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Air Force Missile Launch Crew Falls Asleep
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Air Force officials say three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices earlier this month, triggering an investigation by military and National Security Agency experts. The...Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Weaponry, Executive Branch, George Bush, The White House
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Judge OKs emergency grazing program, with limits
AP Legal Affairs WriterFarmers and ranchers struggling against high grain prices got some help Thursday from a federal judge who cleared the way for an emergency federal program opening private conservation land to hay production and cattle grazing. U.S. District Judge John...Tags: Trials, Judges, Water Pollution, Nature, National Government
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Home Sales Tumble 2.6%
The Associated PressSales of existing homes fell more sharply than expected in June as the housing industry continued to be bruised by the worst slump in more than two decades. The National Association of Realtors reported that sales dropped by 2.6 percent last month to a...Tags: Inventories, State Budgets, Clubs and Associations, Sales, George Bush
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Civil rights groups want consent searches banned
Associated Press WriterCivil rights groups on Thursday asked Gov. Rod Blagojevich to bar state police from conducting consent searches during traffic stops, citing four years of data that show minorities are searched more often than whites. In 2007, minorities underwent...Tags: Racism, Executive Branch, Vehicles, Health and Safety at School, Rod Blagojevich
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Suit filed to block Mich. constitutional rewrite
Three lawmakers and a judge are among the plaintiffs suing to keep a sweeping constitutional amendment from going on Michigan's November ballot. The lawsuit filed Thursday says wholesale changes to the state constitution aren't allowed in a single...Tags: Trials, Elections, Referenda, Court Administration, Constitutional Issues
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Amann Forms Prison Assault Task Force
The Associated PressState House Speaker James Amann announced Thursday that he is creating a new task force to evaluate the health and safety of Connecticut's prison workers, following a recent series of assaults on guards. "I'm afraid we're going to wait until one of our...Tags: East Haven, Jodi Rell, Assault, Executive Branch, Montville
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Panel: Charges Could be Filed in Spitzer Political Scandal
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Panel finds reasonable cause to charge four former New York officials in Gov. Eliot Spitzer political scandal.Tags: Ceremonies, Elections, Executive Branch, John J Faso, Political Candidates
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Gov. Crist celebrates birthday with Palm Beach party
Associated PressAfter taking a day off to recuperate from a 10-day overseas trade mission to Paris, Madrid, London and other European hotspots, Gov. Charlie Crist wakes up today another year older. Crist plans to celebrate his 52nd birthday in Palm Beach at a bash at...Tags: Elections, Charlie Crist, Beach Vacations, Executive Branch, John McCain
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Wilton Manors selects departing commissioner's replacement
Sun-Sentinel.comA long-time community activist was appointed Wednesday to replace a departing Wilton Manors city commissioner. Picking from 10 applicants, city commissioners tapped Diane Cline, 75, to replace Commissioner Joe Angelo, who recently resigned. Cline...Tags: Public Officials, Tourism and Leisure, National Government, Wilton Manors, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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Fidel Castro: Cuba doesn't owe an explanation to Washington
Sun-Sentinel.comEnding the silence over reports that Russia may use Cuba as a refueling stop for nuclear-capable bombers, former president Fidel Castro said the socialist island doesn't have to "ask forgiveness" or owe any explanation to Washington. In a brief essay...Tags: Weaponry, Fulgencio Batista, Defense, National Government, Armed Forces
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