Randy Johnson will throw out first ceremonial pitch for Seattle Mariners’ home opener
n Johnson will throw out ceremonial pitch
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States gear up for heated governor primaries
Eight months of primaries for party nominations get under way this week in House, Senate, gubernatorial and legislative races across the nation. The outcomes will set the stage for the first midterm elections of Barack Obama’s presidency.
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Customers feel pinch as banks tighten their purse strings
Obama calls for a boost in lending, but regulators insist on more cash in the vault.
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Book excerpt: The Bandido Massacre
Among the victims of Ontario’s worst modern-day mass murder were Jamie Flanz, a computer geek who just liked something about motorcycle gangs, Paul Sinopoli, a gargantuan man who yearned for respect, and Luis Raposo, a biker who lived in a hip Toronto loft but kept his hard edge
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Points, Imada share early lead
SAN DIEGO – D.A. Points saved his best golf for the tougher course Friday at Torrey Pines and wound up in a share of the lead with Ryuji Imada in the Farmers Insurance Open.
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Aussies choppered to safety in Peru
Some Aussie tourists stranded by killer mudslides near Peru’s famed Inca ruins at Machu Picchu are being flown to safety by the Adventure tour company Intrepid.
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State of the Union Address: ‘Change has not come fast enough’
WASHINGTON – Declaring “I don’t quit,” President Barack Obama fought to recharge his embattled presidency with a State of the Union vow to get jobless millions back to work and stand on the side of Americans angry at Wall Street greed and Washington bickering. “Change has not come fast enough,” Obama acknowledged Wednesday night before a politician-packed House chamber and a TV audience of …
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Lanceâs primary focus is on federal debt reduction
Lance met with the editors of the Echoes-Sentinel, the Bernardsville News and The Hunterdon Review at the offices of the Echoes-Sentinel in the Stirling section of Long Hill Township.
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Embattled Obama declares in speech, ‘I don’t quit’
Hoping to rescue his prized health care overhaul and revive his presidency as well, Barack Obama appealed in his State of the Union address for support for the plan that is in severe danger in Congress, urging dispirited Democrats not to abandon the effort.
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Embattled Obama declares in speech, ‘I don’t quit’
WASHINGTON — Declaring “I don’t quit,” President Barack Obama fought to recharge his embattled presidency with a State of the Union vow to get jobless millions back to work and stand on the side of Americans angry at Wall Street greed and Washington bickering. Defiant despite stinging setbacks, he said he would fight on for [...]
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Aussies choppered to safety in Peru
Some Aussie tourists stranded by killer mudslides near Peru’s famed Inca ruins at Machu Picchu are being flown to safety by the Adventure tour company Intrepid.
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Aussies choppered to safety in Peru
Some Aussie tourists stranded by killer mudslides near Peru’s famed Inca ruins at Machu Picchu are being flown to safety by the Adventure tour company Intrepid.
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Change a work in progress
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he gets it, he knows America is not happy.”I campaigned on the promise of change, ‘change we can believe in,’ the slogan went,” he said Wednesday night in his first State of the Union address.
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Aussies choppered to safety in Peru
Some Aussie tourists stranded by killer mudslides near Peru’s famed Inca ruins at Machu Picchu are being flown to safety by the Adventure tour company Intrepid.
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Aussies choppered to safety in Peru
Some Aussie tourists stranded by killer mudslides near Peru’s famed Inca ruins at Machu Picchu are being flown to safety by the Adventure tour company Intrepid.
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Delaware pharmacy refills a need
Newark-area store finds niche market in custom-made medicines
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Longtime pharmacist gets national award
For more than 45 years, John Montegna has been the friendly face at the pharmacy counter in Shopper’s Square.
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Longtime pharmacist gets national award
For more than 45 years, John Montegna has been the friendly face at the pharmacy counter in Shopper’s Square.
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Changes await 2009 tax filers
Here are some key changes for your 2009 return: Adoption benefit: increased to $12,150. Additional child tax credit: the income needed to claim this credit is reduced to $3,000. Alternative minimum tax: Exemption amount increased to $46,700 ($70,950 if married filing jointly). AMT child exemption: Increased to $6,700. Bicycle: Reimbursement for expenses of qualified bicycle commuting. Commuting …
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Chinese drywall problem discussed at IRSC conference
FORT PIERCE — Although official guidelines have been set to scientifically identify tainted Chinese drywall, affected homeowners still are waiting for a remedy.More than 130 business professionals in construction, insurance, law and finance — as well as homeowners — came together at a Chinese drywall conference on Friday at the Indian River State College Kight Center for Emerging Technologies …
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Full text of Barack Obama’s state of the union address
The words used most frequently by Barack Obama in his state of the union address. Photograph: Wordle.net Madam Speaker, Vice President Biden, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Am…
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Geithner takes heat for AIG bailout
Many members are unswayed by his testimony, some throw down the “resignation” card.
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President’s State of the Union Address
If you missed President Obama’s State of the Union address Wednesday night, you can read the complete speech here.
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Text of the President’s State of the Union Address
The text of President Obama’s State of the Union address, as released by The White House.
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Obama’s State Of The Union Address
A complete transcript of the President’s State of the Union address as delivered Wednesday night.
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SOCIAL SCENE: Mayor’s ball gathers lords, ladies for feast
Good-natured jousting, handsome knights, bejeweled ladies, velvet-bedecked royalty, court jesters and colorful entertainment transformed the Valley-Wide Recreation Center into “A Night in King Ar
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Randy Johnson will throw out first ceremonial pitch for Seattle Mariners’ home opener
n Johnson will throw out ceremonial pitch
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Warrant: Police seize letter detailing Lincoln gang’s inner workings
While searching the site of a suspicious house fire, a Lincolnpolice officer last November picked up a five-page, handwrittenletter to see if it hinted at possible insurance fraud.
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County: Don’t get hosed on water line insurance scam
WARREN COUNTY – A mailing that purports to offers water line insurance is misleading, according to an alert issued today, Jan.
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County: Don’t get hosed on water line insurance scam
WARREN COUNTY – A mailing that purports to offers water line insurance is misleading, according to an alert issued today, Jan.
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Morten Rasmussen keeps Celtic hopes alive but Rangers win again at Falkirk
Rangers ten points clear at top of SPL after Celtic’searlier 1-0 victory over struggling Hamilton Accies.
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A Nightclub to Call Home
Douglaston Development is marking Ohm, a 288-unit tower at 312 11th Avenue and 30th Street, using the neighborhood’s nightclubs.
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Auto insurance rates collide with credit
Highway 19 is the multilane hell-scape near my home that leaps, swerves, screeches to inexplicable halts, randomly merges with malice and generally careens full-throttle in a Mad Max attempt to connect the sprawling fiefdoms of Pinellas County, Fla.
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Creasey episode of ‘Extreme Makeover’ to air Sunday
BY HEATHER J. SMITH The Dispatch Months of waiting are about to end. Sunday at 8 p.m., WXLV ABC-45 will air the episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” that built the Creasey family a new home and brought a community together.
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Primary time: Let the political family feuds begin
‘Tis the season when Democrats and Republicans eat their own. Eight months of primaries for party nominations get under way next week in House, Senate, gubernatorial and legislative races. The outcomes will set the stage for the first midterm elections of Barack Obama’s presidency.
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Savers’ returns have plunged, but bosses’ pay has continued to soar. Now members want to know why executives are not sharing their pain
It will take time before Yorkshire’s approval of ‘merger’ translates into better deals
Save Our Savers – a lobby group fighting on behalf Britain’s 30m savers – is trying to find one million signatures for a government petition
