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McCain says Obama bad for business :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Barack Obama (U.S., 27 articles)
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From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic: (KAUKAUNA, Wisc.) Barack Obama told a crowd of predominately white, middle class voters today that his tax plan will provide three times more relief than John McCain's proposed cuts. John McCain, on the way to a town hall meeting in Nashua, N.H., said this morning in Boston that the need for such forums was made clear by the furor over remarks he made about the Iraq war. For all the efforts of Senators John McCain and Barack Obama to portray themselves as willing to break with party orthodoxy to get things done, the economic debate that opened their general election campaign this week previews a classic clash. 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. " Under Senator Obama's tax plan, Americans of every background would see their taxes rise - seniors, parents, small business owners, and just about everyone who has even a modest investment in the market McCain said.
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Supreme Court sides with Guantanamo detainees again (U.S., 24 articles)
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The court declared unconstitutional a provision of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 that, at the administration's behest, stripped the federal courts of jurisdiction to hear habeas corpus petitions from the detainees seeking to challenge their designation as enemy combatants. The court's ruling immediately gives the detainees access to a federal court in Washington, where lawyers will seek to have judges order the men released from indefinite detention. Government officials said military commission cases against 20 detainees who have already been charged with specific crimes could go forward, but defense lawyers said the ruling could open the door to court challenges of that process as well.
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Labour crows as David Davis bombshell stuns Tories (U.S., 13 articles)
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The Lib Dems are not taking part in the by-election in Haltemprice and Howden, but Labour has yet to decide. "What this is really about is the conflicts and divisions within the Conservative Party on the important issues of terrorism and national security" Labour is deciding whether to field a candidate in the by-election prompted by the resignation of shadow home secretary David Davis as an MP.
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Gerald Ford's Perfect Pitch (U.S., 18 articles)
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Under his steady hand, the nation began the process of recovering from the terrible trauma of Watergate the lies, distortions, coverups, misuses of federal agencies to exact political revenge, illegal wiretapping, burglaries.... Ford spokeswoman Angie Kozleski said the meeting, to be hosted by its global manufacturing chief , Joe Hinrichs, and its labor affairs chief , Marty Mulloy, was called to apprise its union on the " changing business situation. 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.
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Source of tainted tomatoes in salmonella outbreak still unknown (U.S., 22 articles)
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Federal officials said Thursday that they might never learn which farms produced tainted tomatoes that have now sickened 228 people in 23 states with a rare form of salmonella. Cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, tomatoes sold with the vine still attached and homegrown tomatoes are likely not the source of the outbreak, federal officials said. WASHINGTON - The toll from salmonella-tainted tomatoes jumped to 228 illnesses Thursday as the government learned of five dozen previously unknown cases and said it is possible the food poisoning contributed to a cancer patient's death.
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Adamson students finish year with TAKS results, graduation, plans for the future (U.S., 6 articles)
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The teachers, administrators, students and researchers interviewed for this week's stories offered advice about how to improve the chances that students who immigrate as teens will succeed. Steve Halpin, the Mesquite football coach who police say repeatedly pawned school property, resigned Thursday as the president of the Texas High School Coaches Association, saying he has a gambling addiction and is seeking help. Texas Education Agency officials denied Wednesday that the commissioner has decided to appoint a conservator to oversee the Lancaster school district's finances.
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House refuses to extend unemployment benefits (U.S., 8 articles)
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WASHINGTON - The House took another step on Thursday in a running political fight over unemployment insurance by ignoring a veto threat from President Bush and easily approving an extension of benefits for idle workers whose aid is running out. The Labor Department reported yesterday that the number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits last week increased by 25,000 from the week before. " This bill is not the answer Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio, the minority leader, said in encouraging Republicans to oppose a plan that Democrats called crucial in light of increasing unemployment, reflected in a spike last month.
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McCain, Obama tax plans to boost U.S. debt: tax group (U.S., 13 articles)
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Capital gains and dividend taxes have been reduced in the last ten years and the Wall Street Journal editorial page has started gunning for the corporate tax rate as a next step. Just as not every tax cut will improve the tax code, not every improvement to the tax code requires a tax cut. We should consider tax reform in the classic 1986 mode: lower tax rates and broaden the tax base by limiting special exemptions.
