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DIED. WAYLON JENNINGS, 64, gristly Grammy-winning country "outlaw" who recorded Nashville's first platinum album (Wanted: The Outlaws); of a diabetes-related illness; in Chandler, Ariz. With his black Stetson and brash persona, Jennings, along with Willie Nelson, led country's outlaw movement of the late '60s and early '70s--a honky-tonk response to country's slick pop sound. Perhaps best known for Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys, he recorded 16 No. 1 singles. Once a bassist for Buddy Holly, Jennings was scheduled to be on the plane in 1959 that killed...
...more unexpected effects of the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. has been a renewed interest in Islamic art. Though some galleries were initially concerned that shows of Islamic art would be ill received, the opposite has been true. A Montreal museum canceled a show of Muslim artists right after the attacks but reinstated it after public outcry. Several small galleries quickly put together exhibitions, including the Honolulu Academy of Art, which had planned to open an Islamic gallery late in 2002 with work from Doris Duke's collection but rushed out an exhibition of its own works last November...
...miners out of work. Higher domestic steel prices could also push users to move their factories overseas; finished goods would then be exported to the U.S., circumventing tariffs on raw steel products. "My company will be at a competitive disadvantage," says Gary Hill, president of National Metalwares in Aurora, Ill. Hill's firm, small and privately held, makes school furniture and finished tubular steel components for the lawn-and-garden industry...
While some council members opposed the approval of the bill, as they felt the relationship between the FYSC and the council was ill-defined, most council members voted in favor of the new committee...
...reported budget proposals don't come as a complete surprise; over the past few years, the burden of Superfund expenses slowly shifted away from corporations and over to taxpayers. Still, says Grant Cope, staff attorney at USPIRG, Bush's decision is a momentous shift that bodes ill for the future of Superfund...