Gas price squeeze trims travel and spending across the country
A Virginia couple ride to North Carolina for a day trip as gas costs bite budgets. Analysts forecast 2011 prices higher than 2008's record with Memorial Day near. Higher fuel bills curb personal spending and weigh on retailers like Wal Mart and Target. Economists say every 50 cent rise drains about $70 billion from GDP annually.
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North Carolina
Alex Martinez
Arcadia High School
Los Angeles
San Francisco
James Hamilton
University of California, San Diego
Wal-Mart
U.S
Target
Hamilton
Midland CAF plans fourplane flyover and $2 ticket vouchers at RockHounds game
Autumn Hicks praises a veteran crowd as the CAF marks a Medal of Honor Memorial induction within the George HW and Barbara Bush Commemorative Center. Attendees can roam World War II aircraft, tour the large C-42 Black Sparrow and SNJ warbird, and purchase $295 20 to 30 minute flights, with CAF operating hours from 9 to 5 daily through Labor Day.
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Autumn Hicks
CAF
Conaway
Midland RockHounds
Rock Hounds
Bob Stenevik
Midland
Odessa
Hicks
Stenevik
Burwell and Newbury Face Murder Related Charges
Burwell is charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with Robert Thornhill's death. Kathleen Newbury faces a murder charge tied to the case. The defense history notes Leo Luna’s guilty plea for multiple murders including Diana Ponce Bianca Ponce and Lydia. Zavoda formerly represented Dwayne Billings who received a life sentence after three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and one count of aggravated kidnapping.
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Kathleen Newbury
Connecon
Robert Thornhill
Leo “Angel” Luna
Diana Ponce
Bianca Ponce
Lydia
Zavoda
Dwayne Billings
Billings
Perry mulls White House bid as GOP field shifts
Perry's potential run stirs speculation about a campaign with no clear front-runner. Romney leads the pack as a likely favorite, with Giuliani and Palin testing the waters. Daniels withdrew, leaving Perry as a possible frontrunner, though he previously said he had no interest in running.
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Perry
Mitt Romney
Massachusetts
Giuliani
Arizona
John McCain
Romney
New Hampshire
Republican Party
Alaska
Sarah Palin
White House
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