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Lieberman shows flash of past in Shock loss
AP Sports WriterNancy Lieberman savored every moment of her brief return to professional basketball, even throwing in a no-look pass. The 50-year-old Hall of Famer had two assists and two turnovers in the Detroit Shock's 79-61 loss to the Houston Comets on Thursday...Tags: Natural Disasters
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Mahorn, 10 players suspended
From 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 yesterday during a...Tags: ESPN, Lisa Leslie, Indiana Pacers, Natural Disasters, Fines
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Volunteer Notes
Historic Ellicott City Inc. will present its 24th Decorator Show House at Homewood Farm from Sept. 20 to Oct. 19 and is seeking volunteers to help with the event. Volunteers are needed while the house is being decorated, from late this month to early...Tags: House, Emergency Planning, Tourism and Leisure, Emergency Incidents, Consumers
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Shock-Comets, Box
Detroit 19 16 9 17--61 Houston 18 10 30 21--79 3-Point Goals--Detroit 4-17 (Smith 2-5, Nolan 2-6, Murphy 0-1, Sanni 0-1, Sam 0-2, Lovelace-Tolbert 0-2), Houston 8-31 (Hodges 6-12, Thompson 1-4, Ajavon 1-7, Dixon 0-1, Johnson 0-7). Fouled Out--None....Tags: Natural Disasters
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Louisiana: Ships remain idle after tanker oil spill
Dozens of cargo ships, petrochemical tankers and smaller vessels stacked up Thursday near a closed stretch of the Mississippi River, a day after a collision between a barge and tanker spilled more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil into the shipping...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution, Emergency Incidents
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Spill idles ships near New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — Dozens of cargo ships, petrochemical tankers and smaller vessels stacked up Thursday near a closed stretch of the Mississippi River, a day after a collision between a barge and tanker spilled more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil...Tags: Environmental Cleanup, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Emergency Incidents
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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: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Government
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Conn. homeland security grant increases
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Sen. Joe Lieberman said Thursday that 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. Lieberman, I-Conn. and chairman of the...Tags: Joe Lieberman, Defense, National Security, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Girls' Junior Postponed
Courant Staff WriterThe on-again, off-again U.S. Girls' Junior Golf Championship barely got started Thursday. One first-round match from Wednesday was completed, but heavy rain and a bad forecast caused the U.S. Golf Association to postpone play at Hartford Golf Club in...Tags: Natural Disasters, Sarah Brown, Clubs and Associations
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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, Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, Earnings Forecasts, Northbrook, Allstate Corporation
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