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STATE NEWS
DALLAS — After avoiding endorsement of either candidate, Democratic
gubernatorial nominee Tony Sanchez threw his support behind U.S.
Senate candidate Ron Kirk on Monday, the eve of a heated runoff
with schoolteacher Victor Morales.
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COLLEGE STATION — National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice
dismissed Saddam Hussein’s threat of an oil embargo Monday,
and said it won’t deter President Bush’s quest to see
the Iraqi leader ousted.
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Riots break out at U of Minn. after
hockey victory
WEDNESDAY
High: 77; Low: 55; Partly Cloudy
THURSDAY
High: 77; Low: 58; Mostly Cloudy
1881
After a one-day trial, Billy the Kid is found guilty of murdering
the Lincoln County, New Mexico, sheriff and is sentenced to hang.
1865 At Appomattox, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee
surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant,
effectively ending the American Civil War.
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Jon
Harrison/SPECIAL TO THE SKIFF
Weekend storms left some campus buildings standing in water.
Approximately 5 inches of rain fell in 3 hours in the TCU
area. Making streets difficult to drive through
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Heavy
rains flood campus
Water leaks into four rooms in Waits Hall over
stormy weekend
By Colleen Casey
Staff Reporter
Water
leaked into four rooms in Waits Hall this weekend due to excessive
rain, but the exact cause of the leaks won’t be determined
until later this week, said Roger Fisher, director of Residential
Services.
full story
Holocaust
week continues despite last year’s setbacks
Increased funding provides more
representative flags
By David Dunai
Staff Reporter
Heather
Patriacca, former chairwoman of the Holocaust Memorial Week, said
despite last year’s disappearance of the flags representing
homosexual victims of the Holocaust, organizers of the memorial
week continued the tradition of putting flags on the lawn Monday
in front of Reed Hall.
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Sanchez puts support
behind Kirk in Senate race
Levi
Strauss cutbacks affect three Texas plants
UT
professor working on cancer treatment
Restoration underway for monumental marsh
U.S. will pursue Hussein despite oil
threats
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Race
for the cure
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Simon
Lopez/SKIFF STAFF
TCU administrative assistants joined together to walk in the
Race for the Cure Saturday. More than 18,000 people participated
despite the rain.
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Sharon
wants Israel to continue offensive against Palestinians in the West
Bank
By Mohammed Daraghmeh
Associated Press
NABLUS,
West Bank — Israel’s offensive in the West Bank will continue,
despite U.S. demands for an immediate troops withdrawal, Prime Minister
Ariel Sharon told parliament Monday, as helicopter gunships pounded
a Palestinian refugee camp and a fire broke out during fighting
near Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity.
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Andersen
announces 7,000 layoffs
By Dave Carpenter
Associated Press
CHICAGO
— Staggered by a rapid loss of business following the Enron
scandal, Arthur Andersen LLP announced Monday it is laying off about
7,000 employees, or more than a quarter of its U.S. work force.
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Atlantis
blasts off for Space Station following four day NASA delay to repair
fuel leak
By Marcia Dunn
Associated Press
CAPE
CANAVERAL, Fla.— Space shuttle Atlantis thundered into orbit
Monday with a new part for the international space station, a 44-foot
section of latticework that is equipped with a railcar and track.
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Queen thanks nation for
affection for Queen Mum
Hussein
will cut off oil exports until Israel withdraws
Yemen allows U.S. warships to refuel in port
of Aden
U.S.
Capitol police will return to normal schedule
New
York Times collects seven Pulitzer Prizes
Released files show church officials knew
of allegations
Cleanup
efforts continue in Louisiana oil spill
Hospital
report shows rise in emergency room admittance
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