FRENCH SOLDIER STABBED IN THE THROAT OUTSIDE OF PARIS *

MILITARY SPOX SAYS THE STABBING OCCURRED ON SAT IN THE FRENCH COMMERCIAL DISTRICT OF LA DEFENSE *

THE SOLDIER'S INJURIES ARE CONSIDERED NON-LIFE-THREATENING *

STABBING COMES JUST DAYS AFTER A BRITISH SOLDIER WAS KILLED IN A LONDON STREET DURING A SUSPECTED TERROR ATTACK *

ONE PERSON KILLED IN HEAVY FLOODING THAT HAS PROMPTED HIGH-WATER RESCUES IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA *

SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPT SPOX SAYS A 29-YR-OLD WOMAN WAS TRAPPED IN HER CAR, AND WAS SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS AFTER CLIMBING ONTO THE ROOF *

THE FIRE DEPT HAS CONDUCTED MORE THAN 235 WATER-RELATED RESCUES *

WATER IS UP TO FOUR FEET HIGH IN SOME HOMES *

SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT RECORDED ALMOST 10 INCHES OF RAIN BY SAT AFTERNOON SINCE MIDNIGHT *

THREE MORE SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN THE KILLING OF AN OFF-DUTY SOLDIER IN LONDON *

SCOTLAND YARD SAYS COUNTER-TERRORISM OFFICERS ARRESTED TWO MEN, 24 AND 28, AT A RESIDENCE IN LONDON *

A THIRD 21-YR-OLD MAN WAS ARRESTED SEPARATELY ON A STREET IN THE CITY *

FOUR OTHERS ALREADY DETAINED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF 25-YR-OLD SOLDIER LEE RIGBY, WHO WAS STABBED TO DEATH WHILE WALKING OUTSIDE THE ROYAL ARTILLERY BARRACKS IN THE SOUTH LONDON WED *

17 KILLED, 24 OTHERS WOUNDED IN EASTERN INDIA AFTER SUSPECTED MAOIST REBELS LAUNCH AN ATTACK ON A CONVOY OF CARS CARRYING LOCAL LDRS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE COUNTRY'S RULING CONGRESS *

ASSAILANTS SET OFF A LANDMINE, AND THEN OPENED FIRE ON THE LINE OF CARS *

TWO STATE PARTY LEADERS AND FIVE POLICE OFFICERS WERE AMONG THOSE KILLED *

POLICE IDENTIFIED ONE OF THOSE KILLED AS MAHENDRA KARMA, A CONGRESS LEADER WHO FOUNDED A LOCAL MILITIA IN HIS STATE TO COMBAT THE MAOIST REBELS *

GAS PRICES ONLY ABOUT A PENNY HIGHER THAN A YR AGO, PETROLEUM ANALYSTS AT GASBUDDY.COM SAY *

THE WEBSITE PLACES ESTIMATES FOR THE NATL AVG AT $3.66 PER GALLON, 17 CENTS HIGHER THAN A MONTH AGO *

BUT ANALYST GREGG LASKOSKI SAYS A HOLIDAY WKND DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN HIGHER GAS PRICES *

LASKOSKI SAYS PRICES TEND TO RISE IN SPRING, STAGNATE IN SUMMER, AND THEN BEGIN TO FALL IN OCT *

FRENCH AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING WHETHER THERE IS A LINK TO THAT ATTACK *

NTSB INVESTIGATING A CARGO TRAIN COLLISION IN SOUTHEAST MO *

AUTHORITIES SAY A HIGHWAY OVERPASS COLLAPSED WHEN RAIL CARS SLAMMED INTO ONE OF THE BRIDGE'S PILLARS AFTER THE COLLISION *

THE CRASH DERAILED DOZENS OF TRAINS, ALL CARRYING FREIGHT *

SEVEN PEOPLE WERE INJURED, THOUGH NONE SERIOUSLY *

NEWS COMES A LITTLE MORE THAN A WK AFTER A COMMUTER TRAIN IN CT HEADED FOR NYC DERAILED AND HIT A WESTBOUND TRAIN *

RESCUERS CONTINUE SEARCH FOR THE PILOT OF THE ANGEL FLIGHT THAT CRASHED IN UPSTATE NY FRI NIGHT, KILLING TWO PASSENGERS *

INVESTIGATORS SEARCHED A POND SAT WHERE THE PLANE WAS FOUND SUBMERGED IN EPHRATAH, WEST OF ALBANY, AS WELL AS NEARBY WOODS *

FAA SAYS THE PLANE LEFT BEDFORD, MA AND WAS HEADED TO ROME, NY *

ANGEL FLIGHT IS A NONPROFIT GROUP THAT ARRANGES FREE AIR TRANSPORTATION FOR SICK PATIENTS FROM VOLUNTEER PILOTS *

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Now Congressman Henry Cuellar is making stuff up… (and to think I only thought he was rude!)

