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Celebrities including Geri Halliwell, Lenny Henry and Jo Brand are taking part in a new TV ad to encourage more people to read. via Daily Express

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“This is the same type of deceit that has plunged our city into a deep crisis. Not only do I not support him, but I recommend he resign so the city can heal and move forward.”

Supporters of Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick, who is charged with perjury and other felonies, gathered Thursday to hear him speak at a Detroit church, the Shrine of the Black Madonna. via HendersonvilleNews.com

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“I grew up, I was going to college, when Joe McCarthy was accusing good Americans of being traitors, so I've had enough of it.”

Former Ku Klux Klansman David Duke speaks at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington in this Jan. via The Boston Globe

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“It's not everyday that you get to run concrete saws, jackhammers and do that stuff”

The West Virginia Regional Response team was put into place after September 11th. via WBOY-TV

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NIGERIA is once again being held to ransom by the failure of the National Assembly and the President to agree on the budget. via AllAfrica.com

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“This historic activity has created new hazards that did not exist before - ' explosive eruptions as well as toxic sulfur dioxide emissions - ' in the middle of a national park”

Explosive eruptions and noxious gas emissions at Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii this week have prompted scientists to work around the clock to understand what will happen next and how to keep the public out of ... via Science Blog

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The U.S. space agency said it will televise a series of maneuvers by the European Space Agency's Jules Verne spacecraft next week. via Political Gateway

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“It takes someone like us who has the test equipment to raise the issue.”

Microtune told the National Telecommunications & Information Administration in a letter Wednesday that it had tested some of the coupon-eligible boxes that did not contain its tuners--the only U.S. made tuners ... via BroadcastNewsroom

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“You hit that button, and they go into that area, and they wait patiently”

Simon Miner, a research assistant at the Marine Biological Laboratory, in Wood's Hole, Mass., feeds sea bass in a tank at the laboratory, Tuesday, March 25, 2008. via The Wichita Eagle

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“This is more a community service award than recognition of military service”

Joe Wright has been named Veteran of the Year by the Butler County Veterans Administration. via MiddletownJournal

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