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Michigan seeks disaster declaration after storms
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has asked President Bush to declare a major disaster for parts of Michigan following severe storms in mid-June. Granholm asked Thursday for federal aid to partially cover the costs to the state and local governments in...Tags: Government, Local Authority, Disasters, George Bush
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Epic NC politician's life ends on Fourth of July
Associated Press WriterAt Fourth of July parades and barbecues around the Tar Heel state, Jesse Helms' supporters recalled this father of the conservative movement as the man who stood up for traditional values and the defeat of Communism -- but still had time to help his...Tags: Government, National Government, Political Candidates, Laws, Health and Safety at School
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Reaction to the death of Jesse Helms
Reaction to the death of former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms, who died on the Fourth of July at age 86: "Jesse Helms was a kind, decent, and humble man and a passionate defender of what he called "the Miracle of America." So it is fitting that this...Tags: Billy Graham, Mitch McConnell, National Government, Voting, Upper House
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Former Republican NC Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
Associated Press WritersFormer Sen. Jesse Helms, an unyielding champion of the conservative movement who spent three combative and sometimes caustic decades in Congress, where he relished his battles against liberals, Communists and occasionally a fellow Republican, died on...Tags: Racism, Thomas Jefferson, National Government, Political Candidates, Illnesses
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Spitzer call girl drops Girls Gone Wild lawsuit
The call girl involved in a scandal that brought down New York's former governor has dropped a lawsuit claiming "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis exploited her image and name on the Internet. Ashley Dupre voluntarily dismissed the $10 million federal...Tags: Government, Miami Beach, Contracts, Prostitution, Fourth of July
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More homes burn as wildfire approaches Big Sur
From the Associated PressIndependence Day is normally a booming time for tourism here, with out-of-towners settling into cliffside vacation homes or trekking out to campgrounds nestled among the redwoods. But this year, the only out-of-towners in Big Sur were firefighters...Tags: Santa Barbara County, Government, Wildfires, Forestry and Timber, Fires
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Crist, McCain veep possibility, to wed
The Swampby John Kennedy Florida's best-known bachelor, Gov. Charlie Crist, is getting married. Crist on Thursday popped the question to his girlfriend of nine months, New York socialite Carole Rome, presenting her with a blue sapphire and diamond ring in his........Tags: Government, Charlie Crist, John F. Kennedy
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Town to install 3 surveillance cameras
The town of Princess Anne will use a $16,000 grant from the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to install three surveillance cameras. Officials aren't saying where the cameras will be installed, but likely they will be placed where there is...Tags: Government, Princess Anne
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New Walter Reed is begun
Sun reporterPresident Bush turned a spade of dirt to ceremonially launch a major expansion of one of the nation's premier military hospitals yesterday, saying he hoped a new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center "will be the site of many miracles of healing."...Tags: Government, National Government, Defense, Bob Dole, George Bush
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Fla. court voids casino agreement
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The Florida Supreme Court overturned yesterday an agreement that Gov. Charlie Crist signed with the Seminole Tribe to expand gambling at its casinos, saying the governor had no right to allow games that are illegal elsewhere in the...Tags: Government, Casino and Gambling Industry, Tourism and Leisure, The Seminole Tribe, Regional Authority
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