Thursday, December 3, 2009

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Gig 'em, Aggies

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

Texas A&M volleyball player Sarah Ammerman gets a hug from Erin Willert as she, her teammates and head coach Laurie Corbelli (left) board the bus to Baton Rouge, La., for the NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Wednesday. The Aggies will compete in the ...

Regents eyeing energy institute

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

A new institute would make the Texas A&M System a global authority on energy, officials say. The Texas A&M Board of Regents will consider establishment of the entity during a regular meeting Thursday and Friday in College Station. The Energy ...

Filing begins for 2010 Brazos County elections

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

After weeks of announcements and speculation, candidates may begin filing for county office Thursday in anticipation for the November 2010 elections. The filing period will last until early January. On Wednesday, several candidates announced their in ...

Brazos Valley under freeze warning

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 01:18 AM PST

National Weather Service forecasters are warning of possible freezing temperatures and snow in the Brazos Valley later this week.The weather service on Wednesday issued a freeze warning, effective from 3 a.m. today through 9 a.m. Thursday, for North ...

Candidates in the 2010 election

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

Candidates who have announced plans to run in the 2010 election:District 5 State SenateBen Bius -- RDistrict 14 State Representative(I) Fred Brown -- RRick Davis -- RBlanche Brick -- RGerald "Buddy" Winn -- R361st District Judge(I) Steve Smith -- RBr ...

Ranger leaving area

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

Texas Ranger Frank Malinak is described by local law enforcement officials as someone dedicated to serving the community with integrity, justice and ethics. That's why he'll be so missed, officials said. After nearly 15 years as a Texas Ranger in the ...

Couple arrested in Bryan business burglary

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 03:14 AM PST

Police said they arrested a couple on burglary charges after catching them with a welder stolen from a Bryan business Tuesday.Curtis Washington, 26, and Jasma Eunique Hawkins, 23, both of Bryan, were arrested on charges of burglary of a building and ...

Projects at Mays help nonprofits

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

Students in Texas A&M's Mays Business School are learning more than business sense.More than 600 sophomores in an Integrated Worklife Competencies class learned life skills and the meaning of community service through a semester-long class projec ...

Women team up to sell Dixie Chicken items

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

If you've ever been to the Dixie Chicken and thought you'd like to have some of the beer signs, jukeboxes or tables carved with customers' names for yourself, now's your chance.Five area businesswomen have teamed up for a sale featuring memorabilia f ...

BV under freeze warning today

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

If you think it's cold outside now, just wait.A freeze warning is in effect until 9 a.m. Thursday for Leon, Milam and Robertson counties.But National Weather Service forecasters said the coldest weather -- and the possibility of snow -- would come Fr ...

Donation drop-offs help area agencies

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

A group of area vegetarians and vegans is hosting a drive-thru donation drop-off from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 12 at Village Foods in Bryan.The event, called Bless the Beasts and the Children, will benefit local animal shelters and Scotty's House, a chi ...

Fort Hood suspect charged with attempted murder

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 06:27 AM PST

FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Army has charged the Fort Hood shooting suspect with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder.These charges are added to the 13 premeditated murder charges filed against Maj. Nidal Hasan in the wake of the Nov. 5 shooting m ...

Swine flu vaccines offered this week

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

The Brazos County Health Department is offering free swine flu vaccines Thursday and Friday.Numbers will be distributed beginning at 8 a.m. each day at the Health Department on Texas Avenue in Bryan. The numbers will have a time for residents to retu ...

War's cost presents latest battle

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- Amid soaring budget deficits, President Barack Obama is running into congressional qualms over how to pay for his troop buildup in Afghanistan. Military strategy aside, the $30 billion cost is causing concern on both sides of the aisle ...

Judge dismisses libel lawsuit against Dixie Chicks

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 06:28 AM PST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Dixie Chicks can't be sued for libel by the stepfather of one of three 8-year-old boys killed in Arkansas 15 years ago because singer Natalie Maines based her statements on legal documents she believed were true, a federal ju ...

Jury defends its verdict

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

CORSICANA -- David Martin is sickened by the suggestion that Texas executed an innocent man when Cameron Todd Willingham was put to death for setting a fire that killed his three children.The veteran defense attorney represented Willingham at trial. ...

Judge dismisses libel lawsuit against Dixie Chicks

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 06:28 AM PST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Dixie Chicks can't be sued for libel by the stepfather of one of three 8-year-old boys killed in Arkansas 15 years ago because singer Natalie Maines based her statements on legal documents she believed were true, a federal ju ...

TABC new alcohol poisoning amnesty for minors

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 01:19 AM PST

AUSTIN, Texas -- An amnesty program by Texas alcohol regulators is meant to stop youth poisoning deaths.The announcement Wednesday by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission came on the first anniversary of the California death of an 18-year-old coll ...

Hasan faces more counts

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

FORT WORTH -- An Army psychiatrist who may face the death penalty after the mass shooting at Fort Hood was charged Wednesday with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder relating to the scores of soldiers and two civilian police officers injured i ...

FEMA trailer claims may be close to resolution

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

NEW ORLEANS -- Lawyers for one of several trailer manufacturers accused of supplying the federal government with toxic hurricane shelters said Wednesday they were negotiating a settlement for thousands of claims.A federal judge has postponed a New Or ...

Crew blames captain for pirate attack

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Richard Phillips, the ship captain toasted as a hero after he was taken captive by Somali pirates, ignored repeated warnings last spring to keep his freighter at least 600 miles off the African coast because of the heightened risk ...

Iran to further enrich uranium

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

VIENNA -- In a defiant speech, Iran's president declared Wednesday that his country will enrich uranium to a much higher level -- a fresh rejection of an international plan to curb Tehran's nuclear program.Experts said that could put Tehran on the ro ...

Mega-tower is Dubai's 'last hurrah'

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- When work began in 2004 to build the world's tallest tower, Dubai's confidence also was sky high with a host of mega-projects on the drawing board or rising from the sands.That swagger seems positively old school these ...

AARP supports Dems with position on Medicare cuts

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- With a Senate showdown looming, the politically potent AARP rode to the rescue of Democrats, supporting $460 billion in Medicare cuts to help pay for health care legislation.As Republicans pressed to restore the cuts, AARP said Democrat ...

Obama's plan a high-stakes gamble

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

KABUL -- President Barack Obama is holding an uncertain hand in his high-stakes gamble in the fight against Islamic extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Weak partners in both countries, doubts about the speed of building up Afghan security forces ...

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