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NYC PICKS: MOVIES
WHAT A RIOT WHAT "Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock, Rebellion and Hollywood Hippies." The midnight film series "Riot" features 10 time capsules from 1966 to 1968, when the psychedelic era was nearing its peak. Along with Jack Nicholson's two camp classics,...Tags: Jack Nicholson
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Bigger than you think: World hunger crisis
Special To The SentinelA hunger crisis is gripping the world right now. The great majority of the world's poorest 1 billion people have suffered a serious reduction in their already-miserable standard of living. Poor people in developing countries spend most of their income on...Tags: John McCain, Summits, Barack Obama, George Bush, Famines
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Brentwood standoff ends after police Taser fugitive
keith.herbert@newsday.com; Staff writeOfficers used a Taser to end a tense standoff in Brentwood yesterday, arresting a fugitive wanted in two states on kidnapping, weapons and heroin possession charges. U.S. marshals and Suffolk County police found Peter Smith, 51, holed up at his sister'...Tags: Weaponry, Assault, Court Administration, Injuries
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12 arrested in brawl in Storm Lake
Storm Lake police say one man was injured and a dozen others were arrested after a brawl. The fight happened late Sunday and involved about 20 people, some armed with beer bottles and bricks. Police say a man suffered minor injuries when he was... -
EPA postpones decision on Perry's request to reduce amount of ethanol required in gasoline
Associated Press WriterLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) _ The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday put off a decision on Texas' request to temporarily lower ethanol requirements for gasoline, a change Gov. Rick Perry says is needed to rein in corn prices. EPA Administrator Stephen...Tags: John McCain, Elections, Environmental Politics, House, Agriculture
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Global poverty programs need better coordination
ISSUE: Food sent to help Haiti sits in ports and warehouses. Food shipped to Haiti to fill empty stomachs is of no use if it sits at a port or warehouse for months at a time before being distributed. But that's exactly what's happening with items...Tags: United Nations, Bill Nelson, Laws, Society, Mel Martinez
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EPA postpones decision on ethanol requirements
Associated Press WriterThe Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday put off a decision on Texas' request to temporarily lower ethanol requirements for gasoline, a change Gov. Rick Perry says is needed to rein in corn prices. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson said the agency...Tags: John McCain, Elections, Environmental Politics, Political Candidates, Chicago Board of Trade
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Authorities recall 1978 Illinois prison riot
Thirty years ago, one of the deadliest prison riots in Illinois claimed the lives of three prison employees and left three more injured. Authorities are recounting their memories of the 1978 riot at the Pontiac Correctional Center that involved more...Tags: Tra Thomas, Prisons
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Taser death ignites racial tensions
Tribune correspondentAt 1:28 p.m. last Jan. 17, Baron "Scooter" Pikes was a healthy 21-year-old man. By 2:07 p.m., he was dead. What happened in the 39 minutes in between--during which Pikes was handcuffed by local police and shocked nine times with a Taser device, while...Tags: Western Medicines, Local Elections, Elections, Prosecution, Prisons
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FOOD AID FAILS HAITIANS
The Associated PressEvery inch of Rivilade Filsame's body hurt, from his swollen, empty stomach to his dried-out, wrinkled skin. The 18-month-old had been crying for so long in the hospital malnutrition ward that his mother no longer tried to console him. After soaring food...Tags: Albert Schweitzer, Labor Legislation, Hospitals and Clinics, Disasters, Natural Disasters
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