First U S Army Special Forces fatality in war on terror
A U S Army Special Forces sergeant was killed by small arms fire in eastern Afghanistan marking the first American combat death in the war on terror. A CIA officer was wounded but expected to survive. The incident occurred after a meeting with Afghan tribal leaders as Green Berets aided local fighters in targeting al Qaida and Taliban figures.
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Washington
U.S. Army
Afghanistan
CIA
Tommy Franks
U.S. Central Command
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
United
Franks
Tampa
Fla
Central Command
Nathan Ross Chapman
San Antonio
Chapman
Army
Green Berets
U.S
Halliburton stock sinks on asbestos liability fears
Halliburton shares fell to a 15 year low amid uncertainty over asbestos claims and possible bankruptcy. The Dallas firm denied rumors of a bankruptcy filing and a large undisclosed asbestos verdict, saying there is no basis for such claims. Analysts cited unquantifiable asbestos liability as a main factor, with the stock down about 6 percent on Friday.
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Dallas
Halliburton
New York Stock Exchange
Poe Fratt
A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc
Jim Wicklund
Banc of America Securities
Children with disabilities ride at Sand Hills rodeo event
About 15 children from Bynum School and the Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center joined a special riding roping and barrel racing rodeo at Sand Hills Stock Show and Rodeo on Friday. Organizers and Sidewinders guided horses and dummies while gifting each child a ribbon T shirt and bandana, aiming to boost confidence and physical health through hippotherapy.
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Sand Hills
Shawn Hooper
Christian Youth Night Committee
Adam Lucio
Jacob Nance
Lynda
Bynum School
Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center
Jay Lindsey
Sidewinders
Sidewinder Wrangler
Dunda
Odesson
Lyndsey Childs
Midland
Master Gardeners nurture Permian Basin program growth
The Permian Basin Master Gardener Program educates the public on good horticultural practices with 112 members. Orientation starts 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Ector County Extension Office in Odessa, classes begin Jan. 16, and certification requires 50 hours classroom study and 50 hours of volunteer work, plus 20 annual service hours and 15 training hours every two years. Barbara Craig of Odessa, active since 1994, shares how volunteering broadened her world and improved her garden with native plants.
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Permian Basin
Texas Cooperative Extension Service
Ector County Extension Office
Eighth St
Odessa
Barbara Craig
Craig
Berkley
Austin
Sam Phillips
Lollis Bryant
Enron to surrender pipeline to Dynegy in bankruptcy talks
Enron agreed to surrender the Northern Natural Gas pipeline to Dynegy as part of bankruptcy negotiations while pursuing a separate claim in New York that Dynegy illegally abandoned an $8.4 billion plan to buy Enron. Spokesman Mark Palmer said the pipeline fight could hinder their broader $10 billion struggle to emerge from bankruptcy.
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Enron Corp
Dynegy Inc
Enron
Mark Palmer
Dynegy
New York
Palmer
David Burns
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