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Regents study possible sale of mural
The Iowa Board of Regents has agreed to study a possible sale of a famous Jackson Pollock painting at the University of Iowa to help pay for flood recovery on campus. Regent Michael Gartner raised the idea during a regents meeting on Thursday on Cedar...Tags: University of Iowa, Heads of State, Jackson Pollock, Government
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Roger Huerta, abandoned as a child, finds peace and encouragement en route to MMA fame
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLike a trembling lid on a boiling pot of water, Roger Huerta tried to suppress his childhood, ashamed of what he experienced, and what he did to survive. There was the mental abuse by his parents, the long, hot days working as a street hustler in Mexico,...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Lightweight Boxing, Wrestling, Family, Gang Activity
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PART VII: Homecoming, struggles and new beginnings
The chartered plane loaded with soldiers descended slowly in the summer sky as Sgt. John Kriesel watched eagerly on the tarmac, clutching a walking cane. He had been waiting for this reunion for more than seven months. Kriesel hadn't seen his "guys"...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Defense, Society, Radio Industry, Medical Services
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Local teen hopes discounts increase voter registrations
jennifer.kelleher@newsday.comAt 19, Joseph Maddalone is not far beyond the adulthood marker of being old enough to vote. Yet he's made it his mission to increase the nation's number of registered voters. And he's hoping the lure of retail discounts during a sagging economy will...Tags: Elections, James Williams, Political Candidates, Long Island, Jon Cooper
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Surprise! Searching for next Kansas
AP College Football WriterNobody saw Kansas coming last year. Missouri? Good, sure. No. 1 in the country? Nope, didn't expect that. Same goes for Illinois in the Rose Bowl, Arizona State and Oregon challenging Southern California in the Pac-10, and Boston College and South...Tags: Westwood One Incorporated, Virginia Tech, Philadelphia Eagles
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Mazda Marvel Joins Tesla as Design Chief; Ex-Ford Money Man Named CFO
Edmunds.comBy Scott Doggett, Contributor Tesla Motors could not have made a bolder statement today with its choice for design director without employing canon fire. With his blownback blonde hair and sunwashed face, Franz von Holzhausen, director of Mazda's North... -
Comparing mileage: Not all mpg's are created equal
Consumer ReportsWhen thinking about saving gas, it's useful to remember that not all mpg's are created equal. Among very fuel-efficient cars, the incremental savings for every extra mpg is small. However, among very inefficient cars, even a 1 mpg savings can be... -
Boxer Russell collapses, to miss Olympics
American bantamweight Gary Russell Jr., a Capitol Heights native, will miss the Olympics after collapsing in Beijing last night while trying to make weight. Russell is a two-time national champion and was one of the top medal hopes for the U.S. team....Tags: Miami Heat, Cleveland Browns, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Government, National Basketball Association
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Baltimore's other champ
Sun reporterFor now, Katie Hoff is content to be the other swimmer from Baltimore, the one not named Phelps, the one without the massive public relations machine and Olympic gold. What she's less satisfied with is the image from four years ago in Athens of a...Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Katie Hoff, Homes, Multi-Sport Events, House and Home
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Far from a clean shave?
It appears that a former college basketball player at the University of Toledo might have conceded guilt and is cooperating with investigators after being indicted on federal charges related to point shaving. At least the fact that a November sentencing...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Casino and Gambling, Tourism and Leisure, Gaming and Lotteries, Prosecution
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Device can reveal what you touched
The Associated PressScientists have found ways to tease even more clues out of fingerprints' telltale marks -- one in a string of developments that gives modern forensics even better ways to solve mysteries like the anthrax attacks or JonBenet Ramsey's murder. For example,...Tags: Purdue University, Emergency Incidents, Museum of Natural History, Explosions, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Doubts persist on Ivins' guilt
Sun reportersA day after the Justice Department released hundreds of documents purporting to link Bruce E. Ivins to the 2001 anthrax killings, scientists and legal experts criticized the strength of the case and cast doubt on whether it could have succeeded....Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Preventative Medicine, Mental Illness, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Vaccines
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