All aboard dead after copter crash in Afghanistan
U S military officials fear all 17 troops aboard a special operations helicopter were killed after hostile fire downed the MH 47 and sent it into a rugged eastern Afghanistan ravine. Rescue efforts were hampered by stormy weather as reinforcements ferried in near the Pakistan border.
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Iraqis Split on Bush Iraq Troop Timetable Debate
In Baghdad, Iraqis express division over President Bush's pledge to keep US troops until the mission is complete. Some fear chaos without foreign forces, others seek a timetable for withdrawal as daily life remains strained by heat and power outages. Public reaction is mixed and many did not see the speech.
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Mad cow case traced to Texas beef cow
The Agriculture Department confirmed the first US born mad cow case as a 12-year-old Texas raised beef cow. Officials withheld the owner and town. The announcement notes BSE linkage to a human brain disorder and cites industry reaction from the Independent Cattle Association of Texas.
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Highlands man nabbed in sweep of sex predators
Wayne Douglas Graves, 43, of 105 Clear Lake, was arrested June 23 in a statewide child sex offender sting led by the Texas Attorney General’s office. He had been a fugitive since April 2004 and sits in Harris County jail with others. Earlier arrests in 1996 included indecency with a child and sexual conduct with a 14 year old. Abbott’s Fugitive Unit aims to remove convicted sex offenders from the streets.
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Ector County
Greg Abbott
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