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McCain calls Obama tax plan a threat to all Americans (U.S., 28 articles)
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In an analysis of how the candidates' tax proposals would affect federal revenues, the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute said McCain's plans would cut receipts by $3.72 trillion from 2009-2018 compared with current tax law. PHILADELPHIA- Avoiding casualties in Iraq is more important than bringing troops home, Republican John McCain said Wednesday, feeding an outcry from Democrats who quickly declared him to be out of touch with the public and the needs of the military. Speaking to a group of small-business owners in Washington, D.C., McCain pushed an agenda that emphasizes reduced regulation and long-term economic growth through cuts in corporate taxes, expanded free-trade agreements and cuts in government spending. John McCain, she said, promises four more years of job losses, soaring gas prices, home foreclosures, budget deficits, tax cuts for the rich and "war without end" in Iraq. While hardworking families are hurting and employers are vulnerable, Barack Obama has promised higher income taxes, Social Security taxes, capital gains taxes, dividend taxes, and tax hikes on job creating businesses' campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds said.
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University of Sask. researcher gets $1.4 million for residential school research (U.S., 11 articles)
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OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized Wednesday to the nation's native people for " a sad chapter in our history acknowledging the physical abuses and cultural damage they suffered during a century of forced assimilation at residential schools. " The treatment of children in Indian residential schools is a sad chapter in our history Harper said in an apology on behalf of the government Wednesday. Today's First Nations youth say the schools the federal government sent their ancestors to continue to cast a long shadow over their families and their communities.
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Post Politics Hour (U.S., 12 articles)
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CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer was online Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 1 p.m. ET to discuss politics, including the Gonzales resignation and political fallout for the Bush administration, the misdemeanor disorderly-conduct charges against Republican Sen. Larry E. Craig (R-Idaho), the national political campaigns and candidates and more. Coverage will include video coverage from CBS News correspondents, producers and off-air reporters while news, analysis and commentary from The Washington Post political reporters and columnists will appear on CBSN. In a press release, Jim Brady, executive editor of said, " The partnership between CBSN and ensures that the public reaps the significant benefits of our combined multimedia and interactive resources throughout the 2008 campaign.
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Walter Reed Hearing to Put Spotlight on Kiley's Leadership (U.S., 20 articles)
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Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley agreed to step down from his position after weeks of intense public criticism stemming from revelations about poor conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, defense officials said yesterday. A Pentagon review board investigating conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center heard testimony yesterday from injured soldiers and their families describing continued bureaucratic missteps and problems with patient treatment more than three weeks after such problems were disclosed in the news media. Top officials at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, including the Army's surgeon general, have heard complaints about outpatient neglect from family members, veterans groups and members of Congress for more than three years.
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Cedar Rapids, other Iowa cities protected thanks to sandbagged levee (U.S., 9 articles)
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Residents were ordered to evacuate low-lying sections of towns along the overflowing Cedar River yesterday, and communities along the Mississippi River were warned that new rainfall would boost their expected flood crests. Officials in Wisconsin, where this month's rainfall is approaching a record, planned to drain water from one reservoir to ease pressure on a dam, and were monitoring dams elsewhere in the state. CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) Inmates in black-and-white striped uniforms were rescued from jail by boat Wednesday as Iowa's raging Cedar River flooded a small city's downtown and forced evacuations in another town downstream.
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Experts: New Bird flu vaccine looks promising (U.S., 17 articles)
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Health officials ordered the slaughter of all poultry in Hong Kong's street markets Wednesday after detecting one of the largest outbreaks of the bird flu virus in years. JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 24 The World Health Organization might soon convene an expert panel to decide whether an unprecedented human outbreak of bird flu in Indonesia should trigger a higher global alert for a possible pandemic, health officials said Wednesday. The vaccine against H5N1 avian influenza, made by Baxter International, is the first bird flu vaccine to be made using cells in a lab dish instead of chicken eggs.
