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McCain Settled on VP Choice
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LauraLS 
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated Thu Aug 28 15:39:02 -0700 2008 | political-news
Sen. John McCain has decided on his running mate and will inform the person Thursday night, sources close to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said. A Republican source said the matter was settled at a meeting of McCain's advisers Wednesday....
Is Your Sushi What you Think it is?
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LauraLS
New York :: NY :: USA | updated Mon Aug 25 17:32:16 -0700 2008 | technology-news
Two teenage girls used DNA bar coding to determine that some sushi on New York dinner plates was mislabeled with cheaper fish being passed off as a more expensive species. Kate Stoeckle and Louisa Strauss took 60 samples of seafood...
Obama campaign links McCain to Abramoff Scandal
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LauraLS
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated Thu Aug 21 06:58:16 -0700 2008 | political-news
Barack Obama's campaign is linking John McCain to the infamous Jack Abramoff scandal that ended several Republicans' political careers three years ago in a new campaign ad hitting Georgia airwaves Wednesday. The 30-second spot is the Obama campaign's second negative...
CA Nanny Deported after Child Dies
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LauraLS
Auburn :: CA :: USA | updated Sun Aug 17 18:35:57 -0700 2008 | disasters
A nanny who was tried twice on charges of shaking a 15-month-old baby to death has been deported to Mexico. Immigration officials say Veronica Martinez Salcedo was ordered deported August 6 after prosecutors decided not to pursue a third trial...
Tropical Storm Fay forms in Caribbean
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Santo Domingo :: Dominican Republic | updated Fri Aug 15 20:13:25 -0700 2008 | disasters
Tropical Storm Fay formed Friday over the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm, the sixth of the Atlantic 2008 season, had maximum sustained winds near 45 mph (75 km/hr), with higher gusts, forecasters...
"Tropic Thunder" Boycott for Ridicule of the Disabled
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LauraLS
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated Wed Aug 13 15:54:36 -0700 2008 | entertainment-news
A coalition of disabilities groups is expected as early as Monday to call for a national boycott of the film “Tropic Thunder” because of what the groups consider the movie’s open ridicule of the intellectually disabled. The film, a movie-industry...
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