Drought Squeezes Custom Harvesters Across Plains
AP reports widespread drought decimating the custom wheat harvesting business. Dave Hermesch, president of U S Custom Harvesters, loses thousands of acres as crews travel through Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and the Dakotas. With crop losses shrinking pay, some cutters may quit. new trend shows farmers cutting their own fields near Wellington, Kansas.
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Wellington
Kan
Dave Hermesch
Oklahoma
Hermesch
U.S. Custom Harvesters
Texas
Kansas
Colorado
North Dakota
South Dakota
U.S
Custom Harvesters
Coweta
Okla
Ter
Colby
Hérmesch
Marty Rusk
Aid groups face obstacles helping southern Afghanistan
Harsh climate, landmines, and crumbling roads hinder relief work in Kandahar and other southern provinces. Aid agencies relocate to Kabul, leaving Pashtun areas underserved as security risks and anti Western sentiment deter donors. UN officials warn the south is the most severely affected region with widespread displacements and drought.
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Afghanistan
Qala-E-Ghaz
Taliban
Kabul
Roy Cliff
U.N
U.S
Kandahar
Wil Newman
Britain
Oxfam
Ahmed Munir
United Nations
Familiar phrase puzzle from letter arrangement
A word game asks to identify a well known saying embedded in a specific arrangement of letters. The prompt seeks the exact familiar phrase hidden within the given letters based on common idioms or quotations.
Homeland security to dominate Senate agenda after recess
Senate leaders say homeland security will be the first order of business when Congress returns after Labor Day. The debate centers on creating a Homeland Security Department, pension protections, and how to address current economic woes impacting the midterm elections.
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Homeland Security Department
Senate
Homeland Security
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Daschle
ABC
House
Bush
Congress
Trent Lott
Mississippi
Lott
Joseph Lieberman
Connecticut
Lieberman
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