Senate blocks Arctic drilling measure in Alaska refuge
The Senate blocked opening the largest untapped oil reserve in a wildlife refuge in Alaska, denying President Bush a top energy priority and angering environmentalists. Senator Ted Stevens fell short by a few votes as Democrats used a defense spending bill to block the plan. Senator Maria Cantwell called it legislative blackmail while Majority Leader Bill Frist voted to permit a second vote. The Alaska drilling language was later stripped from the defense bill before final passage to the House.
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Alaska Wildlife Refuge
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Ted Stevens
Alaska
Stevens
Sen
Maria Cantwell
D-Wash
Bill Frist
Rtenn
House
Angel Tree program aids 500 families in Odessa
Salvation Army volunteers distributed toys to nearly 500 families and 1,200 children for the Angel Tree program. The Empty Stocking Fund surpassed its $45,000 goal, reaching $56,752.44 to fund Angel Tree gifts, Wal-Mart meal cards, and Salvation Army support.
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Christmas gift line snows outside Salvation Army thrift store
Cold morning crowds form a long line outside the Salvation Army Thrift Store as almost 500 families receive help from the Empty Stocking Fund and Angel Tree program. Toys and bicycles fill the floor while volunteers sort by four digit claim numbers and age. Sondra Whiteside, a single mother, says she will be apart from her daughter Zori on Christmas as she works. Zori will spend the day with grandparents opening presents.
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Odessa
Martinez
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Thrift
Angel Tree
Whiteside
Zori
Stars Drive Inn
Judge’s ruling fuels intelligent design supporters in Dover case
A federal judge deemed intelligent design a religious view and not science, labeling the Dover Area School Board policy unconstitutional. Advocates say the decision energizes supporters and reflects broader hostility to religion in public schools, galvanizing the Christian community.
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Pennsylvania
John E. Jones
Dover Area School
Odessa Man Pleads Guilty in Trunk Death Case
Odessa resident Richard Lee Baxter pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 45 year old Gena Louise Gordon found in a car trunk near the Ector County Coliseum. Baxter, 47, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after prosecutors reduced the initial murder charge.
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Richard Lee Baxter
Odessa
Ector County Coliseum
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Gena Louise Gordon
John Smith
David Zavoda
Zavoda
Gordon
Coliseum Road
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