Productivity slows to 1.1 percent expansion in Q2
U S productivity rose at a 1.1 percent annual pace in April through June, a slowdown from the 8.6 percent surge in Q1. Over the year ending June, productivity gained 4.7 percent, the strongest since 1983, prompting optimism about living standards and long term growth.
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CIA weighed on Israel Palestinian pullback in West Bank
Washington sources say gaps between Israel and the Palestinians threaten a new CIA security bill. Tenet met Palestinian and Israeli officials as Powell plans to dispatch Near East officials to assist reform of the Palestinian Authority while Egypt and Jordan offer training. Israel signals willingness to withdraw from Gaza if violence declines and Palestinian security forces can assume control.
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Midland man dies in tractor trailer crash near Sweetwater
A 35 year old Midland man Dennis Winfrey Jr. was killed when a Mack tractor trailer rear ended his pickup on Interstate 20 west of Sweetwater at about 10 15 a m. He was pronounced dead at 2 p m by Dr James Morrison at Hendrick. Jorge of the 1995 Mack tractor trailer was uninjured.
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White House says one third of anti-terror bill unspent
The White House budget office said one third of last year’s 40 billion anti-terror package remains unspent as fiscal year ends October 1. Defense spending nears completion while non-defense funds are about half distributed. Democrats urge immediate use of the 5.1 billion from the newer counterterrorism measure.
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