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Bigfoot Hoaxers Say it was all "A Big Joke"
CNNATLANTA -- The two men who claimed to have found the carcass of Bigfoot have surfaced to say: Hey, it was just a joke. Not everyone is laughing. In an exclusive interview with CNN affiliate WSB, the two hoaxers -- car salesman Rick Dyer and now-fired...Tags: Bigfoot, Hunting, Law Enforcement, Natural Science, Prosecution
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The Morning Call Sports Calendar
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TAMAQUA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT MEET THE RAIDERS NIGHT, AUG. 20 -- 7 p.m., at H.S. stadium … all fall sports participants, cheerleaders, coaches, Raider marching band performs field show … free and open to public … raindate 7 p.m., Aug. 25 …...Tags: East Stroudsburg University, Philadelphia Phillies, Athletics, Track and Field, Moravian College, Explosions
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Laborer charged with stealing $10,000 worth of copper
The Associated PressA construction worker from Baltimore assigned to a project at Harford Community College is charged with stealing $10,000 worth of copper. The Harford County Sheriff's Department said 47-year-old Dwayne Everett stole copper pieces and sold it to a...Tags: Theft, Prosecution
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Chrencik installed as interim CEO of UM medical system
The Associated PressA state board has voted unanamimously to formalize Robert Chrencik's appointment as the interim chief executive officer of the University of Maryland Medical System. The vote by the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland came one day after...Tags: Government, Corporate Officers, Management Change, Heads of State
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Group to spend $2.8 million on anti-Obama ad
Associated Press WriterA conservative nonprofit group with a past link to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign wants to spend $2.8 million on an ad questioning Democrat Barack Obama's relationship to a founder of the 1960s radical group Weather Underground. The ad,...Tags: Barack Obama, John Kerry, Political Candidates, John McCain, Government
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Obama: From unknown to nominee, a meteoric rise
AP National WriterCHICAGO (AP) -- When Barack Obama arrived at the Democratic National Convention eight years ago, he was a politician in need of clout. He had just been trounced in his bid for Congress. His credit card was rejected at the car rental counter. He couldn'...Tags: Sharon Cohen, Barack Obama, John Kerry, Business Enterprises, Chicago Bulls
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'Toot': Obama grandmother a force that shaped him
AP National WriterSen. Barack Obama is a poker man, but his grandmother's game of choice is bridge. Duplicate bridge, to be exact. In poker, a good player can still bluff his way through a lousy hand. In duplicate bridge, different sets of players are made to play the...Tags: Barack Obama, Sharon Cohen, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Government, Glenn Miller
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Investigation closed into finances of non-profit Broward Black Elected Officials
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Broward State Attorney's Office announced today it has closed its investigation into the finances of the non-profit Broward Black Elected Officials. The inquiry showed the group spent most of its money on fundraising galas as opposed to scholarships,...Tags: Government, Campaign Finance, Lauderdale Lakes, Florida Memorial University, Florida A&M University
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Carmel QB makes Kentucky his college choice
Kentucky wasn't even on Morgan Newton's short list of colleges, until he saw the Wildcats knock off in-state rival Louisville last fall. Then, after "a lot of processing" his possibilities, the quarterback at Indiana's top-ranked and defending Class...Tags: ESPN
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Outgoing UW leader rips business lobby's tactics
Associated Press WriterThe state's largest business lobby has been taken over by "political extremists" and become a major obstacle to economic development, outgoing University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley said this week. In a 3,000-word essay published in...Tags: Harley-Davidson Incorporated, Medical Specialization, Political Candidates, Government, Economic Policy
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King speech to Obama speech: A dream realized?
AP National WriterThe dreamer in him envisioned a day when "Whites Only" signs would no longer hang in restaurant windows. A time when everyone's desire to vote would be respected. A time when blacks and whites would work, pray and live together. He spoke of an America...Tags: Barack Obama, Retirement, Personal Income, Louis Gossett Jr., Research
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25 things you might not know about Obama
The Associated PressTwenty-five things you might not know about Barack Obama: 1. His high school basketball nickname at Punahou School in Hawaii was "O'Bomber" and he favored a left-hand, double-pump shot. 2. He has two Grammy awards for recording his best-selling books,...Tags: Barack Obama, Sheryl Crow, Political Candidates, Muhammad Ali, Jay-Z
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