencer ATTORNEY GENERAL: Former federal Housing Secretary Andrew Cuomo son of former Gov Mario Cuomo beat Mark Green In the Democratic primary Cuomo will tace former Westchester County District Attorney Jen- nine Plrro VERMONT SENATE: As expected Rep Bemle Senders won the Democratic nomination for Senate Sanders who plans to run as an Independent elms to win the seat of retiring Sen James Jeffords the lone Independent Businessmen Richard Tarrant won the GOP Moderate Ropubilcan Incumbont Is holding off consorvatlvo foo By RICK KLEIN Tha Boston Globa PROVIDENCE ILL I A bitter Republican primary that could determine control of the Senate wound to a frantic close Tuesday with Sen Lincoln Chafee and challenger Stephen Laffey making final appeals to the Republicans and independent voters who will determine their fates With 98 percent of precincts reporting Chafee was declared the winner with votes or S3 percent to Cranston Mayor Steve Laffeyf 26276 votes or 46 percent As the campaign closed Tuesday polls showed a statistical dead heat biggest difference between me and Mayor Laffey is that I know how to work with Chafee said outside a polling station in Cranston the city where Laffey serves as mayor Because he beholden to the White House or the GOP establishment Chafee said free to do best for the state independence will carry me he said The 44-year-old Laffey meanwhile crossed the state with his family aboard the Reformer" the giant camper that has been the vehicle for much his grass-roots candidacy Shunned by much of the Republican Party establishment Laffey a former investment banker has nonetheless pitched himself as a conservative alternative to Chafee He has also cast himself as an outsider in a year in which voters seem deeply frustrated with thri' atch-partisanship and name-calling on Capitol HilL know what our problems are wanting someone to do something about it and no one is not the Democrats or the Laffey said in Cranston are saying: will -do something down there in Washington Laffey will shake things up Laffey take no for an answer Maybe what we want down there is some The winner will face Sheldon Whitehouse a former state attorney general and US attorney for Rhode Island who sealed the Democratic Senate nomination Tuesday against two little-known opponents Whitehouse 50 has already begun an aggressive campaign based largely on national issues He has railed against the NWJ I 8 GOP FUNDRAISER GETS JAIL TIME Toledo OMo I Tbm Noe a GOP fundraiser at the center of a scandal that has rocked Ohio's Republican Party was sentenced Tliesday to nrore than two years in prison for illegally tunneling about to President Bush's re-election campaign 9 HARVARD TO STOP EARLY ADMISSIONS Sfmrtti Harvsnl I fnlvanlty unnunrart plans Tuesday tn drop Its action admissions round and urged rivals to foNova Undue oarty actloiv appdcaola gat taofd by lala faNlf ffnyyi boon afffffrtad to a coNagay but thay can stM ppy abawhavo In tha cprtng JOE GIBUN I THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Polls loading up to Tuesday's Rhode Island primary showed a statistical dead heat between San Lincoln Chafe and Stephen Laffey for the Republican nomination Chafee a moderate had tha support of national Republican officials 10 AIRPORT MAPS SHOW TAXIWAY CHANGES lexbwioh iiy Comair spokeswoman Kate Marx said the airline was using a Lexington airport map with outdated information af the time of the jet crash that killed 49 people A1-' though new diagram was received Friday two ween after thecrashit did not reflect all the changes to the taxiway and the airline is now urging pilots to use SNAPSHOT ical leanings Despite Chafee's frequent breaks with the Bush administration the National Republi- can Senatorial Committee tunneled about $1 million to him bankrolling a harshly negative campaign tarring Laffey as a bully and a closet tax-raiser National party officials have said they woiud not support Laffey if he wins the primary since polls indicate that a Democratic landslide is likely Still the conservative Club for Growth has championed Laffey's candidacy Highlighting Chafee's votes against tax cuts and in favor of pork-barrel projects they have hailed Laffey as the true conservative voice in the race and a stark contrast with Chafee who voted against the Iraq war and even refused to support President Bush's reelection The Associated Prass contributed to this story Iraq war the new Medicare prescription drug benefit program and the dependence on foreign oiL Whitehouse bills his campaign as jthe state's chance to contribute to a Democratic takeover of Congress Democrats need to pick up six Senate seats to win control of the Senate and Rhode Island a Democratic stronghold is near the top of their list for this yean But the battle within the Republican Party has drawn the most attention of late with competing groups spending record sums for a GOP primary in the state The outcome could have a huge effect on the general election Chafee probably the most liberal Republican senator was backed by national party officials in his bid for a second frill term because he was viewed as the GOPS best chance to retain the seat given the polit tTHE BUZZ JOHN WALKER I THE ASSOCIATED PRESS lost In Jersey ARE THEY HALF OFF? No It a stroot magician's trick gono horribly awry It was Just a Fresno Calif clothing storo displaying Its warn Tuesday on torso-loss mannequins Ghdtanl has lashed beck at Christie Todd WNtmaa former ERA chief and New Jersey gouatnoq who said make eN ground xeto woriwrs i ti kt District red light Just takes your breath away DC Councilman Marion-Barry says IwY got proof of Ms sobriety when Segedhr rurnikiB red SghL "I have In my possession a copy of the report that says The results of your breath and alcohol test are as follows: TMt02 tar below the legal ImltofjOS" Officials: The machine In BarryY breath test dW not roglrter an eccw- "Whet I remember from Christie Whitman (Is) her saying that the air wee fine And her saying that quite prominently over end ever egak end Insuring on It" he said Speaking of Jersey a moo surprising pooplo It In nImv Jersey where state Sen Ibm Keen Coultar comments A feature in the Sept 11 FYI section misstated the occupation of victims of the terrorist attack whose widows were accused by Ann Coulter of enjoying themselves The men worked in the financial industry Marina's rank Marine Pfc Joe rank was listed incorrectly in a Sept 12 Local section item about a Sept 11 remembrance Mow'd Churchill put It? 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