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Bush campaign seeks to liken Kerry, Gore (U.S., 57 articles)
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The 30-second message, a response to ads from the George W Bush campaign attacking the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, asks, " Doesn't America deserve more from its president than misleading, negative ads?. Jr's campaign unleashed its first negative ads yesterday, attacking Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry as a candidate who would raise taxes by billions of dollars once in office and who would weaken the nation's defenses against terrorism. Kerry, who was on Capitol Hill Thursday to meet with Congressional Democrats, he told CNN, " I didn't say it about the Republicans, I said it about the attack dogs. The GOP campaign prepared a new round of campaign advertising that suggests Kerry would raise taxes by up to $900 billion. Even before the ads were aired, Kerry's aides distributed a statement saying the commercial " shows that George Bush is running a campaign of deception and distortion. Wrong on defense says an announcer in a new 30-second ad that will begin airing in battleground states, including Washington and Oregon. Jr says Kerry spent much of his Senate time trying to cut intelligence budgets; Kerry says the Jr tax cuts and foreign policy are not conservative but " radical.
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Gay couples left at altar when court halts San Francisco marriages (U.S., 49 articles)
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Oregon's attorney general advised county officials Friday that issuing same-sex marriage licenses is against state law but added that the law in question may be unconstitutional. In California, the state supreme court shut down the gay marriage business in San Francisco, and in Massachusetts the legislature moved one step closer to defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Jeff Lungren said the issue was forced into the public by the Massachusetts court decision striking down a state ban on gay marriage, as well as cities handing out marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Deputies call for Dallas County sheriff's ouster (U.S., 15 articles)
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At a news conference Friday, about two dozen sheriff's deputies said the sheriff would hurt the department's reputation by remaining in office. Dallas County Sheriff Jim Bowles was charged Wednesday with funneling political contributions into his personal bank accounts, the day after he lost a primary bid to keep the job he's held for 19 years. Despite security upgrades, new surveillance systems and tightened explosives regulations, America remains vulnerable to a terrorist attack like the deadly bombings on Spanish trains, U.S. officials and terrorism experts said Friday.
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Order sent to 23 makers of steroid precursor androstenedione (U.S., 8 articles)
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Federal officials announced Thursday a crackdown on the supplement andro, which gained fame after baseball player Mark McGwire used the product in his record-setting 1998 season. The agency sent letters Thursday to 23 companies that distribute andro products, warning they could face government action if they didn't follow the recommendations. The federal government moved Thursday to force off the market the muscle-building supplement that McGwire admitted he used in 1998, when he smashed a then-record 70 home runs.
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Senate OKs $2.36 trillion budget; Bush spending, tax cuts trimmed (U.S., 12 articles)
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A revolt by party members worried about record deficits has delayed for at least a week the Republican leadership's plan to produce a House budget for fiscal 2005 that would marry with the budget passed early yesterday morning by the Senate. There is plenty of disagreement among Republicans about how to reduce deficits - with some budget hawks arguing for stringent spending caps so that taxes can be cut further and others opposing more tax cuts. The vote - part of the Senate's blueprint for taxation and spending in 2005 - would allow the tax cuts to remain in place only if offset by equivalent spending cuts or other tax increases.
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U.S. 'calories count' campaign to improve food labels (U.S., 6 articles)
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To help Americans control their overeating, the Food and Drug Administration urged food packagers yesterday to change their product labels so they actually reflect the number of calories someone is likely to consume in one sitting. For instance, a beverage company should label a 20-ounce bottle of soda as containing 275 calories instead of 2.5 servings of 110 calories each - as is often the case - because most people drink the whole bottle at once. Officials defended the strategy, saying a number of companies had already begun taking steps voluntarily, such as McDonald's eliminating " supersizing Ruby Tuesday providing nutrition information on its menus and Krispy Kreme considering a lower-calorie doughnut.