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Source of tainted tomatoes in salmonella outbreak still unknown (U.S., 20 articles)
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ATLANTA - Supermarkets and fast-food chains that threw out tomatoes suspected in a salmonella outbreak were acting aggressively to protect their customers' health and avoid a consumer backlash, experts say, possibly because of past experiences over food-safety incidents. Van Kampen's Greenhouse in Charlottetown is reporting higher sales as restaurant chains across North America pull fresh tomatoes from their menus after reports of salmonella poisoning. If consumers stop buying tomatoes, the state's tomato industry could lose more than $40 million, said Doug Archer
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Former Aide to Ex-Congressman Ney Pleads Guilty in Abramoff Case (U.S., 14 articles)
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In a statement, the prize organization said the newspaper's work ultimately led to government investigations that resulted in criminal indictments against Abramoff, leading to his guilty plea Jan. 3. A federal judge yesterday sentenced David H. Safavian to 18 months in prison for lying and concealing unethical dealings with lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The former No. 2 official in the Interior Department yesterday admitted lying to the Senate about his relationship with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who gained the official's intervention at the agency for his Indian tribal clients.
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Ford, Nixon Sustained Friendship for Decades (U.S., 17 articles)
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Outside the Capitol and elsewhere in the Washington area, the new year marched in to the usual soundtrack of high heels clacking, alcohol sloshing, music thumping and fireworks exploding. Inside the Capitol Rotunda where Gerald R. Ford, the nation's 38th president, lay in a flag-draped coffin there was stillness removed from the celebration. To the strains of a Navy piper's farewell, the clank of sword scabbards and the bang of an artillery salute, Washington welcomed the body of former president Gerald R. Ford last evening.
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'Several Hundred' Couples To Apply For Marriage Licenses Tuesday (U.S., 8 articles)
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In an unusual six-page memorandum, written for same-sex couples, groups ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to Lambda Legal warned that lawsuits would invite "bad" court rulings that could take years to overturn. The memo cautioned that the U.S. Supreme Court has traditionally refused to embrace major social change until many states have already acted and that the battle for marriage must be orchestrated strategically, state by state, court by court. Across California, hotels, event planners and tourism professionals are rolling out the red carpet for gay couples, hoping to lure lucrative new business from their wedding celebrations, once the state begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses on June 17.
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Chinese hacked Capitol Hill computers, lawmakers say (U.S., 6 articles)
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Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey, a senior Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said two of his computers were attacked, in December 2006 and March 2007. WASHINGTON Hackers believed to be operating from China have broken into computers in Congress, apparently in search of information on Chinese dissidents, two GOP lawmakers said Wednesday. WASHINGTON - Two House members said Wednesday their Capitol Hill computers, containing information about political dissidents from around the world, have been hacked by sources apparently working out of China.
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Help Least Likely Where Most Needed; Africa Ravaged by Virus (U.S., 9 articles)
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A study published in the Lancet medical journal in February concluded that the findings of three major trials und in Kenya, South Africa and Uganda und show that circumcision can significantly reduce men's chances of contracting the virus that causes AIDS. Dr. Hitt was chairman of the President's Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS during President Bill Clinton's administration in the 1990s. Bebe Anderson said the rules were " inappropriate based on medicine and public health concerns.
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Ready for better schools (U.S., 8 articles)
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A PLAN BY the Patrick administration to create autonomous "readiness schools" should help students, provided the proposal does not become a stalking horse for an attack on charter schools. The governor's proposal for " readiness schools a key element of his sweeping 10-year education plan to be unveiled later this month, aims to combine features of the state's charter schools and Boston's experimental pilot schools. Governed by local boards and freed from many constraints imposed by unions, school districts, and the state, the readiness schools would adapt to community needs and offer new alternatives in school systems across the state, administration officials said yesterday.
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ABC News: Americans 'Addiction' to Credit Cards (U.S., 6 articles)
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Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama held a round-table talk today on the South Side with three consumers gouged by credit card companies. " For too long, credit card companies have been using unfair and deceptive practices to trick Americans into signing agreements they can't afford Obama said. And it's no wonder because the credit card companies have spent millions in recent years financing political campaigns and lobbying Congress to get laws written to their liking.
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Ireland to vote on key EU treaty (U.S., 5 articles)
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The Irish Republic is due to vote in a referendum on the Lisbon treaty, which would change the way in which the European Union is run. All other 26 EU states have left the issue to their parliaments, but Ireland is obliged to hold a popular vote on changes to its constitution. The House of Lords has voted against holding a referendum on the EU Treaty - a day before the Irish Republic's national ballot on the agreement.
