Afghan woman first to enroll at Kabul University since Taliban rise
The article recounts Farida Afzali, 21, enrolling at Kabul University on December 1 with her father guiding her. It marks a milestone as the first female student since the Taliban seized power, ending a five year period when 3,500 women were barred from study.
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Roswell Alarm Ordinance Spars with Public Notice
A resident criticizes the Roswell City Council for insufficient notice on the security alarm ordinance hearing. He supports registration and the initial $25 fee but objects to a yearly renewal fee and questions the true cost of false alarms versus burglaries. He defends officers and calls for better training.
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First woman trainee joins ENMU Roswell oilfield program
Lorrie Redbout becomes the program’s first woman trainee among 16 students drilling wells and servicing tank batteries near the Pecos River northeast of Roswell. She is daughter of Jerry Shebester of Shebester of Hennessey Inc. The piece also notes 72 degree warm day in Cahoon Park, son of Eva Parker.
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Eastern New Mexico University
Roswell
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Jerry Shebester
Shebester
Hennessey Inc
Jerry Parker
Cahoon Park
Eva Parker
E. Bonney St
Nasty session loom for New Mexico Legislature in 2000
The Albuquerque region previews a confrontational 30 day budget session starting January 15 in Santa Fe with Gary Johnson seeking cuts and modest pay raises amid Medicaid and corrections funding battles. Republicans and Democrats clash over tax cuts, program funding, and drug reform measures in a tense political climate.
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New Mexico
House
Ted Hobbs
Gary Johnson
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Max Coll
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Greece
Manny Aragon
Senate Democratic
President Bush Leads War as Low-Key CEO
The article portrays President Bush as detached from Afghanistan fighting, setting military goals while the Pentagon carries them out. Fleischer notes few casualties estimates, highlights ongoing bombings and aid drops, and emphasizes vigilance as Cheney and Rumsfeld steer strategy. Bush remains upbeat amid rising popularity.
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Afghanistan
White House
Ari Fleischer
America
Lyndon Johnson
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Fleischer
United States
Osama bin Laden
bin Laden
World Trade Center
Pennsylvania
Partisan blame and rising deficits roil 2002 election year
Republicans and Democrats brace for an election year shaped by dwindling federal surpluses and rising deficits. Analysts foresee deficits through 2004, with fights over tax cuts, health care, education, and defense as lawmakers blame each other for fiscal missteps while Bush proposes a large 2003 budget and both parties weigh spending choices.
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White House
Mitchell Daniels
Senate
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House
Senate Budget Committee
Kent Conrad
D-N.d
Congress
Tom Daschle
D-S.c
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Dennis Hastert
Ill
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