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- Freedom on display
- A tale of two mayors
- Police: Gun stolen from sheriff's office found during stop
- Live blog from the P.O.E.T.S. shooting trial
- Petraeus is focused on a victory
- U.S. to take control of spill website
- Man arrested on trespassing charge
- Rough weather curtails cleanup
- Obamas host 4th of July party
- Hot dog champ arrested
- Texas Railroad Commission pushing for a name change
- Parties frame elections their way
- Quiet hybrids may be a safety hazard
- Blasts mar Biden's call for new government, unity
- Wyoming threatens to sell off park land
- Letters for July 5
- Calendar
- Senators say Steele on hot seat as GOP chairman
- Horses bolt during Iowa parade; 1 killed, 23 hurt
- LeBron is good for Cleveland business
- Rangers land five on American League all-star team
- THIRD & SHORT
- SPORTS IN BRIEF
- Rose hangs on for victory at AT&T National
- Nadal wins Wimbledon for eighth Grand Slam title
| Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:13 PM PDT No drought and no burn ban mixed with a rare cool summer breeze that swept over the Brazos Valley late Sunday created one of the most perfect Fourth of July conditions in recent years.From Washington-on-the-Brazos to Kurten, fireworks -- some formall ...   |
| Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:11 PM PDT In five minutes, a business meeting at a College Station restaurant turned personal. "To find love the first time is rare. To find it a second time is godsent," said Bedias Mayor Mackie Bobo, who recently became engaged to former College Station Mayo ... |
| Police: Gun stolen from sheriff's office found during stop Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:11 PM PDT A College Station man was arrested early Sunday morning after a search of his vehicle led police to find a firearm that was stolen from the Burleson County Sheriff's Office, authorities said.Police stopped Steven Tevette Bell, 24, when he failed to m ... |
| Live blog from the P.O.E.T.S. shooting trial Posted: 05 Jul 2010 12:21 AM PDT Reporter Matthew Watkins is blogging live from the Brazos County Courthouse during the P.O.E.T.S. shooting trial. Christopher Schmotzer has been charged with murder in the January 2009 death of William Rufus Stephens.Click here to read about last wee ... |
| Petraeus is focused on a victory Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:13 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan -- "We are in this to win," Gen. David Petraeus said Sunday as he took the reins of an Afghan war effort troubled by waning support, an emboldened enemy, government corruption and a looming commitment to withdraw troops even with n ... |
| U.S. to take control of spill website Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:13 PM PDT HOUSTON -- The U.S. government is expected to take over control of the central information website on the Gulf oil spill response that has been run jointly by various agencies and BP for the 21/2 months since the rig explosion.The Department of Homel ... |
| Man arrested on trespassing charge Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:15 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA 41-year-old homeless man was arrested early on the Fourth of July after he was discovered to be living in a home undergoing renovations, police said.Police said the owner of the home on the 1700 block of West 28th Street was out o ... |
| Rough weather curtails cleanup Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:13 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS â€" Cleanup crews across the Gulf of Mexico surveyed damage done by last week’s hurricane while contending Sunday with choppy seas that idled many of the boats dedicated to keeping oil from hitting vulnerable beaches and marshes.Offshore sk ... |
| Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Calling the Declaration of Independence more than words on an aging parchment, President Barack Obama marked the Fourth of July on Sunday by urging Americans to live the principles that founded the nation as well as celebrate them."This ... |
| Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:13 PM PDT NEW YORK â€" A Japanese eating champion who sat out this year’s Coney Island Fourth of July hot dog contest apparently couldn’t resist the temptation to hotdog afterward.Competitive eater Joey “Jaws†Chestnut gobbled his way to a fourth consecutive cha ... |
| Texas Railroad Commission pushing for a name change Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:13 PM PDT FORT WORTH -- The Texas Railroad Commission, which has had nothing to do with Texas railroads since 2005, wants the Texas Legislature to give it a new name."We've been called, unquestionably, the worst-named agency in Texas. I agree," Railroad Commis ... |
