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Monday, October 30, 2006

Gallaudet University Terminates Appointment of Incoming President

Sunday, October 29, 2006 WASHINGTON — The board of trustees of the nation's premier school for the deaf voted Sunday to terminate the appointment of the incoming president, who had been the subject of protests, the board announced. The vote at Gallaudet University came after a daylong closed-door... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 29, 2006

Legendary Boston Celtics Coach Red Auerbach Dies at Age 89

Sunday, October 29, 2006 BOSTON — His genius was building a basketball dynasty in Boston, his gift was straight talk, his signature was the pungent cigar he lit up and savored after every victory. Red Auerbach, the Hall of Famer who guided the Celtics to 16 championships — first as a coach and later... Sign in to see full entry.

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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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