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Bird flu reappears in Thailand, Japan investigates deaths of more than 100 chickens (U.S., 11 articles)
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Government and poultry industry officials intend to expand testing for bird flu to cover most of the poultry raised in the United States, possibly this month, an Agriculture Department official said Friday. The European Commission banned Canadian imports of live poultry, poultry meat and eggs Thursday, after a second strain of avian flu was found on a British Columbia farm this week. Hong Kong's chicken industry shut down for a second day Friday as about 10,000 retailers, wholesalers and transporters stayed off the job to protest a ban on live chicken imports from China.
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Mother denies charge in Utah C-section case (U.S., 8 articles)
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Authorities charged Melissa Ann Rowland with murder on Thursday, saying she exhibited " depraved indifference to human life according to court documents. One nurse told police that Rowland said she would rather " lose one of the babies than be cut like that. The case could affect abortion rights and open the door to the prosecution of mothers who smoke or don't follow their obstetrician's diet, said Marguerite Driessen, a law professor at Brigham Young University..
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Backers are eager to get charter schools off ground (U.S., 6 articles)
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At Seattle's Daybreak Star Cultural Center yesterday, representatives from a diverse group of organizations gathered to talk about their excitement in the kind of charter schools envisioned in a bill passed by legislators. The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle is interested in seeing a charter high school in Seattle to serve many African-American students, although the effort probably would be led by another group. It's possible that the KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program), a national network of rigorous charter middle schools, will be interested in opening a school here.
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Selectmen seek more say on mall funds (U.S., 8 articles)
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Under current rules, the money would go straight to the town's conservation fund, created by the Planning Board in 1998 when TJX Cos. expanded near Cochituate State Park. DiMartino said that the pipes, which were purchased in 1989, are " starting to see flows that shouldn't be there. Upon DiMartino's recommendation , selectmen approved the release of $100,000 from money the American National Power plant gave the town five years ago, earmarked specifically for protecting water resources, said chairman Jerald Mayhew..
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Halliburton expects Pentagon to launch formal audit (U.S., 8 articles)
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Pentagon auditors found a Halliburton Co. subsidiary gave faulty cost estimates on a $2.7 billion contract to serve American troops in Iraq and Kuwait, and company officials acknowledged making mistakes, Defense Department documents show. Those problems included a failure to tell contract managers that Halliburton had terminated two subcontracts for feeding troops, which affected costs on $1 billion worth of that work, the Defense Contract Audit Agency found. Halliburton, which supplies military support services in Iraq and elsewhere, routinely purchased items at higher prices from preferred suppliers, said Henry Bunting, who worked for the company in Kuwait last year.
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Mortgage rates fall to near-record lows (U.S., 13 articles)
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Interest rates on 30-year home mortgages fell sharply to near-record lows this week, a development likely to give the long housing boom renewed energy while offering procrastinators who missed last year's record pace of refinancings another chance to cut their mortgage costs. A weaker-than-expected jobs report that triggered a big rally in the bond market pushed mortgage rates down this week to levels not seen since last summer. In a big move that has gone surprisingly underreported by the media, mortgage rates are once again within sniffing distance of the all-time lows achieved last summer.
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Locke implies he'll veto Louisiana-style primary (U.S., 7 articles)
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Gov. Gary Locke yesterday signaled he plans to veto a Louisiana-style primary passed by the Legislature and install a much different Montana system that requires voters to pick one party's ballot for the primary, but keeps their choice secret. If activated, the " Cajun style (Louisiana) primary will advance the two primary candidates who got the most votes to the general election, regardless of party. House approves Louisiana-style primary Times, Local News, March 9, and " Senators leery about acting on primary bill Local News, March 10.
