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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: Robert Burns, Nuclear Weapons, George Bush, Contracts, Armed Forces
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Mother of alleged UI victim releases letter
The mother of an alleged sexual assault victim has released a letter she sent to University of Iowa officials, accusing them of ignoring her daughter as she faced harassment after reporting the attack. In a copyright story, the Iowa City Press-Citizen...Tags: Sexual Assault, Colleges and Universities, University of Iowa, Minority Groups, Big Ten Conference
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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: Fannie Mae, Inventories, Real Estate Buyers, Mortgages, House
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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: Civil Rights, Vehicles, Northwestern University, Executive Branch, Transportation
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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: Judges, Water Pollution, Emergency Planning, Trials, Environmental Pollution
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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: Elections, Voting, Constitutional Issues, House, Trials
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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: Murder, East Haven, Prisons, Health and Safety at Work, House
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An itinerary of President Bush's visit to Illinois
EDITORS: NEWS DIRECTORS: FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY; NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST IN ANY FORM. Here is the schedule and information on credentials for the news media on President Bush's visit to Peoria on Friday, July 25. Media contact: Alex...Tags: Photography, George Bush, Armed Forces, Defense, Interior Policy
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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: Elections, New York Weather, Eliot Spitzer, Political Candidates, Bill Clinton
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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: John McCain, Charlie Crist, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Elections, Executive Branch
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