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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)Just before it disintegrated, space shuttle Columbia experienced an abnormal rise in temperature and wind resistance that forced the craft

WASHINGTON (AP)President Bush will send Congress a $2.23 trillion spending plan Monday featuring new tax cuts to boost the economy, a conservative tilt to major social programs and record deficits for the next two years

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP)President Hugo Chavez declared victory Sunday after his opponents agreed to ease a two-month national strike, but thousands of Venezuelans still lined up for a petition drive seeking his ouster. Strike organizers, who began the protest Dec. 2 to pressure Chavez into accepting a referendum on his rule, said Friday they would ease the work stoppage, already waning, this week to protect businesses from bankruptcy. However, the strike will continue in the vital oil industry, where production was cut from 3 million barrels a day to 150,000 at the height of the strike. Chavez said Sunday the government boosted production to 1.8 million barrels a day, but striking workers put the number at 1 million.

NACOGDOCHES (AP) Little orange flags dot the 20-acre Douglass school campus, marking remnants of the shuttle that broke apart over Texas. An 18-inch piece of what appeared to be duct piping put a dent in the school roof. Debris also was found near the pitcher

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The Temple Quarterback Club will meet at 6:45 p.m. today in the rear conference room at the Temple Daily Telegram. Plans for the Feb. 13 Wildcat Football Banquet, featuring former Baylor coach Grant Teaff as the guest speaker, will be finalized. From Daily Telegram Staff Reports