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Survivors of residential school system gather in N.S. to hear Harper's apology (U.S., 12 articles)
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OTTAWA - The government of Canada formally apologized on Wednesday to Native Canadians for forcing about 150,000 native children into government-financed residential schools where many suffered physical and sexual abuse. Harper made a historic apology Wednesday in the House of Commons for the federal government's involvement in the residential school system. Todd Hardy said all Canadians share the shame for the legacy of residential schools, which Prime Minister Stephen Harper described as "a sad chapter in our history" during his official apology to former students on Wednesday.
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Clinton suspends campaign, endorses Obama (U.S., 10 articles)
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Many in the news media - with a few exceptions, including Katie Couric, the anchor of the "CBS Evening News" - see little need for reconsidering their coverage or changing their approach going forward. At home in Chicago for the weekend, Obama made a surprise appearance yesterday at a downtown rally promoting Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics and then gave the staff at his campaign headquarters a private pep talk. David Plouffe is planning to meet on Thursday in New York and Friday in New Jersey with a large group of Clinton fund-raisers.
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Israel Announces First Cases of Deadly Bird Flu Strain, in Turkeys (U.S., 14 articles)
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JERUSALEM, March 17 Israeli health officials announced Friday that they believe more than 1,000 turkeys have died in recent days from bird flu, the first reported cases in the country. Initial test results appeared to confirm that birds being raised on four farms in southern Israel died after being infected by the H5N1 virus, avian influenza's deadly strain. 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.
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At least 4 killed as tornado strikes boy scout camp in Iowa (U.S., 14 articles)
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(Nati Harnik/Associated Press) A tornado struck a boy scout camp in western Iowa on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring 40, according to officials and witnesses. (CNN) Four Boy Scouts who died Wednesday when a tornado swept through a wilderness camp were remembered for the very qualities that had brought them to the camp in the first place Julie Tack said the camp near Little Sioux was covered with debris and downed trees after the tornado hit about 7 p.m. There were 93 campers and 25 staff members at the camp, Tack said.
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Smithsonian's Small Still Awaits Word on Community Service (U.S., 13 articles)
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The federal investigation into the tribal art collection of Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence M. Small started with a telephone call in November 2000 to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service saying that published pictures of the artifacts showed feathers from endangered species. Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lawrence M. Small defended the Smithsonian's television development deal with CBS/Showtime Networks yesterday, saying the agreement was not reached in secret and that restrictions in the contract would affect only a very small number of filmmakers. A federal board ordered the Smithsonian Institution yesterday to reinstate a whistle-blower who was fired in retaliation for reporting that ranking officials of the National Air and Space Museum had misused the institution's world-class aeronautical restoration facility in Maryland for personal projects.
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Health Care Group Calls for Better Protections (U.S., 12 articles)
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What is less well known is that 25 million Americans who did have health insurance often found it pitifully inadequate when a medical crisis hit. By RANDY GYLLENHAAL June 12, 2008Kathleen Watson of Lake City, Fla., has been on a mission to find affordable individual health care since her husband's work-based insurance plan ran out. REQUIRE EVERYONE TO OBTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE, SUBSIDIZED BY EMPLOYERS AND THE GOVERNMENT Require large employers to provide insurance or contribute to the cost.
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News for Dallas, Texas (U.S., 7 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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OSHA investigating truck driver's death in Dallas crane accident (U.S., 4 articles)
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One worker was taken by CareFlite helicopter to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas and two others were transported to the same hospital by ambulance, Arlington Fire Department officials said. The accident happened a day after a worker was killed in a crane accident at a construction site behind the Stoneleigh Hotel in Dallas. Jack Hill said he could not comment on the extent of the injuries but said all three men were conscious.
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Neil Entwistle breaks down during crime scene video (U.S., 5 articles)
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A British man on trial in Massachusetts for killing his wife and daughter cried in court as a jury was shown video footage of their bodies. Neil Entwistle from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, denies murdering his wife, Rachel, 27, and nine-month-old daughter, Lillian, in January 2006. Entwistle trembled and for the first time since his 2006 arrest began to cry publicly, tears running down the cheeks of his quivering jaw.
