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Laborer charged with stealing $10,000 worth of copper
The Associated PressA construction worker from Baltimore assigned to a project at Harford Community College is charged with stealing $10,000 worth of copper. The Harford County Sheriff's Department said 47-year-old Dwayne Everett stole copper pieces and sold it to a...Tags: Theft, Prosecution
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Group to spend $2.8 million on anti-Obama ad
Associated Press WriterA conservative nonprofit group with a past link to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign is spending $2.8 million on an ad questioning Democrat Barack Obama's relationship to a founder of the 1960s radical group Weather Underground. The ad, which...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Barack Obama, Political Candidates, National Government, Armed Forces
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Mich. man to share Denver stage with Obama
AP Political WriterRoy Gross doesn't know exactly what he's going to say next Thursday when he takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention. But the former truck driver from Taylor knows his comments will focus on the woes of the middle class. Gross got the...Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Political Candidates, Usher
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Chrencik installed as interim CEO of UM medical system
The Associated PressA state board has voted unanamimously to formalize Robert Chrencik's appointment as the interim chief executive officer of the University of Maryland Medical System. The vote by the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland came one day after...Tags: Corporate Officers, Heads of State, Management Change, Government
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Morgan Newton commits to Kentucky
Quarterback Morgan Newton of top-ranked and defending Indiana high school Class 5A champion Carmel has announced he will play college football at Kentucky. Carmel coach Mo Moriarity says the 6-foot-4 senior wanted to play in the Southeastern Conference... -
Shopko donates $1 million to Concordia
Shopko has donated $1 million to Concordia University in Mequon to help it establish a pharmacy school. It's the first gift to the university for its $20 million campaign to create a School of Pharmacy. Concordia plans to open the school by 2010....Tags: Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Medical Staff
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Obama, McCain Agree to Three Presidential Debates
The Associated PressWASHINGTON, DC-- John McCain and Barack Obama have agreed to hold three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate this fall, the campaigns said in a joint statement Thursday that outlined formats, dates and locations. The Commission on...Tags: Elections, Tom Brokaw, Barack Obama, Political Candidates, Economic Policy
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Bigfoot Hoaxers Say it was all "A Big Joke"
CNNATLANTA -- The two men who claimed to have found the carcass of Bigfoot have surfaced to say: Hey, it was just a joke. Not everyone is laughing. In an exclusive interview with CNN affiliate WSB, the two hoaxers -- car salesman Rick Dyer and now-fired...Tags: Biology, Law Enforcement, Bigfoot, Natural Science, Prosecution
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Obama: From unknown to nominee, a meteoric rise
AP National WriterCHICAGO (AP) -- When Barack Obama arrived at the Democratic National Convention eight years ago, he was a politician in need of clout. He had just been trounced in his bid for Congress. His credit card was rejected at the car rental counter. He couldn'...Tags: Laws, The White House, Barack Obama, Political Candidates, Classical Music
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'Toot': Obama grandmother a force that shaped him
AP National WriterSen. Barack Obama is a poker man, but his grandmother's game of choice is bridge. Duplicate bridge, to be exact. In poker, a good player can still bluff his way through a lousy hand. In duplicate bridge, different sets of players are made to play the...Tags: Barack Obama, Benny Goodman, Political Candidates, National Government, Howard Johnson
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Investigation closed into finances of non-profit Broward Black Elected Officials
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Broward State Attorney's Office announced today it has closed its investigation into the finances of the non-profit Broward Black Elected Officials. The inquiry showed the group spent most of its money on fundraising galas as opposed to scholarships,...Tags: Lauderdale Lakes, Trials, Florida A&M University, Public Officials, Government
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Carmel QB makes Kentucky his college choice
Kentucky wasn't even on Morgan Newton's short list of colleges, until he saw the Wildcats knock off in-state rival Louisville last fall. Then, after "a lot of processing" his possibilities, the quarterback at Indiana's top-ranked and defending Class...Tags: ESPN
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