Bush urges ethics as aides sworn in first day
President Bush greets new White House staff in the East Room pledging promises kept and high ethical standards. He outlined upcoming travel to Mexico, planned actions on abortion funding, and met with GOP and Democratic leaders as he begins his administration.
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Washington
Bush
White House
Ari Fleischer
Mexico
U.S
Clinton
Jody Powell
Cart
Ohio
John Glenn
Robert Strauss
Congress
Lords approve embryo cloning for research in Britain
The House of Lords passed a regulation change making Britain the first country to effectively legalize cloned human embryos for stem cell research. Embryos would be destroyed after 14 days, baby cloning remains illegal, and the measure takes effect Jan. 31 amid debates over ethics and science.
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London
House of Lords
Britain
Four escapees captured in Colorado after Texas prison break
Four of seven Texas prison escapees were arrested in Woodland Park Colorado after a tip sparked the roundup. One inmate died by suicide in a motor home surrounded by authorities. Two suspects remained at large while investigators traced the fugitives’ movements from December 13 release to January 1 sightings.
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Connally
Kenedy
Texas
Connally Unit 4
Aubrey Hawkins
Irving
Woodland Park
Colo
Denver
Mark Mershon
FBI
Colorado
Dallas
Rivas
State Patrol
Eric Zachareas
Zachareas
Colorado Springs
Teller County
Frank Fehn
America
Western Convenience
Woodland Park, Colo
Ector County weighs chief bailiff candidates in closed session
Ector County Commissioners spent over three hours behind closed doors weighing 13 applicants for the courthouse chief bailiff post. They planned to resume at 1:30 p.m. with seven finalists to be interviewed, after six were disqualified for lacking required certification.
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Ector County
Barbara Graff
Officials say smell at school gone for now
A strong sewer odor at Permian High School has dissipated for now as exhaust fans continue to run to clear the air. Officials cite pinhole leaks in hot water copper pipes, a cost around 1500 dollars, and earlier freshwater line leaks with moisture in tunnels as the start of the issue.
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Permian High School
Shelia Stevenson
Ron Davis
Ector County Independent School District
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