Eight aid workers rescued from Afghanistan airlifted to safety
Eight foreign aid workers including two Americans were airlifted by U S military helicopters after Taliban released them fled Ghazni region. They were flown to Pakistan and expected to reunite with families. President Bush praised the operation and said the Red Cross aided the effort.
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Washington
Afghanistan
U.S
Northern Alliance
Bush Administration
Ghazni
Kabul
Pentagon
Pakistan
Nancy Cassell
Dayna Curry
Islamabad
Bush
Crawford
Texas
International Committee of the Red Cross
International Red Cross
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
County redistricting debates and ag emergency talk dominate county meeting
Chaves County commissioners reviewed four redistricting proposals based on equal population compactness and community interests with Proposal C favored for simplicity. The board also discussed a Declaration of Local Agricultural Emergency urged by Russell Grider, later tabled for closer study. Public comments centered on contractor disputes with Luther Construction and Ortega. Additional actions included grants and agreements for public safety, planning, and IT initiatives.
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Kunko
Jerry Wood
Russell Grider
Grider
Chaves County
New Mexico
Colfax
Harding
de Baca
Roosevelt
Lea
Lincoln
Commission
Jimmy Craig
Craig
Wood
Lynn Meiers
Luther Construction Inc
Albuquerque
New Chaves County Administrative Center
Ortega
Meiers
Luis Gomez
Luther Construction
Wood, Ortega
Alice Eppers
Berren Middle School
Children Youth and Families Department
Prevention Policy Board
Smith Engineering
Omaha Road
East Grand Plains Road
Friona Industries
Cumberland Water Users Association
Plateau Telecommunications
Aragon shapes power in state Senate leadership
Aragon built a dominant Senate role as a key power broker while the speaker controls committee appointments. The president pro tem chairs the Committee on Committees and selects most members, and new leaders will be certified to the Senate after election results. Democrats could oust Romero if they secure 22 votes for president pro tem.
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House
Aragon
Senate
Romero
Thanksgiving feast feeds hundreds at church hall
Volunteers and drivers deliver meals to about 500 guests and over 100 takeouts at a large hall decorated with Thanksgiving motifs. Senior residents Gerandine Willoughby and Y E McDerman look forward to the annual dinner as a social blessing and a chance to enjoy good food.
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Brown
Jason Moore
Wilde Wood
Gerandine Willoughby
Y.E. McDerman
U S 70 project approved amid safety concerns and rival route data
House Speaker Ben Lujan argues U S 70 carries less traffic and danger than U S 84/285 while Rahn cites safety as the main reason to proceed. In three years 21 fatalities on the U S 70 segment slated for widening versus 15 on the Pojoaque corridor. The same meeting approved a 440000 grant for the Cumbres Toltec Scenic Railroad for train and track repairs.
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Ben Lujan
Santa Fe
New Mexico
U.S. 70
Pojoaque
State Highway and Transportation Department
Finance Board
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
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McDerman
Peachtree
Ray Gray
Tama
Grace Coleman
Ruby Montgomery
Montgomery
Durb’s Fruit Market
Colorado
W. McGaffey
California
Iceberg
Nature
Red Globe
Ruby
Rio Star
Nou
Maine
Rata
Bond
Rahn
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