Bush signs 26.5 billion education bill at Hamilton High
President Bush signs a sweeping 26.5 billion federal education bill at Hamilton High School in Ohio fulfilling a pledge to boost spending and hold educators accountable. He cites improving results after calling for funding tied to reforms as students, teachers, and parents look on.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Bush
America
Tez Taylor
Hamilton High School
George Miller
D-Calif
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Rod Paige
Judd Gregg
N.H
Taylor
Cecilia Palicio
Federal aid rules target education policy and testing
Federal aid to education tied to new standards and law issued Tuesday outlines annual reading and math tests for grades 3 through 8 starting 2005 2006. Schools must tutor or transport students to raise scores or risk funding cuts. Proficiency required in all students within 12 years to close income gaps, with limited English students needing three years of English proficiency, and teachers must be qualified within four years.
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U.S
Stock contractor supplies force for Sand Hills Rodeo
Rodeo’s 36th Sand Hills Stock Show opens with Harry Wold of Avondale Colorado supplying 200 animals 10 employees and a full caravan of vehicles. He has been PRCA Stock Contractor of the Year 11 times. Brandy Elliott notes the show relies on his stock to run each year.
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Terry Glover
Sand Hills
Ector County Coliseum
Harry Wold
Avondale
Colo
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
PRCA
Vold
Two senior al Qaeda fighters captured near Kandahar base
U S troops seized two senior al Qaeda suspects near an underground cave complex used by Osama bin Laden's network in eastern Afghanistan and confiscated their laptops and cell phones. The men were moved to a U S base in Kandahar as forces wrapped up Tora Bora operations and shifted focus to Zawar Kili training camps. May include names of U S personnel.
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Washington
al- Qaida
Osama bin Laden
Afghanistan
U.S
Tora Bora
Zawar Kili
Pakistan
Midland judge to move to San Antonio for balance of civil and criminal work
Federal district judge Royal Furgeson will transfer from Midland to San Antonio to fill Judge Hipolito Garcia’s vacancy as Garcia takes senior status. Furgeson seeks a broader civil docket and greater interaction with San Antonio’s federal judges, noting his current mix is heavily weighted toward criminal cases.
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Midland
Royal Furgeson
San Antonio
U.S
Hipolito “Hippo” Garcia
Furgeson
Austin
el Paso
Cheney aides met with Enron reps six times
Washington AP report notes Enron representatives met six times with Vice President Cheney or aides on energy policy, including a mid October discussion before the company’s collapse. A Addington letter to Congress cites meetings as Waxman seeks details and communications. The company filed the largest U.S. bankruptcy on December 2.
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Enron Corp
Dick Cheney
Congress
David Addington
Bush White House
Ken Lay
Bush
U.S
Henry Waxman
D-Calif
White House
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