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Borling says he knows what's in Ryan's hidden divorce files (U.S., 6 articles)
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Republican Senate candidate John Borling asked for and received the resignation of his campaign chief Thursday, hours after the aide issued a statement detailing embarrassing allegations he said were contained in hidden documents from the divorce file of front-runner Jack Ryan . A terminally ill Catholic priest who was scheduled to be arraigned Friday on charges he sodomized a 6-year-old boy was hospitalized after allegedly being attacked in jail. '' There is an allegation involving another inmate that may have assaulted '' Barry E. Ryan , said Chief Alan Otto, a spokesman for Suffolk County Sheriff Alfred Tisch..
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UCLA stops accepting donated bodies during probe (U.S., 6 articles)
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Seven corpses donated to America's Tulane University ended up being sold to the army and blown up in land-mine tests, university officials said. The revelation comes days after two men were arrested on the West Coast on suspicion of illegally selling off bodies donated to the medical school at the University of California at Los Angeles. A corpse-selling scandal at UCLA has underlined a squeamish fact for people thinking of leaving their remains to science: Bodies are big money.
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15 teams qualify for Mojave robot race (U.S., 6 articles)
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Fifteen teams qualified for Saturday's $1 million self-navigating robot race across the Mojave Desert, though more than half failed to complete a flat, 1.36-mile obstacle course during trials. A total of seven unmanned vehicles ranging from dune buggies to a 16-ton truck finished the course, which was sprinkled with gravel pits, metal rods and other barriers, in qualifying runs this week. The race is sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon's research and development arm, and trials were held Monday through Thursday at the California Speedway in Fontana, east of Los Angeles.
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Brown attacks Tory 'extremists' (U.S., 7 articles)
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Tony Blair is set to issue an upbeat message about the UK's future despite the renewed spectre of terrorism raised by the Madrid bomb attacks. In a keynote speech at Labour's spring conference in Manchester, the prime minister will say "Britain's winning". Chancellor Gordon Brown yesterday held out an optimistic and self-confident prospect of a third-term Labour government offering a tailored personalised welfare state with extra cash targeted at science, skills, education, childcare and geriatric care.
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FCC Proposes $247,500 Indecency Fine Against Clear Channel (U.S., 10 articles)
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Federal regulators proposed nearly $250,000 in indecency fines against Clear Channel Communications Inc. yesterday, a little more than a month after hitting the nation's largest radio chain with a record $755,000 penalty. The Federal Communications Commission voted 4-1 to cite Clear Channel's Elliot in the Morning show for nine alleged violations " that involved graphic and explicit sexual material, and were designed to pander to, titillate and shock listeners. Spurred by public outrage over the Super Bowl halftime show, the House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to dramatically increase fines for broadcast indecency.
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US government to buy anthrax vaccine for 27 million people (U.S., 5 articles)
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The government is preparing to buy enough experimental anthrax vaccine for 27 million people, a stockpile that would permit mass inoculations in numerous U.S. cities if terrorists launched a broad assault with the deadly germ. The new vaccine would be the most significant addition to the national antiterrorism stockpile since the Bush administration fulfilled a pledge to buy enough smallpox vaccine for every US citizen. Two biotechnology companies, in California and in Britain, have already won contracts to make an early stockpile of the unlicensed vaccine sufficient to inoculate 2 million people, and they probably will bid soon on larger contracts.
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Cummings calls for committee hearing on HIV tests at hospital (U.S., 6 articles)
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A former laboratory worker at Maryland General Hospital warned her ex-boss last year of serious safety and accuracy problems in equipment used to perform HIV and other tests - problems the hospital had said it didn't learn of until January. Turner filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit yesterday in Baltimore Circuit Court against the 245-bed Baltimore hospital, an affiliate of the University of Maryland Medical System, and Adaltis Inc., manufacturer of the test equipment. Rep. Elijah Cummings, a Democrat who represents the West Baltimore district where the 245-bed community hospital is located, said the hearing would provide a forum to look into the manufacture and use of the testing equipment at Maryland General.