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A Big Farm, but Not So Big It Could Get By Without Subsidies (U.S., 7 articles)
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While some farmers and agricultural experts see a downside to farm subsidies, others say the payments are a fair way to help out farmers in need. The cornerstone of the multibillion-dollar system of federal farm subsidies is an iconic image of the struggling family farmer: small, powerless against Mother Nature, tied to the land by blood. Without generous government help, farm-state politicians say, thousands of these hardworking families would fail, threatening the nation's abundant food supply.
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Editor's Query (U.S., 8 articles)
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Pope John Paul II emerged, was hurried into his limousine and stood up through the opening, waving and scanning the crowd. One of my first projects was accompanying my faculty adviser, his wife and several peers to Reelfoot Lake, an extremely popular wildlife area, to help collect data from the ongoing deer hunt. The place was hopping as we ordered, full of hunters getting ready to head out into the field, hoping to bag their trophy buck.
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Frank Stewart (U.S., 11 articles)
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He unblocked his king of diamonds, led a club to dummy, pitched a spade on the ace of diamonds, ruffed a diamond and cashed his last high club. He led a club to the ace, guarding against a singleton queen with East, returned a diamond to his hand and led the jack of clubs. In a 2006 match between the U.S. and France, the U.S. North-South stopped at four hearts, but France got to 6NT.
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Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police... (U.S., 7 articles)
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Shooting Two men were walking in the 2400 block of E. Monument St. about 10 p.m. Tuesday when someone fired shots, hitting one man in the left leg and grazing the other in the head. Shootings Two adult males were shot about 4:45 p.m. yesterday in the 400 block of N. Bouldin S the Ellwood Park/Monument neighborhood One man was shot in the chest and was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital. Robbery/arrests Three teenage boys were arrested late Saturday in connection with the armed robbery of a man, 64, in the 2900 block of Hargrove Alley less than 10 minutes earlier.
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Police sergeant testifies about discovery of Entwistle bodies (U.S., 5 articles)
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The grisly findings filled most of yesterday's dramatic 3 1/2 hours of testimony in Middlesex Superior Court in the trial of 29-year-old Neil Entwistle, charged in the killings. The US trial of a British man accused of killing his wife and daughter has heard that police initially failed to notice the bodies during a search. Neil Entwistle from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, denies murdering his wife , Rachel, 27, and nine-month-old daughter, Lillian, in January 2006.
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MPs vote on 42-day detention plan (U.S., 10 articles)
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Opponents have vowed to fight on after the government narrowly won a vote to extend the time limit for holding terror suspects without charge. 1908: All sides seem to agree on one thing, at least: the fight over 42 days - despite the MPs' vote in favour - is far from finished. The prime minister's spokesman said earlier that "if the vote was held now... we would lose", but efforts have been made to persuade Labour rebels.
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Amy Winehouse's husband 'paid £200,000 hush money to publican he beat up' (U.S., 5 articles)
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Singer Amy Winehouse pulled out of a meeting with the men involved in a $200,000 bribe plot connected with her husband's assault trial, jurors heard. A pub landlord who was beaten up by Amy Winehouse's husband accepted a $200,000 bribe to try to save his attacker from jail, a court heard today. Despite suffering a fractured cheekbone in the June 2006 beating by Blake Fielder-Civil and his friend Michael Brown James King, was ready to be bought off, the court was told.
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Ortiz, pride of Sox Nation, joins US as a citizen (U.S., 5 articles)
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" My whole family, kids, and everyone have been born here Ortiz, who was born in 1975 in Santo Domingo, told reporters afterward. Wanda Ortiz was in the living room of her Roxbury apartment yesterday when light smoke puffed out of an electrical socket. Police and firefighters rushed into a burning apartment building in Roxbury this afternoon and rescued a bedridden quadriplegic who was trapped while his apartment filled with acrid black smoke.
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What Should Hillary Do Now? (U.S., 5 articles)
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No ordinary candidate could expect to win a general-election contest against a commander in chief who 'd just led the nation to swift victory in a war in which fewer than 400 American soldiers were killed. No ordinary incumbent could survive impeachment over a sex scandal in which he lied under oath and, to all appearances, obstructed justice. Where once Clinton seemed a master of political communication, he's come off on the campaign trail for his wife as blustery and undisciplined.
