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Here is the Scripps Howard News Service CONSOLIDATED BUDGET for Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives, visit our Web site at www.shns.com.
HOTZONE (Sites, Yahoo! News) _ AL ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq: Marines are still living _ and dying _ in Iraq's most unforgiving province. 1,100. With photos: SH05K351HOTZONE, SH05K352HOTZONE.
MISSING-MEDIA (Hargrove & Haman, SHNS) _ For a missing child to attract widespread publicity and improve the odds of being found, it helps if the child is white, wealthy, cute and under 12, according to a first-of-its-kind study by Scripps Howard News Service. 1,400. With graphic: SH05K271MISSINGMEDIA. With photos: SH05K272MISSINGMEDIA, SH05K273MISSINGMEDIA, SH05K274MISSINGMEDIA.
HURRICANE-PREDICT (Bowman, SHNS) _ Last May, the nation's senior hurricane forecasters gathered in Bay St. Louis, Miss., to warn the nation that another active Atlantic tropical storm season was on the way. Four months later, Hurricane Katrina nearly washed the town away. As the 2005 season draws to a close, here's a look at the extremes and what forecasters have learned about hurricanes. 800. With photo: SH05K337HURRICANEPREDICT.
HURRICANE-FLIGHTS (Bowman, SHNS) _ The Hurricane Hunters of the Air Force Reserve and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have flown more than 260 missions into the center of tropical storms and hurricanes since June. The Air Force crews kept flying even as their Mississippi base was wrecked by Katrina. 800. With photo: SH05K336HURRICANEFLIGHTS.
WILMA-BURIAL (Zeitlin, SHNS) _ After she was killed during Hurricane Wilma, Mary Howell was buried in a pauper's grave. Now, her family is demanding that the Federal Emergency Management Agency pay for a proper burial. 600.
BUSH-WAR (Straub, SHNS) _ WASHN: President Bush is engaged in an increasingly bitter exchange with critics who maintain that the White House intentionally misled the public to generate support for the war in Iraq. A backgrounder on the issues. 600.
BROWNIE (Sprengelmeyer, SHNS) _ WASHN: The man vilified in the Hurricane Katrina disaster is hoping to make a fresh start as an emergency-management consultant. In an interview, ousted FEMA Director Michael Brown admits to some mistakes overseeing the federal response to Katrina, but lashes out at the media. 700.
ALITO-FEMINISTS (Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle) _ Recommended for weekend use. From abortion to sex discrimination to family leave, some of Samuel Alito's most important rulings during 15 years on the federal bench have involved issues related to women, and some of the strongest opposition to his Supreme Court nomination comes from women's rights groups. 1,200.
FUNNY (Davidson, San Francisco Chronicle) _ Seriously, folks, scientists want to know what tickles people's funny bones, and they're looking into the brain to find out. 700.
SWAZILAND (Nolen, Toronto Globe and Mail) _ MBABANE, Swaziland: This country's small band of democracy activists, worried about violence in Swaziland, wonders how bad things can get. 700.
HENRY (Henry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette _ Column) _ Everywhere modern life is depressingly uncivil, but what made society so crotchety is anyone's guess. 750.
HALL (Hall, Media General _ Column) _ The best that President Bush has been able to achieve in China is a knife's-edge political balance on the Taiwan Straits issue, which is not bad. 700.
THANKSGIVE-ITAL (Iannuccilli, The Providence Journal _ Comment) _ Immigrants to America have appreciated and embraced Thanksgiving, added their own culture, and then taught it to their children. 500.
EDBOOMERS (McFeatters, SHNS) _ One solution for when the first wave of more than 30 million baby boomers begins retiring next year is to outsource them. 250.
EDTUITION (The Providence Journal) _ Parents struggling with college bills may have managed a grim laugh last week when they learned how much college presidents are making. 450.
23ECHOMELESS (Daniel, Knoxville News Sentinel) _ While some families will go over the river and through the woods this Thanksgiving, others are living under bridges.
23ECBIRDFLU (Rose, Byrd Newspapers) _ With all the talk of bird flu this Thanksgiving, no one should be surprised if the turkey on their table sneezes.
THINLYREAD (Grabow, SHNS _ Column) _ Thinly Read. Let's put the wonder back in holiday movies. Drop some of the high-tech gimmicks and add a few more Muppets. 600.
CONFIDENTIALLY (Young People's Press_ Column) _ Confidentially Yours. What to do when your mom doesn't like the older guy you're seeing, and how to handle the shock when you find out you're adopted. 700.
411 (Young People's Press_ Column) _ The 411. A look at West Virginia's American Minor, the Fin, Fur, and Feather Bureau of Investigation and more. 450.
BADSANTA (Straub, SHNS _ Comment) _ It's that time of year again, and pretty soon families will be gathering in front of the television to take their 1,000th look at "A Christmas Carol" and "It's a Wonderful Life." Here's a suggestion _ check out "Bad Santa" instead. 500.
