Balmy Weather May Bench a Baseball Staple - 7/12/2007 12:49:51 AM
In towns like Russell Pa. the future of the ash tree is in doubt because of a beetle and a warming climate.
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Collapse of Big Dig Ceiling in Boston Is Tied to Glue - 7/12/2007 12:49:51 AM
The ceiling collapsed in one of Boston’s Big Dig tunnels a year ago killing a woman because builders used the wrong epoxy the National Transportation Safety Board said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/us/11bigdig.html?ex=1341806400&en=d0e128cee942b864&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
5 Die When Small Plane Smashes Into Houses in Florida - 7/12/2007 12:49:51 AM
A small plane carrying the husband of a Nascar executive crashed into a subdivision in Sanford Fla. while trying to make an emergency landing.
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Indictments Said to Be Near in ’03 Robbery Bomb Death - 7/12/2007 12:49:51 AM
The United States attorney’s office in Pittsburgh has set a news conference in Erie Pa. to announce a “major development” in a bizarre unsolved crime from 2003.
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Agency Takes First Step to Protect Emperor Penguin and 9 Others - 7/12/2007 12:49:51 AM
The Fish and Wildlife Service took the first step toward declaring that 10 species of penguin need Endangered Species Act protections.
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California: Death Sentence for Killer - 7/12/2007 12:49:52 AM
A pizza deliveryman was sentenced to death for the murders of 10 women and a fetus during the 1980s and ’90s.
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Utah: Prison for Sex With Minor - 7/12/2007 12:49:52 AM
A judge sentenced the son of an imprisoned Utah polygamist to 180 days in jail for having sex with a 13-year-old girl he met on the Internet site MySpace.
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Pennsylvania: Flag Patches Prompt Penalties - 7/12/2007 12:49:53 AM
An embroidery company agreed to pay $500 000 for falsely claiming that American flag patches sold for military uniforms were made in the United States.
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Names of the Dead - 7/12/2007 12:49:53 AM
The Department of Defense has identified 3 599 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday:.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/us/11list.html?ex=1341806400&en=1e4ca214d6c8f858&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Kansans Return to Take Stock of Flood Damage - 7/12/2007 12:50:47 AM
Residents of Coffeyville Kan. return to find what is left of their homes after 12 days of flooding destroyed much of the town.
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Former First Lady 'Lady Bird' Johnson Dead at 94 - 7/12/2007 12:50:47 AM
Claudia Taylor Lady Bird Johnson the wife of former President Lyndon B. Johnson has died at age 94. She brought fierce devotion and financial acumen to her marriage. Later in life she became a champion of beautification projects.
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House Passes College Loan Bill Inviting Veto Threat - 7/12/2007 12:50:48 AM
The House of Representatives has approved the College Cost Reduction Act which will cut subsidies to lenders and limit loan interest for students. The White House has threatened to veto the legislation saying it creates too much new spending and will hurt
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After the Scandal: Sen. Vitter's Next Step - 7/12/2007 12:50:48 AM
The political fallout is still taking shape for Louisiana's Sen. David Vitter whose use of a Washington D.C. escort service and a New Orleans brothel was made public this week. Melissa Block talks with Bill Walsh political writer at the Times Picayun
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Closing Church Passes on Legacy to New Chapels - 7/12/2007 12:50:49 AM
A financial crisis stemming from the clergy sex-abuse crisis has resulted in the closing of more than 40 Catholic churches in Massachusetts. As one such church is stripped of every last pew pulpit and chandelier its congregation grapples with how to say g
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Government Takes On Oversight of Nixon Library - 7/12/2007 12:50:49 AM
A bit of national history occurred Wednesday morning when the Richard M. Nixon Library quietly switched hands. Previously overseen privately the library is now part of the presidential library system administered by the National Archives and new tapes hav
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U.S. Food Health Items Rejected by China - 7/12/2007 12:50:49 AM
Chinese officials call U.S. food shipments unacceptable and unsanitary. The rejected shipments include health supplements power-drink mixes pistachios and raisins. The move comes after growing international concern and stepped up inspection of Chinese imp
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Va. County Passes Law Targeting Illegal Immigrants - 7/12/2007 12:50:50 AM
Prince William County in Virginia has passed one of the most aggressive measures targeting illegal immigrants. The Board of Supervisors says police will be able to ask about immigration status and county officials will be able to deny such services as non
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Former Aides Refuse Questions on Firings - 7/12/2007 12:50:50 AM
Former White House Counsel Harriet Miers will not testify before a House committee investigating the firings of eight U.S. attorneys. Meanwhile another former aide refused to answer questions that the president considers protected by executive privilege.
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Volunteerism Off Peak Since Sept. 11 Terror Attack - 7/12/2007 12:50:50 AM
Interest in federal volunteer programs such as AmeriCorps spiked and then tapered after the September 11th terrorist attacks. But David Eisner head of the agency that oversees the federal volunteer programs says there is no intent on federalizing voluntee
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Feds Cite Epoxy in Big Dig's Fatal Ceiling Collapse - 7/12/2007 12:50:51 AM
The National Transportation Safety Bureau laid blame Tuesday for last year's Big Dig ceiling collapse in Boston that killed a motorist. Officials said the wrong epoxy was used to secure the ceiling panel and pointed the finger at designers and inspec
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