New Orleans mayoral vote splits along racial lines
In a runoff race, Mayor Ray Nagin led with 38 percent statewide while Mitch Landrieu had 29 percent. GCR Associates found Nagin drew 65 percent or more of votes in black neighborhoods and under 10 percent in white precincts, amid the city’s post Katrina recovery and demographic shifts.
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Texas House Begins Tax Debates to Reform School Funds
The Republican led Texas House opens a 30 day special session to fix the unconstitutional school property tax system as Gov. Perry seeks a plan cutting property taxes by 6 billion dollars. The proposal raises cigarette taxes and shifts surplus funds while closing loopholes under a bipartisan commission reform.
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Texas House debates five school finance reform bills
The Texas House considers five bills aimed at lowering property taxes and meeting a June Texas Supreme Court deadline to fix school funding. Bills cover using surplus funds for tax cuts, directing revenue to relief, a new business tax, vehicle tax calculation changes, and cigarette tax increases.
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Japan Concedes Share for U.S. Forces Realignment in Asia
Japanese Defense Minister Fukushiro Nakaga said Tokyo will pay 6.1 billion dollars of the roughly 10 billion cost to realign U S forces in Japan. The plan includes moving 8 000 Marines from Okinawa to Guam after a three hour meeting with Defense Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld.
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UT Austin probes computer breach affecting thousands
The University of Texas at Austin reports that nearly 200,000 electronic records of students, staff and alumni at the business school were illegally accessed. Officials say the breach marks the university's second major incident in three years and they've notified the state Attorney General.
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Al-Qaida leaders hiding near Afghanistan Pakistan border
U S officials say Osama bin Laden is in a remote tribal area along the 1500 mile Afghanistan Pakistan border, separated from his deputy Ayman al Zawahri who stays in a more settled zone nearby. Both are surrounded by Arab and Egyptian operatives respectively as U S intelligence tracks them.
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FEMA seeks 625 Texans to repay 1.26 million in Rita aid
Beaumont report states the federal government asks 625 Texas residents to return 1.26 million dollars in disaster assistance from FEMA after Hurricane Rita. Most of the money, 1.14 million, was for secondary or non primary residences, which are ineligible under federal law.
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Elizabeth II Attends Windsor Thanksgiving Service for 80th Birthday
Queen Elizabeth II marked eighty years with a service of thanksgiving at Windsor Castle attended by family friends and hundreds of guests. Prince Philip joined her with their children grandchildren and a guest list including former prime ministers Thatcher and Major and Prince Charles's sons William and Harry among other royals.
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Mexicans Accept Immigration as Fact of Life
In Atotonilco Mexico, residents view migration as inevitable as America seeks to curb illegal entry. They say Mexico’s economy society and politics rely on ongoing migration and remittances, which total about 20 billion dollars annually and are likely to rise.
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Signs stolen and gunfire incidents spark police notes
A Baytown councilman reports a stolen political sign on Massy Tompkins Road. Police identify suspects after a witness interview. At 11 p.m. a gunshot hits a Hemlock Street residence but injures none. A parrot theft on Cedar Bayou Road is valued at about 1600 dollars. Between 6 a.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. Sunday Baytown officers answered 180 calls including burglaries and disturbances. Crime Stoppers offers cash tips at 281-427-TIPS.
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