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Defense rests case in R. Kelly trial (U.S., 4 articles)
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CHICAGO - R. Kelly's defense lawyers rested their case Monday after calling about half the number of witnesses as prosecutors in less than half the time. Kelly, 41, has pleaded not guilty to child pornography for allegedly videotaping himself having sex with a female who prosecutors say was at young as 13. A lower-back mole - already the focus of hours of testimony - will again be a central issue during Tuesday's rebuttal, prosecutor Shauna Boliker told the judge
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Extension to unemployment benefits fails to pass House (U.S., 4 articles)
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WASHINGTON (CNN) Democrats will try again Thursday to pass a bill extending unemployment benefits after it fell three votes short of a needed two-thirds majority on Wednesday. The House Democratic leadership had brought bill to the floor under rules that required the two-thirds vote rather than a simple majority, in part, to see whether there would be enough votes to override a presidential veto. WASHINGTON - The House yesterday narrowly defeated a Democratic attempt to give unemployed Americans an extra three months of jobless benefits after the White House threatened to veto the bill.
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Obscenity Trial On Hold After Judge Admits To Uploading Explicit Content (U.S., 10 articles)
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LOS ANGELES - One of the highest-ranking federal judges in the United States, who is presiding over an obscenity trial in Los Angeles, has maintained a publicly accessible website featuring sexually explicit photos and videos. Images Kozinski Bio On Wednesday, chief judge of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Alex Kozinski admitted to the Los Angeles Times that he posted the materials. PASADENA, Calif. - A federal judge overseeing a case exploring the extreme fringe of pornography suspended the obscenity trial after a newspaper reported he had posted sexually explicit photos and videos on his own Web site.
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Senator presses South Korea to honor beef deal (U.S., 10 articles)
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By the time the final brace was welded to the immense metallic fortress in the centre of Seoul, the country knew that this was no longer just about an unpopular policy to resume imports of American beef. The new presidency of Lee Myung Bak is in meltdown and his closest political allies - including the Prime Minister - resigned yesterday en masse. Earlier in the day, Lee's entire cabinet offered to resign in an effort to quell public anger over the beef deal.
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Three Internet providers to block child porn sites (U.S., 4 articles)
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WASHINGTON - U.S. law-enforcement officials have some new deputies in their efforts to control child pornography: big telecommunications firms that provide Internet service to millions of Americans. In the past, Internet service providers have been reluctant to block specific content, arguing that they were portals, not hosts - and that the freewheeling nature of the Web would blunt any attempt at such regulation. Controlling explicit images of children via pursuit and prosecution of individual users is a slow and tedious process, experts say.
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NASCAR's Petty Enterprises sells control of family business (U.S., 4 articles)
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Another major shareholder advisory firm recommended stockholders reject billionaire investor Carl Icahn's slate of nominees to Biogen Idec Inc.'s board, reducing his odds of success. Sirius disputed claims by a US senator that Karmazin may have misled Congress in testimony on the deal. Petty Enterprises, the venerable NASCAR team led by "King" Richard Petty, sold control of the family business today to investment firm Boston Ventures.
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Moving Crew (U.S., 4 articles)
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Trainers Steve Kostorowski and Susan Kostorowski joined the Health section's Susan Morse on Tuesday, March 6, at 11:30 a.m. ET to take your questions about health and fitness. As the, we specialize in helping beginners get started, regular exercisers reach the next level and everybody avoid injuries, stick with their programs and have fun. Because the fitness world can be so intimidating to folks who are overweight and sedentary and since they can benefit so much from a fitness program we take special pride in helping them along the path to fitness.
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Arson suspected in Texas governor's mansion fire (U.S., 6 articles)
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A state trooper who was on the grounds as part of regular security detail heard an alarm go off, then saw flames and called the fire department, said Tela Mange, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety. The governor uses the mansion as a home and for official functions, such as hosting heads of state and for gathering with lawmakers and the news media. Rick Perry vows to rebuild Texas Governor's Mansion, ask hard questions' about security lapse in fire 09:05 PM CDT on Wednesday, June 11, 2008.
