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As Gas Prices Soar, Elderly Face Cuts in Aid
With fuel costs rising, agencies that provide meals or transportation for senior citizens are struggling.
by By JOHN LELAND
5 Jul 2008 at 9:45am
Burial Exposes Racial Rift in Texas
The corpse of a white woman killed in 2007 is at the center of a peculiar racial conflict over the desegregation of the cemeteries in a rural Texas county.
by By STEVE FRIESS
5 Jul 2008 at 1:12am
Fires on Second Front Force Californians Out
A fast-moving fire north of Santa Barbara, one of 60 in the state, has forced 2,000 residents from their homes.
by By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
5 Jul 2008 at 1:01am
Holly Beach Journal: Resort With Comeback Hopes Celebrates the Fourth
Holly Beach, La., a poor man?s resort town, was hit hard three years ago by Hurricane Rita. For some, it?s still the only place they have to vacation.
by By SHAILA DEWAN
5 Jul 2008 at 12:37am
Offer of a Vote for Sale Draws Unwanted Attention
A student looking to profit from his indifference has been charged with a felony for trying to sell his vote on eBay.
by By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI
5 Jul 2008 at 6:00am
Talking Business: On Day Care, Google Makes a Rare Fumble
A battle between employees and their company over in-house day care may be representative of greater changes at Google.
by By JOE NOCERA
5 Jul 2008 at 9:47am
Early Hitch for Ambitions of San Francisco?s Mayor
Gavin Newsom declared this week that he was forming an exploratory committee to consider a run for governor in 2010.
by By JESSE McKINLEY
5 Jul 2008 at 12:28am
If It?s Wooden and Old and Once Kept Time, Call Him
Robert Coffin, now 90, has been fixing clocks that run on cogs and springs for most of his life.
by By KATIE ZEZIMA
5 Jul 2008 at 1:38am
Accounting Plan Would Allow Use of Foreign Rules
Officials say regulatory changes would attract investment and enhance U.S. competitiveness, but critics say the changes would dilute safeguards.
by By STEPHEN LABATON
5 Jul 2008 at 12:51am
In Montana, Obama Tries to Rally Support on Iraq
Senator Barack Obama struggles to balance broadening his appeal to voters in mostly Republican states, and maintaining his support among critics of the war.
by By JEFF ZELENY
5 Jul 2008 at 12:38am
Bush Welcomes 72 New U.S. Citizens
Addressing the honorees, who hailed from 30 countries, President Bush spoke of the path to citizenship, Thomas Jefferson?s legacy and the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.
by By SARAH ABRUZZESE
5 Jul 2008 at 1:58am
White House Memo: Tiptoeing on Bush and Convention
The Republican Party is grappling with how best to pass the torch from an unpopular president to its nominee.
by By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
5 Jul 2008 at 8:18am
Museum Review: Good Guys, Bad Guys and Spies, All Wrapped in ?Edutainment?
The International Spy Museum and the National Museum of Crime & Punishment in Washington promise the latest forms of ?edutainment,? which generously blur boundaries between fact and fancy.
by By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN
4 Jul 2008 at 11:20pm
National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania: Tour Guides File Suit
Citing their free speech rights, three tour guides in Philadelphia filed a lawsuit this week challenging an ordinance that will require them to pass a history test and get a license.
by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
5 Jul 2008 at 4:42am
National Briefing | Science and Health: Storm Strengthens in Atlantic
Tropical Storm Bertha, the second named system of the Atlantic hurricane season, strengthened as it moved across the open ocean.
by By BLOOMBERG NEWS
5 Jul 2008 at 4:44am
BBC Americas
Betancourt's medical 'reassuring'
Initial results of medical tests on Ingrid Betancourt following her six years as a hostage of Colombian rebels are "reassuring," her sister says.
5 Jul 2008 at 12:28pm
9/11 third tower mystery 'solved'
Fire caused the collapse of the third tower at the World Trade Center, a final report is expected to find.
4 Jul 2008 at 4:11pm
Canada ruling boosts US deserter
A Canadian court orders a review of a US army deserter's failed asylum bid, in a case that may affect scores of others.
4 Jul 2008 at 7:47pm
Ex-Senator Jesse Helms dies at 86
Former US Republican Senator Jesse Helms - a leading conservative politician - dies aged 86, officials say.
4 Jul 2008 at 11:06am
California fires threaten towns
Firefighters in California continue to battle huge wildfires that now threaten several towns in the US state.
4 Jul 2008 at 4:34pm
Bush to attend Olympic ceremony
US President George W Bush will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, the White House says.
4 Jul 2008 at 1:08am
McCain urges more border security
White House hopeful John McCain tells Mexicans better border security must come before immigration reform.
