Budget crunch prompts AFL-CIO staff to take two unpaid days
The AFL-CIO and its roughly 200 workers commit to two days of unpaid leave to avert layoffs amid a budget shortfall and a sweeping political push. Managers join in the belt-tightening as unions face a deep economy and aim to fund a high-stakes 2004 anti Bush campaign.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Labor Federation
Windham
Newspaper Guild
Bush
Deborah Weinstock
Baytown Shoppers Start Early Amid Holiday Sales
Baytown crowds began holiday shopping as San Jacinto Mall opened 9 am to 10 pm Saturday and noon to 8 pm Sunday. Despite online growth, many shoppers rushed for first bargains with Frances Thrash leading a mall visit to buy gifts for men in her family.
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San Jacinto Mall
Baytown
International Council of Shopping Centers
Frances Thrash
San J Jacinto Mall
Thrash
Ashley French
French
Jean Ann Zatopek
Shoppers flock to early bird deals in Texas lines
Texas shoppers braved cold and long lines Friday to snag bargains as department stores opened early. Mariell Withrow, 28, led a Kohls queue near Fort Worth hoping to buy a $199 KitchenAid mixer and a $69.99 telescope, while Alicia Hills and friends waited over two hours outside a SuperTarget in Watauga with a child in line.
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Keller
Mariell Withrow
Kohls
Fort Worth
Texas
Withrow
Watauga
Alicia Hills
Lions launch American flag fundraising for local youth aid
Baytown Lions Club begins a flag display program to raise funds for eyeglasses for children Lions Crippled Children's Camp and annual college scholarships. For 30 a year members place a 3 by 5 flag on six holidays in front of homes or businesses, with storage and pickup by Lions volunteers.
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Baytown Lions Club
Lions Crippled Children
Liberty Lions Club
Liberty
Baytown Lion Club
Lions Club
Litter
Mike McAlister
Jerry Gainer
Rural redistricting splits Sutton County in Texas
In Sutton County Texas lawmakers split the county between two U S congressmen under a statewide redistricting plan that alters representation for a rural area reliant on natural gas and hunting. Residents fear unfamiliar new imagery and uncertain who will represent them as the March 9 primary approaches.
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Sgnora
Texas
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Sutton County
U.S
John Tedford
Justice Department
Sonora
Sutton
Henry Bonilla
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Jackie Supenshe
Gery Supenski
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Dwayne Litteer
Baytown Lions
Larry French
Billy Higginbotham
Judy Barrow
Wayne Herndon
Herman von Rosenberg
LaNelle McKay
Franklin
Castro
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