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Third debate is most spirited
John McCain confronted Barack Obama, sometimes angrily, over taxes and spending, personal associates and political tactics tonight in by far the most spirited debate of the campaign.
Economics was the focus of the third and final presidential debate...Tags: Cornell University, Indiana University, Disasters, Health and Safety at School, Hofstra University
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Colleges: The top 25
++++++++++++++++++++ || || || Rk. || Team (Rec.) || Comment (last week's rank) || || 1 || TEXAS (6-0) || Problem with scaling heights of Mt. Rankman is, eventually, you have to climb down. (4) || || 2 || PENN STATE (7-0) || Paterno wants to replace...Tags: Ohio State Buckeyes, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Virginia Tech, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Brigham Young
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College football games of the week
No. 12 Ohio St. at No. 20 Michigan St. Saturday, 12:30 p.m., Channel 7 Ohio State can't afford to look past East Lansing this week to Penn State's arrival in Columbus on Oct. 25. Win these next two games, though, and the Buckeyes (6-1) are back in the...Tags: Ohio State Buckeyes, Ohio State University, Penn State Nittany Lions, Florida State University
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How 5 undecided LI voters saw the debate
GEOFFREY PRIME Age: 37 Residence: South Floral Park Job: Defense attorney in private practice in Garden City. Prime, a former Nassau County prosecutor, is a registered Democrat who ran unsuccessfully last year for Town of Hempstead receiver of taxes....Tags: Sarah Palin, State Budgets, Medical Services, Government, National Government
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Brain signal device helps monkeys with paralyzed wrists play computer games; may help people
AP Science WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Monkeys taught to play a computer game were able to overcome wrist paralysis with an experimental device that might lead to new treatments for patients with stroke and spinal cord injury. Remarkably, the monkeys regained use of...Tags: Seattle, Game Playing, Northwestern University, Video Games
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Md. officials approve $300M in budget cuts
It's hard enough to attract staff willing to work at low wages to train developmentally disabled clients, said Vicki Callahan, who runs Opportunity Builders Inc. Now she can't deliver promised pay increases because of state budget cutbacks. Some of her...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Safety of Citizens, State Budgets, Casino and Gambling Industry, Medical Services
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U of C faculty meet to discuss research center
University of Chicago faculty are meeting to discuss a dispute over a research center named after Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman. About 8 percent of the university's full-time faculty signed a letter earlier this year saying they fear...Tags: Milton Friedman, University of Chicago
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UW, Chinese university agree on student exchange
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is establishing a student exchange program with a university in Beijing. Lieutenant Gov. Barbara Lawton announced the new agreement with Tsinghua (ching-WAH) University in Beijing on Wednesday. She recently returned...Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Government, Executive Branch, Academic Progress
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HU College of Education up for accreditation review
Daily Press 757-247-4537Comments are being accepted before an accreditation review of Hampton University's College of Education and Continuing Studies. The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education is inviting graduates, parents, schools and community...Tags: Hampton University, Further Education
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UW band will travel to play during Packers game
Wisconsin's marching band will get another chance to behave on the road. The university announced Wednesday the band will play at halftime during the Green Bay Packers' game at Lambeau Field on Sunday. The university temporarily suspended the band's...Tags: Ohio State University, Green Bay Packers
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Tale of 2 states: Far from the battleground in red Utah and blue Vermont
Associated Press WritersBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) _ Walk into the storefront headquarters of Obama '08 here offering to volunteer and you might be told to take a hike — to neighboring New Hampshire. With Vermont considered a sure bet for the Democrats in the Nov. 4 election,...Tags: Al Gore, The White House, Hillary Clinton, Government, National Government
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Did FDA toxicologist studying BPA plastic have a conflict of interest?
The Associated PressThe Food and Drug Administration said this week it will look into concerns that a prominent toxicologist asked to render an independent verdict on a sensitive consumer safety issue may have a financial conflict-of-interest. But an FDA official said there...Tags: Ethics, Consumers, University of Michigan, Health Organizations, Values
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