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Saturday, October 28, 2006

Feds seek $28M to cleanup Wash. wildfire

By SHANNON DININNY, Associated Press Writer CONCONULLY, Wash. - Smoke still rises from smoldering stumps in north-central Washington, months after a wildfire roared through 274 square miles of state and federal land. To protect the hundreds of miles of scorched roads, trails, river channels and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 26, 2006

Exxon Mobil Profit Rises to $10.4B, the Second Highest Ever

Thursday, October 26, 2006 NEW YORK — Oil industry behemoth Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) said Thursday its third-quarter earnings rose to $10.49 billion, the second-largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. company. The report comes as high crude prices this year have fueled record... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Fox Stem Cell Ads at Center of Political Firestorm

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 The symptoms of Parkinson's disease that all but ended Michael J. Fox's acting career became the focus of a celebrity-driven political debate that included a remarkable charge Tuesday by conservative talk-radio commentator Rush Limbaugh. Speaking on his daily show,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Barber Plays as if He Has Some Unfinished Business to Take Care of

By KEN DALEY IRVING, Tex., Oct. 23 — Tiki Barber may have his heart set on hanging up his shoulder pads at the end of this, his 10th N.F.L. season. But he was still very much in a working mood Monday night. Discuss the Jets Barber shredded the highly regarded Dallas Cowboys’ defense with a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 21, 2006

California to Ship Prison Inmates Out of State

Saturday, October 21, 2006 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will begin shipping thousands of inmates to prisons in four other states next month at a cost of more than $51 million a year, corrections officials said Friday. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared an emergency this month to speed up the... Sign in to see full entry.

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