Closing ceremony to end Salt Lake City Olympics
Salt Lake City bids farewell with a star studded closing ceremony featuring KISS Katarina Witt Kristi Yamauchi and Harry Connick Jr Performers and athletes parade into Rice Eccles Stadium as 77 nations mingle on the final night Brian Shimer carries the American flag in a bronze medal performance amid tense international optics during the wrap up of 2002 Games
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Energy bill strains Senate over drilling and fuels
The Senate prepares to debate broad energy legislation amid splits on Arctic refuge drilling, auto mileage standards, and electricity competition. President Bush defends a plan stressing fossil fuels and nuclear power while warning renewables alone cannot solve energy needs. Environmentalists oppose refuge drilling. some Democrats threaten to stall the bill over that issue.
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Spinal operation offers hope for quadriplegic Dupree
Andrew s area man David Dupree, 44, paralyzed in a 1982 motorcycle crash, underwent a May nerve bypass spinal operation in Quito Ecuador by American neurosurgeon Carl Kao. The procedure costs about 11000 dollars there versus 150000 in the United States. Dupree shows limited arm movement and some leg sensation amid intense home rehabilitation.
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Ector County Starts Early Voting for March Primaries
Early voting begins today in Ector County for the March primaries and runs through March 8. The March 12 primary will determine contests in three of the 16 November seats: county treasurer, precinct 4 county commissioner, and precinct 2 county constable.
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Morning Update On Emergency Recovery And Legal Moves
Ernesto Blanco returned to work after 23 days and four months of recovery following inhalation anthrax. Newsweek reports the U S secretly indicted the mastermind behind Daniel Pearl s kidnapping last year for a failed 1994 kidnapping. Page references 4 5A and 3A.
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Rio Grande River protection group meets at Midland
A Rio Grande Wild and Scenic Partnership Team meeting will be held Wednesday at the Ramada Inn near Midland International Airport. Hosted by the National Park Service, the 9 a.m. session is open to the public to discuss developing and implementing a river management plan amid concerns over water scarcity.
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