Jan 31
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Tax issues emerge in Daschle nomination photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former Sen. Tom Daschle, picked by President Barack Obama to lead his health reform efforts, recently filed amended tax returns to report $128,203 in back taxes and $11,964 in interest, according to a Senate document obtained by The Associated Press. The White House acknowledged…
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Jan 29
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Prosecutor: ‘pattern of abuse’ by Ill. governor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The prosecutor in the impeachment trial of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he’s proven “a pattern of abuse of power.” In his closing argument Thursday, prosecutor David Ellis said the evidence shows Blagojevich knew his conduct was improper. Ellis cited snippets of…
Jan 28
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afka_bob has added a photo to the pool:

Porcelain enamel panels from the Rosebud Diner in Davis Square, Somerville, Massachusetts.
Based on a digital photograph from my Olympus C-5050.
Jan 27
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John Updike, the prolific Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, dies at 76. More
Jan 27
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S&P: Home values post 18.2 pct annual drop in Nov.
NEW YORK (AP) – A closely watched index shows home prices dropped by the sharpest annual rate on record in November. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city housing index released Tuesday tumbled by a record 18.2 percent from November 2007, the largest decline since its inception in 2000. The…
Jan 24
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Brazil model dies from infection
A prominent Brazilian model whose hands and feet were amputated because of an infection dies in hospital.
Jan 20
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Sens. Edward M. Kennedy and Robert Byrd.
Sens. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., and Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., were stricken Tuesday at an inauguration luncheon for President Barack Obama.
A Capitol police officer stood up at the luncheon and said medical attention was needed.
Kennedy collapsed and was wheeled out on a stretcher from the Capitol luncheon following the inauguration of the 44th president, NBC’s Mike Viquiera said. Kennedy reportedly suffered convulsions.
Jan 20
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Crowds pack frigid Mall for Obama’s inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) – Braving frigid temperatures, an exuberant crowd of hundreds of thousands packed the National Mall on Tuesday to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as America’s…
Jan 19
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Report: New York to lead US cities in job losses
NEW YORK (AP) – Only five metropolitan areas in the U.S. will escape job losses this year, according to a forecast released Saturday by the U.S. Conference of Mayors. New York is expected to take the biggest hit as thousands of jobs are lost on Wall Street. Big financial firms are slashing workers…
Jan 18
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FDA urges people to avoid peanut butter products
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal health authorities on Saturday urged consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods that contain peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination. Most peanut butter sold in jars at supermarkets…
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