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Below is a fundraising letter Congressman Cuellar is sending out (or his staff is on his behalf.)  He is trying to leverage his bad behavior into getting money.   Read the letter.  

Let’s get something straight – never, never, never (not even once) did either General who was insulted by Congressman Cuellar ask me for help or for support when Congressman Cuellar selfishly (to advance himself) and viciously verbally attacked two former Generals (and Silver Star recipients) at a Congressional Hearing. 

These  2 Generals have handled far more in attacks (Hamburger Hill in Viet Nam is one example) than a weak Congressman seeking to make himself look tough for his constituents.  These Generals don’t need my help.  My guess is they thought that the Congressman’s personal attack on them was pathetic.  It was.  The Congressman’s only weapon was insults.  

I stepped up to the plate and asked that the Congressman apologize on my own — because it is the decent thing to do and the right thing to do.   I have the courage to stand up to a Congressman for these Generals.  I wish his leadership in the House had the same courage.  Where are they?  How we treat the men and women who have risked their lives for us says a lot about us, doesn’t it? 

 Congressman Cuellar asks for an apology from me (see below his fundraiser letter.)  He is not going to get it…not until he apologizes to these two Generals.

 Let me make plain another important point:  I have no problem with the Congressman having a different opinion with the Generals, or a different view of a situation.  I like a vigorous substantive debate on important matters and I think a vigorous substantive debate can help lead us to good solutions.   But I do have a problem with a Congressman who is so cheap as to make personal attacks on two Generals who have served our nation with incredible courage.  And let me repeat, they have 3 Silver Stars between them….is this really how we want them treated???  Is that what they deserve after what they have done for us??  

So what is Congressman Cuellar doing now?  He is sending out the “woe is me” fundraising letter saying all sorts of things except “I apologize to the Generals”   What a cheap shot.  

 

 

And where is his leadership?  Then need to take him to the woodshed.  

By the way, in the fundraising letter below is says, “help Congressman Cuellar.”  Yes, he needs help…but it isn’t dollars he needs.  Unfortunately you can’t buy courage and decency with money.  You either have it or you don’t.  He needs to take course in decency and manners.

 

 

 

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Dear ___

 

Last week two retired Generals appeared before a hearing on Capitol Hill to explain how they reached their finding that the border area of Texas was a war zone. After failing to answer the most basic questions about their compensation ($80,000 of tax dollars) and their methodologies, they turned to Fox News to attack Cong. Henry Cuellar for asking these basic questions.

 

Now, with the help of Fox News personality Greta Van Susteren, they have launched an attack on Cong. Cuellar’s integrity. They even went so far as to selectively edit the video to downplay the missing data and false conclusions.

 

Help Cong. Cuellar stop these lies and distortions by clicking here to make your contribution securely online.

 

These retired Generals refused to admit how much they were paid, did not know how many interviews were conducted, failed to interview local sheriffs and police chiefs, and provided only anecdotal evidence to reach the false conclusion that doing business in border counties is like “operating in a war zone”.

 

As those of you who live in the border area, travel there or do business there know…this statement is 100% false and not based in reality.

 

In response, Cong. Cuellar stated “Business on the border is booming. False, baseless attacks like this harm our public image and weaken our economy by spreading misinformation that might discourage companies from doing business along the border. As a lifelong resident of the border and a pro-business, pro-jobs Congressman, I will continue to fight back against these attacks on our community, our economy and our character.”

 

Help Cong. Cuellar continue to stand up to the outsiders who are using attacks on the border business community to further their own personal, political agendas by contributing $5, $10, $25, $100 or more.

 

Click here to make your contribution securely online.

 

Ms. Van Susteren and the retired Generals owe Cong. Cuellar an apology! They attacked the border community with zero evidence, and now they are attacking the Congressman’s character, honesty and integrity…again, with zero evidence.

 

It is our community, our reputation and our economy at stake. Stand with Cong. Cuellar today.

 

Thank you in advance for your friendship and support!

 

Sincerely,

 

Jessica Hernandez

 

Finance Assistant

 

Texans For Henry Cuellar

 

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