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  1. AP's Top 100 Recruits

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:01 pm MDT

    AP's Top 100 Recruits

  2. If Washington isn't racing to the top, where are we going?

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:01 pm MDT

    Washington state's application for federal Race to the Top grants placed a dismal 32nd out of 36 states. Guest columnist Brad Smith urges Washington state educators and leaders not to resign themselves to the status quo but to keep pushing for meaningful reform.

  3. USA Gymnastics to sanction cheerleading

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:01 pm MDT

    The national governing body for gymnastics has agreed to sanction college cheer competitions, a step aimed at getting competitive cheerleading recognized as a sport.

  4. Economic climate change hits water policy

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:01 pm MDT

    State revenue problems are forcing a serious conversation about how the state might overhaul the management and financing of Washington water resources. New ways of raising money and a hard look at old water laws are headed to the Legislature from the state Department of Ecology.

  5. Populism, then and now: protecting the little guy

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:01 pm MDT

    William Jennings Bryan's followers knew the source of their insecurity, writes columnist Froma Harrop. Glenn Beck's don't. Bryan's populists blamed unregulated banks and industrial mammoths for oppressing the middle class on down. Beck's populists are blind to this enduring problem.

  6. Mayor McGinn's jobs plan could jump-start Seattle's economy

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:01 pm MDT

    Mayor Mike McGinn's new "Seattle Jobs Plan" offers some intriguing ideas. He is commended for finally focusing on the top issue. He also has to be careful not to try to help the economy with one hand while shooting it in the foot with the other.

  7. At A Theater Near You: Classics 'Ran,' 'Mamma Roma' getting new showings

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:01 pm MDT

    Seattle-area screenings this week include Akira Kurosawa's "Ran," an epic meditation on "King Lear," plus "Dazed and Confused" and "Spirited Away."

  8. Deutsche Bank signs up for 2 more years

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:01 pm MDT

    Deutsche Bank has picked up the option on the final two years of its title sponsorship, and it will have some financial help from a familiar partner in EMC Corp., which will be a presenting sponsor.

  9. FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:00 pm MDT

    Six recruiters were accused Thursday of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the FBI called the largest human trafficking case ever charged in U.S. history.

  10. FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers

    → The Seattle Times: Home | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:00 pm MDT

    Six recruiters were accused Thursday of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the FBI called the largest human trafficking case ever charged in U.S. history.

  11. N.M. man convicted in Four Corners jail assault

    → News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:58 pm MDT

    A New Mexico man faces up to 20 years in prison after a jury of Durango today found him guilty of attacking a guard at a Ute Mountain Ute Reservation jail in Montezuma County in 2008.

  12. Weakening Hurricane Earl smacks North Carolina

    → USATODAY.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:42 pm MDT

    Hurricane Earl closed in with 110 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive ...




  13. DeKalb COO fired amid charges of improper relationship with subordinate

    → Metro news | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:39 pm MDT

    DeKalb County’s CEO fired his second in command Thursday after learning that the official had had an improper relationship with a water department secretary.

  14. Moose injures child near Grand Lake

    → News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:38 pm MDT

    As a moose charged from the forest, a toddler playing with his older brother was trampled beneath the cow's hooves at Shadow Mountain Reservoir in Grand County.

  15. Tancredo vows to stay in guv's race

    → News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:36 pm MDT

    Even if Republican gubernatorial hopeful Dan Maes drops out of the governor's race, third-party candidate Tom Tancredo said today he is in through Election Day.

  16. Sifting through aftermath of 5-alarm fire

    → Philly.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:30 pm MDT

    George Kaiser walked through the smoldering remains of his Collingdale self-storage business Thursday and gently pushed a basketball-size chunk of metal with the toe of his boot.

  17. East Coast on alert for Hurricane Earl

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:28 pm MDT

    BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Earl packed winds near 140 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard up to Maine on alert for a Labor Day weekend pounding by waves, gales and rain.




  18. Guv candidates appear at first debate

    → News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:25 pm MDT

    Colorado's three major gubernatorial candidates squared today off in a surprisingly tame debate, given that Republican nominee Dan Maes is being urged to get out of the race.

  19. Earl weakens but still powerful as it smacks NC

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:24 pm MDT

    The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 110 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm's...

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    North Carolina - East Coast of the United States - Hurricane Earl - Tropical cyclone warnings and watches - Labor Day

  20. Fox Theatre: Letter to ‘Phantom' was a misstep

    → Metro news | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:21 pm MDT

    Fox Theatre general manager Allan Vella admitted Thursday that a letter delivered to longtime resident Joe Patten was heavy-handed and gave the misconception that the venue needed the apartment that the 83-year-old man has called home for nearly 31 years.

  21. 2nd quarter: Bears 7, Browns 7

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:21 pm MDT

    The battle between defensive ends Israel Idonije and Mark Anderson continues to be an intriguing one, as Idonije starts his second consecutive game, this time in Cleveland.




  22. Coast Guard: No sign of leak after rig explosion

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:15 pm MDT

    NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — The Coast Guard is saying that a mile-long oil sheen is spreading from the site off an offshore petroleum platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana.