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Martha Stewart's likely next home is a bit drab (U.S., 9 articles)
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Martha Stewart was convicted Friday of obstructing justice and lying to the government about a superbly timed stock sale a devastating verdict that probably means prison for the woman who epitomizes meticulous homemaking and gracious living. The millionaire is expected to spend 10 to 16 months sharing a toilet and working for about 12 cents an hour at the minimum-security women's prison, where the walls are drab concrete and the 1,300 inmates wear starched khaki jumpsuits. The issue is of top concern as the board of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. hashes out what type of role Stewart will play, if any, in the company's future.
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Menino downplays convention concerns (U.S., 4 articles)
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His fight with city unions is attracting fire from powerful national labor forces and shows no signs of abating before the Democratic National Convention in July. The city's police force, which will have a key role in security during the convention, is being excoriated for its handling of crowds after the Super Bowl. There is increasing evidence that traffic could be badly tangled during the convention, with a multitude of detours and mass transit closings.
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Photo evidence tossed out in Kelly's Florida porn case (U.S., 4 articles)
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Police illegally seized photographs allegedly showing singer R. Kelly having sex with an underage girl and prosecutors cannot use them to try him on child-pornography charges, a judge ruled yesterday. Circuit Judge Dennis Maloney agreed with Kelly's lawyers that the search warrant for the drugs didn't give Polk County sheriff's detectives permission to take the camera, which was wrapped in a towel inside a duffel bag. Last month, Kelly won an Olivier award for his part in a stage version of the Steinbeck play Of Mice and Men.
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Study: Spam filters often lose e-mails (U.S., 9 articles)
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The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission said Thursday he is skeptical that a national anti-spam list will mean fewer unwanted e-mails for computer users. The federal "Can Spam" legislation that went into effect Jan. 1 encourages the agency to create a "do-not-spam" list of e-mail addresses. The four largest U.S. Internet mail providers, including Microsoft, sued hundreds of bulk e-mail senders under a new U.S. law designed to curb spam.
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Focus renewed on British security (U.S., 4 articles)
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The UK's rail regulator has admitted the railways will remain vulnerable to the sorts of attacks seen in Madrid. The force has more than 2,000 officers who cover 10,000 miles of track and 3,000 stations. The rush - hour bomb attacks on Spanish trains are a brutal reminder of how workers can become targets for militants simply by joining the morning commute.
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Greenspan sees jobs growth (U.S., 5 articles)
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California's economy hit a positive note in February, adding 8,800 payroll jobs while showing a gain in the number of people employed and a decline in those looking for work, state officials said Friday. The economy's recent habit of beating expectations on the jobs front took a pause in February, as 21,200 jobs disappeared and the jobless rate remained at 7.4 per cent. Statistics Canada said the number of part-time jobs fell by 32,500, more than offsetting the 11,400 rise in the number of full-time positions.
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Baby Boomers Face Retirement Squeeze (U.S., 4 articles)
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The recent provocative call by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan to scale back future Social Security benefits to help cover a growing federal budget deficit, is just part of the concern. Evidence is mounting that the other two pillars of retirement security - private-sector pensions and personal savings - are no longer adequate to ensure that most Americans will have enough to live on when then retire. " Tens of millions of Americans are seriously underprepared to meet their financial needs in retirement says Benjamin Stein
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Two top NYC school officials forced out (U.S., 4 articles)
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The forced ouster of two top officials at the Department of Education over the hubby-hiring scandal sends a strong message to the city work force that he has "zero tolerance" toward unethical or corrupt behavior, the mayor said. Schools Chancellor Joel Klein yesterday named a 40-year veteran educator to replace his top aide , Diana Lam, who was ousted in a nepotism scandal. Klein, a businessman and lawyer, got a waiver to become chancellor, but Albany said the law provides no exception for other positions.
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County to study area's need for a public sewer system (U.S., 4 articles)
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After what officials called a positive meeting with residents of Union Mills and Silver Run, Carroll County will undertake a preliminary study to determine whether the area needs a public sewer system. The neighborhood of Maple Crest suffered through water problems, including dry wells during droughts, before Carroll County officials extended water lines from the area into Westminster's public system two years ago. Various issues, including the project's cost, scope and funding sources, will be discussed at a community meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at Charles Carroll Elementary School in Silver Run.
