Bush Budget Seeks Terror Fight, Faces Deficit Clash
President Bush proposed a 2.13 trillion dollar budget boosting anti-terror efforts while curbing deficits through cuts to job training highways and other programs. Democrats led by Dick Gephardt criticized the plan saying it diverts Social Security and Medicare surpluses and fails to invest in people and technology.
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Washington
Bush
Congress
House
Dick Gephardt
D-Mo
Cold front brings rain and possible snow to West Texas
A cold front moving through West Texas could bring more rain and even snow as temperatures fall. In Midland the day saw .36 inches of precipitation at the airport. Snow may accompany rain by midnight, with a low near 27 and a high around 38. Winds shift from 5 to 15 mph to up to 20 mph from the north. Wednesday cooler and windier with a low near 26 and a high of 51.
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Valerie Ontiveros
Odessa
National Weather Service
Midland International
West Texas
West
Texas
Seth Nagel
Nagel
Sanchez Campaign Focuses on Education in Odessa Visit
Gubernatorial candidate Tony Sanchez urged educational reform as a path to jobs and minority opportunity during a Odessa stop at La Margarita restaurant. He claimed 70,000 jobs created in private business and criticized Gov. Perry as lacking vision, while Perry's aide dismissed the tactics as negative campaigning citing tax cuts and job growth.
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Tony Sanchez
Texas
Sanchez
Odessa
la Margarita
S. Grant Ave
Dan Morales
Rick Perry
Perry
Deirdre Delisi
Austin
Delisi
Three former Odessans die in Houston fire
Three former Odessans including a Permian High School football player died in a Clear Lake area apartment fire. Donna Baldeo 45 Jailall Baldeo 22 and Bunnie Terry 9 were pronounced dead. Houston police investigated the blaze as a triple homicide.
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Houston
Clear Lake Area
Donna Deborah Baldeo
Ae Hermann Hospital
Jailall
Jai” Lewis Baldeo
Bunnie Terry
Houston Jaico
Permian Panthers
Clear Lake
Houston Fire Department
Jay Evans
Evans
TxDOT Installs Video Cameras at Odessa Traffic Lights
The Texas Department of Transportation is installing Video Imaging Vehicle Detection System at traffic lights in Odessa and Midland to speed traffic flow. The system detects movement at intersections and signals a controller to change lights, replacing existing loop detectors.
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Texas Department of Transportation Public Information
Glen Sarum
Odessa
Larum
Texas Department of Transportation
Midland
Sarum
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Brian Rogers
Txdot
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