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Two Okla. Children Die of Rare Infection
NYTimes.com | 3 hours ago
Two children died Friday after being infected with a rare parasite associated with swimming in stagnant water, health officials said.
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Roberts's Papers Spark Clash
The Washington Post | 2 hours ago
The Justice Department refused yesterday to turn over documents about Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr.4.9
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Anchors hinder rescue of Russian sub
Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 5 hours ago
Anchors and antennas are hindering efforts to drag a Russian submarine that is caught in fishing nets to a shallower location.4.8
9th Circuit tosses Tongass logging plan
Clarion Dispatch | 4 hours ago
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that errors in the U.S. Forest Service's timber plan for the Tongass National Forest make it "arbitrary and capricious," and kept a ...4.6
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North San Diego County military briefs: Game Club to meet
North County Times | 67 minutes ago
The Game Club of Camp Pendleton will meet from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Aug. 13 in the multipurpose room of the base bowling alley.3.1
Intelligent design backers say theory not ready for classroom
Pueblo Chieftain | 76 minutes ago
President Bush's comments last week that public schools should teach the religious-based intelligent design theory of creation, as well as evolution, were welcomed by ...2.9
Voting Rights Act marks 40th anniversary
Herald-Sun | 2 hours ago
The Durham NAACP is taking a busload of people to Atlanta today to participate in a national celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.3.1
The last BRAC? Panel chairman says he doesn't foresee another round for at least 10 years
North County Times | 93 minutes ago
This may be the last hurrah for the nationwide base closure and realignment process, according to the chairman of the panel overseeing reductions in the number of military ...3.1
Topics: San Diego
Field in place for November
Jacksonville Daily News | 3 hours ago
The chairman of the Onslow County Republican Party on Friday stepped from behind the curtain to run for mayor of Jacksonville.3.1
Wildfires Rage Out of Control in Montana
Yahoo | 3 hours ago
Tapes May Link Ga. Killings, Supremacist AP Written Threat Found on Plane in Houston AP Two Okla.2.9
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Next Air Force, Navy chiefs picked
Washington Times | 3 hours ago
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has selected a defense industry executive and one of his own senior aides to be the next secretaries of the Navy and Air Force, ...3.1
F.B.I. Raids Mayor West's Home
KXLY Spokane | 3 hours ago
The F.B.I. has searched Spokane Mayor Jim West's home and removed more than 65 items.3.2
Topics: FBI
L.A. Police Chief Fires Officer in Beating
Yahoo | 4 hours ago
The police chief on Friday fired an officer who was videotaped last year beating a suspected car thief with a flashlight.3.2
Topics: Blog News
A Bid for Governor Gets a Lukewarm Reaction From G.O.P. Chiefs
NYTimes.com | 4 hours ago
As New York Republicans scurry about for a candidate to run for governor next year, one man, Randy A. Daniels, New York's secretary of state, has already all but raised his ...2.9
Topics: New York
List of Ohio casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan
Akron Beacon Journal (Registration Required) | 5 hours ago
Marine Lance Cpl. Eric J. Bernholtz, 23, of Grove City, died in a roadside bombing in western Iraq.3.1
"Don Young's Way:" Naming not unusual
KTVF Fairbanks | 5 hours ago
If and when a Knik Arm crossing is built, you may well remember who the Congressman was that helped make the project a reality.2.9
Topics: Anchorage
C.I.A. Leak Case Recalls Texas Incident in '92 Race
NYTimes.com | 5 hours ago
Whatever a federal grand jury investigating the case decides, a small political subgroup is experiencing the odd sensation that this leak has sprung before.4
Topics: Texas
NASA Examines if Repairs Made Foam Break
ABC News | 6 hours ago
SPACE CENTER, Houston Aug 5, 2005 , NASA is investigating whether repairs to a small crack in the foam on Discovery's fuel tank may have caused a 1-pound section of the ...4
Topics: Louisiana
Stem Cell Research, Iraq, Transportation Occupy Shays's Thoughts
Darien News-Review | 6 hours ago
NORWALK - U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays pointed his pen toward a blank sheet of paper Monday and said: "I am going to draw an embryo for you." The "drawing" was a dot on the ...4.2
