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at Both Conventions, a Band Salutes anarchy
rage against the machine, a rap-metal band formed in 1991 and known for its big noise and ferocious politics, formed an ad-hoc convention in opposition to both major parties.
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a Home That Offered a Second Chance
david d?atri, who had a mechanical excavator fall on him while he was working on the yard in his new house, feels like he has a second chance at life. his architect, edwin william de cossy, has a similar feeling.
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Tracing a Father's Steps On China's Long March
red army soldiers trekked through china on their epic journey nearly 75 years ago. the daughter of an officer, diane zhang, follows the route on a quest to learn about the defining moment in her family's and china's history.
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Orioles, a's Set To Square Off In Baltimore
the baltimore orioles will continue their three-game series with the oakland athletics this evening at camden yards. the teams were supposed to play a day/night doubleheader but tropical storm hannah caused the first game to be postponed.
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Hurricane Ike Weakens But Still a Menace To Cuba
hurricane ike weakened on saturday but still menaced cuba and the gulf of mexico as a potentially ferocious storm while tropical storm hanna drenched the u.s. atlantic coast after barrelling ashore in the carolinas.
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Making a Comeback Where Jazz Was Jumping
when jesse hameen ii, a prominent drummer, was growing up in new haven after world war ii, perhaps 10 jazz clubs thrived within an eight-block radius of his home in the dixwell neighborhood. today, the clubs are gone, and with them, the core of a once-vibrant scene.
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Sarah Palin Taking On a Bundle
how does she do it? sarah palin, i mean. how does she juggle a baby with special needs, a pregnant 17-year-old daughter, a son going off to iraq and the campaign for vice president? that's the question my friends, republicans and democrats alike, have been debating since john mccain nominated the governor of alaska as his running mate.
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andrés Romero Y angel Cabrera, Hoyo a Hoyo En El Bmw Championship
the color-coded cells at the far left of the leaderboard indicate the range of a player's position on the fedexcup points at the start of the week's event.
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Woman Found Dead In a Car In Suburban West Palm
a woman was found dead in a car in the bella lago apartment complex in suburban west palm beach, according to the palm beach county sheriff's office.
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Medvedev Says Russia Is a Nation To Be Reckoned With
moscow - russian president dmitry medvedev says the war in the georgian region of south ossetia show russia is a "nation to be reckoned with."
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Rescue Is Reported; Shares Plummet - Seattle Times
washington — shares of mortgage-finance companies fannie mae and freddie mac tumbled in after-hours trading friday after a report by the wall street journal that the government may soon step in to provide a financial boost to the two companies ...
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Bhutto Widower Elected Pakistan's President - abc News
the widower of slain former leader benazir bhutto will succeed pervez musharraf as president of pakistan after winning a landslide victory in saturday's election. asif ali zardari, widower of pakistan's slain opposition leader benazir bhutto who is ...
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Crash With Suspect Suv Kills Phila. Police Officer - Miami Herald
authorities in philadelphia say an allegedly drunken teen motorist has smashed into a police car during a pursuit and one of the officers has died. they say a second officer has been hospitalized in stable condition. authorities say the officers were ...
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Talks Fail, Boeing Machinists On Strike - Washington Post
seattle -- despite a 48-hour contract extension, negotiations between boeing co. and machinists union officials have failed and the union declared: "the strike is on!" the machinists bargain for about 25,000 aircraft assembly workers in the puget ...
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Sarah Palin Taking On a Bundle - Miami Herald
sarah palin, i mean. how does she juggle a baby with special needs, a pregnant 17-year-old daughter, a son going off to iraq and the campaign for vice president? that's the question my friends, republicans and democrats alike, have been debating ...
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La Rocks To a New Beat - Guardian Unlimited
in late july, jay babcock, editor of los angeles-based counterculture magazine arthur, announced he'd finally had his fill of the city of angels. "la is a psychic death hole to me," he told the los angeles times from his new home in brooklyn. "there ...
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If Tv Ratings are a Guide, Presidential Race Is a Dead Heat - Seattle Times
new york — john mccain attracted roughly the same number of viewers to his acceptance speech thursday as barack obama did last week, according to nielsen media research. nielsen said 38.9 million people watched mccain accept the republican ...
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Fire District Board Candidate Claims 2 Opponents Have a Secret agenda - San Diego Union-tribune
community involvement: volunteer for east county business council, 1985-2003; volunteer chaplain for boy scouts of america, 1984-1998; volunteer chaplain for el cajon valley hospital (later renamed scripps-east), 1983-2002 occupation: incumbent ...
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Movies: a Fall Preview - Minneapolis Star Tribune
after their moody oscar triumph "no country for old men," the coen brothers let their hair down with this spoofy crime farce. two dimwitted washington, d.c., gym employees (brad pitt and frances mcdormand) try to blackmail a cia agent (john malkovich ...
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Hurricane Ike Weakens But Still Menaces Cuba - Reuters
salvo, north carolina (reuters) - hurricane ike weakened on saturday but still menaced cuba and the gulf of mexico as a potentially ferocious storm while tropical storm hanna drenched the u.s. atlantic coast after barreling ashore in the carolinas ...
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