| Parties frame elections their way Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:15 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Democrats and Republicans are framing the elections in starkly different terms, with GOP strategists painting it as a national referendum on President Barack Obama and the party in power, and Democrats working feverishly to make all pol ... |
| Quiet hybrids may be a safety hazard Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The age of the silent hybrid may be coming to an end.Gas-electric hybrids, propelled by electric motors at low speeds, are well-known for their quiet ride and great mileage. But their silence isn't always golden.Some researchers and saf ... |
| Blasts mar Biden's call for new government, unity Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:13 PM PDT BAGHDAD -- Vice President Joe Biden urged rival Iraqi politicians Sunday to end months of delays and select new leaders for their wobbly democracy, predicting a peaceful transition of power even as suicide bombers struck government centers in two maj ... |
| Wyoming threatens to sell off park land Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:11 PM PDT MOOSE, Wyo. -- For Sale: Two square miles of Grand Teton National Park.Majestic views of the Teton Range. Prime location for luxury resort, home development. Pristine habitat for moose, elk, wolves, grizzlies.Price: $125 million. Call: Gov. Dave Freu ... |
| Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:05 PM PDT Public schools should teach gun classes If gun control is the way to save lives from gun violence, then outlaw driving. With that mindset, the only way to stop vehicular accidents is to outlaw driving and ban all vehicles from all U.S. resid ... |
| Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:15 PM PDT MARK YOUR CALENDARSAt 10 a.m. Thursday, the city of Navasota will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction on the new Navasota Municipal Building. The ceremony will be held at 200 East McAlpine in Navasota.MondayCLUBSStar Duplicate Bri ... |
| Senators say Steele on hot seat as GOP chairman Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham spoke from the war zone Sunday to condemn GOP chairman Michael Steele's comment that Afghanistan was a "war of Obama's choosing."Neither GOP lawmaker, however, was outraged enough to demand Stee ... |
| Horses bolt during Iowa parade; 1 killed, 23 hurt Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:08 PM PDT BELLEVUE, Iowa (AP) -- Two runaway horses pulling a wagon trampled spectators at a small-town Fourth of July parade, killing a 60-year-old woman and injuring at least 23 other people, four critically.The horses bolted after one rubbed its head agains ... |
| LeBron is good for Cleveland business Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:40 PM PDT CLEVELAND -- Before LeBron James, there were thousands of empty seats for most Cleveland Cavaliers games and downtown was silent after dark. With him, every game is a sellout and nearby bars and restaurants bustle.As they face the possibility of losi ... |
| Rangers land five on American League all-star team Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:08 PM PDT NEW YORK -- The Texas Rangers landed five players on the American League roster for the July 13 All-Star game in Anaheim, Calif., while Michael Bourn will represent the Houston Astros.Outfielder Josh Hamilton, shortstop Elvis Andrus, second baseman I ... |
| Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:01 PM PDT GOLFBLAINVILLE, Quebec -- Larry Mize won the inaugural Montreal Championship for his first Champions Tour victory, closing with an 8-under 64 for a one-stroke victory over John Cook at Fontainebleau Golf Club.The 51-year-old Mize, the 1987 Masters ch ... |
| Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:01 PM PDT Agent: Johnson returning to Hawks on max dealATLANTA -- The agent for Joe Johnson says the All-Star guard has agreed to stay with the Atlanta Hawks.Arn Tellem confirmed his entry for the Huffington Post on Sunday, in which he said Johnson "announced ... |
| Rose hangs on for victory at AT&T National Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:01 PM PDT NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Justin Rose lost another big lead. This time, he didn't lose the tournament.Staked to a five-shot lead at the turn, Rose finished with seven straight pars and closed with an even-par 70 to hold on for a one-shot victory in the ... |
| Nadal wins Wimbledon for eighth Grand Slam title Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:01 PM PDT as he leaned back in the gray leather seat of a courtesy car ferrying him away from the All England Club on Sunday night. "I know what happened one year ago, and how difficult it was for me, how much I had to work to be back at my best level."He pau ... |
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