  23. Teen arrested in attack on Greeley jogger

    → News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:11 pm MDT

    Greeley police today arrested a 17-year-old girl in the Aug. 24 assault on a jogger at Glenmere Park.

  24. Denver woman faces charges in double fatality

    → News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:05 pm MDT

    A 47-year-old Denver woman will face charges in the deaths of two men killed on a motorcyle in Denver on Aug.

  25. Israeli-Palestinian talks: no breakthroughs, but a way forward

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:05 pm MDT

    The Israeli, Palestinian leaders agree to meet again in less than two weeks and to work on a ‘framework agreement for permanent status.’




  26. Could Israeli-Palestinian talks bring peace?

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:05 pm MDT

    Direct Middle East peace talks got under way today in Washington.




  27. New leader named for Penn medical school

    → Philly.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:02 pm MDT



  28. North Fulton homes lose power Thursday

    → Metro news | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:59 pm MDT

    About 4,000 homes and businesses are without power Thursday night, Georgia Power spokesman Jeff Wilson said.

  29. Family Court project headed to mediation

    → Philly.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:58 pm MDT

    Donald W. Pulver's bid in bankruptcy court to maintain his role as developer of a new $200 million Family Court building at 15th and Arch Streets is headed for mediation in an effort to keep the project on a fast track.

  30. Food safety groups slam USDA egg graders at farms in recall

    → USATODAY.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:56 pm MDT

    Staff at two Iowa egg processors implicated in a national salmonella outbreak were supposed to enforce rules, federal regulations show.




  31. Dems in power could be in peril, poll says

    → USATODAY.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:51 pm MDT

    Democratic congressional candidates face a political landscape even rockier than those in 1994 and 2006 that ended with election upheavals ...




  32. 2 men charged in shooting of 2 Chicago cops

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:42 pm MDT




  33. Chester Valley recreation trail to open Sept. 21

    → Philly.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:40 pm MDT

    The first phase of the Chester Valley hiking/biking trail will open Sept. 21, the Chester County commissioners said Thursday.

  34. Race to the Top promises new era of standardized testing

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:39 pm MDT

    US awards $330 million to two coalitions of states to develop standardized testing as part of its Race to the Top competition; tests to employ computers to measure students' skills.




  35. No evidence of oil leak in Gulf after rig explosion, says Coast Guard

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:36 pm MDT

    Confusion followed calamity in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday after an oil platform exploded and the Coast Guard first claimed it was leaking - then later backed off.


  36. Man and his daughter caught with loaded gun at DIA

    → News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:32 pm MDT

    A man and his daughter were caught Monday attempting to pass through security at Denver International Airport with a loaded gun, according to a Denver District Attorney's Office news release.

  37. Powder found in Wyoming traffic stop not drugs, but grandma's ashes

    → News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:32 pm MDT

    A traffic stop in Wyoming led investigators to a powdery substance believed to be drugs, but it turned out to be cremains of a grandmother.

  38. Court won't force state to defend Prop. 8

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:27 pm MDT

    The outlook for the legal defense of Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, grew cloudier Thursday as a state appellate court refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal a federal judge's ruling...

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    Jerry Brown - California Proposition 8 - Attorney general - California - Same-sex marriage

  39. DeKalb solicitor-general to run for DA

    → Metro news | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:24 pm MDT

    DeKalb County Solicitor-General Robert James will run for District Attorney Gwen Keyes Fleming’s vacant seat.

  40. Illegal immigrants: Which states have lost the most?

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:16 pm MDT

    The number of illegal immigrants in the US has declined by about 1 million since the start of the recession. A new study looks at the trend state by state. Here are the top five.




  41. Gangs vs. Chicago police: an open feud over blame for street violence

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:14 pm MDT

    Gang representatives in Chicago held a press conference Thursday to explain why gangs cannot be held solely responsible for stopping street violence, which has escalated this summer.




  42. Study: Friends help college females avoid risky sex after drinking

    → USATODAY.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:10 pm MDT

    College students use a number of strategies to prevent their female friends from engaging in risky sexual behavior after a night of heavy drinking, ...




  43. Hurricane Earl swirls along eastern seaboard toward New York

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:09 pm MDT

    Batten down the hatches -- Hurricane Earl is on its way!


  44. Former gym coach convicted of child porn possession

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:52 pm MDT




  45. Hurricane Earl bears down on Outer Banks, following well-worn path

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:49 pm MDT

    Hurricane Earl is only the latest hurricane to put North Carolina in its path. The state has seen billions of dollars of damage since its founding.




  46. Why Fox News has agreed to run an unflattering ad

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:39 pm MDT

    Fox News has accepted an ad that takes on Fox’s parent company, News Corp. It could turn out to be a good public-relations move for the cable channel.




  47. Board delays funding N. Fulton tech campus

    → Metro news | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:35 pm MDT

    North Fulton County will have to keep waiting for its own technical college campus. The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia approved a list of capital projects Thursday that did not include the north Fulton satellite campus Gwinnett Technical College wants to build for about $42.5 million.

  48. What are the real values behind buying local?

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:30 pm MDT

    It may not always make sense to buy local. Consider what added value - or values - the local business offers, before making your decision.