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Students try to crack famous cold cases (U.S., 6 articles)
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The Campus Crime Club is part of CNNU, which features student perspectives on news and trends from colleges across the United States Editor's note: CNN is following four Bauder College students as they build their case files in the Chandra Levy and Natalee Holloway investigations. The views expressed in this article are not necessarily those of CNN, its affiliates or the schools where the campus correspondents are based.
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Slaying of 2 girls stuns small town in Oklahoma (U.S., 6 articles)
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TULSA - Two girls were found shot to death along a dirt road the best friends used dozens of times to play and walk to sleepovers. By yesterday, investigators had found no suspects and were unsure of the motive for Sunday's killings of Taylor Paschal-Placker and Skyla Whitaker, 11. 2 Guns, 2 Killers? Okla. Police Think So. Different Guns Used to Kill Best Friends Found Dead in Ditch Sunday; Still No Suspects.
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Officials rule out arson in blaze at Hook Lobster (U.S., 6 articles)
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City and federal fire officials yesterday ruled out arson as the cause of the fire that destroyed the James Hook Lobster Co. last month, but they have not been able to pinpoint what started the blaze. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A second day of hot weather and dry wind stoked new wildfires across Northern California on Wednesday, as firefighters battled blazes that have damaged at least 50 homes and threaten hundreds more. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff) A day after the fire, workers checked the pollution containment boom set up around the destroyed business.
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Landis Attorneys Question Lab's Methods at Hearing (U.S., 6 articles)
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Attorneys for Floyd Landis began trying to paint a picture yesterday of incompetence at the French laboratory where the cyclist's urine was tested. While Floyd Landis s former manager prepared to enter rehab yesterday, a witness for Landis testified he had grave concerns about the evidence being used to prove the Tour de France champion's positive doping test. Landis contends poor testing methods are responsible for unreliable results that call into question the validity of the positive test from last year's Tour.
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Josef Fritzl's oldest child reunited with family (U.S., 6 articles)
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Doctors treating the family have described the "emotional reunion" as well as the dramatic moment when the 19-year-old awakened after more than a month in a coma. Kerstin Fritzl met with family members Sunday, shortly after doctors roused her from the induced coma she had been in for weeks, according to two doctors and Christoph Herbst Josef Fritzl is accused of keeping his daughter Elisabeth hostage for two decades, fathering her seven children, including Kerstin
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Being Prudent With Pesticides (U.S., 5 articles)
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All eyes are on New York City at holiday time to check out the world's most famous tree in all its twinkling glory. To grow well, citrus plants need winter temperatures between 40 and 50 degrees, making for chilly conditions in the room where they are kept. The fact that you are staking it suggests that the plant isn't getting enough light and that the stems may be weak from a growing environment that is too warm.
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'Clean Crab' idea draws dirty looks - (U.S., 5 articles)
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Though restaurateurs, diners and officials seem to appreciate the essence of the program, they 're having a harder time with the icon. Martha Nielson of Trenton, N.J., was hoping someone would have the recipe for a Crab Imperial dish similar to the one she and her husband used to enjoy on their trips to Maryland. A legislative oversight committee approved tough new regulations yesterday aimed at restoring the Chesapeake Bay's blue crab population by significantly cutting the harvest of female crabs.
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Point of View (U.S., 5 articles)
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STARR REPORT June 10, 2008 - Lara Spencer is now the sole anchor of "The Insider" and is moving to LA to host the show. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed wants to die a martyr's death 9/11 Mastermind Asks for Death Penalty... more FUNNY MATH ABOUT CITY TEACHERS THE ISSUE: The number of teachers employed at city schools versus those actually teaching. PUMP THEY MUST New York Sen. Chuck Schumer has a cure for high oil prices: Think of it as " The Saudi Arabian Oil Reserves Depletion Act of 2008.
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Boonen out of Tour over cocaine probe (U.S., 5 articles)
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Wednesday's decision means two of the top contenders are now out of the race, which has been riddled with drug problems in recent years. Defending champion Alberto Contador will not have a chance to defend his title because his Astana team has been banned from the race due to a team doping scandal before his arrival. Race director Christian Prudhomme said by telephone that Boonen was barred from the race and that the drug accusations against the former world champion are " an attack on the integrity of the image of the Tour de France.
