Archive for the ‘u.s.+news’ Category
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Novak told WJLA-TV he was cited for failing to yield the right of way. He said he didn't realize what happened and continued driving until a bicyclist stopped him. David Bono, the bicyclist who witnessed the incident, told The Associated Press that the pedestrian was hit in a crosswalk ...
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
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: The U.S. Air Force has been trying to use counterterrorism funding to pay for "comfort capsules" that will allow government VIPs to enjoy "world class" travel on military transport planes, according to reports.Read the full story
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks with its Western-backed leader Sunday and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if he is elected, an Afghan official said.Read the full story
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Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Two years ago, New Hampshire refused to accept heating oil from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the pro-Castro U.S. critic who once called President Bush "the devil." But with fuel prices rising, well, free oil is free oil. With the state's blessing, New Hampshire residents will be receiving some of ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
"What this really reflects is that the population has grown so much in the United States, so you naturally expect more births," Ventura said. "It's hard to call this a baby boom at this point."Read the full story
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Putting the brakes on thoughtlessly inhaling calories is exactly the effect New York City health officials hoped the law would have. They say calorie labels could reduce the number of obese New Yorkers by 150,000 over the next five years, and prevent 30,000 cases of diabetes. New York is ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Consumer inflation has been obvious this entire year. Annualize this month's and you get 13%+. Worst economic conditions in this country in my adult lifetime.
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Appellate Judge Joseph F. Lisa, writing for the court, said the Cherry Hill and Galloway ordinances "interfere with and frustrate the purposes and operation of the statewide scheme." Cherry Hill Mayor Bernie Platt was considering whether to appeal the ruling and maintained that the ordinance "is valuable to our ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Michael Benson is proposing that NASA send the ISS to the moon instead of leaving it in low earth orbit. (While we're at it, we should re-brand it as the 'International Space Ship.') He points out that it's already designed to be moved periodically to higher orbits so instead of ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Only forty-one Republicans stuck with the president seeking to uphold the veto. Also, Krugman sees this as a promising beginning to universal care.
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