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WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama, commencing face to face consultations with congressional leaders Monday, is embracing an unexpectedly large tax cut of up to $300 billion.
Associated Press/AP Online Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:43:00 GMT
FREEPORT, Bahamas - John Travolta says he and his wife, Kelly Preston, are "heartbroken" over the death of their chronically ill 16-year-old son, who collapsed at the family's vacation home on Grand Bahama.
Associated Press/AP Online Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:27:00 GMT
MINNEAPOLIS - The state Canvassing Board was poised to certify the results of the recount in Minnesota's grueling Senate election in Al Franken's favor - but that doesn't mean the race is definitely over.
Associated Press/AP Online Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:16:00 GMT
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel seized control of high-rise buildings and attacked houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels as it pressed its offensive against the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers on Monday, even as a stream of European leaders headed to the re
Associated Press/AP Online Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:16:00 GMT
ATLANTA - Griffin B. Bell, the shrewd Southern lawyer who grew up with Jimmy Carter and became U.S. attorney general after Carter was elected president, died at an Atlanta hospital Monday.
Associated Press/AP Online Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:12:00 GMT
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The call to use oil as a weapon against Israel's friends once would have echoed in capitals across the Middle East and struck fear in the West's heart.
Associated Press/AP Online Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:27:00 GMT
BAGHDAD - The United States on Monday inaugurated its largest embassy ever on Monday, officially opening a fortress-like compound in the heart of the Green Zone as a testament to America's commitment to Iraq.
Associated Press/AP Online Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:16:00 GMT
BAGHDAD - Iraq has made tremendous progress over the past three months but the United States must remain engaged over the long term if it wants those gains to solidify, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said.
Associated Press/AP Online Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:12:00 GMT
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel seized control of high-rise buildings and attacked houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels as it pressed its offensive against the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers on Monday, even as a stream of European leaders headed to the re
Associated Press/AP Online Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:52:00 GMT
PARIS - Three men charged with involvement in a deadly synagogue bombing in Tunisia went on trial Monday in Paris in a case expected to highlight the reach and complexity of al-Qaida-linked networks in North Africa.
Associated Press/AP Online Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:06:00 GMT
HOUMA, La. - Authorities planned to search a southern Louisiana marsh by boat Monday for clues that might determine the cause of a helicopter crash that killed eight people bound for an offshore oil platform.
Associated Press/AP Online Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:45:00 GMT
NEWPORT, R.I. - Former President Bill Clinton praised the late Sen. Claiborne Pell during his funeral service Monday as a quirky multimillionaire who served the less-fortunate and enabled millions of Americans to afford college.
Associated Press/AP Online Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:45:00 GMT
NEW YORK - A contractor responsible for the crane that toppled in midtown Manhattan and killed seven people has been indicted on homicide charges, the district attorney said Monday.
Associated Press/AP Online Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:07:00 GMT
ATLANTA - Griffin B. Bell, the shrewd Southern lawyer who grew up with Jimmy Carter and became U.S. attorney general after Carter was elected president, died at an Atlanta hospital Monday.
Associated Press/AP Online Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:07:00 GMT
PARIS, Texas - Fire has struck a homeless shelter in the town of Paris, Texas, and the fire chief says more than one person was killed.
Associated Press/AP Online Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:01:00 GMT
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), the largest environmental advocacy organization dedicated solely to protecting the Southeast, today announced a list of ten special places in the South that fa
NEW YORK, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To celebrate 2009, value airline JetBlue Airways today announced a New Year's More for Less Sale, with fares to more than 40 destinations in the Northeast, Florida, California and the Caribbean on sale in th
Jan. 5--CHARLOTTESVILLE -- His first basket came on a pretty turnaround jumper from the right baseline, his second on a nifty jump hook.
Jan. 5--The cost of convenience went up today on Pocahontas Parkway.
But if you think that guarantees anything, check out Sunday night's final from Chapel Hill.
Jan. 5--Let the winter weather roller coaster continue.
Jan. 5--DALLAS -- A Dancing With the Stars live show is much more about the dancing than it is about the stars.
Jan. 5--MEMPHIS -- Josh Howard's production is bouncing from one end to the other.
Jan. 5--MEMPHIS -- All streaks must die, and on Sunday afternoon the Grizzlies finally ended Dallas' dominance.
Jan. 5--What amazes Tracey Carr the most about her brother, Capt. Frank Michael, is that the U.S. Navy ship he commands has a crew complement larger than the population of the borough where they grew up.
NEW YORK _ "Waltz With Bashir," an Israeli's memoir of his nation's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, and "Happy-Go-Lucky," a British feature about a cockeyed optimist, were named top movies of 2008 by the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) Saturday.
MUSIC AND technology have walked hand in hand since the dawning of records and radio in the early 1900s.
The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Friday, Jan. 2:
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Philadelphia Brewing Co. is pleased to announce the release of their fourth offering in the brewery's Select Ale Series.
PHILADELPHIA _ Although it pales beside the loss of a loved one, today's complex financial system has created a new headache for grieving relatives to cope with: identity theft.
