European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pangelo stars and stripes thursday april 26 2007 in the states 13 in Border by Michelle Roberts the associated press Eagle pass Texas at least 10 people were killed More than 150 were injured and hundreds of buildings were levelled when powerful tornadoes Tore through twin Border cities in Texas and Mexico Rescue and recovery efforts resumed Early wednesday in Eagle pass Texas and Piedras Negros Mexico after the tornadoes destroyed two empty elementary schools a Church businesses and Homes several Mobile Homes were missing the twister picked up one to bile Home and slammed it into an elementary school tuesday night killing a family of five Eagle pass City councilman Ramsey English Cantu said debris from the two buildings was indistinguishable Early wednesday Eagle pass police officer Ezek Iel Nav Jas said he arrived at the wreckage of Rosita Valley Elemen tary school on tuesday night and was immediately handed the bloodied body of a 4to 6yearold girl it was a whole family and they Eri Gayap a search and Rescue team member Marks a damaged Home wednesday in Eagie pass Texas search teams worked their Way through wreck age strewn neighbourhoods along the Texas Mexico Border after a Torna do killed at East 10 people destroyed two schools and damaged hundreds of Homes were All together probably like they were huddling Nav Jas said the Mobile Home held the girl her parents and two other adult rela Tives bricks from caved in Walls were scattered around the Cam pus broken water pipes were spewing water and the Metal roof was violently twisted you go by and you see the school areas and you can see where some of the kids backpacks and stuff Are literally outside and it just hurts to see your Community in such a Way Cantu said the Tornado ripped up an area of about 4 Square Miles and officials asked the state to declare the Region a disaster area Maverick county judge Jose Arandas said gov Rick Perry was scheduled to arrive in the devastated area at about 3 pm to Survey the damage across the Rio Grande in pie dras Negros three people were killed 87 injured and 300 Homes were damaged about 1000 peo ple sought Refuge in shelters three years ago a Tornado killed 32 in Piedras Negros if s the worst Ive seen said Eagle pass resident Ricardo Tyerina who Rode out the storm with his six children in a House near the school Tijerina 38 said he watched As the storm destroyed a Mobile Home across the Street Congress ignores Bush veto threat on Iraq Bill by Anne Flaherty the associated press Washington president Bush and the democratic con trolled Congress lurched toward a veto showdown Over Iraq on wednesday As the House planned to vote on legislation that would order troops to begin coming Home by oct democrats predicted the Bill would pass albeit narrowly while republicans said setting a timetable on the War would hand a Vic tory to terrorists several House members said they would not try to Block the Bill negotiated with the Senate in a bid for party Unity despite their desire for an earlier bind ing withdrawal Date we need to claim Victory for our soldiers said rep Sheila Jackson Lee Texas they have done their Job if s time to bring them Home now the House vote scheduled wednesday comes As the top us commander in Iraq Gen David Petraeus and other defense officials try to convince lawmakers that a timetable would push Iraq into chaos Bush Promise guarantees a historic confrontation we Needt claim Victory for Pur soldiers they have done their Job its time to bring them Home now f f Sheila Jackson Lee House representative Texas with democrats emboldened by last years election which handed them control of Congress Tor the first time the presi Dent will have to be accountable for this War in Iraq House speaker Nancy Pelosi Calif said tuesday and he does not want to face that reality the Bil lion Bill would fund among other things the War in Iraq but trigger the withdrawal of troops beginning this fall it sets a nonbinding goal of completing the pullout by april 2008 troops could re main in Iraq after the 2008 Date but Only for limited noncombat mis Sions including counter terrorism operations and training iraqi forces the Bill already negotiated with Senate leaders is expected to reach the presidents desk by Early next week following a final Senate vote thursday democrats View the november elections that allowed them to take control of the House and the Senate As a referendum on Bush conduct of the War Bush however says stands firm on his lat est strategy for winning the War and dismisses As counterproductive the democratic Call for withdrawal Mccain presidential run is official the associated press Portsmouth no re publican John Mccain officially entered the 2008 presidential race wednesday stressing his experience honed in War and Washington As he sought to revive his struggling Campaign we face formidable challenges 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