STARGAZING (Mason, SHNS) _ A look at Patricia Heaton, who moves from the chaos of "Everybody Loves Raymond" to playing woman who finds her destiny in a lost piece of jewelry in the TNT movie "The Engagement Ring." 550. With photos: SH05K340STARGAZING, SH05K341STARGAZING.
EMMANUEL-FILM (Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star) _ Oprah Winfrey dominates a documentary in much the same way she owns a room, thus making "Emmanuel's Gift" come off as a very special episode of Oprah. This film is the Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah show, though. Emmanuel is a disabled world-class athlete who raises money for the underprivileged. 550.
BEESEASON-FILM (Pickle, SHNS) _ It's important to note that "Bee Season" is not a fictional twist on the documentary "Spellbound." Masterfully adapted from the novel by Myla Goldberg, "Bee Season" goes where few films dream, dare or care. It's an adult-skewed film in which the most important character is an 11-year-old girl. 500.
OWEN-TV (Rouvalis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette _ Column) _ Embargoed for Saturday release. Felicity, the second American Girl doll come to life, wears flowing Colonial petticoats and bonnets. But the frilly 18th-century frocks cramp her tomboy style in "Felicity: An American Girl Adventure." 550. (Editors: This subs for the regular Rob Owen column.) With photos: SH05K338OWEN, SH05K339OWEN.
BERGEN-TV (Morrow, SHNS) _ Forty years ago, when Polly Bergen played the first female U.S. president in the film "Kisses for My President," she thought her real-life counterpart wasn't far behind. Now, as she joins the cast of "Commander in Chief," she isn't so sure. 450. With photo: SH05K328BERGEN.
USHER-MUSIC (Brown, SHNS) _ Though pop star Usher has been in other films, "In the Mix" is his first as executive producer. "This is definitely one to wet your whistle and get me into the next step of my career," Usher says. And, of course, it's his first lead role. 600. With photos: SH05K345USHER, SH05K346USHER.
FAITH-FAITH (Waters, SHNS _ Column) _ Faith Matters. A look at the life of Southern Baptist Convention icon Adrian P. Rogers, who died last week at age 74. 600.
MEDICAL (Woods, Toledo Blade _ Column) _ Medical Journal. What kind of days are these dark, deary Novemeber days? Why, Vitamin D days, of course. 500.
HARDEN (Harden, Columbus Dispatch _ Column) _ In a nation where politicians of color ought to remember that they stand as candidates because Rosa Parks sat down, a half-century of triumphs over intolerance and racism is being sullied in some quarters by heirs to the spoils of the struggle. 600.
HEALTHIER-BOOKS (Peterson, Salt Lake Tribune) _ Rather than tackling the lengthy and jargon-filled Dietary Guidelines for Americans report, why not go with a consumer-friendly version? In time for the holidays _ and their healthy eating challenges _ the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is releasing "A Healthier You" at bookstores, libraries and for purchase on the Web. 300.
CORNER-BOOKS (MacPherson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) _ Children's Corner. A look at Jeanne Birdsall's debut children's novel "The Penderwicks. 750." With photos: SH05K332CORNER, SH05K333CORNER.
COLTS (Miller, San Francisco Chronicle) _ For the Indianapolis Colts, who have to endure talk of perfection when all they're really chasing is one game in February, Tony Dungy might be the perfect coach to guide them through it. 850.
FBCCOLLCAPS23 (Lindsay, SHNS) _ Capsule previews of Thanksgiving weekend's top college games, including Texas-Texas A&M, Georgia-Georgia Tech and Notre Dame-Stanford. 2,500.
FBCPITTWVU (Zeise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) _ West Virginia must run the ball well if it hopes to win Thanksgiving night's "Backyard Brawl" with Pittsburgh. 500.
FBCCLEMSON (Wallace, SHNS) _ Once again, Clemson has finished its season strong. Now if the Tigers could only figure out how to solve the middle of the year. Other Tigers notes. 600.
FBCTRAMEL (Tramel, The Oklahoman _ Column) _ STILLWATER, Okla.: Oklahoma State coach Mike Gandy's first season is filled with questions and few answers. 600.
FBCMEMPHIS (Stukenborg, SHNS) _ MEMPHIS, Tenn.: Despite glut of potential qualifiers, a sixth victory and presence of running back DeAngelo Williams would likely be enough to earn a bowl bid for the University of Memphis. 700.
NIELSEN (Nielsen, SHNS _ Column) _ Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go _ but only if she has cable. Thinking of all the reasons sports fans have to be thankful this holiday weekend. 600. Part of a regular series of columns by SHNS.
FREDFUNK (Swanson, The Press-Enterprise) _ Short-hitting but lively "chicken hawk" Fred Funk figures to add spice to this weekend's Skins Game. 700.
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