Brownsville mourns fallen soldier in Iraq death
The mother of 23-year-old Pfc. Kristian Menchaca sobs beside his sealed flag shrouded coffin as mourners fill the convention center. Menchaca and Pfc. Thomas Tucker were found after an insurgent attack, with details about their deaths still evolving.
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Brownsville
Iraq
Kristian Menchaca
Maria Vasquez
Convention Center
David Brown
Vasquez
Menchaca
Thomas Tucker
Madras
Ore
Baghdad
U.S
Army
Tucker
Spe
David J. Babineau
Springfield
Mass
Babineau
502Nd Infantry Regiment
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Rachel Ayala
Ayala
Juan Vasquez Jr
Bodies Found After Iraq Operation Fallen Eagle
The bodies of Menchaca and Tucker were recovered June 20 after a major search by 8,000 U.S. and Iraqi soldiers. The pair, reportedly tortured and beheaded, were found near a road by a power plant north of Youssifiyah, and DNA confirmed their identities. Al Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility in a Web statement.
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Thurman
Menchaca
Tucker
U.S
Dover Air Force Base
Delaware
Al-Qaida
Iraq
Abu
Mufaraji
Youssifiyah
Baghdad
Welfare work activity rules spark questions and cautions
Congress urged HHS to codify the 12 federal work categories for welfare. HHS Secretary Leavitt pushed stricter definitions, questioning bed rest and motivational reading as job activities. GAO notes state inconsistencies hinder fair comparisons while some analysts fear stifling innovative programs that reduced welfare rolls.
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Congress
Department of Health and Human Services
HHS
Mike Leavitt
Wisconsin
Government Accountability Office
GAO
Wade Horn
Sheri Steisel
National Conference of State Legislatures
Steisel
Odessa American earns five Texas Press awards in five categories
The Odessa American placed in five categories and finished third in the sweepstakes for newspapers under 99,999 circulation at the Texas Press Association annual awards. First in feature photo went to Mark Sterkel and Paul Zoeller. second in sports coverage and sports photo. third in news photo and advertising. editor Laura Dennis praised staff and Sterkel’s leadership. The OA trailed Beaumont Enterprise and Galveston County News in sweepstakes. awards announced at The Woodlands convention.
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Odessa American
Texas Press Association
Mark Sterkel
Paul Zoeller
Laura Dennis
Poe Ia Care
Beaumont Enterprise
Galveston County News
TPA
The
Woodlands
Police arrest fugitive in Ector County detention hold
Police arrested 42 year old Robert Keith Brooks, sought since the start of the month, on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and several misdemeanors. He was taken into custody Monday in the 1400 block of East Second Street and is being held without bond in the Ector County Detention Center.
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Ector County Detention Center
Robert Keith Brooks
East Second Street
School board to regulate extracurriculars and officer terms
Trustees discussed discretionary board activities for junior high and high school students. They heard Workforce Initiative Task Force recommendations to improve, planned options to limit board officers' terms for Sollis, and authorized research into requesting an attorney general opinion on term limits. Five new principals were announced.
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Workforce Initiative Task Force
Sollis
Board of Trustees
Principals Named for Area Elementary Schools
Trustees approved promotion of five assistant principals to principals. Denise Shetter moves within Gale Pond Alamo, Tisa Hawkins shifts from Hays, Alicia Syverson moves from Travis Noel, Wayne Squiers moves from Goliad to Cavazos, and Marcos Lopez elevates from Sam Houston to lead Sam Houston.
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Musab al-Zarqawi
Sihad
Mujahedeen Shura Council
Houston
Karguli
Nefleves
Sciatica
Odessa Neurosurgery & Spine Center
Thomas D. Meek
M.D
North North Alleghaney
Odessa
Texas
Denise Shetter
Gale Pond
Alamo
Wayne Squiers
Cavazos
Goliad
Tisa Hawkins
Hays
Alicia Syverson
Noel
Travis
Marcos Lopez
Sam Houston
Granma
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