4 Jul 2008 at 5:25am
Google must divulge YouTube log
Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched avideo on YouTube, says a US court.
3 Jul 2008 at 3:19pm
US loses 62,000 jobs during June
US firms cut jobs for a sixth month in June, stoking fears the world's largest economy is heading for a recession.
3 Jul 2008 at 9:11am
Time to end love affair with the car
Why it is time to end our love affair with the car
3 Jul 2008 at 5:44am
Tackling Zimbabwe
Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, reflects on the international community's attempts to tackle Zimbabwe.
24 Jun 2008 at 8:56pm
Wimbledon day 12 as it happened
Venus beats sister Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final while Britain's Laura Robson wins the girls' final.
5 Jul 2008 at 12:02pm
Cricket: Aussies edge Windies
Australia claim an unlikely victory in the fourth one-day international in St Kitts to stay on course for a series whitewash against West Indies.
4 Jul 2008 at 5:06pm
Kidnap ordeal
Colombia's pain over those still held hostage
5 Jul 2008 at 6:38am
Flip-flop guide
How Barack Obama and John McCain have changed tack
5 Jul 2008 at 8:14am
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'Critical day' dawns for Goleta fire, enlarged by overnight wind gusts - Los ...
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'Critical day' dawns for Goleta fire, enlarged by overnight wind gusts
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
An air tanker drops fire retardant close to homes along a West Camino Cielo Road community in Goleta on Friday afternoon. More photos >>> The blaze, while 24% contained, grew to 8357 acres.
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5 Jul 2008 at 10:54am
Obama and Clinton, Together Again - Washington Post
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Obama and Clinton, Together Again
Washington Post - 59 minutes ago
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton will make three joint fundraising appearances next week. | More » Obama kicks off a July 4 parade in Butte, Mont.
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5 Jul 2008 at 11:54am
How Jesse Helms Made a Difference - Wall Street Journal
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How Jesse Helms Made a Difference
Wall Street Journal - 11 hours ago
By JOHN FUND If Ronald Reagan was the sunny and optimistic face of modern conservatism, the uncompromisingly defiant exemplar of it was Jesse Helms, who died yesterday at age 86.
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5 Jul 2008 at 1:04am
The Early Word: Pie in the Big Sky? - New York Times
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The Early Word: Pie in the Big Sky?
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By Sarah Wheaton As he campaigned in Butte, Mont., on Independence Day, Senator Barack Obama did not face significant attacks from his rival, Senator John McCain, nor from the Republican National Committee.
Obama's 50 state strategy Dallas Morning News
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5 Jul 2008 at 10:23am
Bush honors troops, new Americans in radio address - The Associated Press
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Bush honors troops, new Americans in radio address
The Associated Press - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, serving almost seven years as a wartime president, marked the nation's 232nd birthday by honoring the US armed forces and celebrating the citizenship of new Americans.
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5 Jul 2008 at 9:10am
Challenges abound for Bush at last economic summit - The Associated Press
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Challenges abound for Bush at last economic summit
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The problems do not get any easier as President Bush attends his final summit with leaders of industrialized democracies.
Outlook glum for Bush's last G-8 summit Dallas Morning News
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5 Jul 2008 at 11:40am
Tropical Storm Bertha to become hurricane as it speeds West - Sun-Sentinel.com
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Tropical Storm Bertha to become hurricane as it speeds West
Sun-Sentinel.com - 1 hour ago
Tropical Storm Bertha is forecast to become the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season by Tuesday and possibly sooner. If so, that might be a good thing, at least for the US coastline, officials at the National Hurricane Center in Miami-Dade ...
Forecasters say Bertha expected to become hurricane Palm Beach Post
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5 Jul 2008 at 11:30am
Early Hitch for Ambitions of San Francisco?s Mayor - New York Times
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Early Hitch for Ambitions of San Francisco?s Mayor
New York Times - 16 hours ago
By JESSE MCKINLEY SAN FRANCISCO - Gavin Newsom, the popular and telegenic mayor of San Francisco, declared this week that he was forming an exploratory committee to consider a run for governor in 2010.
Newsom?s girlfriend registers with the AIP Independent Political Report
SF juvenile hall braces for detainee surge San Francisco Chronicle
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4 Jul 2008 at 8:07pm
Airlines Cutting Flights From Bradley Airport - New York Times
Airlines Cutting Flights From Bradley Airport
New York Times - 17 hours ago
By HARLAN J. LEVY BRADLEY International Airport, which scored a business coup a year ago when it started daily nonstop round-trip flights to Amsterdam, will lose that cherished first route to Europe and its only nonstop flight to Los Angeles in the ...