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Putin gives Russians another stab at feeling superior (U.S., 7 articles)
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Russians call Karabash the " blackest spot on earth and the layers of soot, grime, and slag that cover this town in the Ural Mountains are only the beginning. Karabash's 15,000 inhabitants have tried repeatedly to get the plant to either clean up or close down, only to be rebuffed by the powerful local interests that reap a huge profit from the factory. A voter from Siberia phoned Russian President Vladimir Putin's Moscow campaign in the waning hours of the presidential contest here with a simple query.
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Ex-Braun aide allegedly was Iraq agent (U.S., 7 articles)
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A former news reporter and press secretary for four members of Congress were charged Thursday with conspiring to act as a spy for the Iraqi Intelligence Service. She was a press secretary for Rep. Peter Defazio of Oregon in 1993 then rep. There she met with several members of the Iraqi Intelligence Service the foreign intelligence arm of the government of Iraq that allegedly have played a role in terrorist operations including an assassination attempt against former President Bush the indictment alleged.
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School admits Huntley references not checked (U.S., 6 articles)
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As the spotlight of the inquiry switched from the actions of police to the conduct of Soham Village college in appointing Huntley , the evidence of headteacher Howard Gilbert showed that some checks had been slow, ineffective or non-existent. That involves only criminal record checks and there has always been a stress in the official guidance on the need for sound, basic employment practices. Already members of two police forces and one social services department have attended the fifth floor of an office block in Holborn to hold their hands up to their mistakes.
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Senators call for paper trail in e-voting (U.S., 6 articles)
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The glitch is the latest in a string of problems with the new generation of electronic voting machines being rolled out across the United States. The problem occurred with optical scan machines manufactured by Sequoia Voting Systems, which failed to record voters' marks off of paper ballots. Voters John Tuteur said after counting a sample of 60 paper ballots from one precinct, officials discovered that the number of votes did not match the number of votes the machine recorded for that precinct.
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Scottish buyers on the pottery button (U.S., 5 articles)
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Net losses fell to £272m from £2.23bn the previous year, although 2002's figure was distorted by a one-off accounting charge of £1.48bn. British Airways' shares fell 8 per cent on Thursday as the airline warned investors it faces "headwinds" that could increase costs by up to £400m this year. Shares in the airline fell 24½p to close at 284½p, after John Rishton detailed the potential impact of rising costs across the airline in the current year.
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Hollinger Inc. appealing Delaware judge's ruling against Conrad Black (U.S., 5 articles)
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Conrad Black on Friday appealed a Delaware court ruling that barred him from selling control of the newspaper publishing group to the David Barclay brothers . Those words were repeated on Friday when Hollinger Inc, the Toronto-based holding company through which Black controls Hollinger International, announced it was exercising its right to appeal. " We are exercising our right to seek review of the decision by the Delaware Supreme Court the company said in a statement Friday evening.
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NCAA wants stricter recruiting standards (U.S., 5 articles)
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Reports of sex and alcohol-fueled parties to entice high school players show that colleges have not done enough to police themselves, an NCAA representative told Congress yesterday. He plainly stated the need for new recruiting standards in wake of alleged incidents at the University of Colorado during recruiting visits. S. David Berst, who oversees Division I and leads the NCAA's newly formed task force on recruiting, offered a ban on official (or expense-paid) visits as a possible reform to take effect before the end of the summer.
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Washington state wine director returns to California (U.S., 5 articles)
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Washington Wine Commission executive director Steve Burns will be returning to his home state of California to start his own company doing strategic planning, marketing and communications for the wine industry and professional trade associations. The partnership, Tapanappa Wines, just acquired the Koppamurra Vineyard at Joanna, in the Australian region of Wrattonbully, adjacent to Coonawarra. Thanks to importers determined to find the next new thing, Bay Area wine lists are now showcasing wines that virtually nobody knows.
