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Obama capitalizes on Biden's, Clinton's experience
craig.gordon@newsday.comDENVER - Barack Obama's presidential campaign is all about the change that a fresh face can bring to Washington. But for tonight at least, the face of the Democratic Party will have some wrinkles. Obama is turning the podium tonight over to two of his...Tags: George Bush, Debbie Stabenow, Local Elections, Elections, Lobbying
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Fire causes $10,000 damage to high-rise
Fairfax County officials say some 60 firefighters responded to a three-alarm blaze at a high-rise condominium building. According to Lieutenant Raul Castillo, spokesman for the fire department, the blaze was reported about 4:40 p.m. Monday in the 3700...Tags: Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Fires
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Few Errors Go Uncorrected
The Word Watch Blooper Patrol has been working overtime to find the juiciest bloopers in Connecticut and beyond. Can you spot them all? 1. "[The developers] intend to preserve as much of the historical structure as possible in the new building,... -
Va. schools make college rankings
Three Virginia schools are listed in this year's U.S. News & World Report annual college rankings. The University of Virginia has held its spot at No. 23 in the magazine. For the fifth year in a row, the school finished second in the public college...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Virginia, Academic Progress, Virginia Tech, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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Harvard tops college rankings in report; Columbia is No. 8
AP Education WriterHarvard University is the country's oldest, wealthiest and most selective university. Now it's back on top of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, claiming sole possession of the No. 1 spot for the first time in 12 years. Princeton slips to No....Tags: Magazines, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Periodicals, Colleges and Universities
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Top College Rankings Released
Associated PressWashington, D.C. -- Harvard University is the country's oldest, wealthiest and most selective university. Now it's back on top of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, claiming sole possession of the No. 1 spot for the first time in 12 years....Tags: Magazines, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Periodicals, Colleges and Universities
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Rollins stays No. 1 - UCF makes Up and Coming list in college rankings
Sentinel Staff WriterFor the fourth year in a row, Rollins College in Winter Park is No. 1 among regional schools in the South in U.S. News & World Report's highly anticipated -- and occasionally controversial -- annual college rankings. Stetson University in DeLand placed...Tags: University of Florida, Florida Atlantic University, Rollins College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Florida International University
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Feds used in economic crime
By taking courses in economic theory, we could immunize ourselves from nonsense spouted by politicians and pundits, but in the meantime, read John R. Lott's "Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works." His first chapter is "Are You Being Ripped Off?" It...Tags: State University of New York, Petroleum Industry, National League, Sales, Television Industry
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Phelps does it again
Michael Phelps made it 6-for-6 at the Beijing Olympics, closing in on Mark Spitz with another world-record swim. Phelps dominated right from the start of the 200-meter individual medley and powered away to win in 1 minutes, 54.23 seconds. He knocked...Tags: Katie Hoff, Beijing Games, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Ryan Lochte, Multi-Sport Events
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Ratliffe to play at Florida junior college
247-4649Ricardo Ratliffe, the Group AAA and Daily Press Player of the Year last season at Kecoughtan, has signed with Central Florida Community College. Tim Ryan, head coach at the Ocala, Fla., school, confirmed Ratliffe's signing Thursday. "We're very happy...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Tim Ryan, Virginia Tech, Examinations
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Longtime Republican voters are airing new views
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe first in an occasional series. -- Cheap mortgages and cheap gas built this sprawling landscape of tan and gray stucco homes, iron gates and golf course communities. And the people who flocked here over the last decade -- upwardly mobile young...Tags: George Bush, Local Elections, Elections, Political Candidates, Robert Lang
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Minimum wage is no cure for poverty
The Sun should rethink its editorial "Rethinking minimum wage" (Aug. 4). The editorial's account of history is flawed; the federal minimum wage began in 1938, not in the 1950s. More important, it's untrue that the data are "compelling" that "a minimum...Tags: Economic Policy, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Wages and Pensions
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