Bigley killed after escape bid in hostage drama
The Sunday Times reported Kenneth Bigley was killed following a brief escape by car aided by bribes to captors. Captors who aided the escape were killed. Separately, a Marine was killed by hostile fire in Anbar and a convoy attack near Hit left Marines with no casualties. Baghdad saw an Iraqi intelligence officer killed in a drive by.
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Kenneth Bigley
Sunday Times
London
Bigley
U.S
Anbar
Hit
Baghdad
Adnan Abdul-Rahman
Interior Ministry
Rumsfeld
United Ites
Manabld
John Negroponte
George Casey
Iraq
David Petraeus
Ayad Allawi
Samarra
Muqtada al-Sadr
Sadr
Qassem Dawoud
Allawi
al-Sadr
Fallujah
Odessa Man Dies After Train Struck Him In City Area
An Odessa man, Sammy Levario, 41, died Saturday night after being struck by a Union Pacific train while walking east on railroad tracks near Business 20 and County Road 1130. Alcohol involvement is not known. the case remains under investigation by the Department of Public Safety.
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Odessa
Sammy Levario
Union Pacific
Department of Public Safety
Collision Kills Monahans Man on I-20 in Odessa
A two car collision on I-20 in Odessa Saturday night left Jesus Michael Lujan, 26, dead at the scene in a 1997 Toyota 4Runner. Marcos Orona Lujan, the other driver, was hospitalized in stable condition. Jose Antonio Loya of El Paso drove the Nissan Altima that rear ended the Toyota. The crash remains under investigation.
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Odessa
Monahans
Jose Antonio Loya
el Paso
Nominees for Athena Award Highlight Local Leaders
Sharon B. Cannon regional dean at TTUHSC Odessa and associate professor. Mary Hunt Odessa advertising leader and civic volunteer. Dr Kamal Tolia Odessa physician active in youth and women health and Planned Parenthood.
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Sharon B. Cannon
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Corpus Christi
Cannon
St. Louis University
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville
Lubbock
Ttuhsc
Odessa
United Way of Odessa
Odessa College
Midland College
National League of Nursing
American Nurses Association
Athena Award honors Odessa women for community service
Hooker praised Cannon Hunt and Talia for their time and energy in service roles. She said the Athena Award raises awareness of women in work and community, and supports recognizing deserving individuals of all genders. Reservations for Tuesday's luncheon are due by 5 p.m. today at 332-9111.
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Kamal Tolia
India
United States
Odessa
Tolia
Hospice of the Southwest
United Way
Pillar’s Club
Blue Ribbon Panel For
Arts In Public Schools
Planned Parenthood
Meals On Wheels
Talia
Hooker
Peter Frampton Transforms Image to Political Activist in Midwest
US citizen Peter Frampton discusses shedding teen idol image from the 1970s, embracing writing and new music, and becoming active in politics. He moved to Cincinnati four years ago to be near family, values family unity, and supported John Kerry via private fundraisers and the Vote For Change tour with Neil Young and Pearl Jam.
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Cincinnati
Peter Frampton
U.S
America
Frampton
Beckenham
England
the Herd
Humble Pie
Steve Marriott
David Bowie
David
Tina
John Kerry
Toledo
Ohio
Neil Young
Pearl Jam
Nursing leader Wilson departs Medical Center amid praise
Harlingen native Wilson, praised by Craig Blanco and Sandra Blaydes for her nursing leadership, plans to relocate to the Hill Country with her husband. She earned degrees from Incarnate Word University and Southwest Texas State University and previously served as chief nursing officer for six years at University Hospital and Santa Rosa Healthcare.
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Craig Blanco
Sandra Blaydes
Wilson
Blaydes
Harlingen
Incarnate Word University
San Antonio
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos
Texas State University
Medical Center
University Hospital
Santa Rosa Healthcare Corp
Ector County Hospi Board
Jim
Hill Country
Debates Stir Undecided Voters and Global Jabs
Hollywood St Louis hosts a presidential debate with a crowd split between Bush and Dukakis leanings. Saddam Hussein jokes about his name on Iraq’s ballot. Martha Stewart enters a West Virginia prison wearing issued uniform and sheets amid a chilly first night.
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Hollywood
St. Louis
Bush
Dukakis
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Richard Nixon
Martha Stewart
West Virginia
Ted Williams
Unclear fragments mix sport politics and culture in sparse report
Disconnected lines reference Ricky Williams seeking a Dolphins return, oil prices at 53 dollars a barrel, John Kerry windsurfing, a town hall debate with President Bush, and humorous remarks about Scottish Irish identity, creating a fragmented snapshot lacking coherent narrative or context.
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Eee
Wall Street
John Kerry
Senate reaches deal on corporate tax bill and spending
The Senate resolved a dispute blocking a sweeping corporate tax bill and two disaster relief and homeland security spending bills. The pact ends delays raised by Sen. Landrieu over pay for Reserves and National Guard and by Sen. Harkin over the spending measures. Majority Leader Frist announced the agreement to allow a vote.
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Washington
Senate
Mary Landrieu
D-La
Reserves
National Guard
Tom Harkin
Corporate tax bill at a glance pending Senate vote
The article summarizes a Senate pending corporate tax bill with 136 billion in new tax breaks for businesses and 10.1 billion to buy tobacco quotas. It details repeal of exporter tax breaks, tighter profits repatriation rules, an AL state sales tax deduction, reduced excise taxes on bows arrows fishing gear and sonar devices, and a 50 percent payroll tax credit proposal for employers of National Guard or Reserves members.
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Senate
Joint Committee On Taxation
World Trade Organization
Florida
Nevada
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Washington
Wyoming
Alaska
the Associated Press
National Guard
Landrieu
Odessa American contact and subscription information
The Odessa American lists contact details for staff and departments including publisher Patrick Canty editor John Kerr and various phone numbers for news sports and editorial pages. It also provides subscription rates by carrier and mail with different durations and payment options.
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Shanna Ward
Harris
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CareStar
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Nuestra Cultura Magazine
Permian Basin Advertising Federation
Odessa Chamber of Commerce and Hospital Marketing Association
Hunt
Junior League of Odessa Inc
Rotary Club of
Addy
Partners In Education
Mary
Globe of the Great Southwest
Permian Playhouse
Midland/Odessa
America Rocks
Elizabeth Euclave
Squido
Kaleb Bloomquist
Petersburg
Mitkof Island
Argus Hamilton
Ricky Williams
Miami Dolphins
Caribbean
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4Th Street
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John Kerr
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