Cheney and Bush Clash Over Halliburton’s War Contracts
The Dallas based Halliburton Co once run by Dick Cheney has earned over 2 billion dollars in federal contracts to support troops on peacekeeping missions in Bosnia Kosovo Somalia and other theaters. The contracts grew from a 4 million dollar 1992 plan to provide meals tents toilets and laundry for deployed forces to a dominant share of Pentagon troop support through Brown and Root Services under Cheney and Bush era defense policies.
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Washington
Defense
Dick Cheney
U.S
George W. Bush
Bosnia
Kosovo
Somalia
Bush
Halliburton Co
Cheney
Halliburton
Brown & Root Services
Pentagon
As of Defense
Brown & Root
Bakersfield
Calif
Two Die In Campus Shooting At University Of Arkansas
On the first day of the fall semester at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville a longtime associate professor John Locke aged 67 and a graduate student who had been taking classes for 10 years were shot to death in Kimpel Hall. Authorities say the incident appeared to be a murder suicide. The gunfire echoed through the English department office on the second floor.
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Fayetteville, Ark
University of Arkansas
John Locke
Kimpel Hall
St Marys Catholic Church students learn culture from source
Students at St Marys Catholic Church explore Eastern culture directly through primary materials and classroom activities. The lesson centers on authentic sources to deepen understanding of customs and traditions.
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Gas leak prompts evacuation in Monahans
A crew laying water lines cut a gas line triggering evacuation of a two block area on Monahans north side. Fire Chief Billy Riley said the leak was contained by 8 p.m. by Southern Union Gas Company. No injuries were reported.
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Monahans
Billy Riley
D Street
Southern Union Gas Co
Riley
Carlsbad
N.M
Psychic mechanic turned mystic Belia Barela reads minds with signs
Belia Inez Barela explains how she reads messages from others subconscious minds through eye movements blinking patterns and facial expressions. Using tarot she interprets symbols to predict customers futures while maintaining a practical career as an auto mechanic in Odessa.
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Belia Inez Barela
Sareia
Barela
Vietnam
Houston
Odessa
Toyota
Parched North Texas Eyes Rain Record Break Amid Drought
North Texas faces a potential rainless stretch to break the Dust Bowl era record as Dallas Fort Worth endures 100 degree days and Lake Lewisville reports a 15 foot drop. Weather officials warn of a long dry spell with no rain in sight for days.
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North Texas
Dallas
Rayford Pullen
Montague County
Red River
Texas
Polly Dread
Lakeview Marina
Lake Lewisville
Droad
Dallas-Fort Worth
Dave Martin
National Weather Service
Fort Worth
Mark Fox
The
Weather Service
Jon
Bachman
Mondy
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