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Washington may join Oregon in allowing doctors to prescribe lethal meds to terminally ill
Associated Press WriterOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The emotionally charged battle over end-of-life decisions has taken to the airwaves as Washington state voters decide whether to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients. Recent TV and radio ads by...Tags: Illnesses, Euthanasia, Pharmaceuticals, Assisted Suicide, Martin Sheen
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Hampshire alum dies from injuries suffered in car accident in Yemen
Tribune reporterAfter the U.S. State Department offered Hampshire High School alum Jeff Patneau a position, he asked for the most difficult assignments, according to his family. He was eventually assigned to work in the American Embassy in San'a, Yemen, which was the...Tags: Northrop Grumman Corp., Road Accidents, Government, Vehicles, Heads of State
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David Lett, pioneer in Oregon wine industry, dies at age 69
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ Pioneering Oregon winemaker David Lett, widely considered the father of Oregon's thriving pinot noir industry and a major force in winning worldwide respect for this state's wines, has died. He was 69. Lett died of heart failure...Tags: Medicine, Dundee, Consumer Goods Industries, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Beverage Industry
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Obituaries in the news
Alfred J. Gallodoro NEW YORK (AP) — Alfred J. Gallodoro, a jazz musician who performed on the saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet, has died. He was 95. Gallodoro died Saturday at his home in Oneonta in upstate New York, said his grandson Kevin...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Leopold Stokowski, Cross Country Skiing, Adolf Hitler, European Union
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Austrian right leader Joerg Haider killed in car crash
From the Associated PressAustrian politician Joerg Haider, whose far-right rhetoric at times sounded sympathetic to the Nazis and contemptuous of Jews and led to months of international isolation for the Alpine republic, died today in a car accident. He was 58. Haider was...Tags: Economic Policy, Road Accidents, Government, Adolf Hitler, Vehicles
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Controversial far-right leader Haider, whose rhetoric isolated Austria, dead at age 58
Associated Press WriterVIENNA, Austria (AP) _ Austrian politician Joerg Haider, whose far-right rhetoric at times sounded sympathetic to the Nazis and contemptuous of Jews and led to months of international isolation for the Alpine republic, died Saturday in a car accident....Tags: European Union, Economic Policy, Refugee, Migration, Government
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30 die as suicide bomb hits Pakistani council
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan In a blow to hopes that tribal leaders will prove a potent new ally in the fight against Islamic insurgents, a suicide bomber struck an anti-Taliban gathering of tribal elders yesterday, killing at least 30 people and injuring about...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Civil Unrest, Suicide, Terrorism, Guerrilla Activity
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Emotional distance: Running for a cause
Midway through today's Baltimore Marathon, when her feet start to blister and her legs start to burn, Beth O'Grady will look toward heaven and ask her brother for help. "OK, Steve, we're halfway there," she'll say. "Give me strength." Then, as always,...Tags: Jim Taylor, Cancer, Marathon, Athletics, Track and Field, Baby Products
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Pierce J. Flanigan III
Pierce John Flanigan III, president of his family's transportation infrastructure business who advised governors and mayors, died Wednesday of a brain hemorrhage in Chicago while on a business trip. The Harbor East resident was 66. Mr. Flanigan mixed a...Tags: Deere and Company, Frederick Douglass, James Joyce, Government, Adlai Stevenson
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Answers to your funeral concerns
Answers to your concerns Questions or concerns about funeral services or need answers to frequently asked questions? Contact the state's Division of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services Hotline: 800-323-2627 On the Web:www.fldfs.com/funeralcemetery/ -
U.S. attacks 'helping terrorists'
U.S. missile attacks on suspected militants in Pakistan's northwest near Afghanistan are undermining the war on terror and "helping the terrorists," the Muslim nation's Foreign Ministry said Friday. The comments came as a suicide bomber attacked an anti-...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Civil Unrest, Terrorism
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Hospital: Additional passenger on California charter bus dies, bringing death toll to 9
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ The death toll has risen to nine in the crash of a charter bus that was on its way to a casino in Northern California. UC Davis Medical Center spokeswoman Phyllis Brown says E. Vang Saelee (SAY'-lee) died Friday at the...Tags: Road Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Drunk Driving
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