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Teresa Heinz Kerry won't model herself on either Hillary Clinton or Nancy Reagan if her husband, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, reaches the White House. Speaking at a Montecito fund-raiser Saturday, Heinz Kerry, 65, said she would "continue to be me." That "me" is a wealthy philanthropist; a former Republican who only recently switched party affiliations; and a champion of women's issues, the environment, the arts and education. "I know Mrs. Reagan," said Heinz Kerry. "I admire her for her particular role at that time, married to who she was and at her time. And I've said before if...

Colorful new $20 bill to be unveiled today 05/13/2003 Associated Press WASHINGTON - America's paper money -- the venerable greenback -- is no longer going to appear all green. Bills aren't about to turn psychedelic, but they are getting a tad more colorful, part of a broader effort to thwart sophisticated counterfeiters. First in line for the government's money makeover is the $20 bill, featuring Andrew Jackson. The $20 bill is the most-counterfeited note in the United States and the second most-commonly used bill behind the $1. The Treasury Department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which makes the nation's paper...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joint Press Release Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Bureau of Engraving and Printing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Immediate Release June 20, 2002 U.S. TREASURY AND FEDERAL RESERVE ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR REDESIGNED NOTES NexGen notes are latest in series to add anti-counterfeiting features In keeping with their strategy of maintaining the security of Federal Reserve notes by enhancing the design of U.S. currency every seven to ten years, the Department of the Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Bureau) and the Federal Reserve Board today announced plans to release the next generation of redesigned notes, with improved security features...