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More countries to donate swine flu vaccine

Source: Press TV

Tampa :: FL :: USA | updated Sun Oct 04 22:02:58 -0700 2009 | political-news

Swine flu has already claimed the lives of some 3,917 individuals in 191 countries across the globe since its first appearance in April. Drug makers can only provide the H1N1 vaccine needed for half of the planet annually; governments, therefore,...

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Two held at university after weapon report

Source: United Press International

Tampa :: FL :: USA | updated Mon Oct 05 16:57:25 -0700 2009 | political-news

Two men were arrested after reports of an intruder with a gun circulated on the University of South Florida Tampa campus, police said. One man was arrested after standing up on a campus shuttle bus and saying he was the...

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Flight attendants closer to getting leave benefits

Source: Miami Herald

Tampa :: FL :: USA | updated Wed Nov 11 08:41:12 -0800 2009 | political-news

Nightmare on a plane T he miserable night 47 unlucky passengers spent in a cramped airplane at an airport in Rochester, Minn., last Friday makes the case yet again for the need for a law establishing passengers' rights while traveling...Continental...

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Marine reservist accused of attacking Greek priest

Source: Seattle Times

Tampa :: FL :: USA | updated Wed Nov 11 01:36:03 -0800 2009 | political-news

Fla. — A Marine reservist has been charged with attacking a Greek Orthodox priest he mistook for an Arab terrorist...Bruce hit 29-year-old Alexios Marakis over the head with a tire iron and chased him for three blocks Monday evening. Marakis...

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Blame sulfur for drywall woes, experts say

Source: News Press

Tampa :: FL :: USA | updated Thu Nov 05 22:23:45 -0800 2009 | political-news

The culprit ingredient behind the corrosive effects of defective Chinese drywall is elemental sulfur. That what scientists from two independent laboratories and an environmental testing and consulting firm told about 330 people attending a Thursday drywall symposium.

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Disney World backs high-speed rail, offers up to 50 acres for station

Source: Orlando Sentinel Online

Tampa :: FL :: USA | updated Fri Oct 02 17:35:45 -0700 2009 | political-news

Florida has received a last-minute boost from Walt Disney World in its bid for $2.5 billion of federal money to build a high-speed train linking Orlando and Tampa. Disney says it will support a stop at the Orange County Convention...

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Judge linked to stripper gets 1 year probation

Source: Kansas City Star

Tampa :: FL :: USA | updated Fri Nov 13 16:25:56 -0800 2009 | political-news

A former Florida judge whose legal career ended amid accusations about his relationship with a stripper was sentenced to one year probation for bank fraud. Thomas E. Stringer was sentenced Friday afternoon in federal court in Tampa. Stringer resigned from...

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Man gets 15 years for fatally shooting teen in head

Source: Orlando Sentinel Online

Tampa :: FL :: USA | updated Sat Oct 17 07:45:58 -0700 2009 | political-news

A Plant City man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatally shooting a friend in the head with a gun he thought was unloaded. A Hillsborough County judge sentenced Thomas Andrew Greico, 21, on Friday. He had...

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Sunday's Bears inactives vs. Falcons

Source: Chicago Tribune

Tampa :: FL :: USA | updated Mon Oct 19 16:07:49 -0700 2009 | political-news

Bears general manager Jerry Angelo admitted he probably didn't make any friends on the defensive line by trading for defensive end Gaines Adams. Well, at least the trade won't cause any rotation issues this week. Adams is inactive for Sunday's...

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China expands language institutes at US colleges

Source: Kansas City Star

Tampa :: FL :: USA | updated Fri Oct 30 02:52:29 -0700 2009 | political-news

A growing number of universities in the U.S. and around the world are partnering with Chinese universities to provide language instruction. China's Confucius Institutes provide universities with faculty to teach Mandarin and increase awareness about Chinese culture.

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