Bush asks for 75 billion to jump start economy
President Bush urged Congress to pass an economic stimulus package up to 75 billion dollars driven by new tax cuts. He proposed 60 to 75 billion for accelerate income tax cuts in 2004 and tax rebates for many lower income workers. He backed unemployment extension and tax breaks for business with some retroactive to September 11. Greenspan and Rubin endorsed improving economy as stocks rose.
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Rumsfeld cites Saudi worries over war’s side effects
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned that Saudi officials fear a terrorism war could trigger harmful secondary effects in the Muslim world. He met King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah in Riyadh and later dined with Prince Sultan as part of a tour to rally Arab and Central Asian nations with bases.
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ECISD bond drive accelerates as vote nears
A grassroots push for the Ector County Independent School District 117 million bond issue steps up with TV spots, newspaper ads, yard signs, and bumper stickers. Chairmen Rodney Hurt Lorina Martinez and Ken Hawkins report broad support from PTAs educators and civic groups ahead of the October 20 bond election. The survey shows aging ECISD schools with elementary 41 years junior highs 39 and high schools 43. life expectancy cited as 50 years.
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Passenger slays driver then crashes Greyhound bus
A passenger aboard a Greyhound bus slashed the driver’s throat and seized the wheel causing a crash on I-24 near Manchester Tennessee. Six people died among 41 aboard and 34 were injured. The assailant, Damir Igric, a Croatian, was among the dead. The FBI said the attack appeared solo and nonterrorism. The bus had departed Chicago for Orlando.
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Barton chooses energy panel over Senate bid after 9 11
Representative Barton said the September 11 attacks convinced him to stay in the House and focus on supporting President Bush’s war on terrorism. The Ennis Republican had weighed running for Phil Gramm’s Texas Senate seat but cited energy committee duties as requiring his leadership amid security concerns.
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