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Obama to outline oil plans in first Oval Office speech
Tuesday, 06.15.2010, 12:11pm
President Obama said Tuesday that the Gulf oil spill "is an
unprecedented environmental disaster" that will be met with an
"unprecedented response."
"This is an assault on our shores and
we're going to fight back with everything we've got," he said during a
visit with military personnel at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola,
Florida.
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When kin of slaves and owner meet
Thursday, 05.20.2010, 10:07am
Betty Kilby was gripped with apprehension. Descendants of the white
family that enslaved her kin were coming to dinner.
She scrolled
through a mental Rolodex of relatives who might flip out. Her brothers
had already asked her: Why would you want to meet the family of those
who held our loved ones in bondage?
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At least 19 dead as storms pound Southeast
Monday, 05.03.2010, 03:04pm
A massive system of rain and thunderstorms that spawned tornadoes
continued to pound the Southeast on Monday, leaving at least 19 dead in
its wake and displacing or stranding thousands of people.
The
storm moved through north Georgia on Monday, flooding streets in Atlanta
and delaying flights into Hartsfield-Jackson....
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Moms quit jobs for their child's college dreams
Tuesday, 04.27.2010, 09:21am
Kajal Kumar knows the value of a good education. She's a career woman
who poured years of her life into studying to become a certified public
accountant with an MBA.
But after nearly two decades climbing
the corporate ladder in New York, the 46-year-old stopped managing
employees and began micromanaging her two daughters.
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Colorado baseball team president found dead
Tuesday, 04.20.2010, 06:01pm
Colorado Rockies President Keli McGregor was found dead Tuesday
morning in a Salt Lake City, Utah, hotel, police said.
Police
received a call shortly before 9 a.m. that a man was found unconscious
in a room at the Grand America Hotel. Medics tried to revive him, police
said.
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No circus in Augusta to greet Tiger
Thursday, 04.08.2010, 10:12am
As Tiger Woods hit drives and putts during pre-Masters preparations
this week, he was trailed by gigantic, cheering galleries -- and a
handful of security men.
But one group of Woods' followers
appeared strangely absent: the paparazzi and gossip press that has
chronicled him since his sex scandal broke in November.
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Young job-seekers hiding their Facebook pages
Monday, 03.29.2010, 10:25am
Justin Gawel says there's nothing too incriminating on his Facebook
page. "There are a lot of pictures of drinking [but] nothing
naked or anything -- at least I don't think so," he said jokingly. Even
so, the Michigan State University junior recently changed his Facebook
display name to "Dustin Jawel" to keep his personal life from potential
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Gay teen in prom case feels ostracized locally, celebrated nationally
Friday, 03.26.2010, 03:37pm
Walking into school Wednesday morning was not easy for Constance
McMillen. The last time she'd been there was March 11, the day after her
Fulton, Mississippi, high school canceled prom rather than allow her to
wear a tuxedo and attend with her girlfriend.
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Major runway closing at JFK airport
Monday, 03.01.2010, 01:02pm
New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport isn't exactly the
poster child for on-time departures and things may get worse before
they get better for travelers using the airport this spring.
Starting Monday, JFK's busiest runway will close for four months for reconstruction.
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Whale grabbed ponytail, pulled trainer into tank, SeaWorld
Thursday, 02.25.2010, 11:26am
Whale shows at SeaWorld were canceled Thursday, and officials were
re-evaluating safety procedures a day after a 12,000 pound killer whale
grabbed a trainer's ponytail, dragged her under water and killed her in
front of shocked onlookers at Shamu Stadium.
Dawn Brancheau, 40,
was "pulled underwater for an extended period of time," by the whale,
Chuck Tompkins, SeaWorld's curator of zoological operations, told CNN's
"American Morning
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In late April, WHO announced the emergence of a novel influenza A virus.
This particular H1N1 strain has not circulated previously in humans. The virus is entirely new.
The virus is contagious, spreading easily from one person to another, and from one country to another. As of today, nearly 30,000 confirmed cases have been reported in 74 countries.
This is only part of the picture. With few exceptions, countries with large numbers of cases are those with good surveillance and testing procedures in place.
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