Sivits receives top penalty in Abu Ghraib abuse case
In Baghdad, Jeremy Sivits, 24, was sentenced to one year in prison reduced rank and a bad conduct discharge for abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib. He pleaded guilty to four charges, tearfully apologizing to the Iraqi people and detainees. He testified detainees were stripped, formed a human pyramid, and guards punched and stomped at times.
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Alliance and Srivastava offer robotic heart surgery breakthrough
Dwight Buffalo Head, a Ponca City native now in Odessa, underwent valve replacement via robotic assisted heart surgery at Alliance Hospital on May 14 with Dr. Sudhir Srivastava. He was released the next day and reports feeling great after his follow up. Buffalo Head was born with the defect and learned of the need in 1992, rejecting traditional invasive methods.
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Oklahoma
Perry Approval Rating Drops to Texas Governor’s Low
The Scripps Howard Texas Poll shows 37 percent of Texans approve of Gov. Rick Perry’s job performance, his lowest since taking office in December 2000, with a 30-point decline over 2.5 years. Fifty-two percent disapprove and 11 percent are unsure. Republicans show 51 percent approval and 40 percent disapproval, down 15 points since March. Observers warn numbers could invite intra party and external challengers.
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Victims families berate Giuliani at 9/11 hearing
Outraged relatives of World Trade Center victims heckled former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani as the Sept. 11 commission open session offered him gentle questions. A firefighter’s mother shouted that her son died due to his incompetence and others demanded real answers rather than praise.
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