BUSH'S DECISION GETS SUPPORT.(MAIN)

Byline: LARA JAKES Times Union Washington bureau

WASHINGTON -- The Capital Region's congressional delegation gave unanimous support Friday to President Bush's decision to bomb five Iraqi military sites.

New York Sens. Charles Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton, both Democrats, and Reps. Mike McNulty, D-Green Island, and John Sweeney, R-Clifton Park, indicated the airstrikes were needed to defend U.S. planes patrolling the no-fly zone from Iraqi missiles.

``I very strongly support what the President has done,'' said McNulty, who first learned of the assault while watching TV at his Green Island home Friday afternoon. ``In recent times, the Iraqis have …

MAURYCY HEADS FIELD OF 71 IN NEW STROKE-PLAY FORMAT.(Sports)

Byline: Gene Levy Staff writer

Tiffany Maurycy, the third member of the Northeastern Women's Golf Association to win a state women's amateur title in the past four years, will head the 71-player field in the association's 60th annual championship tournament being held today and Wednesday on the Shaker Ridge and Mohawk Country Club courses.

Maurycy, who plays out of Mohawk, and Linda Smythe of Shaker Ridge will be the first twosome to tee off at 8:30 today at the Latham course. The low 48 scores and ties will play the final 18 holes Wednesday at Mohawk beginning at 8a.m.

The event is being conducted for the first time under a revised 36-hole …

Brazilian Football Results

Results from the 21st round of the Brazilian first-division football championship (home teams listed first):

Saturday's Games

Santo Andre 1, Coritiba 0

Sport 2, Vitoria 0

Palmeiras 2, Internacional 1

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Samuel Goldwyn's 'Goldfingers' flows with simple humor

Samuel Goldwyn's `Goldfingers' flows with simple humor

How fantastic it is that through beautiful flowers, two men become friends! It is a fact that simplicity is a tremendous blessing. Such was the story a flower that blossomed and brought two men together as friends.

Colin Briggs, interpreted by Clive Owens, and Fergus Wilks (David Kelly) becomes so engrossed in their characters that the comic rhythm of the movie seems to flow with that certain sense of urgency that keeps the film interesting and full of natural suspense.

Joel Hershman brings to the screen a story of redemption that not only is humorous, but penetrates into the very soul.

Paula Deitz's 1998 …

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SUNY leader decries budget cuts; Interim chancellor says Spitzer spending proposal would force tuition hikes at community colleges.(Main)

Byline: MARC PARRY - Staff Writer

ALBANY - Many community colleges would likely have to raise tuition under Gov. Eliot Spitzer's budget, Interim SUNY Chancellor John Clark said Wednesday.

The spending plan Spitzer proposed last week cuts community college base aid by $50 per student, or $6.2 million, Clark testified during a legislative budget hearing. It also eliminates $1 million in operating aid for the five smallest of SUNY's 30 community colleges, Clark said.

"If the current budget is passed as is ... in all likelihood many of our community colleges would have to seek tuition increases," Clark said in an interview.

New York's …

FAA MANDATES SAFER BOEING 737S.(MAIN)

Byline: RANDOLPH E. SCHMID Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- Airlines operating the Boeing 737, one of the world's most popular airliners, were put on notice Thursday that the government wants improvements in the plane's flight controls.

There have been two mysterious crashes of 737s in recent years. Accidents in Pennsylvania and Colorado have baffled investigators, with suspicion focusing on possible rudder problems in the twin-jet plane.

Most of the changes announced Thursday by the Federal Aviation Administration focus on the rudder and wing control surfaces.

Some of the requirements will affect just early models of the plane while others …