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Help Least Likely Where Most Needed; Africa Ravaged by Virus (U.S., 10 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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Arkansas city's shelter releases stray dogs in national forest (U.S., 5 articles)
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The city's animal shelter was so run down a regional humane society worker cut the locks last winter and released all the dogs, the mayor said. People complained that the animals were not properly cared for at the temporary quarters, so the mayor decided the dogs would be better off fending for themselves in the St. Francis National Forest. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service said the agency was not contacted by the city before releasing the dogs, and does not condone releasing animals into the forest.
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Big Brown's trainer to testify at House hearing (U.S., 4 articles)
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Big Brown s trainer, Rick Dutrow, said Wednesday that he intended to be prepared next week when he appears at a Congressional hearing examining safety issues in thoroughbred racing. A statement by the subcommittee said recent deaths " point to a persistent and widespread problem, raising significant questions about the sport and its governance. Rick Dutrow was on the witness list released Wednesday for the June 19 hearing to be held by the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
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US Airways unveils fees and job cuts (U.S., 9 articles)
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The $15 fee, for passengers flying on leisure fares booked in advance, is on top of a $25 fee for checking a second suitcase that airlines began charging recently. US Airways unveiled a flurry of new passenger fees and cuts to its flight schedule, workforce and - and in some cases, unprecedented - steps to offset the surging price of jet fuel. Chicago-based United Airlines on Thursday announced plans to begin charging passengers $15 US for their first piece of checked luggage, citing rising fuel costs and expenses.
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Weekend tips: wooden garden furniture, watering, snowdrops and bedding plant (U.S., 4 articles)
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A growing number of private gardens are hosting displays of sculptures - and their ideas are ripe for adaptation at home. ONCE a house is built and its interior decorated, it is pretty much finished unless the owner feels the need to add something new. Mrs. Nash refers to them as " my garden's conscience and under their tutelage, her garden is gently but constantly being remade.
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Carroll board OKs $323 million school budget - (U.S., 4 articles)
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The average cost per gallon has jumped nearly 100 percent since the 2007 fiscal year, said Doug Gross Depending on the bargaining group, some employees will receive a 2 percent increase, while others will receive 1 percent and a midyear step increase, said Andrew Sexton Another factor was the rising cost of fuel - a projected $4 per gallon for the coming fiscal year added about $1.4 million to the spending plan, Zaleski said.
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Contracts Awarded (U.S., 4 articles)
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Science Applications International Corp. of McLean won a five-year, $70 million contract from the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego to provide program management services for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear information technology programs. EADS North American Defense of Arlington won a $213.8 million contract from the Aviation Missile Command for the Army's light utility helicopter. AT&T Government Solutions of Vienna won a four-year, $16.5 million contract to provide the Air Force Services Agency with a secure data network.
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Toyota to make hybrids in Australia (U.S., 4 articles)
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Review: Get the most miles out of a four-buck gallon of gasoline with 2008 Malibu Hybrid 10:12 AM CDT on Thursday, June 12, 2008. Peter Bohr / PE.com pbohr Chevy's 2008 Malibu is one of the most significant new vehicles to come out of Detroit in recent years. Toyota is introducing a plug-in hybrid with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in Japan, the U.S. and Europe by 2010, under a widespread strategy to be green outlined Wednesday.
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Corn hits record, soy rallies as floods expand (U.S., 4 articles)
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Torrential rains have swept across the Midwest, the key growing region in the world's top producer, resulting in floods which have destroyed homes, as well as thousands of acres of corn and soybeans. CORDOVA - On his family's 3,000-acre farm near Easton, Bobby Hutchison has been monitoring an office computer every 15 minutes for updates on Chicago commodities markets. On the flip side, though, is the soaring price of diesel fuel that keeps a fleet of tractors and combines rumbling.
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Ron Paul to end presidential campaign outside Texas convention (U.S., 8 articles)
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Mr. Paul is starting the Campaign for Liberty, which represents " Phase 2 of the revolution that his presidential campaign has inspired Mr. Benton said. HOUSTON- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said Thursday night he is ending his campaign but will keep spreading his message by working to help elect libertarian-leaning Republicans to public office around the country. The larger campaign for freedom is just getting started Paul tells supporters in a letter posted on the website of the new group.
