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McCain, Obama get tough, personal in final debate
The Associated PressJohn McCain assailed Barack Obama's character and his campaign positions on taxes, abortion and more tonight, hoping to turn their final presidential debate into a launching pad for a political comeback. "You didn't tell the American people the truth," he...Tags: NATO, Bill Clinton, Cornell University, Inflation and Deflation, Barack Obama
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Sights and sounds from Hofstra
8:37 p.m. WAITING FOR OBAMA The gaggle of antiwar protesters outside Hofstra began waiting for Obama to make an appearance before the debate. A rumor circulated that a motorcade including Obama would pass through Hempstead Turnpike before the debate,...Tags: Alternative Energy, Chuck, Tom Cruise, Facebook, Political Systems
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400 UC professors and staffers object to Schwarzenegger veto
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersMore than 400 university professors and academic staff have sent a letter of protest to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, objecting to his veto last month of $5.4 million for a University of California labor research program and asking that the money be...Tags: Executive Branch, National Government, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Government, Research
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Iraqi interpreter makes Alabama his new home
Chicago Tribune correspondentTUSCALOOSA, Ala. — In his native Iraq, Omar "Cliff" al-Captain worked side by side with U.S. troops for much of the last five years as an interpreter, dodging bombs and bullets while explaining to his often confounded American friends the origins of...Tags: Migration, Human Rights, Defense, Civil Unrest, Wars and Interventions
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Law experts: Murder conviction against mom of missing Fla. girl possible despite lack of body
Associated Press WriterORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ Prosecutors have DNA tests and hair samples. They have testimony about "the smell of death" in the trunk of the suspect's car. What they do not have is a body. Prosecutors building a case against a single 22-year-old Florida...Tags: Murder, Lawyers, Federal Bureau of Investigation, University of Florida, Trials
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Brain signal device helps monkeys with paralyzed wrists play computer games; may help people
AP Science WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Monkeys taught to play a computer game were able to overcome wrist paralysis with an experimental device that might lead to new treatments for patients with stroke and spinal cord injury. Remarkably, the monkeys regained use of...Tags: Northwestern University, Seattle, Game Playing, Video Games
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Md. officials approve $300M in budget cuts
It's hard enough to attract staff willing to work at low wages to train developmentally disabled clients, said Vicki Callahan, who runs Opportunity Builders Inc. Now she can't deliver promised pay increases because of state budget cutbacks. Some of her...Tags: Executive Branch, Casino and Gambling, Government Debt, Medical Services, Government
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U of C faculty meet to discuss research center
University of Chicago faculty are meeting to discuss a dispute over a research center named after Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman. About 8 percent of the university's full-time faculty signed a letter earlier this year saying they fear...Tags: Milton Friedman, University of Chicago
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UW, Chinese university agree on student exchange
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is establishing a student exchange program with a university in Beijing. Lieutenant Gov. Barbara Lawton announced the new agreement with Tsinghua (ching-WAH) University in Beijing on Wednesday. She recently returned...Tags: Executive Branch, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Academic Progress, Government
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HU College of Education up for accreditation review
Daily Press 757-247-4537Comments are being accepted before an accreditation review of Hampton University's College of Education and Continuing Studies. The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education is inviting graduates, parents, schools and community...Tags: Further Education, Hampton University
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UW band will travel to play during Packers game
Wisconsin's marching band will get another chance to behave on the road. The university announced Wednesday the band will play at halftime during the Green Bay Packers' game at Lambeau Field on Sunday. The university temporarily suspended the band's...Tags: Green Bay Packers, Ohio State University
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Tale of 2 states: Far from the battleground in red Utah and blue Vermont
Associated Press WritersBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) _ Walk into the storefront headquarters of Obama '08 here offering to volunteer and you might be told to take a hike — to neighboring New Hampshire. With Vermont considered a sure bet for the Democrats in the Nov. 4 election,...Tags: Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Polls, Mitt Romney, National Government
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