Why I Don't Trust Readers
Slate | 7 hours ago
"Bonjour, ca va?" I say this approximately 3,000 times a day ... More Arts & Life Chronic Condition Now that the 21st century is well under way, can we declare a temporary ...3.1
Topics: Journalism
Marine air squadrons to deploy Sunday
Myrtle Beach Online | 8 hours ago
INE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, N.C. - Two helicopter squadrons from North Carolina are scheduled to deploy Sunday for duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom.3.3
U.S. sending emergency food aid to Niger
The Herald | 8 hours ago
The United States is providing more than 200 tons of high-energy food to Niger to help feed thousands of severely undernourished children.3.3
2005 maintenance depot-level award winner announced
Army Times | 8 hours ago
The Department of Defense announced today the inaugural winner of the Secretary of Defense Depot-level Maintenance Award known as the Robert T.3.3
Topics: DoD
Cheney pays respects to Saudi's King Abdullah
Yahoo | 8 hours ago
Vice President Dick Cheney Saudi state television showed the two men embracing Abdullah and his deputy, Crown Prince Sultan, at the king's farm on the northeastern outskirts ...2.9
School lunches are getting healthier
WTEV Jacksonville | 9 hours ago
Area school cafeterias are promoting healthier lunches by putting an emphasis on nutrition.3.1
Topics: USDA
Holtzman calls on Beauprez to help fight ballot measures
Pueblo Chieftain | 9 hours ago
Republican Marc Holtzman said Friday he was setting aside his gubernatorial ambitions to campaign against a measure on the November ballot, then conceded he used a poor ...4.5
Lodi Pakistanis secretly taped for years
SF Gate | 9 hours ago
Federal officials disclosed Friday that they secretly tape-recorded members of Lodi's Pakistani community for nearly three years before bringing terror-related charges ...4.7
Topics: FBI
Project ChildSafe provides gun locks
Claremore Daily Progress | 9 hours ago
Project ChildSafe, the nation's largest firearm safety education program, has begun the second phase of its nationwide campaign to promote safe and responsible gun ownership ...2.9
Topics: Guns
Southwest Flight Lands After Bomb Scare
Airwise | 10 hours ago
A Southwest Airlines plane from Dallas landed in Houston on Friday after a written threat was found on board but officials said it did not appear to be linked to terrorism.4.2
Here's Pictures of GITMO
WHIO Dayton | 10 hours ago
All week during the morning show, at 7:40am, we're airing a special investigative report on GITMO, from Jamie Dupree, our Washington reporter.2.9
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Yahoo | 10 hours ago
The Iraqi government on Thursday announced an ambitious plan for improved border protection and intelligence gathering and for the formation of an elite Iraqi force to ...2.9
Air Guard Says Finding New Mechanics At Memphis Is Slow
WPTY | 10 hours ago
The Tennessee Air National Guard is finding recruiting mechanics to work on the giant C-5 transport planes is slow going.3.7
Lobbyists donated to DeLay, Reid funds
The Herald | 12 hours ago
House Republican leader Tom DeLay and Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid are among five lawmakers who have accepted lobbyist donations to their legal defense funds despite ...3.3
Navy crew joins sub rescue effort
BBC | 13 hours ago
A 29-man crew is on route from Prestwick Airport to Russia to help rescue a stricken submarine.2.9
Crab Industry Back In Business After Labor Worries
WJLA Arlington | 14 hours ago
Crab pickers are back in business on the Eastern Shore after Congress paved the way for workers from Mexico to get temporary visas.3.1
Large contingent preparing to deploy from Davis Monthan
KVOA Tucson | 15 hours ago
Up to 1,500 military personnel and dozens of warplanes will begin leaving Davis-Monthan Air Force Base next month for assignments in Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations ...5
Candidate's party asks him to withdraw from city council race
WBT Charlotte (Registration Required) | 15 hours ago
Charlotte, N.C., 08.05.2005 Candidate's party asks him to withdraw from city council race Associated Press The Mecklenburg County Republican party is requesting that a ...3.1
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USDA aids China in classing system
Southwest Farm Press via KeepMedia.com | Thursday
The world's largest cotton producing and consuming country is rebuilding its cotton inspection system along the lines of the USDA Agricultural Marketing ...
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