Bush taps ONeill Veneman Martinez Evans for Cabinet posts
President elect Bush announced four Cabinet nominees with ONeill as treasury secretary and Veneman Martinez and Evans in agriculture housing and commerce roles. Veneman previously led California agriculture, Martinez headed orange County Florida, Evans chairs Tom Brown Inc. The moves aim to shore up an economy Bush warns may slow, with a broad tax cut plan urged despite Capitol Hill reservations.
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Surviving octuplets have second birthday
In Katy Texas AP report Nkem Chukwu and her husband celebrated the second birthday of their seven surviving octuplets at a Toys R Us party attended by about 50 people. Jioke and siblings Ebuka Chukwu Chidi Echerem Chima Gorom frolicked amid cake icing as the family balanced parenting duties and party duties.
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Early winter grips Texas with cold snap and snow
Cold weather arrives before official solstice as arctic air and ice rain blanket parts of Texas. Schools close across the state, shelters fill, and Red Cross sites report dozens sheltered after last week's ice storm. Meteorologists say the cold is normal for winter, not extraordinary.
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