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South Texas begins cleanup after Dolly
Associated PressResidents across south Texas and in northern Mexico slogged through knee-deep muddy waters, tiptoed around downed power lines and dug through debris Thursday, but were thankful that Hurricane Dolly was not as powerful as they had feared. Downed power...Tags: Demographics, Petroleum Industry, Tropical Weather, Fires, Brownsville
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Ex-Hurricanes QB Kenny Kelly facing felony drug charges
South Florida Sun-SentinelFormer University of Miami quarterback Kenny Kelly has been arrested and charged with three felony drug charges, Tampa police say. Kelly, who started for the Hurricanes in 1999, was charged Wednesday with possession of marijuana of more than 20 grams,...Tags: Drug Trafficking, University of Miami, Meteorological Disasters, Natural Disasters
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My so-called glamorous life as a foreign correspondent
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe blast of insecticide jolted me awake. A Mexicana flight attendant had just doused me with a chemical cloud while her colleague explained over the intercom that the Cuban Health Ministry requires arriving aircraft to be fumigated. "The substance isn't...Tags: Transportation, Abraham Lincoln, Pope, Charlie Wilson, Wars and Interventions
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WNBA suspends Mahorn, 10 players
Wire ReportsThe WNBA punished so many players for their roles in this week's skirmish that the league is staggering the suspensions by alphabetical order. "None of us can recall an incident like this," WNBA President Donna Orender said Thursday during a conference...Tags: Contracts, Lisa Leslie, Fines, Punishment, Natural Disasters
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WNBA suspends 10 players for roles in fight
The Associated PressIt was a WNBA smackdown Thursday, when the league suspended Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn and 10 players for their roles in a skirmish with the Los Angeles Sparks earlier this week. Shock forward Plenette Pierson was suspended Thursday for...Tags: Indiana Pacers, Lisa Leslie, Natural Disasters
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Culver extends disaster proclamations
Gov. Chet Culver says he's extending all disaster proclamations until Aug. 22, which means Iowans affected by flooding and severe weather will have more time to get assistance as they clean up and begin to rebuild. According to Culver's office, 86 of...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Regional Authority
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Conn. Homeland Security Grant Increases
The Associated PressSen. Joe Lieberman says the federal government will be giving Connecticut nearly $15 million in homeland security aid this year, a 42 percent increase over last year's grant. The independent Connecticut senator is chairman of the Homeland Security and...Tags: Joe Lieberman, Defense, National Security
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AP top news in Iowa at 4:58 p.m. CDT
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: Government, Minority Groups, Emergency Incidents, Sexual Assault, Assault
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Analysts lower full-year estimates on Allstate
Following a 98 percent drop in Allstate Corp.'s second-quarter profit, analysts expressed concern over the future of the insurer's life insurance segment and the inherent risk in its investment portfolio. Late Tuesday, the Northbrook, Ill.-based company...Tags: Ratings, Allstate Corporation, Wachovia Corp., Earnings Forecasts, Northbrook
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Storm brewing in Brookhaven over hurricane mailings
patrick.whittle@newsday.comA whirlwind of controversy over a hurricane guide has touched down in Brookhaven, and Democrats and Republicans are in the eye of the storm. Supervisor Brian X. Foley, a Democrat, alleges that the GOP is holding up distribution of the manuals, called...Tags: Brookhaven, Floods, National Government, Meteorological Disasters, Government
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