U S Troops Battle Afghan Winter Amid Storm Delays
U S troops scoured caves and ridges near Gardan Afghanistan as the six day offensive intensified. Weather grounded helicopters and delayed supply flights amid heavy bombing and beleaguered air and ground operations. Maj. Bryan Hilfery reported 100 militants killed with heavy weaponry destroyed and crews continuing to clear ridgelines caves and pockets of resistance as al Qaida sympathizers from Pakistan joined the fight and Afghan commanders said enemy numbers could reach 1000.
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Hilfery
Bagram
Kabul
U.S
al-Qaida
Pakistan
Staunton Prison Gets A Reprieve
Staunton Correctional Center, employing 340, nears closure but a revised budget delays shutdown by a year. Nine lawmakers merged Senate and House versions, trading certainty for delay. Local lawmakers welcome the compromise as a major prison faced potential closing and agencies prepared for changes.
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Staunton
Senate
House
Conferees Reach Virginia Budget Accord After Yearlong Standoff
Governor Mark Warner announced a budget deal between House and Senate negotiators resolving minor differences totaling under 3 million of a 50 billion plan. The conference committee’s master spending blueprint spans 500 pages with a vote anticipated Saturday, amid past budget gaps and cuts to programs and services.
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Richmond
Mark R. Warner
House
Senate
Conference Committee
Warner
Virginia
Jim Gilmore
Inside Charges Dismissed in Child Rape Case
A judge dismissed two child rape charges against Lena B. Gibson and others after finding the statute of limitations expired. The defendants included Mary C. Grimm James H. Manuel Glenn McWilliams Albert P. Wolfe and others listed in the court filing. The ruling ends the prosecution’s case on those counts.
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Lena B. Gibson
Penn Laird
Mary C. Grimm
Simpsonville
S.C
James H. Manuel
Rileyville
Glenn
Pete Bill" McWilliams
Albert P. Wolfe
Moorefield
W.va
Gunman kills Israelis. Gaza attack prompts waves of retaliation
A Palestinian gunman infiltrated the Atzmona settlement in Gaza and killed five Israelis, injuring 20, before being shot dead. Israel responded with strikes in Gaza and Bethlehem, killing 14 Palestinians and a Hamas commander, amid heightened regional violence. President Bush announced envoy Anthony Zinni would return to the region to help quell the fighting. The attacker, Mohammed Farhat, 19, from Gaza City, was claimed by Hamas.
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Gaza
Israel
Bethlehem
Palestinian Territories
Bush
Mideast
Anthony Zinni
Atzmona
Israel Radio
Last Stand Fails To Broaden Harrisonburg Bypass Plan
Virginia lawmakers rejected a budget amendment by Sen. Kevin Miller to widen the Priority Transportation Act of 2000. The measure sought to permit VDOT to use 20 million state funds to plan a limited access bypass from I 81 exit 240 to US 33 and an east west connector, plus widen roads feeding the bypass. Miller argued the changes kept the bypass as the focus, despite opposition and questions from peers.
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Virginia Department of Transportation
Harrisonburg
General Assembly
Kevin Miller
U.S. 33
Bridgewater
VDOT
Miller
House Approves Mini Stimulus Bill Moves to Senate Next
The House passed a bipartisan stimulus bill 417-3 ending months of gridlock. It combines business friendly tax cuts with a 13 week extension of unemployment benefits. Senate Democrats will bring it to floor for a quick vote, and the White House expects President Bush to sign into law.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Bush
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Nurse's aide charged with murder in Fort Worth killing
Chante J. Mallard, 25, is charged with murder after allegedly striking Gregory Biggs with a car, driving home with him stuck in a broken windshield, and abandoning his body in a park two days later. Authorities say she apologized but did not seek help and faces five years to life in prison if convicted.
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Texas
Chante J. Mallard
David Burgess
Mallard
Gregory Biggs
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