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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: Eliot Spitzer, Prostitution, Trials, Contracts, Beach Vacations
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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: Disasters, Local Authority, George Bush, Government
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Obama visits traditionally-Republican Montana
Barack Obama is celebrating the 4th of July in Butte, Montana, attending a parade and picnic. It's a state that usually gives its three electoral votes to a Republican. Only two Democrats have carried Montana since 1948. Republicans typically take it...Tags: Fourth of July, Bob Dole, Lyndon B. Johnson, Craig Wilson, Hillary Clinton
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Russian billionaire Abramovich leaves governor job
Associated Press WriterRussian billionaire Roman Abramovich has resigned as governor of a remote Arctic region, a position he has held for almost eight years and long wanted to leave. His formal resignation request was denied two years ago by former President Vladimir Putin, a...Tags: Local Elections, National Government, Regional Authority, Government, Elections
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US says airstrikes hit Afghan insurgents
Associated Press WriterThe U.S. military said airstrikes by its attack helicopters hit two vehicles carrying insurgents Friday in eastern Afghanistan. Afghan officials said civilians were traveling in the vehicles. 1st Lt. Nathan Perry, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition,...Tags: Terrorism, Wars and Interventions, Vehicles, Religious Conflicts, Injuries
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Budget rerun means more bickering in Springfield
Associated Press WriterMaybe top Illinois officials are watching too much television. They're in the middle of a budget mess that manages to combine both the reruns and the reality shows that dominate the summer schedule. Call it "Project Gridlock" or "The Surreal World."...Tags: State Budgets, Rod Blagojevich, Emil Jones, Michael Madigan, Democratic Party
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Unclear future for 10 men on Nebraska's death row
Associated Press WriterFor more than 10 years, John Lotter has faced death in Nebraska's electric chair for the grisly 1993 triple murder that spawned the movie "Boys Don't Cry." But the state Supreme Court made that sentence uncertain for Lotter and the nine other men on...Tags: Local Elections, Trials, Juvenile Delinquency, Lawyers, Regional Authority
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Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Florida
Associated Press WriterOil companies once viewed drilling in the deep waters off Florida as cost prohibitive. Politicians feared even the slightest sign of support would be career suicide. No more. Record crude oil prices are fueling support for oil and natural gas exploration...Tags: Disasters, Energy KD, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Water Pollution, Personal Service
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Former U.S. senator Jesse Helms dies; unyielding Southerner relied on race-baiting campaign tactics
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWASHINGTON -- Jesse Helms, the former U.S. senator from North Carolina who for half a century infuriated liberals with his race-baiting campaign tactics and presidents of both parties with his use of senatorial privilege, died today. He was 86. Helms,...Tags: Treaties, Local Elections, Sex, United Nations, Polls
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US Embassy returns to historic Berlin address
Associated Press WriterThe U.S. Embassy in Germany returned to the site it occupied before World War II, marking the occasion Friday with a ribbon cutting by former President Bush and Ambassador William Timken. The former president and Chancellor Angela Merkel planned to speak...Tags: Condoleezza Rice, Fourth of July, Parliament, National Government, George Bush
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