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If Landlord Doesn't Fix Radiator, Turn Up the Heat by Going to the County (U.S., 8 articles)
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Q: You have mentioned that the burden is on renters to prove that any apartment damage found on move-out is not their responsibility, but that seems like backward logic. The professionals should have to prove that renters caused damage, either by insisting on an apartment check before the renters move in or otherwise documenting that damage took place after the rental. Some landlords have hazy memories about the apartment's condition before their renters moved in, and others are not honest or fair in judging normal wear and tear.
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Editor's Query (U.S., 7 articles)
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We eagerly accepted, and early the next morning, my husband, baby and I stood on a grassy patch near the chancery of the apostolic delegate on Massachusetts Avenue. 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.
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AP: Paul Newman's friend says actor has cancer (U.S., 7 articles)
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Paul Newman, who has recently appeared gaunt in photos and dropped plans to direct a play in his hometown of Westport, Conn., is battling cancer, his longtime neighbor and business partner said yesterday. (AP) Actor John Cusack jumped into the political arena with a video saying John McCain is a war-profiteering clone of President George W. Bush. On Wednesday, a longtime neighbor and business partner confirmed to The Associated Press that Newman told him about the disease about 18 months ago.
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Chinese hacked Capitol Hill computers, lawmakers say (U.S., 7 articles)
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WASHINGTON - Multiple congressional computers have been hacked by people working from inside China, lawmakers said yesterday, suggesting the Chinese were seeking lists of dissidents. 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 - 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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Manitoba Mounties fire Tasers more than once in 40% of cases: probe (U.S., 6 articles)
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Hours before the scheduled release of a highly anticipated final report on the use of stun guns by Mounties, the RCMP complaints commission abruptly cancelled the Thursday event. Spokesman Nelson Kalil said the report by RCMP complaints commissioner Paul Kennedy will be released next Wednesday instead, at the request of Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day. A teenage girl says police didn't need to shock her with a Taser, leaving permanent scars - speaking up as an investigation revealed that Mounties in the North used stun guns much more often than their southern counterparts.
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ABC News: Cedar Rapids Braces for Historic River Crest (U.S., 6 articles)
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More than 3,900 homes were evacuated and part of downtown Cedar Rapids was under water Thursday as Iowa splashed through another day of flooding. Cedar Rapids' problems came a day after frantic sandbagging enabled the upstream cities of Cedar Falls and Waterloo to narrowly avoid widespread flooding. Rescuers had to use boats to reach many stranded residents in the city of 120,000, and people could be seen dragging suitcases up closed highway exit ramps to escape the water.
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'That Was the Desk I Chose to Die Under' (U.S., 6 articles)
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Thus there proceeded a brief, merciful interval during which the identity of the perpetrator of last Monday's killing spree at Virginia Tech was unknown. In an era that has lost touch with the distinction between fame and infamy, so driving is the need to be noticed for any reason that even posthumous attention will do. After the family immigrated to the United States in 1992, when Cho was 8, Kim would call his mother and ask how the boy was doing.
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Judge in hot water over Web site sex photos (U.S., 6 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. Thursday, June 12, 2008 (06-11) 21:27 PDT San Francisco The new chief judge of the federal appeals court in San Francisco dabbles as a paintball warrior, computer gamer and scuba diver. A political conservative and free-speech libertarian, he led a successful campaign in 2001 to stop court officials in Washington, D.C., from monitoring the Internet use of federal judges and court employees.
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GM, CAW await ruling on blockade injunction; thousands attend rally in Oshawa (U.S., 6 articles)
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The hearing followed an application by GM for an injunction to end the blockade that arose after the company announced plans to shut down its Oshawa truck plant, axing 2,600 jobs. Joel Smith, who works for the Oshawa car plant, spent most the day in court watching the proceedings. Chris Buckley of CAW local 222 heads into a Whitby, Ont., court, where GM is seeking an injunction against the blockade of its Canadian headquarters in nearby Oshawa.