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St. John's wort fails to help kids with ADHD, study says (U.S., 5 articles)
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Published in the June 11 issue of theJournal of the American Medical Association, the study compared St. John's wort to a placebo in children aged 6 to 17 and found the herb wasn't any more effective than the placebo. During the first week, all of the children were given a placebo, and none were allowed to take ADHD medications. After the initial placebo period, half of the group was given 300 milligrams of St. John's wort or a placebo three times daily for eight weeks.
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News for Dallas, Texas (U.S., 5 articles)
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The dream scenario for someone selling his or her home is a long line of prospective buyers shouting at the top of their lungs in a protracted bidding war for the home. Real estate agents generally have a variety of standard forms, including residential purchase agreements that are kept up to date and made available to those who use the services of an agent. Finally, in many states there are disclosure laws a seller must comply with, and real estate agents can make sure that happens as well.
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Former NASCAR official Mauricia Grant sues racing association for harassment (U.S., 5 articles)
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James Blake served his way to a 6-4, 6-1 win against qualifier Bjorn Phau on Tuesday in the first round of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany. Fourth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny advanced with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Dmitry Tursunov and next faces Nicolas Kiefer, who won here in 1999. Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko defeated Pablo Cuevas 6-2, and second-seeded Tommy Robredo beat Michal Przysiezny 6-2, in the first round of the Warsaw Open.
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Dallas killer, rapist put to death as Texas resumes executions (U.S., 5 articles)
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas A remorseful convicted killer was executed Wednesday night for raping and killing a Dallas woman 17 years ago, the first prisoner in nine months to be put to death in the nation's most active capital punishment state. Texas the country's busiest death penalty state is the fifth state to resume executions since the high court rejected a legal challenge to the three-drug cocktail used in most executions for the past 30 years. Chamberlain was convicted of the 1991 murder of a 30-year-old Dallas woman who lived in the same apartment complex.
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N.B. bans use of stun guns on youth prisoners (U.S., 4 articles)
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The philosophy of the youth ministry business these days is summed up by a recent cover story in Group magazine, the industry's must-read glossy: " Busting the 'Cool Leader' Myth. Youth ministers or youth directors were likely barely out of their teens someone who organized softball and maybe led a simple Bible study. The head of an organization that works with women and girls in the justice system says the New Brunswick government should act quickly on a report that recommends changing how the system handles young people with mental-health problems.
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About The Baltimore Sun... (U.S., 4 articles)
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That issue consisted of four tabloid-size pages, sold for a penny, and was in marked contrast to the six-cent "literary" dailies then in fashion all along the East Coast. Since that time, The Sun has experienced dramatic growth and change that is not adequately reflected in a chronicle of the mere passage of years. The Company's growth also can be measured in terms of the brick and mortar and steel which have been used to construct the ever-larger facilities into which the Company has had to move.
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Marine expelled, another punished over puppy video (U.S., 4 articles)
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(CNN) The U.S. Marine Corps has disciplined two Marines over a videotape that showed a Marine throwing a puppy over a cliff, the military said Wednesday. Officials did not specify the role that each man played in the incident, which received international attention after a video of it appeared on YouT March 3. Lance Cpl. David Motari is being processed for removal for his role, the Marine Corps said, and Sgt. Crismarvin Banez Encarnacion also has been punished.
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Yankees may seek more public financing for new stadium set to open next year (U.S., 4 articles)
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ALBANY, N.Y. - New York City officials confirmed Wednesday that the New York Yankees may be interested in seeking more public financing to build their new stadium, pending a regulation change by the IRS. The team stressed, however, that its bid to change the Internal Revenue Service regulation wasn't going to affect the completion of the new Bronx stadium. Janel Patterson which is working with the Yankees, said the project isn't threatened.
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Storied Church May Be Victim of Katrina (U.S., 4 articles)
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A high-level Vatican tribunal has dealt yet another blow to Boston-area Catholics protesting parish closings, declining to hear appeals from eight groups of parishioners who are attempting to force reopenings of local parish churches. NEW ORLEANS Parishioners at one of the nation's oldest African American Catholic churches may have celebrated their last Mass as a parish last Sunday, even as they continued their efforts this week to keep the doors open at St. Augustine. The church, in the Treme neighborhood near the French Quarter, is a center of racial harmony and great jazz, playing a central role in New Orleans history and culture.
