http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:47:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_324085107.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_324085107.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Five Houston-area school districts filed a lawsuit against the state education commissioner over his interpretation of a new law prohibiting minimum grading policies, a lawyer said Thursday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:45:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_324084655.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_324084655.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group that made the first $10,000 private donation to rebuild the fire-gutted Texas Governor's Mansion is opposed to changing its look. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:42:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_324084422.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_324084422.html TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (AP) — Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:40:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_324084155.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_324084155.html CHICAGO (AP) — Oprah Winfrey was set to announce Friday that her powerhouse daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:37:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_324083952.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_324083952.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:59:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323160631.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323160631.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Showing impatience with Iranian foot-dragging, President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and its allies are discussing possible new penalties against Iran for defying international attempts to halt its contested nuclear program. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:57:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323155833.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323155833.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Army plans to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama, officials said Thursday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323155602.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323155602.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional budget crunchers said Thurday the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least 20 years, an assessment that gave supporters hope as the Senate moved gingerly toward a historic debate. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:09:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323091019.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323091019.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An arm sticking from a gutter opening helped lead emergency personnel in Austin to a man who had called 911 to say he was trapped. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:03:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323090830.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323090830.html HOUSTON (AP) — A tip led Harris County sheriff's deputies to a Katy woman who allegedly offered to pay $20,000 to have someone kill her husband. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323090155.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323090155.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won't get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:58:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323090000.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323090000.html LONDON (AP) — Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms — have failed to contain the disease. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:57:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323085813.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_323085813.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of maneuvering, the Senate stands at the brink of a historic battle over health care with President Barack Obama and his allies on one side and Republicans, outnumbered but unflinching, on the other. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:38:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_322164013.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_322164013.html DALLAS (AP) — Former first lady Laura Bush has unveiled the design of the George W. Bush Presidential Center planned for the Southern Methodist University campus. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_322163737.html http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/breakingnews/local_story_322163737.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Power-hungry TVs will be banned from store shelves in California after state regulators Wednesday adopted a first-in-the-nation mandate to reduce electricity demand.