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Friday, February 17, 2006

Cheney Shooting Victim Heads Home

Updated: 05:35 PM EST By LYNN BREZOSKY, AP CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Feb. 17) - The lawyer shot by Vice President Dick Cheney while quail hunting left a hospital Friday, stressing to reporters that it was an accident and giving Cheney his apologies. "My family and I are deeply sorry for everything Vice... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2006

House Report: Gov't Could Have Prevented Katrina Deaths

Wednesday, February 15, 2006 WASHINGTON — The deaths and suffering of thousands of Hurricane Katrina's victims might have been avoided if the government had heeded lessons from the 2001 terror attacks and taken a proactive stance toward disaster preparedness, a House inquiry concludes. But from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 13, 2006

Jaws Author Dies At 65

Last Modified: 13 Feb 2006 Peter Benchley, author of the bestselling book Jaws which became a blockbuster film, has died at his US home aged 65. Benchley, who was known for other suspense fiction including The Deep and The Island which also were also made into films, died of complications from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 12, 2006

Cheney Accidentally Shoots Fellow Hunter

WASHINGTON Feb 12, 2006 (AP)— Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and injured a man during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, his spokeswoman said Sunday. Harry Whittington, 78, was "alert and doing fine" after Cheney sprayed Whittington with shotgun pellets on Saturday at the Armstrong... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 10, 2006

Police: Bus driver tosses complaining rider into traffic

Thursday, February 9, 2006; Posted: 5:23 p.m. EST (22:23 GMT) PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A transit bus driver grabbed a woman by the hair, knocked her head into a pole, opened the door and tossed her into traffic after she yelled at him for missing her stop, police said. The 52-year-old... Sign in to see full entry.

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