Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Crocker: Nations slow to intervene

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:24 PM PDT


As an allied coalition's bombs rained down on Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi's forces, Texas A&M's resident expert on the Middle East -- Bush School dean Ryan Crocker, who most recently served as U.S. ambassador to Iraq -- spoke with The Eag ...

Ready to conquer the world

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Four-year-old Peyton Gallaway of Fort Worth plays at The Children's Museum with his grandmother Monday. The museum is gearing up for its annual fundraiser May 28 at Wolf Pen Creek Ampitheater. The Rubber Ducky Derby will sell the toys for $10 each. D ...

Libya rebels buoyed by strikes

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:23 PM PDT


ZWITINA, Libya -- Coalition forces bombarded Libya for a third straight night Monday, targeting the air defenses and forces of Libyan ruler Moammar Ghadafi, stopping his advances and handing some momentum back to the rebels, who were on the verge o ...

Weingarten, CS close to a deal

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:24 PM PDT

College Station is close to agreeing to a $1.6 million settlement with a Houston developer that sued the city in 2008 for blocking the construction of a Walmart Supercenter at Rock Prairie Road and Texas 6. The city and Weingarten Realty Investors ha ...

CS: City and Weingarten close to resolving $1.6 M suit

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:45 AM PDT

College Station and Weingarten Realtors are close to agreeing to a $1.6 million settlement relating to a zoning dispute that cost the city about $1.9 million in legal fees so far.
According to court filings, the two entities have entered into a let ...

Magnet schools get buses back

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:24 PM PDT


The Bryan school board Monday unanimously voted to reinstate funding for transportation for the middle school magnet programs, prompting applause from students and parents who made pleas to keep the buses running.
Oliver Davis, a 13-year-old Jane ...

Man charged with 3rd DWI after chase

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:24 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report
A 50-year-old Navasota man was released from jail Monday after being arrested on a third DWI charge in twice as many years.
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper wrote in a court document that he attempted to pull over Char ...

CS teacher up for award from H-E-B

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:25 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA College Station elementary teacher learned Monday that he was a statewide finalist for this year's H-E-B Excellence in Education Award.Forest Ridge Elementary teacher Richard Landmann received the news during a surprise visit to h ...

401(k)s paying off for young investors

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:23 PM PDT


DES MOINES, Iowa -- Americans who were afraid to open their 401(k) statements during the recession are finding good news inside the envelope now: For the most part, their accounts have come all the way back and then some.
Nine in 10 of the popular ...

Police: Angry Taco Bell customer fires at officers

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:03 AM PDT

SAN ANTONIO -- Police say a San Antonio Taco Bell customer enraged that the seven burritos he ordered had gone up in price fired an air gun at an employee and later fired an assault rifle at officers before barricading himself into a hotel room.San ...

Woman who died after Texas fire had been stabbed

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:53 PM PDT


ARLINGTON -- A woman who could not be revived after being pulled from her burning apartment in Arlington had been stabbed.
Arlington police say the body of the woman's year-old son was found in the rubble in what is being investigated as a double ...

AT&T deal may carry strings

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:24 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- AT&T's surprise announcement that it plans to acquire T-Mobile USA will force federal regulators to confront a difficult antitrust question: Can American consumers get good wireless service at a fair price if they must choose betw ...

Corpus Christi: tons of spring break trash removed

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:54 PM PDT

CORPUS CHRISTI -- Crews in Corpus Christi have cleared tons of end-of-spring break trash. Maintenance supervisor Derek Herzog says efforts continue to remove more debris and clear traffic lanes. Beach operations were expected to be back to normal by ...

Man dies in fall from roller coaster in Houston

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:07 AM PDT

HOUSTON -- A roller coaster accident on the final day of this year's Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has left one person dead and another hurt.Spokesman Leroy Shafer says a 46-year-old man died Sunday night after falling about 28 feet from the carni ...

Woman charged with Texas day care fire returns to U.S.

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:24 PM PDT


HOUSTON -- A woman who fled to Nigeria last month after a fire at her Houston home day care center killed four children was returned to the U.S. on Monday and has waived extradition to Texas, authorities said.
Jessica Tata landed at an Atlanta air ...

Man recovering after first face transplant in U.S.

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:23 PM PDT


BOSTON -- A Texas construction worker horribly disfigured in a power line accident has undergone the nation's first full face transplant in hopes of smiling again and feeling kisses from his 3-year-old daughter.
Dallas Wiens, 25, received a new no ...

2 dead in Houston, meeting to return cellphone

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:02 AM PDT

HOUSTON -- Houston police say a meeting to return a cellphone has led to a double slaying and the attacker on the run. Police on Monday declined to release the names of the two men who were fatally shot a day earlier at an apartment complex.Police sa ...

Texas House begins voter ID debate

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:23 PM PDT

AUSTIN -- The Texas House debated contentious legislation Monday aimed at requiring voters to show a photo ID before casting a ballot.The bill was temporarily derailed on a parliamentary maneuver after Democrats raised objections that procedures were ...

Anna Wintour could make or break you

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:23 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- In fashion circles and beyond -- in the worlds of business, politics and entertainment -- she's just Anna, a worthy peer to Oprah and Martha.And even though Anna Wintour's name might not be as instantly recognizable as Oprah Winfrey's or ...

AT&T: T-Mobile 3G phones will need to be replaced

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:06 AM PDT

NEW YORK -- AT&T says that if its deal to buy T-Mobile USA goes through, T-Mobile subscribers with "3G" phones will need to replace those to keep their wireless broadband service working.AT&T Inc. on Sunday said it had agreed to buy T-Mobile ...

Letters for March 22

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:05 PM PDT


Independence comes by ending fossil fuel need
I read Bill Flores' column (Eagle, March 17) on energy independence. Then I re-read it to see if perhaps I had missed the new and innovative ideas for American energy independence. But I had not missed ...

Calendar

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:24 PM PDT

Mark Your Calendar
Brazos Valley Troupe's improv team, The Oxymorons, will present Laugh Out Loud! at 7:30 p.m. on March 25 and 26 at 3705 E. 29th St. E-mail bvttix@yahoo.com or call 846-4903.
Tuesday
CLASSES
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced E ...

Crisis not expected to keep Japan down

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:24 PM PDT


WASHINGTON -- The Japanese economy has been staggered by an earthquake, a tsunami and a nuclear crisis. But history suggests it will bounce back with no lasting damage.
Wealthier countries with stable government institutions are especially suited ...

Pawlenty explores run for president

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:23 PM PDT


ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Tim Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor largely unknown outside his home state, on Monday became the first major Republican presidential candidate in a slow-to-gel GOP field, launching an exploratory committee for the 2012 ra ...

Spurs' Duncan sprains ankle in win over Warriors

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT

SAN ANTONIO -- Manu Ginobili scored 28 points and the San Antonio Spurs got a scare when Tim Duncan sprained his left ankle in a 111-96 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night.Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Duncan would be out "a whil ...

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