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Bush
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that he responded saying he thought it was impor
tant to eat dinner as a family, unless his mother
was cooking. Ironically, a few days after the phone
call, son George W. Bush passed out from choking
on a pretzel while watching television.
“It was a message sent from heaven to never
make fun of your mother,” she said.
Barbara Bush also shared her thoughts on the
Sept. 11 tragedy. After it was confirmed that
everyone in her family was fine, she said she
understood what an impact it had made.
“I realized then that the whole world changed
on 9-11,” she said.
Bush also presented a message of tolerance of
others and asked everyone to help others in any
way they could, such as through service and
everyday kindness.
She commended the Aggie community for
its commitment to community service and help
ing others.
“It seems to me that every single Aggie tries
in some way to contribute to the community and
continue to lend a helping hand to those in
need,” she said.
Her husband George Bush shared what he
thought Aggies’ goals should be.
“Put the emphasis on fairness. People are hurt
ing due to unfair stereotypes; do something about
that here, starting with this campus,” he said.
Several students who attended said they
enjoyed Barbara Bush’s speech and how she
related to the audience.
“It was wonderful,” said Rebecca Fritcher, a
junior exercise physiology major. “Her thoughts
and feelings were honest, she was honest about
her faith and her life as she saw it.”
IODP
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initiative on the planet and places
a large number of A&M students
and faculty on center stage.
“(The contract) is a jewel®
the University’s crown,” Fox said
The program, he said, coit
tributes to the University's
Vision 2020 goal in a ven
important way.
“The money will contribtiie
to our total research budget aai
is expected to place Texas A&M
among the top-20 research oi
versities,” he said.
The JOI Alliance is responsi
ble for program management
planning for scientific services,
drill ship operations and mam
other duties throughout the sci
entific exploration, said Steven
Bohlen, JOI president.
“The Alliance looks forwaii
to building upon our past suc
cesses with the ocean drilliitt
program and reaching futuresci-
ence goals with innovative
approaches, “ he said.
IODP started new reseaid
projects in October 2003, ani
sea expeditions are scheduledic
begin in June, Fox said.
These expeditions to present
the earth’s history will take sci
entists and researchers on an
international endeavor to loca
tions including the mid-Atlantic
Ridge, Iceland, Newfoundland
and British Columbia, Fox said.
By analyzing crystal rod
below the sea floor, scientists
involved in the program will tie
able to study Earth’s climate
changes over the last 75 million
years and possibly gain insigtn
into future climate changes and
what is driving those changes
There is also the chance of find
ing alternative fuel sources him
dreds of meters below the sea
floor. Fox said.
As many as 50 scientists and
technicians and 65 crew mem
bers will participate in the
exploration.
Fair said he is glad to have
the opportunity to explore these
options as he tries to find direc
tion in his life and career path.
“IODP provides opportunity
for advancement both inthesd-
ence and industry fields and
helps bridge the two,” he sand
Kerry
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and voters who made their decision in the
last week. His deepest support was in the
GOP suburbs of Milwaukee.
“That’s been happening in other primar
ies, too,” Edwards told The Associated Press
in an interview. “Republicans who would
consider voting Democratic and independ
ents are the people we have to win over to
win the general election. That’s why I’m the
best candidate to take on George Bush.”
Kerry held a wide lead in pre-election
polls, but the surveys did not fully reflect
voter sentiments after a statewide debate
Sunday, Edwards’ criticism of Kerry’s free-
trade policies and two newspaper endorse
ments for Edwards. Nor did the polls take
into account Uth-hour attacks on Kerry
from President Bush’s re-election team.
“We underwent a lot of Republican
attacks the last week. Notwithstanding those
attacks, we showed we can fight back,”
Kerry told the AP.
“We’re winning in every state across the
country,” he said. “We’re going to win the
nomination.”
Kerry won 15 of the 17 elections to date
— seven by nearly half the vote — on the
east and west coasts, in the Midwest, the
Great Plains and the Southwest. He remains
the undisputed front-runner, flush with
money and momentum.
But the Edwards surprise ended any hope
for a quick conclusion to the race and earli-
er-than-ever general election planning. A
poor second-place showing would have
crippled Edwards’ campaign.
Dean, the former Vermont governor,
ignored pleas to give up the fight. “We are
not done,” he told his supporters, even as his
own advisers were saying his campaign for
the presidency was effectively over.
Dean was heading back to Vermont to
regroup, in search of a way
to convert his political net
work into a movement that
helps elect Democrats.
Buoyed by his hot streak,
Kerry took two days off last
week and ignored his rivals
in Wisconsin while focusing
on Bush in hopes of persuad
ing voters the nominating
fight was over.
“Not so fast, John
Kerry,” Edwards said in
Sunday’s debate, five words
that may best sum up the
impact of Tuesday’s results.
Exit polls showed that half
of the voters made their
selection in the last week, most
in the last few days — and Edwards led
among late-breakers. Taking advantage of
Wisconsin’s open primary rules, one in 10
voters were Republicans and about 30 per
cent were independents. Those voters broke
for Edwards.
The strong GOP turnout was boosted by
city government elections in Milwaukee and
a controversial referendum on casino gam
bling by an Indian tribe.
Primaries in Georgia, Ohio and Vermont
on March 2 will be open as will the caucus
es in Minnesota.
Kerry has pocketed 578 of the 2,161 del
egates needed to secure the nomination,
according to an analysis by The Associated
Press. Dean had just 188, Edwards 166 and
Notwithstanding
(Republican)
attacks, we showed
we can fight back.
A1 Sharpton 16.
Wisconsin bestows 72 delegates.
With 72 percent of precincts reporting.
Kerry had 39 percent, Edwards had 35 per
cent, Dean 18 percent, Rep. Dennis
Kucinich of Ohio 3 percen
and A1 Sharpton 1 percent.
In a show of gathering
strength, Kerry picked up the
endorsement of a powerful
19-union alliance while votes
were still being cast.
Byron Conway, 27
Milwaukee, said Kerry was
the only candidate withi
shot at beating Bush. “Ijus
want him out,” he said.
Barbara Chamberlain,
also of Milwaukee, bat
Edwards for the same reason
“I have hope for him beatiD!
you-know-who,” she said
Edwards called for a one
— Sen. John Kerry
□-Massachusetts
on-one debate with Kerry heading to
March 2. Kerry’s campaign shrugged of
Edwards’ strong showing. “The problei
these other candidates have is they are no
competing in a serious way to get enoujf
delegates to get the nomination,” said Keny
deputy campaign manager, Steve Elmendtnf
“The guy is positive,” Bill Lohr, 50,ofSir
Prairie, Wis., said. “He’s got a good hear.
Kind of like Bill Clinton got us rocking.”
In the final days of the Wisconsin ract
Edwards criticized Kerry’s support of Ik
North American Free Trade Agreement
The message found a receptive audienct
In exit polls, three-fourths of voters sail
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