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Rosemont in driver's seat to get riverboat casino (U.S., 5 articles)
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In 1999, the northwest suburb appeared certain to get a casino because of controversial legislation that opened Cook County to riverboat gambling. Now after the Illinois Gaming Board in 2001 rejected Emerald Casino's plan to build in Rosemont in part because of the company's alleged mob links the suburb again is positioned to land a gambling barge. A landless Native American tribe looking to build a casino-resort just west of Rohnert Park put its plans up for intense scrutiny this week, voluntarily submitting to a national review of the project's environmental impacts.
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Charlotte police in murder hunt (U.S., 4 articles)
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Police said the bag, which had been identified by her parents, was one of a number of her belongings which had been discovered.. More than 60 police officers, coastguards and a search-and-rescue helicopter from RAF Chivenor have been involved in the hunt for the teenager. The car was abandoned in a small underpass near two reservoirs in the Slade Valley and searches have been concentrated on undergrowth in that area.
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Leicester footballers back in UK (U.S., 4 articles)
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Three Leicester players were charged with sexual assault last week, but Adams says his team must now concentrate on Premiership survival. Leicester are without a win in 15 games and are one point off the bottom of the table and Adams has only 16 senior players to chose from for the clash at St Andrews. Paul Dickov , Frank Sinclair and Keith Gillespie flew back to Luton from Alicante, a week after being sent to the Sangonera prison there.
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Forensics expert in Williams trial leaves key question unanswered (U.S., 4 articles)
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Yesterday, the Reggie Williams Show took place before some three dozen NFL coaches and scouts - live from the University of Washington's Dempsey Indoor practice facility . Not exactly the kind of stage Williams enjoys, but the former UW wide receiver solidified his status as a projected top-15 pick in the draft with yesterday's workout. Blood-spatter evidence on Costas "Gus" Christofi also suggests the ex-NBA star would have been " probably four or five feet away from Christofi when the gun discharged Dr. Henry Lee testified at Williams' manslaughter trial in Somerset County Court.
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NStar hit for waving BU off plan for fuel cell (U.S., 4 articles)
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For the most part, the utility is, according to Chapter 166, Section 30 of the General Laws, although last year the city took over responsibility for the city's street lights. The plan, the DTE said, should include systematic inspection of its underground facilities as part of routine procedures. When a New Yorker walking her dogs was electrocuted in January by faulty wiring under the pavement, it seemed like the freakiest of accidents - until several pets in other big cities were killed or shocked in the weeks that followed.
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Rockwall County: Beaty, Feldpausch, Rakow lead winners (U.S., 4 articles)
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State justices preserve cities 'zoning rights A Texas Supreme Court ruling on an 8-year-old Glenn Heights zoning case preserves cities' rights to use zoning to plan for future growth. Jane Boyle received bipartisan praise Wednesday in a Senate committee's hearing on her nomination to the federal bench.. In the Precinct 1 constable race , Randy Earl Parks, 55, and Forrest Whitten are heading to a runoff on April 13.
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Greens unveil land tax proposals (U.S., 4 articles)
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Warren Buffett's must-read annual letter came out last week, filled with his opinions on everything from the market to overpaid CEOs. The great man also renews his criticisms of the Bush tax policies, bless his heart, taking particular aim at what Corporate America is paying or not paying for the common good. The tax could also boost re-generation as owners who develop their land would pay less compared to those who sit on derelict and under-developed land.
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Court clears the way for defense questioning of Bryant's accuser (U.S., 4 articles)
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The court denied the appeal without comment, which means the woman will testify behind closed doors during a two-day hearing that begins March 24. The defense also says injuries found on the woman during a hospital exam could have come from other sexual partners in the days surrounding her encounter with Bryant. The woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape will face detailed questions about her sex life when she testifies in a closed hearing in three weeks, a judge has ruled.
