Cheney tells West Virginia joke
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WASHINGTON (CNN) U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd will remain in a Washington hospital for "several more days" for treatment of a mild infection, his office said Tuesday. (article 2)
The 90-year-old West Virginia Democrat appeared lethargic and sluggish when he arrived at his Senate office Monday afternoon in preparation for a vote on global warming, his office said. (article 2)
Dr. Sheela Basrur, Ontario's former chief medical officer of health, who became the trusted public face of Toronto's 2003 battle with SARS, has died, a spokesman for her family said Monday. (article 5)
General Motors said Tuesday it will halt production at its pickup truck plant in Oshawa, Ont., axing about 2,500 jobs in the process, Tuesday, June 3, 2008. (article 5)
Talking about his family roots and how he's distantly related to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, the vice president noted that he had Cheneys on both sides of his family. (article 1)
Sen. Robert Byrd blasted Cheney, saying that for a vice president to openly display "such contempt and astounding ignorance toward his own countrymen" was an insult to all Americans. (article 1)
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Cheney, Byrd, Virginia, Vice, West |
Source articles
- Cheney tells West Virginia joke (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 369 words)
- Sen. Robert Byrd, 90, hospitalized (CNN, 06/03/2008, 356 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 06/03/2008, 11 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 06/02/2008, 13 words)
- The Mercer Report, Tuesdays at , in NL. (cbc.ca, 06/03/2008, 372 words)
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