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August 21, 2013
US debates cutting some aid to Egypt WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration, undertaking a major review of U.S. relations with Egypt, edged closer to a decision Tuesday about curtailing some of America’s $1.5 billion in annual aid after the Egyptian military’s crackdown on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
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Top administration officials met at the White House to review the possibility of cutting military or economic aid to Egypt, a longtime U.S. ally and the most populous nation in the Arab world. Some cuts
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are forthcoming, according to U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to talk publicly about the sensitive discussions.
Tensions in Egypt have soared since the ar my ousted Morsi, who was the nation’s first freely elected president. The July 3 coup followed days of protests by millions of Egyptians demanding that Morsi, who hails from the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, step down. Some 1,000 people have been killed in ensuing violence.
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The U.S. is in a bind. While it wants to continue aiding Egypt to maintain ties with the military-run government and assert its influence in the region, the Obama administration and lawmakers do not want to appear to be condoning the bloody crackdown. To express its displeasure, the U.S. suspended the delivery of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt and canceled biennial U.S.-Egyptian military exercises planned for next month. In canceling the military
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Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi hold posters with Morsi's face and words in Arabic that read "No to the coup," as they march in the Maadi district of Cairo on Monday.
Recent rainfall helping ranchers, but more needed JILL MCLAUGHLIN RECORD STAFF WRITER
FORMER LEADER INDICTED IN MURDER RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — In an unprecedented ruling that tests... - PAGE A8
INSIDE SPORTS Mark Wilson Photo
Crews from Mountain States Construction finish up resurfacing North Main Street between College Boulevard and Country Club Road, Tuesday morning.
Recent stor ms have poured enough water over Chaves County to serve ranchers and green up pastures, but haven’t provided the quantities needed to recharge the aquifer, local water managers said Tuesday. “Things don’t look nearly as bleak as they did,” said Aron Balok, superintendent of the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District. The Roswell area has
State laws are unique, New Walgreens program to
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but ever-changing benefit Community Kitchen JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER
LADY ROCKETS WIN 4-1 Aside from district and playoff games, there is not a more anticipated... - PAGE B1
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New Mexico maintains laws not found in other states. For example: it retains the distinction between assault and battery. Assault is behavior that is threatening where no physical contact is made. Thus, if one person shouts at or makes a gesture to another individual that suggests threat of bodily har m, but does not touch the person, this is assault. If the person strikes another with a fist, open hand or even spits on someone, this is battery. The difference is the element of touch. Aggravated assault requires the use of a weapon in the implied
threat. Therefore, one man pulls a gun on another individual, but does not shoot it, it’s aggravated assault. Meanwhile, shooting at an individual and missing is covered by another statute “shooting at or from a motor vehicle or residence.” If the person is struck with a weapon, whether it is a baseball bat or a bullet, this is aggravated battery. Often, statutes appear straightforward, the language simple and direct. The interpretation of the laws change once the appellate and supreme courts rule on them. What was once clear -cut can become complicated. It has
JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER
Walgr eens, 1835 N. Main St., has begun a new initiative to benefit Community Kitchen at Saint Peter’s Chur ch, 115 E. Deming St. Each customer will be of fer ed the chance to purchase snacks or food as they check out. “We are trying the item of the month but if someone wants to purchase something else for the Kitchen, we can make sur e it gets to them,” said stor e manager Owen Black. The program is in its infancy. It started last
week. While this particular program is new, it is not the first time Walgreens has contributed food to charity. They gathered damaged cans or other food with damaged packaging and turned them over to various food pantries. “We’ve donated food to Harvest Ministries 30 or 40 times in the past. We helped with the Thanksgiving dinner Roswell has every year,” Black said. He explained: “We always try to get involved in our community whenever we can. ... We helped with the Thanksgiving dinner that Roswell has every year.
We’ve donated to help the troops. The stores in Albuquerque have programs for vets. Walgreens South helped a woman who was buying toys for childr en last Christmas.” He expects the Community Kitchen project to be ongoing. The Kitchen pr ovides gr oceries to feed a family three meals per day for five days. When available, the Kitchen supplies clothes, blankets and household items, such as dishes, to lowincome families, the elderly, the homeless and all those who ar e in need.
State officials cleared in Benghazi security gaps
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four State Department officials have been cleared of security failures that led to an attack last year on a diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, authorities said Tuesday. State spokeswoman Marie Harf said the officials, who held senior positions at the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the Bureau of Near East Af fairs during the Sept. 11, 2012, attack, will be reassigned to new jobs. She said an inter nal State r eview concluded
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“there was no breach of duty” by any of the four, who have been on paid administrative leave for months.
The State Department is not investigating any other employees. But the Benghazi attack has been under intense scrutiny by some House Republicans who have suggested the Obama administration is trying to cover up the circumstances and aftermath of the attack that left Stevens and three other Americans dead. A review in December by the independent Benghazi Accountability Review
Board described a security vacuum in Libya after rebel forces toppled the decades-long r egime of str ongman Moammar Gadhafi. It singled out the State Department’s Bur eau of Diplomatic Security and the Bureau of Near East Af fairs for lacking cooperation and being confused over protection at the diplomatic post in Benghazi. Among the four officials are Eric Boswell, assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security; Charlene Lamb, deputy assistant See BENGHAZI, Page A3
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Charlene Lamb testifies Oct. 10, 2012, on Capitol Hill, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing to investigate the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that resulted in the death of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and other Americans.