Bush to Iraq Talks Hinge on Kuwait Withdrawal Date
President Bush urged that Iraqi forces withdraw from Kuwait by January 15 with full compliance. He said talks with Iraq are hoped for but he would not specify actions if Iraq misses the deadline, while noting Saddam Hussein’s threats of a holy war. He criticized Saddam’s stance and defended U.S. troop deployments as credible and serious.
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Terance Hunt
Associated Press
Washington
Bush
Iraq
Kuwait
Saddam Hussein
United Nation
U.N
Saddam
United States
Middle East
U.S
James A. Baker III
Tariq Aziz
Baker
Baghdad
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Education nominee picked by Bush for education secretary
President Bush named former Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander as education secretary, highlighting his long record on reform. The administration also reviews race based scholarships, with White House press secretary Fitzwater noting the ruling disturbed Bush. Alexander vows to improve schools, support adult education, and address shifting job skills while advocating for minority scholarships as a constitutional question. He aims to bring energy to the department and expects swift Senate confirmation alongside Martin as labor secretary.
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Christopher Connell
Associated Press
Washington
Bush Today
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Laura Cavazos
Education Department
White House
Marlin Fitzwater
Bush
Alexander
University of Tennessee
Fitzwater
Justice Department
Albert Shanker
The
American Federation of Teachers
Cavazos
Republican National Committee
William Bennett
National Governors Association
General Motors
Martin
Lynn Martin
Capitol Hill
Senate
Seven-inch snow brings death and closures in New Mexico
Seven inches of snow blanketed the Gallup area as a man died from exposure and another was found dead near Prewitt. Schools in Gallup McKinely County stayed open while others closed across northern New Mexico. A winter storm warning and snow advisory covered northern mountains, with 2 to 4 inches expected below 8000 feet and 6 inches or more above. Roads were slick and numerous communities faced travel disruption.
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Gallup
W. Maloney
Richard Malone
Albuquerque
Prewitt
New Mexico
Gallup- McKinley
St. Bonaventure
Thoreau
Federal Aviation Administration
Gallup Municipal
Arizona
Central Mountains
Northeast Highlands
Western Mountains
Northwest Plateau
Taos
Sandia Crest
Rio Grande
Lybrook
Lindrith
Gallina
Coyote
Penasco
Cuba
Espanola
Mesa Vista
Darlene Varela
del Prado
PNM plans 230 kilovolt line to western markets
Public Service Company of New Mexico aims to build a 120 mile 230 kV transmission line from east of Grants to a generating station northwest of Springerville Arizona. Plains Electric and Salt River Project will share costs. The project faces environmental and regulatory hurdles with Ramah area residents opposing routes across Ci Forest and El Malpais.
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Albuquerque
Public Service
Company of Mexico
Arizo
Arizona
Grants
Springerville
Ariz
PNM
Ramah
Ci Forest
el Malpais National Monument
Ant ’Avenue
Rick Brinneman
Santa Fe
Brinneman
Liquor tax plan urged to fund alcohol treatment
Albuquerque AP Two state and county groups back a 5 percent local option on liquor sales to fund treatment facilities for drunken drivers. If adopted, shared funds would go to counties and municipalities that approve the option. Lawmakers may face 0.08 blood alcohol limits and jail capacity concerns for extra offenders.
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Albuquerque
Donna Smith
New Mexico Association of Counties
Association
State Municipal League
League
Smith
Bernalillo County
Pat Cassidy
Cassidy
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