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A state judge later reduced the punitive portion of the judgment to $32 million.

In 2003, an Iraqi spokesman said that 4,000 volunteers from 23 countries were ready to carry out suicide attacks against the U.S.-led coalition.

In 2004, President George W.

Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney offered to appear jointly before the congressional 9/11 commission hearings on the 2001 terror attacks.

In 2005, Vatican officials said the ailing Pope John Paul II had a nasal feeding tube inserted after reportedly having trouble swallowing.

The next day the 84-year-old pontiff was given the last rites of the Roman Catholic church.A Thought for the Day: It Was Mark Twain Who Said, 'principles Have No Real Force Except when One is Well-Fed.' page: page: Please fill out our anonymous survey, it helps us improve the site and get to know more about our readers.

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"I used to work, but I can't anymore."The help is especially valuable to older adults like Mr.

Hemphill whose drug expenses would run into the thousands of dollars each year.

Without the subsidy, they'd spend enough to reach the coverage gap in Medicare drug program, where beneficiaries must bear the full cost of their prescriptions.With the subsidy, they avoid it.The low number of applications for extra help comes despite an aggressive outreach campaign by Social Security, Medicare and a nationwide coalition of community organizations.Social Security cast a wide net when it tried to identify seniors who might be eligible for the assistance.

It mailed out 19 million letters last year and followed up with 9 million phone calls.Thousands of groups have also sponsored one-on-one counseling sessions to help older adults fill out the six-page application.The Dallas Area Agency on Aging has sent 22 counselors to almost 200 churches, libraries, retirement communities and senior centers to answer questions and help with paperwork."We're going to them because they aren't coming to us," said benefits counseling coordinator Carolyn Toliver.

"We've planned 130 more...