Skycaps too feel the effects of airline crunch Los Angeles Times
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4 Jul 2008 at 7:49pm
Offer of a Vote for Sale Draws Unwanted Attention - New York Times
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Offer of a Vote for Sale Draws Unwanted Attention
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By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota college student looking to profit off his political indifference has been charged with a felony for trying to sell his vote on the auction Web site eBay.
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5 Jul 2008 at 2:29am
Coast Guard suspends search for missing man - Boston Globe
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Coast Guard suspends search for missing man
Boston Globe - 2 hours ago
By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Correspondent The Coast Guard has suspended its two-day search for a Quincy man who fell overboard Thursday from a motorboat near Deer Island.
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5 Jul 2008 at 10:10am
White House debates the future of Guantanamo - Los Angeles Times
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White House debates the future of Guantanamo
Los Angeles Times - Jul 4, 2008
Brennan Linsley / AP DIVIDED ADMINISTRATION: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates support closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba, while Vice President Dick Cheney and Atty.
Debate Over Guantanamo's Fate Intensifies Washington Post
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4 Jul 2008 at 2:02am
Charlie Crist, potential John McCain running mate, to marry - Los Angeles Times
Charlie Crist, potential John McCain running mate, to marry
Los Angeles Times - Jul 4, 2008
Well, now he'll have a date for the inaugural ball -- though there are still a few hurdles left to getting an invitation. But Charlie Crist, Florida governor and a high entry on most lists of potential Republican veep contenders, is getting married.
Love in Tallahassee West Orlando News
Media attention on Crist inspires VP murmurs MiamiHerald.com
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4 Jul 2008 at 12:14pm
Detroit Faces Probe Over Sludge Contract - Wall Street Journal
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Detroit Faces Probe Over Sludge Contract
Wall Street Journal - 11 hours ago
By MATTHEW DOLAN DETROIT -- In a new blow to this troubled city, a federal corruption probe is looking into the actions of city officials in connection with the awarding of a $47 million waste-disposal contract last year.
FBI probe latest setback for beleaguered Detroit The Associated Press
Compost deal OK'd by council is under federal scrutiny, too Detroit Free Press
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5 Jul 2008 at 1:04am
Town fireworks display accident in Iowa injures 12 - The Associated Press
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Town fireworks display accident in Iowa injures 12
The Associated Press - 3 hours ago
CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) - An accident during a municipal Fourth of July fireworks display injured at least a dozen people, local fire officials said.
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5 Jul 2008 at 9:10am
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Firefighters hold line on two California wildfires
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Exhausted California firefighters worked on Friday to contain two wildfires threatening homes along the coast before sundown, when shifting winds were expected to give the blazes more power.
4 Jul 2008 at 6:54pm
Phelps breaks world swimming record
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Michael Phelps broke his own world record in the 200 meters individual medley at the U.S. Olympic swim trials on Friday, clocking a time of one minute, 54.80 seconds.
5 Jul 2008 at 7:17am
U.S. champion retains hot dog eating title
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. defending champion Joey Chestnut won the annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday by downing 64 hot dogs in a competition that stretched into a first-ever overtime.
5 Jul 2008 at 11:02am
New West Nile virus strain may worsen epidemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new strain of West Nile virus is spreading better and earlier across the United States, and may thrive in hot American summers, researchers said on Thursday.
4 Jul 2008 at 10:46am
A tomato by any other name? Experts set food rules
GENEVA (Reuters) - Food safety experts agreed for the first time on the qualities defining a tomato, in a first step toward an international code on preventing fruit and vegetable contamination.
4 Jul 2008 at 12:41pm
Alabama likely site of new VW plant: paper
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The U.S. State of Alabama will be the likely home of a new Volkswagen manufacturing plant, beating two other states, German industry newsletter Automobilwoche said on Saturday, citing senior company sources.
5 Jul 2008 at 8:13am
Despite high prices, farmers' markets still thrive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Every year Chuck Geyer and his three children truck boxes upon boxes of their plump, juicy strawberries, raspberries and other produce to a bustling Saturday farmers market near Washington.
4 Jul 2008 at 7:31am
Breast reconstruction can have lasting benefits
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breast reconstruction after cancer surgery can have lasting benefits for women's psychological well-being and body image, a new study suggests.
4 Jul 2008 at 10:12am
Transgender "man" reportedly gives birth
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but after surgery and hormone treatment lives as a man, has given birth to a girl at an Oregon hospital, People magazine reported on Thursday.
3 Jul 2008 at 7:15pm
Marines to stay longer in southern Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 2,200 U.S. Marines battling insurgents in southern Afghanistan have had their tour of duty extended by 30 days, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
3 Jul 2008 at 3:43pm
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