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  • Iraq Trade Fair Postponed as Security Fears Grow

    04/01/2004 7:39:19 AM PST · by scab4faa · 2 replies · 112+ views
    reuters ^ | 04-01-04
    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A high-profile U.S.-sponsored trade fair for companies rebuilding Iraq was postponed on Thursday, a day after the grisly killing and mutilation of four American contractors deepened fears that security was worsening. Iraq's U.S. governor, Paul Bremer, vowed to hunt down those responsible for ambushing the contractors in the restive city of Falluja, and those who then torched the corpses and dragged them through the streets before hanging them from a bridge. "Yesterday's events in Falluja are a dramatic example of the ongoing struggle between human dignity and barbarism," Bremer said in a terse address at a police...
  • Comptroller Strayhorn Touts Border Issues in Laredo

    11/13/2003 9:03:41 PM PST · by Theodore R. · 5 replies · 172+ views
    Laredo, TX, Morning Times ^ | 11-13-03 | Cortez, Tricia
    Comptroller touts border issues in Laredo BY TRICIA CORTEZ Times staff writer "Texas is great, but we can do better. We can be leaner, not meaner," were the lines repeated by Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn during a Wednesday visit to Laredo. Almost sounding like she was on the campaign trail, Strayhorn was critical of Gov. Rick Perry's administration during a Wednesday luncheon at Texas A&M International University, but noted that she was not yet ready to announce a run for governor. Strayhorn and Perry have continually clashed and locked horns throughout the year. The state "has been abdicating its...