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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 2009

Page

5

Deputies reproved over waitress pose with rifle at Twin Peaks

Round Rock training deputies from Midland County faced discipline after a waitress, Vanda Purvis, was photographed with an AR style rifle beside a sheriff’s squad car outside Twin Peaks on Louis Henna Blvd. The incident prompted comments from Sheriff Painter about embarrassment and calls for professional courtesy during investigations.

Painter Sheriff's Department Round Rock Eric Poteet Twin Peaks Louis Henna Blvd Vanda Purvis Travis County Williamson County Manor Police Department Purvis Manor Brian Wells Evans Wright Midland County Sheriff's Office Odessa Midland County Sheriff’s Office Sam Baiocco

Officials project rising poverty and uninsured in 2008 data

Commerce official Rebecca Blank told the AP that forthcoming census figures likely show more than 38.8 million people in poverty and an uninsured count that climbs significantly. She cautioned numbers are not final, but point to a statistically meaningful poverty rate increase to at least 12.7 percent, up over 1.5 million from the prior year due to unemployment and reduced employer and private coverage.

Washington Rebecca Blank Commerce Department Eco Nomic Affairs Associated Press Blank

Deadly Baghdad blasts kill at least 95 and wound hundreds

A truck bomb exploded near Iraq's Foreign Ministry across from the Green Zone, shattering concrete and cars as a wave of explosions across Baghdad left at least 95 dead and over 400 injured. Minutes earlier a second blast hit the Finance Ministry in what authorities call the deadliest coordinated attack this year. Prime Minister al Maliki blamed Sunni insurgents, warning attacks reflect a response to open streets and lifted barriers. Security forces promise reduction by mid September as Iraq reassesses gaps in protection.

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