Bloomberg golf draws ire amid budget brink in New York
In New York City Mayor Bloomberg played golf as a $5 billion deficit loomed and budget talks with the City Council continued. A spokesman said the mayor’s charity outing did not halt administration work, drawing criticism from Councilor Bill Perkins who noted a pledge to finish a budget by Wednesday.
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New York
New York City
Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Ed Skyler
Skyler
Bill Perkins
Acuna Protests Water Release From Amistad Dam
Ciudad Acuna mayor Jose Eduardo Ramon Valdez led thousands of schoolchildren in a peaceful rally atop Amistad Dam to demand halting unlimited water releases from Amistad Reservoir. He warned current withdrawal rates threaten local drinking water within months and urged officials to preserve the lake’s integrity.
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News-Herald
Karen Gleason
Jose Eduardo Ramon Valdez
Ciudad Acuna
Amistad Reservoir
Mexico
Ciudad Acufia
Amistad Dam
Acuisusissiticials
Ciudad Acufa
Lake Amistad
O Ramén
Pay raises lead district budget workshop in San Felipe ISD
The San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District held its first budget workshop to gather trustee input on the 2002-2003 year. CFO Keith Southerland presented four salary drafts with starting teacher pay from 29 000 to 33 000 and total salary costs from 27.8 to 30.6 million, to gauge funding needs. The board also considered a new state law requiring at least 30 minutes of daily physical education and its impact on staffing. Dr. Joseph Lopez and Dr. Gloria Gonzalez spoke on district implications and staff needs.
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Board of Trustees
Keith Southerland
San Felipe del Rio Consolidated Independent School
Southerland
Joseph Lopez
Gloria Gonzalez
Juror Sentenced to 14 Months for Grand Jury Disclosure
San Antonio Del Rio man Marco Garcia received a 14 month federal sentence and three years of supervised release for disclosing grand jury information. He was convicted of obstruction of justice after informing Terry Sparkman’s employer about the grand jury proceedings in April 2001. The case highlights the oath of secrecy and risks to investigations and witness safety.
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San Antonio
del Rio
U.S
Orlando Garcia
Marco Garcia
Garcia
Terry Sparkman
Sparkman
United States
Johnny Sutton
Fox borders water accord signed by Mexican president
Mexican President Vicente Fox and governors of Chihuahua Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas reached an agreement to ration Rio Grande water to Mexican communities while honoring the 1944 treaty with the United States. The plan calls for updated distribution rules irrigation modernization and water rescue to return volumes to the Rio Grande amid drought and debt disputes with Texas farmers claim a $1 billion loss.
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Vicente Fox
Rio Grande
United States
Fox
Los Pinos
Chihuahua
Nuevo Leon
Tamaulipas
Texas
Mexico
Colorado River
U.S
Interior Department
Department
Texas A&m University
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EL Paso
Ysleta
U.S. Customs Service
Chihuahua Tours
Jose Luis Teran Estrada
Chihuahua City
Washington
Justice Department
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Inden
Acuna
Norma Flores
Moreno
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