Dec. 31--BLUEFIELD, Va. -- A large contingent from the Hokie Nation is either in Florida, on the way to the Sunshine State or staying at home to watch their beloved Virginia Tech Hokies as they square off against the Cincinnati Bear Cats tonight at 8
Records: Virginia Tech 9-4, Cincinnati 11-2
CINCINNATI, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cincinnati Financial Corporation today confirmed another step in previously announced executive transitions with the retirement from active employment of Vice Chairman James E. Benoski, effective January
Dec. 23--Individual businesses can't change the housing market, but they can change what they build into it.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cincinnati Financial Corporation announced that on December 19, 2008, its lead property casualty insurance subsidiary, The Cincinnati Insurance Company, appointed Watkins Insurance Group, with locations i
Jan. 5--The Blue Jackets' already- depleted cast of forwards absorbed two more blows yesterday.
Detroit got its final points on a goaltending violation in an 88-87 victory Sunday over the Los Angeles Clippers -- the Pistons' seventh consecutive win.
Jan. 4--Political decisions don't get bigger than the one that Detroiters will make in less than 60 days.
Jan. 4--Despite the state's economic woes, mass transit advocates saw significant progress in late 2008 toward proposed light rail and mass transit projects in southeast Michigan.
Jan. 4--General Motors unveiled photographs of its redesigned Cadillac SRX today.
Jan. 5--The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch -- alerting Baltimore metro area residents to the possibility of freezing rain and sleet -- for Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning.
Jan. 4--Steven Graham was just 14 when he was shot and killed Nov. 18 while riding his bicycle in front of a fire station in Brooklyn.
Jan. 2--Murray Steinberg, a Baltimore-area gynecologist who nurtured a lifelong passion for physics by attending college-level science classes for decades, died of pancreatic cancer Tuesday at his Pikesville home.
LAUREL, Md., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for residents and visitors in Baltimore, Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with two new cell sites.
WASHINGTON - The Washington Post and The (Baltimore) Sun, facing cost pressures as advertising revenue continues to sink, said Tuesday that they will share some stories, photos and news content starting next year.
Jan. 5--SALEM -- A Salem woman has written and designed a book that traces the history of Boston women who had prominent roles in the field of law and the fight for equality.
Jan. 5--CHAPEL HILL -- Tyrese Rice was embarrassed by Boston College's performance against North Carolina at the Dean E. Smith Center last season.
Jan. 5--CHAPEL HILL -- Boston College dropped a bombshell on the opening night of the ACC season last night by powering past top-ranked North Carolina at the Smith Center and ending its hopes of unbeaten season.
Jan. 5--Still cruising with a full tank, Bang Camaro will unveil a new model for 2009 when sophomore album "Bang Camaro II" is released on Jan. 13.
Jan. 5--Hyde Park homegal Maura Tierney, who recently departed the cast of NBC's "ER," tells The Improper Bostonian's Jonathan Soroff that -- in a medical emergency -- she's no good.
Three babies found living in rat-infested squalor with their parents on Chicago's West Side were rescued and turned over to relatives for custody, police say.
Jan. 5--In animated Arabic, Helany Younan struggled to explain what was ailing her.
Jan. 5--Chicago Restaurant Week returns for a second run in February, and with a vengeance, as the coldest economic conditions in decades are exacerbating the usual winter doldrums for the city's dining establishments.
The Chicago Blackhawks pulled away with second-period goals by Andrew Ladd, Kris Versteeg and Dustin Byfuglien Sunday and beat the Calgary Flames 5-2.
CHICAGO - Dozens of clergy members have gathered in Chicago to show their support for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's controversial Senate appointee Roland Burris as he readies to leave for Washington.
Jan. 4--In a four-sentence letter to the city clerk, Mark Begich resigned at 11 a.m. Saturday from the mayoral post that he fought so hard to attain, winning in 2003 on his third try.
Dec. 31--WASILLA -- The Mat-Su Borough School Board didn't give Colony High School band director Jamin Burton the $25,000 he needed to get the state's only marching band to Washington, D.C., for President-elect Barack Obama's Inauguration Day parade.
Dec. 31--Tears will be flowing as freely as the champagne New Year's Eve at the Market Inn, as the iconic Southwest Washington eatery -- loved by power brokers, politicians and working class alike for 49 years -- is closing its doors for good after W
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued today by Consumers for Peace -- A rally calling on the Iraqi Government to free Montather Al-Zeidi, the man who threw his shoes at George W. Bush, will be held Mon
Dec. 22--Former White House steward Roy Lovro talks to Will Rogers Middle School students as 58 eighth-graders prepare for a trip to Washington in January to attend President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.
Dec. 26--STUDIO CITY -- Say goodbye to the quarter-in-the-slot minimum and free nighttime parking at Los Angeles meters.
LOS ANGELES -- Dress designer Stella Dottir took a stroll around her downtown neighborhood the other day and marveled at the ordinary.
Dec. 18--As the incoming presidential administration emphasizes renewable and cleaner energy, and defense remains a big priority, Monrovia-based AeroVironment Inc. is well-positioned to reap the benefits, analysts said.
Enhanced marketing alliance with Alaska Air Group enables Delta's L.A. expansion with improved connections for customers across the West Coast
Enhanced marketing alliance with Alaska Air Group enables Delta's
Jan. 4--A man was shot and killed and two others were injured at the Chop Suey nightclub on Seattle's Capitol Hill early this morning, a police spokesman said.
Jan. 4--A Westlake Mall protest Saturday drew about 500 people supporting a peaceful end to the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Jan. 4--More than a century after its longhouses were razed by settlers, the Duwamish Tribe celebrated the opening of its new one Saturday on West Marginal Way in West Seattle.
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