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5-Day Forecast | Ski Packages | Lodging Specials | Trail Map | Web Cam (U.S., 4 articles)
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With a base elevation of 7,800 feet, Kirkwood is the highest starting point of any resort in Northern California. ONCE YOU venture to Kirkwood for snow fun, it's possible that you'll never go anyplace else again for winter play. That means the focus is on having fun: skiing, boarding,, ice skating, snowshoeing, sleigh rides or dogsled rides.
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Rentals Deal For a Full House (U.S., 4 articles)
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" The rental market has performed better than anyone expected said Greg Leisch an Alexandria research firm that tracks local rentals. Delta's research showed effective rents, after concessions, increasing 2.5 percent in the Washington area last year; they declined 1.7 percent in the District, increased 1.4 percent in suburban Virginia and increased 4.3 percent in suburban Maryland. Developers in the area are treating for-sale condo buildings and for-rent apartment buildings interchangeably these days, switching back and forth between the two as one type of unit looks more profitable than the other.
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Town looks to manage affordable housing (U.S., 4 articles)
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Walnut Creek 's inclusionary housing ordinance which takes effect March 19 requires builders to make 10 percent affordable to those earning less than 30 percent of the area median income. The state Housing Appeals Committee will hold a hearing today on whether to accept the agreement or approve a motion from neighbors seeking to intervene. Last week the Y announced that it will renovate its 75 - year - old headquarters at 140 Clarendon St. in the Back Bay, updating 57 existing housing units and creating 127 SROs for both men and women.
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Diana tells of Camilla encounter (U.S., 4 articles)
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Tapes on which Princess Diana tells of how she confronted Camilla Parker Bowles about her affair with Prince Charles have been aired in the US. The princess described their meeting at a party in 1989 in the second set of tapes aired by US network NBC. In Thursday night's programme, she described the confrontation with Mrs Parker Bowles, which occurred at a birthday party for Mrs Parker Bowles' sister.
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Poll suggests Arab-Americans'support for Bush has lessened (U.S., 4 articles)
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Young voters are more tuned in to the 2004 election campaign than they were the 2000 race, a new voter survey reports - and analysts say Iraq is a prime reason why. In the week before the March 2 Super Tuesday primaries, 49 percent of those aged 18 to 30 said they'd read or heard an election news story within the past day compared to 36 percent in 2000, the Vanishing Voter Project found. " The war is the driver - combat has always been of interest to the young said Harvard University Professor Thomas Patterson, who directs the Vanishing Voter Project.
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AP Enterprise: Justice found Rumsfeld, senior FBI official had souvenirs from Sept. 11 sites (U.S., 4 articles)
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The Associated Press obtained a copy of the report Friday. Six items that were not evidence were gathered and sent to D ' amuro the report said. D ' amuro left the following month from Fbi headquarters as Mueller 's top terrorism official to become an assistant director in the New York office.
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IRS increases its audits of higher-income taxpayers (U.S., 4 articles)
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Despite the 24 percent increase for taxpayers who earned $100,000 or more, the IRS audited only one in 95 returns filed by big earners. In an effort to best use its money and manpower, the IRS has focused its search for unpaid taxes on high-income individuals, corporations, and income hidden in offshore accounts. Unfortunately, otherwise law-abiding citizens also get suckered into believing various scams that promise to relieve their tax burdens - for a fee, of course.
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Diana Ross ordered back to jail (U.S., 4 articles)
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The 59-year-old arranged to serve her time at her home state of Connecticut, but left custody several times, said officials in the city of Greenwich.. Singer Diana Ross who pleaded no contest to driving under the influence last month, stemming from a December 2002 arrest in Tucson, Ariz., is headed back to jail. Alias' cutie of a secret agent, Jennifer Garner , can be seen on theWeb site of the Central Intelligence Agency recruiting new agents for the Central Intelligence Agency (.
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