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Shriver laid to rest; Sen. Kennedy misses funeral (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:22:33 +0000

AP – Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver has been laid to rest at a Cape Cod cemetery after a private burial service.

Police say other driver at fault in Phelps crash (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:13:05 +0000

AP – Baltimore police say the other driver was at fault in a minor crash involving Olympic champion Michael Phelps.

18 years later: 1st Gulf War casualty laid to rest (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:11:28 +0000

AP – Navy pilot Scott Speicher, the long-missing first casualty of the first Gulf War, was finally laid to rest Friday in his adopted hometown as thousands of people lined the streets to watch a funeral procession pass his school, church and former military base.

More help coming for crews battling Calif. fires (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:04:54 +0000

AP – California deployed more fire crews across the state Friday to gain control of a series of growing wildfires that have forced hundreds of people to flee their homes.

Maine town wins fight to save its curbside mailbox (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:44:03 +0000

AP – The U.S. Postal Service has decided to keep a rural Maine town’s lone mailbox after a protest that included a phone blitz, pressure from elected officials and a blockade to prevent the box’s removal.

‘Cash for clunkers’ program helps U.S. manufacturing to rebound in July

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:26:00 +0000

Industrial production rose by half a percent from June, the first monthly increase since the recession began in December 2007. But consumer pessimism persists, another survey says. …

Mourners gather in Pa. for 3 dead in plane crash (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:18:40 +0000

AP – More than 500 mourners gathered to remember the members of a Philadelphia-area family killed when their single-engine plane collided with a helicopter over the Hudson River.

Athiest bus ads create free speech debate in Iowa (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:14:06 +0000

AP – A dispute about bus advertisements seeking to publicize atheist views has touched off a free speech debate after the signs were torn down ? then posted again ? on the sides of Des Moines city buses.

Athiest bus ads create free speech debate in Iowa (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:14:06 +0000

SC Gov. Sanford goes to Fla. for reserve duty (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:07:21 +0000

AP – Gov. Mark Sanford headed to Florida on Friday for a refresher course with the Air Force Reserves while a South Carolina ethics panel considered whether to investigate his state plane use and his flights on commercial airlines.

SC Gov. Sanford goes to Fla. for reserve duty (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:07:21 +0000

Michael Vick acknowledges having done ‘some terrible things’

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Introduced as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, the reinstated quarterback says he wants to be part of the solution, not the problem. …

Michael Vick acknowledges having done ‘some terrible things’

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Introduced as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, the reinstated quarterback says he wants to be part of the solution, not the problem. …

Karzai leads heading into election but may face runoff

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:11:00 +0000

A poll shows Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai 20 percentage points ahead of his major opponent, but the race for Thursday s election is tightening and other rivals are gaining strength. …

Karzai leads heading into election but may face runoff

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:11:00 +0000

A poll shows Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai 20 percentage points ahead of his major opponent, but the race for Thursday s election is tightening and other rivals are gaining strength. …

Tributes for guitar legend Les Paul; dead at 94 (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:09:23 +0000

AP – Musicians worldwide are paying tribute to Les Paul, the music icon whose solid-body electric guitar paved the way for rock ‘n’ roll.

Controller was on phone during Hudson River crash (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:56:11 +0000

AP – An air traffic controller who was making a personal phone call when a small plane and a helicopter collided over New York’s Hudson River has been removed from duty along with his supervisor, who was out of the building at the time.

Student held as family takes citizenship oath (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:36:56 +0000

AP – Samir Megahed planned to take his oath as an American citizen Friday with an odd mix of pride and pain, knowing his adopted country considers his son a terrorist and is trying to deport him.

Newt Gingrich, Al Sharpton won’t hold back on education tour

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:26:00 +0000

A multicity series hosted by Education Secretary Arne Duncan aims to ‘challenge conventional thinking’ on fixing the nation’s schools. Sharpton and Gingrich espouse common goals despite differences. …

Consumer prices flat in July as energy retreats (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:07:20 +0000

AP – Consumer prices were flat in July as energy costs retreated following a big surge in June. Over the past 12 months, prices dropped the most in nearly six decades as the recession and lower energy costs kept a lid on inflation.

Manson follower ‘Squeaky’ Fromme out of prison

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:07:00 +0000

The Charles Manson follower convicted of trying to assassinate President Gerald Ford was released today from a Texas prison hospital after more than three decades behind bars, a prison official said. …

Lynndie England DC lecture canceled after threats (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:05:00 +0000

AP – Organizers have canceled a lecture at the Library of Congress by the woman who became a symbol of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal after threats caused concerns about staff safety.

Manson follower ‘Squeaky’ Fromme out of prison (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:01:42 +0000

AP – The Charles Manson follower convicted of trying to assassinate President Gerald Ford was released Friday from a Texas prison hospital after more than three decades behind bars, a prison official said.

Michael Phelps unhurt in 2-vehicle Baltimore crash

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:58:42 +0000

Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was not injured when the SUV he was driving collided with another car in Baltimore, but the other driver was taken to a hospital.

Consumer prices flat in July as energy retreats

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:39:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — Consumer prices were flat in July as energy costs retreated following a big surge in June. Over the past 12 months, prices dropped the most in nearly six decades as the recession and lower…

Pa. couple forced boys, 6 and 9, to fight (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:09:20 +0000

AP – Police say a western Pennsylvania woman and her boyfriend forced the woman’s sons ? a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old ? to fight each other as the couple watched.

Archie-Veronica wedding story line irks collector (AP)

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:43:28 +0000

AP – When comic book store owner Dave Luebke heard that after 67 years, the carrot-topped everyman of the comic world, Archie, was proposing to va-va-voomy rich girl Veronica instead of girl-next-door Betty, he decided to protest by selling his copy of the series’ rare first issue.

Karzai leads ahead of Afghan election, but runoff possible

rob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:11:00 +0000

A poll finds the president with a big advantage but perhaps not enough to win a majority. Militants have threatened to disrupt the vote. …