Ambushes kill three U.S. soldiers in Iraq north of Baghdad
Insurgent attacks on two U.S. patrols north of Baghdad left three soldiers and a civilian dead, with two more soldiers wounded. In Samarra a roadside bomb and hostile fire killed two soldiers and wounded three, while a Beiji convoy attack killed a soldier and a civilian and wounded another. The Islamic Army of Iraq Khaled bin Al-Waleed Brigade had demanded the Philippines withdraw its 51 peacekeepers by July 20 or face further actions.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
Philippines
Samarra
Beiji
Mosul
Islamic Army of Iraq
Khaled bin Al-Waleed
Angelo Dela Cruz
Reeves County Clerk Teaches Ballet Folklorico to Local Kids
Reeves County Clerk Dianne Florez leads a 45 member Santa Rosa Church sponsored ballet folklorico group ranging from 4 to high school students. The troupe has performed for Texas First Lady Anita Perry and is set to dance at Pecos library and Odessa venues with upcoming August and December appearances. Florez resumes teaching after a 1990 break and practices with the group nearly every other day.
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ECOS
Dianne Florez
Reeves County
Florez
Santa Rosa Catholic
Pecos
Jessica
Bryan
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Texas
Anita Perry
Odessa
Experts urge action as mortgage rates dip again
Washington experts say now is the time to refinance or buy before rates edge up. Freddie Mac reports 30 year at 6.01 percent, 15 year 5.42 percent, and one year ARMs 4.05 percent, with forecasts of gradual increases through next year and by year end rates near 7, 6.25, and 5 percent respectively.
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Washington
Greg McBride
Bankrate.com
Freddie Mac
Federal Reserve
Fed
Doug Duncan
The
Mortgage Bankers Association
Duncan
New MRI brings better images at Medical Center Hospital
The Dr. Wheatley Stewart Medical Pavilion debuts a $2.1 million Siemens Magnetom Avanto MRI with total imaging matrix tech for rapid whole body imaging. MRI supervisor David Ornelas says it offers higher image quality, shorter scans, and quieter operation, with training trips for other hospitals and a second unit in Texas.
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Ornelas
Odessa
U.S
Texas
Tyler
Julian Franco
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