Students carry on Angel Tree gift drive with limited funds
Taylor notes fund-raiser cuts for the project and relies on leftovers from last year and concession money. Each student gets twenty dollars to buy gifts for an assigned child as they seek affordable toys like Yogie Cards and a soccer ball for an eight year old, and a portable CD player for a twelve year old girl. Breanna Ramirez and Angel Portillo emphasize helping less fortunate kids and the value of giving.
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Taylor
Mountain State
Angel Portillo
Portillo
Sanchez
Breanna Ramirez
Ramirez
Iraq Contineted Trials Near as Allawi Announces List
Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said he would unveil his list of candidates for Iraq’s January 30 elections as trials of former regime figures were set to begin. U.S. officials said the Special Tribunal needs more time to train judges and prosecutors and compile evidence while insurgents intensify attacks near Baghdad.
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Ayad Allawi
Special Tribunal
U.S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Baghdad
Myers
Allawi
Saddam
International Committee of the Red Cross
Interim National Council
Washington
State Department
Richard Boucher
Stephenson Named New Circulation Director After Accident
Josh Stephenson is named new circulation director after recovering from a November home accident at age 30. He plans to train in Michigan in January on a three day program to learn a new computer system and aims to boost circulation and customer satisfaction. Publisher Cory Beck expresses strong support, saying Stephenson will do a great job and is excited for the department to enter a new era.
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Aric
Stephenson
Michigan
Tomers
Cory Beck
Josh
Beck
Prosecution seeks prior acts in Jackson sex case
Prosecutors ask to admit uncharged past sex crimes by Michael Jackson to show a pattern and credibility of the alleged victim. The motion cites 1995 California law and describes Neverland as a setting for alleged offenses. Jackson denies the charges and his lawyers seek a six week trial delay to review 14,000 pages of evidence.
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Los Angeles
Michael Jackson
California
Jackson
Gerald Franklin
Neverland Ranch
Fed Hikes Rates Again Amid Measured Pace for 2002
The Federal Reserve lifted interest rates by a quarter point to 2.25 percent, the fifth hike since June, signaling continued gradual increases through the first half of next year. Banks boosted prime lending to 5.25 percent as traders cheered Wall Street with major indexes near pre 2001 highs.
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Federal Reserve
Federal
Fed
Wall Street
Standard & Poor
Dow Jones
Dow
Alan Greenspan
Greenspan
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