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A State That Never Was in Wyoming
A 1941 travel guide recounted the story of an audacious attempt by a group of would-be rebels to form a new state.
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A 1941 travel guide recounted the story of an audacious attempt by a group of would-be rebels to form a new state.
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The Bush administration plans to shift nearly $230 million to upgrading Pakistan's F-16s, which critics say are not used in counterterrorism efforts.
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Drug-related corruption pervades the government in Afghanistan, says a former Bush administration counternarcotics official.
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The governor's aides face ethics charges over an attempt to use the state police to gather damaging information about former senator Joseph L. Bruno.
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South Texas gets first look at Dolly's damage
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Residents and recovery teams began fanning out across south Texas Thursday and cars crept along roads with darkened stoplights as the region got its first look at the destruction left by Hurricane Dolly.
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Residents and recovery teams began fanning out across south Texas Thursday and cars crept along roads with darkened stoplights as the region got its first look at the destruction left by Hurricane Dolly.
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BAGHDAD - Iraqis, having lived through years of sectarian warfare, are unlikely to revert to mass violence as they sort out their future, the top U.S. diplomat to Baghdad told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON - About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents.
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SAN FRANCISCO - The scene repeats itself daily on city streets: a driver gets stuck bumper to bumper, blocking an intersection and preventing another car from turning left.
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House Approves Sweeping Effort to Help Housing
Citing the need to restore confidence in the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the president said he would set aside his objections to the legislation.
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Citing the need to restore confidence in the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the president said he would set aside his objections to the legislation.
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In another sign of stress for automakers, Daimler and Renault reduced their outlooks in the face of higher steel and oil prices and an economic slowdown.
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Existing homes fell more sharply than expected in June as the housing industry continued to be bruised by the worst slump in more than two decades.
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With gas at $4, Ford is redirecting billions of dollars to build more small cars in a move that Alan R. Mulally, Ford's chief, hopes will help the automaker thrive, not just survive.
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If Microsoft Opens the Xbox Is an App Store for Apple TV Next?
The open season on openness has reached the video game console. Microsoft is now creating a method for almost anyone to write and sell games for its Xbox 360 machines.
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The open season on openness has reached the video game console. Microsoft is now creating a method for almost anyone to write and sell games for its Xbox 360 machines.
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Kevin Johnson's exit comes as Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, is shaking up top-level staff in a bid to improve Microsoft's Internet search and ad business.
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Venture capitalists surveyed by KPMG don't expect the I.P.O. drought to ease until 2010 and they expect green technology to lead the turnaround.
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At its annual conference for developers, the company announced Facebook Connect, a way that other Web sites can integrate parts of Facebook's service.
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A strong earthquake jolted northern Japan, injuring at least 99 people and affecting output... 7/2008 Reuters
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An Indonesian airline pilot appears in court over a crash last year that claimed 21 lives. 7/2008 Reuters
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Tibetan refugees in Nepal have clashed with police following pro-Tibet independence... 7/2008 Reuters
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain is touting his plan to help the U.S. economy. 7/2008 AP
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Jul. 24--While growing up in Richmond, Mary Bullock thought she would become a veterinarian or a teacher.
Jul. 23--Police were searching for two suspects yesterday in a shooting at a South Richmond apartment complex.
Jul. 23--Lauretta Bower of Richmond sent a family recipe for brown-edge cookies in answer to the request from Jane Clark of South Hill.
Jul. 22--A 44-year-old Ellenwood man has been charged in a July 11 robbery at the Wachovia Bank, 150 Tom Hill Sr. Boulevard, according to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.
Jul. 22--Authorities say foul play is not suspected in the death of a Richmond woman whose body was found at her residence early Monday.
DALLAS, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A message from Gloria Campos, anchor WFAA- TV Channel 8 and Cheryl Hall, business columnist The Dallas Morning News:
Jul. 24--Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm says she hasn't ruled out seeking a tax hike to close a multimillion-dollar budget gap.
Jul. 24--Dallas County's property value growth, while better than most of the nation, has slowed considerably and pales in comparison to the boom of the last few years.
Jul. 24--VENTURA, Calif. -- The Cowboys are set to arrive in California at around 2 p.m. today.
Jul. 23--Antwain Jimmerson had known Felix Jones for years, ever since they spent their days attending the same church in Tulsa.
Jul. 24--A Philadelphia man had a couple of drinks Tuesday before appearing before a district justice on DUI charges, police said.
NEW YORK, July 24, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), announced that it intends to complete its acquisition of The Philadelphia Stock Exchange today, expanding The NASDAQ OMX Group's presence in the derivatives market.
Jul. 24--James J. Maguire had his first success in insurance by using sign language to sell life insurance to deaf people in the late 1950s.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Take advantage of quick and easy travel to historic Philadelphia, Pa. to attend the 10th Annual Quality Excellence Conference: How Process Improvement Leaders Produce Profits in Recessions (view full confere
Jul. 23--A coalition with ties to Illinois and Philadelphia is the second of what are expected to be three finalists for a $20 million collection of artifacts and documents formerly housed at the now-closed Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne.
CINCINNATI, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cincinnati Financial Corporation today announced the block sale of slightly more than half of the company's Fifth Third Bancorp common stock holding.
A customer since 2004, Cincinnati Bell develops and implements technology solutions for its business customers.
Thunderstorms accompanied by winds of more than 60 mph left 91,000 homes and businesses without power Tuesday in the Cincinnati area.
Jul. 17--FAIRFIELD -- Officials from Cincinnati Financial Corp. said today that preliminary data for the second quarter indicates improvement over the first quarter.
Jul. 18--FAIRFIELD -- Officials from Cincinnati Financial Corp. announced they expect to post positive profits for the second quarter and first half of 2008.
Jul. 24--The number of homeless people in metro Detroit should become a bit clearer after tonight.
Jul. 23--The WNBA is looking at replays of Tuesday night's fight between the Detroit Shock and Los Angeles Sparks to see if suspensions or fines are warranted.
Jul. 23--THIS BUD'S FOR YOU -- the Budweiser Clydesdales are making four appearances in metro Detroit beginning tonight.
Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Shock announced Wednesday that forward Cheryl Ford will miss the remainder of the regular season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee.
A judge ruled Wednesday that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will have to sign on as a plaintiff in a lawsuit over attempts to toss him out of office.
LYMAN, S.C., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southern Home Medical Equipment, Inc. announced today that its Encore Medical Staffing location in Baltimore, Maryland has signed its second staffing agreement and has begun filling shifts.
Jul. 22--Forget working at the mall, life-guarding or filing paperwork.
Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA+' rating to Baltimore County, Maryland's (the county) estimated $36.7 million certificates of participation (COPs) (Equipment Acquisition Program), Series 2008.
Jul. 19--Houston spent $33,000 on bullets this year, but "Space City" paid nearly three times that to buy horse food.
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