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Some states cut property taxes (U.S., 4 articles)
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HARTFORD, Conn. - State lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Wednesday to deal with rising fuel costs, a local real estate tax and ethics reform. Just before midnight, the Senate voted unanimously to stop a planned July 1 increase in one of the state's two gasoline taxes. The tax on wholesale earnings from gasoline sales was supposed to increase from 7 percent to 7.5 percent, raising $25 million in revenue for the state.
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BBC told to improve UK coverage (U.S., 4 articles)
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This expensive reality is overlooked by the report's assertion that BBC news shows "a general bias in favour of stories about England". The BBC needs to improve its coverage of the UK's nations and regions in its main news bulletins and factual programmes, a report has said. A review for the BBC Trust said the BBC was "falling short of its own high standards" and failing to meet its core purpose of helping inform democracy.
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Souring economy puts the bite on pet owners (U.S., 4 articles)
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Some hope was restored after she visited a local food pantry, which has started offering free pet food to help owners keep their animals out of shelters. The rising costs of fuel, food and housing und and the rising tide of foreclosures und have generated a surge in requests for pet food from traditional food pantries and prompted some pet owners to give up their animals. The Animal Welfare League in Chicago Ridge, Ill., has seen the average number of pet owners getting monthly rations from its pet food pantry increase by more than 50 percent since last year.
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Ocean fishing for sport faces fee (U.S., 4 articles)
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Residents who have only cellphones are missed, as are those who fish from private docks or who come to shore at night. Fisheries officials and fishermen worked out a deal Wednesday to keep the turbot fishery open off western Newfoundland after fishermen protested an earlier decision to close it. Fisheries and Oceans announced the fishery was going to close Tuesday at 8 p.m. for vessels less than 65 ft because of a high bycatch of Atlantic halibut.
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Prostate finding may improve tests (U.S., 4 articles)
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University of Michigan researchers looked at 1,800 prostate tumors to try to identify the unique "signature" of an aggressive type of cancer found in about 10 percent of cases. " Because SPINK1 can be found noninvasively in urine, a test could be developed that would complement current urine testing that is used to detect some prostate cancer said Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan, who oversaw the research. (AP) Vice President Dick Cheney would be shielded by the Secret Service for at least six months after he leaves office under legislation the House passed yesterday.
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Arlington GM plant shifts with SUV market (U.S., 4 articles)
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By TERRY BOX / The Dallas Morning News tbox ARLINGTON - The long, smooth road for General Motors' big SUVs turned rough two years ago - then disappeared into a fog two weeks ago. With U.S. sales down 30 percent this year, GM announced on June 3 that it will close its full-size SUV plant in Janesville, Wis., in 2010, leaving the Arlington plant as the only one making the vehicles. In one of her first interviews since becoming plant manager last October, Alicia Boler Davis said she doesn't think GM's decision necessarily puts the Arlington plant on firmer ground.
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No Country for Horses (U.S., 4 articles)
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A CBC News investigation into the horse slaughter industry in Canada, including hidden-camera footage from one slaughterhouse in Saskatchewan, is raising questions about how horses are being killed. The footage, obtained from the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition but shot by an unidentified videographer, documents slaughter practices at Natural Valley Farms in Neudorf, just east of Regina. A vet from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is posted at the plant but doesn't appear on the footage to have done anything to stop the practices.
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Downtown Dallas Rental Guides (U.S., 4 articles)
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Many of the residents are medical students or hospital employees because of the three hospitals in close proximity. Why North Dallas? " I think because we 're starting a family, and I 'm a social worker, we wanted a very affordable place. The List: North Dallas - The Cooper Fitness Center in North Dallas is a multi-divisional health and fitness complex that includes a fitness center, spa, clinic, and hotel.
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Fowler stands by his 'beautiful lady' - (U.S., 4 articles)
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So Fowler wasn't about to let sweltering temperatures stop him from holding the 21st annual Patuxent River Wade-In, better known as the Annual Bernie Fowler Sneaker Test. Arm in arm, pants rolled up to their knees, they wade into the water until Fowler can no longer see his feet In several conversations since January with reporters at The News, Mr. Jacobs described how he prepared spreadsheets detailing a regimen for special teams player Ryan Fowler.
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