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Friday, July 4, 2008

Former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms Dies at 86

Friday, July 04, 2008 Former Sen. Jesse Helms, a Capitol Hill icon who devoted 30 years in the Senate to championing conservative causes, died Friday morning. He was 86. The Jesse Helms Center posted a brief statement on its Web site saying Helms died at 1:15 a.m. in Raleigh, N.C., on the Fourth of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Judge blocks Justin Gatlin bid to compete

Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:03pm BST By Matthew Bigg PENSACOLA, Florida (Reuters) - A federal judge blocked on Tuesday a bid by banned Olympic 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin to compete in this week's U.S. athletics trials for the Beijing Games. Judge Lacey Collier dissolved a 10-day restraining order... Sign in to see full entry.

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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... Sign in to see full entry.

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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,”... Sign in to see full entry.

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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'... Sign in to see full entry.

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