Fatal explosion shakes Baqouba mosque crowd
In Baqouba 35 miles northeast of Baghdad an improvised hazardous device inside a propane cylinder detonated near a Shiite mosque during prayers. Five people died and 37 were hurt as worshippers witnessed bodies and blood on the street while gas cylinders and a bomb scare followed.
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Bush pushes school vouchers in 2005 budget plan
President Bush toured voting constituencies as he backed a national private and religious school voucher program funded by federal taxpayers. He pledged $50 million for vouchers in the next budget year, seeking congressional approval amid broader education and immigration-economic proposals.
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Saddam Hussein Prisoner of War Status Probe Continues
Pentagon lawyers say Saddam Hussein is a prisoner of war since his capture on December 13, while defense and State Department aides debate public statements. Powell notes no formal POW declaration yet and stresses custody under international law.
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Terror alert level lowered but threat remains
SHINGTON The possibility of a terrorist attack has diminished enough to reduce the nation's alert level. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said the threat is not critical, though concerns about al Qaida's interest in commercial planes persist. The alert had been orange five times since the system began.
Two men arrested for possession of marijuana in Baytown
Baytown police officers from the Narcotics Division arrested two men Thursday around 4 p.m. in the 400 block of East Gulf Avenue after observing them blocking traffic on Guilt Avenue. About 2.9 grams of marijuana were reportedly found in their possession.
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Two Men Arrested After Traffic Stop For Cocaine
At around 8 p.m. on Thursday officers stopped two men in the 1200 block of North Alexander Drive for a traffic violation and recovered 7.8 grams of cocaine from them.
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Stolen car recovered as two men arrested on Larch
Police recovered a vehicle reported stolen from Crosby and arrested two men in the 4506 block of Larch after a brief foot chase. One suspect was captured near the car, the other by a police dog. It is unclear if the original owner has been contacted or the car returned.
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Baytown police log reveals busy 24 hours of calls
Between 6 a.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday Baytown police answered 140 calls including eight alarms, two assaults, one forgery, one robbery, six thefts, three major and 11 minor accidents and five disturbances. Crime Stoppers offers cash tips and anonymity at 282-472-TIPS. Baytown.org lists police information.
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Former TCEQ oversight member shapes landfill permit reform
Smith, ex-president of an engineering firm, sits on the Texas Committee on Environmental Regulations oversight panel. He notes his bill to force new landfill permit rules stalled the 796 acre Fisher Road landfill project near Beach City and that seven representatives will draft a year end report with proposed changes.
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