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Study: Puttering about on golf carts has its risks - (U.S., 5 articles)
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A separate study by the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, said annual injury rates for golf carts increased 130 percent over 16 years ending in 2006. Calls for comment on the studies were not immediately returned by officials of the National Golf Car Manufacturers Association and Augusta, Ga.-based E-Z-GO, which bills itself as the leading manufacturer of golf carts and utility vehicles. SEOUL, South Korea - As dusk fell, a restaurant-lined lane in Seoul's Mapo district filled with customers.
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Carolyn Hax Live: Self-Evaluations at Work, Wedding Guests, Who's in the Will, and Hockey Appreciation (U.S., 5 articles)
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My husband of eight years and I had a rocky marriage almost from the start, so I was not terribly surprised when he left me for someone else. My father feels I am wasting my time and skills in a job that pays so poorly (high school English teacher). Every time we go out, he gives the credit card well in advance to the waiter, so I don't get a chance.
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Abnormal Sleep Patterns in Older Men Spell Trouble (U.S., 5 articles)
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego assessed 2,226 women aged 60 and older for use of sleeping aids, daytime sleepiness, napping, insomnia, early morning awakening, snoring, overall sleep quality, and sleep duration. Health care professionals need to ask their patients of all ages about sleep and help those with poor sleep to find ways for improvement study author Sonia Ancoli-Israel said in a prepared statement. The study, the first of its kind, sought to determine whether sleep patterns in older men had anything to do with their mortality rates, Paudel said.
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Artists taking care of business - (U.S., 5 articles)
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The eclectic mix of local artists has assembled in good weather, growing to more than 25 exhibitors over the years and attracting scores of neighbors, art fans and buyers to Wolk's lush backyard. Santa Fe, the scenic, temperate home to Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Cormac McCarthy painter Susan Rothenberg and her husband, the sculptor-multimedia artist Bruce Nauman. No other city has so high a percentage of writers, artists and architects, the NEA says, a finding that doesn't surprise Santa Fe officials.
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Closing Arguments in Kelly Trial (U.S., 5 articles)
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Throughout a career that began at Longmeadow High School in Massachusetts and included such varied stops as Syracuse, Dartmouth, Tulane, Marshall and Navy, Georgetown Coach Kevin Kelly has watched other men turn around programs that were drifting. Attorneys are set today to argue over whether R&B singer R. Kelly is guilty of child porn charges, but there's no arguing his success. In "Love Signals Kelly thanks" Uncle Life, Uncle Love, the stepping twins a reference to Vaughn and his twin brother, the suit claims.
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Learning new tricks for old grills - (U.S., 4 articles)
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Moment came when, instead of trying to place shrimp on a hot grate over a sizzling fire, I removed the grate from the cooker. When the shrimp were done, I donned insulated gloves and carefully lifted the grate from the fire and dumped the bounty of cooked shrimp into a large bowl. Father's Day is the fourth-smokiest holiday of the year, trailing the Fourth of July, Labor Day and Memorial Day, says the GrillWatch survey sponsored by the makers of Weber grills.
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Sex Drive: Unzip American Sexuality and What Do You Find? Tech (U.S., 4 articles)
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Here are seven reasons why your tech company should send you to sex conferences like Sex 2.0, Arse Elektronica and Sex in Video Games rather than to mainstream events like this week's Web 2.0 Expo 1. When journalist Brian Alexander set out to investigate how Americans have sex, he didn't expect to be studying it through the lens of technology. Alexander's new book, America Unzipped: In Search of Sex and Satisfaction found that you can't write about contemporary sexuality without bumping into technology.
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The teabag, a British favourite born by mistake, is 100 years old (U.S., 4 articles)
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The perforated paper sachet transformed a time-consuming afternoon ritual into a five-second quickie, and saved the tea industry by fulfilling the modern imperative for convenience and instant gratification. Many tea drinkers believe that the invention has also reduced one of the world's greatest drinks to a beige, tannic concoction that neither refreshes nor satisfies. Struggling to cut costs, Thomas Sullivan, a New York coffee merchant who turned to tea, sent out samples in small silk sachets rather than as loose tea.
