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3 hrs ago | Sawyer County Record - Hayward, WI

Hayward physician gives first-hand account of Iraq War experiences

A Hayward physician who has treated both injured American soldiers and Iraqi civilians while she was on duty in the war in Iraq gave new insights on the meaning of Memorial Day while speaking to approximately ...

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7 hrs ago | Herald & Review

Mix It Up With Jenny - Celebrate Summer's Return

As the calendar turns to May, my thoughts turn to warm breezes and reasons to celebrate.

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11 hrs ago | Reuters

Retail gasoline demand drops: MasterCard

NEW YORK - U.S. retail gasoline demand last week fell from a year earlier for the fifth consecutive week, although demand rose from the previous week due to the Memorial Day holiday, MasterCard Advisors said ...

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16 hrs ago | KATV Little Rock

Man Drowns in Ouachita River

Authorities say a 21-year-old Harmony Grove man drowned in the Ouachita River on Memorial Day.

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20 hrs ago | WNEM-TV Saginaw

Memorial Holiday Crash Deaths Down In '08

Michigan State Police said crash deaths were way down this Memorial Day holiday weekend.

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Yesterday | WPVI-TV Philadelphia

Police say a man set off a homemade pipe bomb at a Memorial Day picnic.

Police say a South Lebanon Township man set off a homemade pipe bomb at a Memorial Day picnic, critically injuring his brother in-law. South Lebanon Township police say 44-year-old Scott Garloff tells ...

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Wednesday | FoxNews.com

Obama Explains Auschwitz Remark

Russian troops liberated Auschwitz in January 1945. Barack Obama's campaign scrambled Tuesday to set the record straight after the Democratic presidential candidate said on Memorial Day that his uncle helped ...

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Wednesday | The Associated Press | Posted by The Associated Press

Actors union pushes for deal with studios

With the larger Screen Actors Guild waiting in the wings to restart its stalled contract talks, a smaller actors union appeared much closer to a deal with Hollywood producers.

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists was early Wednesday in its second late night of talks with the producers after negotiating through the Memorial Day weekend.

A source familiar with the schedule who was not authorized to be speak publicly and requested anonymity said late Tuesday that SAG's talks would go ahead Wednesday as planned.

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Wednesday | ABC News

Gas Prices Hit Record $3.94 a Gallon

The Associated Press 52 comments Cezar Bonifacio changes the numbers on a gas price display at a Chevron gasoline station May 19, 2008 in San Francisco, California.

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Tuesday | WTLV

Body of Missing Swimmer Found in Panama City Beach

The body of a 21-year-old Alabama man who had been missing since Saturday night has been recovered at Panama City Beach.

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