May payroll growth slows as unemployment dips to 5.1
The Labor Department reports May payroll gains of 78,000, the weakest in almost two years, while the unemployment rate falls to 5.1 percent. Economists cite energy prices, inventory adjustments, weather, and payback after April as reasons for slower growth. Some see no clear soft patch, others warn it could influence the Fed’s rate path.
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Washington
Labor Department
May
Federal Reserve
Odessa student Perez overcomes odds to pursue medical dream
A community in Odessa helped Pérez through poverty and loss to academic success. Former Permian aides paid bills and drove his mother to events while teachers mentored him and his English improved. His 1996 feature highlighted his Permian graduation and dream of becoming a doctor.
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Honso Pérez
Pérez
Odessa
Permian High
Joseph Gallegos
Gilbert Vasquez
Hernandezes
Ruben
Margarita
Odessa American
Permian
Odessa native Perez aims to return as endocrinologist after UTMB residency
At 27 Ruben Perez details plans to finish residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and return to Odessa to practice medicine. He credits support from family and former teachers including his third grade mentor Ruben Hernandez. Perez graduated May 21 from the University of North Texas Sareeeen Perinea while plans solidify for Lina and son Patrick to join him in Texas.
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Lina
Patrick
Galveston Shaw
Alamae
University of Texas Medical Branch
Odessa
Pérez
University of North Texas Sareeeen Perinea
Ruben Hernandez
Margarita
Hernandez
Cindera Nealyjodessa
Alfonso Pérez
Gloria
Jasmine Pérez
Pleasant Farms
Terrorists Said To Shelter In Iran Amid Al Qaida Ties
U S intelligence and allies cite growing evidence that wanted terrorists have resided in Iran despite warnings. They point to a Khobar Towers bombing mastermind and a Saudi militant seen with Osama bin Laden as proof. Khaled al Harbi was captured in eastern Iran and later handed to Saudi authorities. Interrogations reportedly confirm al Qaida tactics and cross border movement after U S operations in Afghanistan.
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U.S
Iran
Tehran
Khobar Towers
Osama bin Laden
Khaled bin Ouda bin
Mohammed al-Harbi
bin Laden
al-Harbi
Saudi Arabia
al-Qaida
United States
Taliban
Afghanistan
Texas governor race heats up after adjourned session
In Texas, the 2006 governor race moves into a heated summer as Governor Rick Perry weighs possible rivals in the March GOP primary. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Carole Keeton Strayhorn position on abortion and school finance dominate discourse while Strayhorn monitors the Legislature’s $139 billion budget, saying the plan is balanced.
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Texas
Rick Perry
U.S
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Gagern Ooker
Perry
Hutchison
Strayhorn
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