Saturday, November 7, 2009

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Details emerge from Fort Hood

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 05:07 PM PST

Soldiers at the Centennial Club at Biggs Airfield in El Paso take a moment Friday in memory of the slaying victims from Fort Hood. ...

Cameron civilian among victims of the shooting

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:07 PM PST

Mike Cahill enjoyed his work so much, it was worth the 60 miles each way from his home in Cameron to Fort Hood, family members said late Friday night. "I work in a school, and I always pictured something like this more likely happening to me than to ...

Suspect methodically said goodbye

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:07 PM PST

FORT HOOD -- As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship -- common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier. Instea ...

Donate blood to Fort Hood victims

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:07 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportThe Scott & White Clinic in College Station will hold a blood drive next week to benefit victims of the Fort Hood shooting. Lindsey Joy, a hospital spokeswoman, said Scott & White Hospital in Temple, where gunshot victims we ...

Aggie businesses honored

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:08 PM PST

Mike McAleer had been working as director of software development for a computer services company in Dallas when he and everyone else were told to pack up one Friday afternoon in 2000. "You don't expect a $5 billion company to go away overnight," the ...

Podcast: This weekend's to-do list

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 07:23 AM PST

Weekend activities offer plenty of options to keep you busy. ...

Trial starts for woman accused of shaking baby

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:07 PM PST

Testimony in the trial of a woman accused of injuring a child at an unlicensed day care center that she operated out of her home began Friday with the child's parents tearfully describing the day their daughter fell limp from brain injuries while und ...

Displays for Christmas already up

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:07 PM PST

Christmas comes but once a year, but recently it seems to be coming earlier and earlier.There is still Halloween candy sitting out, but some Brazos Valley retail stores have had Christmas displays up for weeks. Even the city of Bryan has gotten in th ...

Robertson crash fatal to man, 72

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:08 PM PST

-- Eagle Staff ReportOne person was killed and three were injured in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. 79 in Robertson County on Friday afternoon.George Edwin Fitts, 72, of Marshall, died at the scene, officials with the Department of Public Safety said ...

Messina Hof poised for wine tastings

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:11 PM PST

-- Eagle Staff ReportMessina Hof Winery & Resort will host wine-tasting demonstrations in cities around the state through Friday.The events will include complimentary tastes of Messina Hof Pinot Grigio, Messina Hof Father and Son Riesling, and Me ...

5K run, dog jog to benefit BV pets

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:07 PM PST

-- Eagle Staff ReportThe Impact Animal Foundation will host a Just Fur Fun 5K and dog jog on Nov. 21. The foundation finds foster homes for dogs and cats in the Brazos Valley. The cost to participate is $15 per person, and proceeds will benefit the f ...

Bryan store, city win renovation award

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:11 PM PST

-- Eagle Staff ReportA downtown Bryan renovation project has won a statewide award.Brazos Valley Decorative Center at 401 S. Main St. and the city were awarded the Best Renovation and Rehabilitation Project at the 2009 Texas Downtown Association Pres ...

UK's Brown tells Afghanistan to clean up its act

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:06 PM PST

LONDON -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Washington's closest ally in Afghanistan, toughened his tone Friday with this harsh message for the Afghan leadership: Clean up your act -- for real this time -- or risk a cutoff of support.In what 10 Downing St ...

Jobless rate in double digits

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:06 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously though ...

Abbas says he won't seek re-election

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:06 PM PST

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The Palestinian president said Thursday that he did not want to run for another term in the January elections, blaming a stalemate in Mideast peace talks on Israel and the United States.In a televised speech to the Palestinians ...

Honduras accord dead -- apparently

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:06 PM PST

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says a deal that could have returned him to power is defunct. Roberto Micheletti, who took power after a coup, says that deal has been successfully accomplished.The Obama administration ...

Dems seek House votes to pass health care bill

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:06 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes."We're ...

Indian farmer claims addressed

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:07 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration intends to seek resolution to a lawsuit filed by American Indian farmers who alleged discrimination in the granting of federal agricultural loans over three decades.The lawsuit, filed in 1999, contends that Indi ...

Carlsbad bracing for cavern collapse

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:06 PM PST

CARLSBAD, N.M. -- The bright yellow signs on U.S. 285 are the first indication that things aren't right in Carlsbad."US 285 south subject to sinkhole 1,000 feet ahead," motorists are warned.But there is little other evidence that a giant cavern sits ...

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Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:35 AM PST

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Freddie Mac loses $6.3B in 3Q

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:55 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Freddie Mac's losses narrowed to $6.3 billion in the third quarter, but the government-controlled mortgage finance company didn't need a federal cash infusion.The McLean, Va.-based company has received about $51 billion since it wa ...

AIG posts 2nd consecutive quarterly profit

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:54 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) -- AIG said Friday it was profitable for the second straight quarter as its core insurance operations continue to stabilize after the company's bailout by the government last year.American International Group Inc. also said the amount o ...

Obama signs bill assisting homebuyers, jobless

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:52 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.The bill-signing came a day af ...

Banks in Ga., Mich., Minn., Mo., Calif. closed

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:51 PM PST

CHARLOTTE, N.C (AP) -- Regulators on Friday shut banks in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and California, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 120 amid the struggling economy and a cascade of defaults on loans.The Federal Deposit ...

Consumer borrowing drops $14.8B in September

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:50 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumers borrowed less for a record eighth straight month in September amid rising unemployment and tight credit conditions. Economists worry the declines in borrowing will drag on the fledgling recovery.The Federal Reserve said F ...

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