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US House race in New Mexico pits an oilman against a rancher and restaurant chain owner
Associated Press WriterRUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) _ Small details matter to rancher Ed Tinsley, the Republican nominee in the 2nd Congressional District race. He'll pore over contracts, analyzing fine print to ensure he understands what he's studying. It's a trait Tinsley attributes...Tags: Government, National Government, Petroleum Industry, University of Texas, Parliament
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More doctors smoke Camels? Exhibit on heyday of cigarette advertising opens at NYC library
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ A phalanx of white-coated doctors endorses Camel cigarettes in an exhibit that opened this week at the New York Public Library. Movie stars and baseball greats are there, too, in tobacco ads dating from the 1920s to the 1950s. Even...Tags: Sylvester Stallone, Lucille Ball, Jack Webb, Ronald Reagan, Babe Ruth
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No football players here: Glossy Penn State trading cards highlight academics, not athletes
Associated Press WriterSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) _ Perennial college football powerhouse Penn State University is promoting glossy trading cards similar to those collected by sports fans. Only, there's no card for Hall of Fame football coach Joe Paterno or any of his Nittany...Tags: Penn State Nittany Lions, Global Change, Government, National Government, Academic Progress
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Small asteroid likely to strike Earth tonight
Maryland WeatherThis just in from Spaceweather.com:'A small, newly-discovered asteroid named 2008 TC3 is approaching Earth and chances are good that it will hit. Steve Chesley of JPL [NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory] estimates that atmospheric entry will occur on Oct...Tags: Space Programs, Natural Disasters, Fires, Research, Disasters
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Connecting again
Look at the picture, taken in a dime-store photo booth in 1955. What do you see? A black-and-white snapshot of black and white buddies hanging out - in black-and-white, segregated times. They seem an odd pair. One wears a wide smile, a starched shirt...Tags: Raymond Berry, Physical Fitness, Jim Parker, Civil Rights, Racism
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Breeders' Cup horses will face drug testing
Horses pre-entered in the 14Breeders' Cup races to be run Oct. 24-25 at Santa Anita Park will face drug testing ahead of racing's richest event. Horses will be selected randomly for testing from the pre-entry lists to be released Tuesday, the California...Tags: Marat Safin, International Olympic Committee, Columbia University, Virginia Tech, Lou Groza
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Chinese authorities investigating gymnasts
International gymnastics officials aren't the only ones who want more information on two members of China's 2000 Olympic team. The Chinese Gymnastics Association is doing its own investigation into the ages of Dong Fangxiao and Yang Yun, spokeswoman...Tags: Columbia University, Lou Groza, National Basketball Association, Defense, Washington Capitals
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D. Michael Brown, dentist
Dr. D. Michael Brown, a retired dentist who also had been on the faculty of the University of Maryland Dental School, died Saturday of pneumonia at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The longtime Gambrills resident was 77. Dr. Brown was born in Canton, Ohio,...Tags: Severna Park, Landover
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Harold M. Burdette, Harford County educator
Harold Merritt Burdette, a retired Harford County educator and volunteer, died Oct. 1 at Sinai Hospital of complications from bypass surgery. The longtime Bel Air resident was 89. Born and raised in Renick, W.Va., Mr. Burdette was a 1937 graduate of...Tags: Floods, Baptist, Teaching and Learning, University of Virginia, Christianity
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Russell A. LaGreca
Russell A. LaGreca, longtime general manager of Baltimore's Center Club whose gracious and efficient manner endeared him to members and their guests for nearly three decades, died Saturday of cancer at his Abingdon home. He was 69. Mr. LaGreca served...Tags: Dupont E I Nemours & Company, Clubs and Associations, Cornell University, Employees, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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University forum targets economic crisis
The College of William and Mary will host a forum next week that officials hope will help the public better understand the current economic crisis. The forum, "Understanding the Current Financial Crisis: A Panel Discussion by William and Mary Faculty,"...Tags: College of William and Mary
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The Courant's Panelists For Analyzing The Debate Are:
Ann Baldwin Former television reporter and now a corporate media trainer Douglas Foyle Political scientist at Wesleyan University Rich Hanley Journalism and communications department at Quinnipiac University Janet Peckinpaugh Former Hartford...Tags: Wesleyan University, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Quinnipiac University
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