Former Enron employees push for own creditors' committee
Nearly 200 laid off workers urge U S Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez to form a creditors committee consisting only of former Enron employees. Rod Jordan says the demand seeks just compensation as thousands lost jobs in the Enron collapse. Legal experts doubt the judge will create a separate panel, warning it could spawn multiple new committees.
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Enron
Rod Jordan
JP Morgan & Chase Co
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South Texas College of Law
Houston
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George Whittenburg
Martin Luther King Jr Day noted amid state holiday debate
At Morris Street Baptist Church in Charleston about 400 heard Mayor Shirley Franklin praise King’s inspiration and discuss racial barriers she once faced. A Columbia attendee urged somber yet hopeful reflection as South Carolina’s shift from a federal to state holiday sparked debate over Confederate Memorial Day alongside King Day.
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Morris Street Baptist Church
Charleston
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Sharon Jackson
Columbia
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Richland County
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State debates science test alignment with national standards
Eldridge and deputies criticize the science test alignment to state standards, noting Project 2061's revisions, with 90 percent of third grade and 77 percent of eighth grade questions misaligned. She argues for nationwide TerraNova testing and warns about spending amid cuts.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Associated Press
Sandra Lindsay
Lindsay
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Police seize after Myrtle Beach officer shoots self
A three hour standoff ended when a Myrtle Beach suspect killed himself. Officer William Jackson survived surgery after being shot twice in the abdomen as he approached the suspect’s Mazda. In Charleston, officer LaPage died and nurse Anthony Pirraglia was fatally shot during a separate incident. Suspect Marko Drayton, 19, faces murder and weapon charges. Greenberg emphasizes risk and duty of law enforcement.
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Cushman
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Jackson
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Charleston
LaPage
Anthony Pirraglia
Mediucare
Medical University of South Carolina
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Reuben Greenberg
Drayton
Pirraglia
Mandy Larson
MUSC
Jeff Watkins
Kelly House
Greenberg
Israel seals Tulkarem in first 16 month town take over
Israeli troops seized the entire Palestinian town of Tulkarem, imposed a curfew, and searched homes after clashes that killed one civilian and wounded 15. In Ramallah a security officer died and two others were wounded as a separate exchange occurred. Arafat blamed Israel for crossing red lines while Israel said the raid aimed to arrest militants and avert further attacks.
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West Bank
Ramallah
Yasser Arafat
Ariel Sharon
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