Sunday, June 22, 2008
Bodies of Three Snowboarders Missing Since December Found
Sunday, June 22, 2008 TACOMA, Wash. — Searchers have found the bodies of three snowboarders missing since early December in the Cascades near Crystal Mountain, a skiing area northeast of Mount Rainier in Washington state's Cascade Range. Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer tells The New...
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Monday, June 16, 2008
Obama Plans White House Basketball Court, If Elected
by Associated Press Monday, June 16, 2008 LOS ANGELES — Barack Obama sidestepped picking a winner in Sunday’s NBA Finals game, but the basketball aficionado is ready to take a firm stand if he makes it to the White House. “I hear there’s a bowling alley and obviously that hasn’t gone too well,”...
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Saturday, June 14, 2008
'Meet the Press' Moderator Tim Russert Dies at 58
Saturday, June 14, 2008 WASHINGTON — Tim Russert was big wherever he went — in politics, in television, in writing — and even in a suit. Russert, the hard-hitting moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press," died at work Friday at age 58 of a heart attack. Russert, who also was in charge of NBC News'...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Scientists Baffled by Phoenix Mars Lander Problems
Monday, June 09, 2008 PHOENIX — The first sample of Martian dirt dumped onto the opening of the Phoenix lander's tiny testing oven failed to reach the instrument and scientists said Saturday they will devote a few days to trying to determine the cause. Photos released by the University of Arizona...
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Monday, June 9, 2008
West Virginia Mayor Opposes Raise for Himself, Threatens Veto
Monday, June 09, 2008 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia city council is hoping to overcome opposition to giving the mayor a raise from the proposal's biggest foe: the mayor. Huntington Mayor David Felinton has vowed to veto a proposal to raise his pay by nearly $28,000 to $90,000. He currently...
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Sunday, June 1, 2008
Discovery crew checks shuttle wings for damage
HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery's seven-member crew completed an inspection of the spacecraft's wings Sunday afternoon, looking for any signs of damage after launching a day earlier. The space shuttle Discovery lifts off Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral,...
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Monday, May 26, 2008
Triple Crown Hopeful Big Brown Responding Well to Treatment
Monday, May 26, 2008 NEW YORK — Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown is responding well to treatment and could return to the track Wednesday. Hoof specialist Ian McKinlay was optimistic after a brief examination Monday. Big Brown has a crack on the inside of his left front hoof and has not been out of his...
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Saturday, May 24, 2008
EPA Expands Program to Protect Water From Terrorists
Saturday, May 24, 2008 CINCINNATI — Water utilities would get earlier warning of viruses, bacteria or chemicals that could be introduced into drinking water systems by terrorists under a test monitoring program set for expansion beyond Cincinnati. The pilot program ordered by the Department of...
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Friday, May 23, 2008
Web Sites Help Drivers Track, Find Best Gas Prices
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 With gas prices — and driver frustration — soaring, FOXNews.com offers two Web sites that help track national prices and best value near you: AAA's FuelGaugeReport.com — Web site tracks the daily national average price of unleaded gasoline GasBuddy.com — Web site searches for...
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
Sen. Ted Kennedy 'Conscious' and Responsive After Suffering Seizures
Sunday, May 18, 2008 Sen. Ted Kennedy had a good night sleep and his condition appeared to be improving Sunday as his friends, family and colleagues congregated around him after two apparent seizures sent him to a Boston hospital. Kennedy spokesman Stephanie Cutter said Kennedy was awake, alert and...
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