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Former Official Sues NASCAR Over Harassment Claims (U.S., 4 articles)
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First baseman Albert Pujols is expected to miss at least three weeks with a strained left calf, a major setback to the St. Louis Cardinals. Pujols, who is batting.347 and leads the team with 16 homers, injured his calf while running out a ground ball Tuesday. Jair Jurrjens twisted his right ankle on the steps outside the Braves' clubhouse following Tuesday's loss.
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Intense diabetes therapy didn't cut heart problems (U.S., 4 articles)
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It's the second large study, involving thousands of patients, to show no heart benefit from drastically lowering diabetics' blood sugar levels. Researchers tried pushing blood sugar down to near-normal levels to see if that would protect the hearts of high-risk patients with Type 2 diabetes. But the Australian study showed no difference in the number of heart attacks, strokes and heart-related deaths between groups who got intensive or standard care.
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Nepean house fire alerts firefighters to possible grow-op (U.S., 4 articles)
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Fire inspectors and police were expected to investigate after fire crews extinguished the fire around 9 a.m. at the home at 52 Sullivan Ave., southeast of Woodroffe Avenue and Meadowlands Drive West in Nepean. Fire trucks were called to the home just before 6:30 a.m. after a firefighter on his way to work noticed black smoke coming from the house, said district fire chief Lyle Fraser of Ottawa Fire Services. " As soon as you hear these fire calls, there's a heightened sense of awareness said Capt. Steve Price
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Serving up advice on displaying decorative plates - (U.S., 4 articles)
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Bunny Williams' Point of View, written by one of America's finest interior designers, provides many learning opportunities. As I read the text alongside the image, I came to realize that these are actual plates but rather a set of designs on paper for faience plates. They were pasted up like wallpaper, with a trompe l'oeil artist painting shadow lines around the plates and a bracket on the wall to create an illusion of depth.
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Yankees Seek I.R.S. Rule Change, and Perhaps More Money for Stadium (U.S., 4 articles)
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The project's developer, Forest City Ratner, says it plans to break ground on the arena this fall and has long expected to use tax-exempt financing to reduce its borrowing costs by tens of millions of dollars. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York City officials confirmed on Wednesday that the Yankees might be interested in seeking more public financing to build their new stadium, pending a regulation change by the Internal Revenue Service. " The effort on the completion bonds will not affect the completion of the stadium the team president , Randy Levine, said in a statement.
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Mt. Rainier, three hikers, killer storm (U.S., 4 articles)
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LONGMIRE, WASH. A hiker who lost his life high on Mount Rainier lay down in the snow and used his body's warmth to save his wife from the 70-mph winds of a freak June blizzard, national park officials said. Eduard Burceag died early Tuesday on the mountain, while his wife , Mariana Burceag, 31, and their friend , Daniel Vlad, 34, survived. Gottlieb said the hikers used their experience to dig a trench in the snow and then Eduard Burceag lay on the ground.
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FOXNEWS.COM HOME > THE O'REILLY FACTOR (U.S., 4 articles)
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BILL O'REILLY, HOST: In the "Miller Time" segment tonight: Syndicated radio guy Dennis has been much occupied thinking about the Spike Lee-Clint Eastwood, vice-presidential situation and Michelle Obama. Anyway, Spike Lee criticized Clint Eastwood because Eastwood made two movies about Iwo Jima, the first one from the American point of view raising the flag. Watch "The O'Reilly Factor" weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the " Radio Factor.
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Va. Handing Airports Authority Keys to Toll Road, Dulles Rail (U.S., 4 articles)
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Virginia leaders who are nearing a decision on whether to build a Metrorail line below ground through Tysons Corner face a question that goes well beyond disputes over cost estimates and construction timelines. The extension's top congressional sponsors warn that delays and cost escalations associated with a tunnel could imperil the 23-mile line to Dulles. Virginia officials are considering a proposal from contractors allied with a major Tysons Corner landowner to take over construction of at least half of the Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport, a prospect that threatens to further delay the project.
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Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Formula One Racing World (U.S., 4 articles)
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Unlike Nascar, which keeps the field evenly matched by restricting what race teams can do to their cars, Formula One is all about fine-tuning the vehicles. There are a few general regulations (called the formula), which dictate things like the number of cylinders an engine can have and the car's maximum length. The top teams - which have thousands of employees - can blow more than $400 million a year trying to make their cars go a few milliseconds faster.
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