Presitent George W. Bush Visits St. Louis
SLP2003041653-ST. LOUIS, April 16 (UPI)--An emotional Marine, PFC Adrian Fakes, receives a standing ovation as President George W. Bush singled him out during his speech Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at Boeing in St. Louis. Fakes was injured in Iraq during a battle in Nasiriyah and sustained shrapnel wounds to his upper body and leg. "He represents the finest of the fine - those of our country who wear the uniform," said the president. jg/Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch(POOL) UPI..
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The House expelled one of its own from Congress, voting to remove Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, in only the second expulsion since the Civil War. The 420-1 vote to expel Traficant is the fifth time Congress has expelled another member in 213 years.