  49. Former Atlanta cop admits to corruption, drug charges

    → Metro news | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:25 pm MDT

    A former Atlanta cop sold his freedom for less than the cost of a cheap used car. Lucius T. Solomon, III, 31, admitted in federal court Thursday that he traded on his badge for money.

  50. 1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspection, worse than restaurants

    → USATODAY.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:24 pm MDT

    A new study suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants ...




  51. Creation came 'from nothing,' not God: Stephen Hawking

    → USATODAY.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:19 pm MDT

    Did creation need a creator? British physicist and mathematician Stephen Hawking says no, arguing in his new book that there need not be a God ...




  52. Parents say rapper's arrests send mixed message

    → Metro news | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:18 pm MDT

    For the last two years, Atlanta rapper T.I. has been making the rounds at schools and community centers with his message about staying out of trouble and away from drugs.

  53. Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:17 pm MDT

    Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc. Dell said Thursday it won't match HP's offer to pay $33 per share for 3Par, or about $2.07 billion. Dell's decision came barely an hour after 3Par...

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    Hewlett-Packard - 3PAR - Dell - Dave Johnson - Hardware

  54. Mariner Energy oil rig fire extinguished, no sign of oil spill in Gulf

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:16 pm MDT

    An oil rig run belonging to Mariner Energy caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday. The Coast Guard has now refuted earlier reports of an oil sheen on the water.




  55. Love of pottery shapes long Callanwolde career

    → Metro news | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:12 pm MDT

    As an English major at a Virginia college, Glenn Dair had no idea what he’d do to earn a living.

  56. Bullet hits daycare window

    → Philly.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:08 pm MDT

    A bullet pierced the window of a daycare center during an exchange of gunfire Thursday afternoon in the city's Overbrook section, police said.

  57. 3.1 quake strikes near Richmond

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:58 pm MDT

    An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 jolted the East Bay this morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was centered near Richmond at a depth of 3.2 miles, the agency said. It struck at 9:35 a.m. A half-hour later, a second quake measuring 2.4 hit...

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    Earthquake - United States Geological Survey - Earth Sciences - East Bay - Organizations

  58. Burger King sets sights overseas after $3.26B sale

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:55 pm MDT

    Burger King's new ruler could help its empire expand. Burger King Holdings Inc. sealed a deal Thursday to sell itself for $3.26 billion to 3G Capital, an investment firm with strong ties to Latin America. The fast-food chain's chairman and CEO, John Chidsey,...

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    Burger King - Private equity - Business - Financial Services - Venture Capital

  59. DeKalb doughnut shop shuttered for not paying taxes

    → Metro news | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:41 pm MDT

    A Dunkin' Donuts shop on Buford Highway was shut down by the taxman Thursday, according to an article posted on wsbtv.com .

  60. Joe Arpaio: Why is Obama administration suing an outspoken Arizona sheriff?

    → Christian Science Monitor | All Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:38 pm MDT

    The Justice Department said Thursday that Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona's Maricopa County is not cooperating in an investigation into whether his department has used racial profiling in sweeps to catch illegal immigrants.




  61. Stocks move higher following jobs, housing reports

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:32 pm MDT

    Stocks rose Thursday, extending their gains from the day before, after reports on housing, manufacturing and jobs all indicated that the economy continues to grow. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 50 points, having jumped 254 on Wednesday thanks to...

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    Business - Stock market - Investing - Stocks and Bonds - United States

  62. No beer sales at upcoming Dobbins air show

    → Metro news | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:30 pm MDT

    There will be no beer sold at the October air show at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, a spokesman said Thursday.

  63. 3 bears to be euthanized after cubs break into Springs home

    → News | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:27 pm MDT

    COLORADO SPRINGS — A black bear and its two cubs were tranquilized and will be euthanized after the younger animals went into a Broadmoor-area home in search of food today, a state

  64. No sign of oil spill after Gulf platform fire

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:25 pm MDT

    The Coast Guard is saying there are no immediate signs of a spill from an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in the second such disaster in the Gulf in less than five months. The...

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    Gulf of Mexico - Coast guard - Oil spill - Oil platform - Petty officer

  65. Teen shot dead in Chatham

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:12 pm MDT




  66. Girlfriend charged in rolling car accident

    → Philly.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:51 pm MDT

    A 19-year-old woman was charged with DUI and aggravated assault after her 20-year-old boyfriend was run over by a car early yesterday morning while trying to push it up the Manayunk Wall, police said.

  67. Panhandlers seeking money to bury dead child called hoaxers, San Bernardino County sheriff's officials warn

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:37 pm MDT




  68. 18-foot sinkhole opens up in Long Beach backyard

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:37 pm MDT




  69. New twists in basement babies case as woman is identified

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:36 pm MDT




  70. Border Sweeps in North Reach Miles Into U.S.

    → NYT > Americas | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:31 pm MDT

    Hundreds of passengers are taken into detention each year from domestic trains and buses along the nation’s northern border.



  71. Teen fatal shooting victim on Western Slope identified

    → News | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:15 pm MDT

    Authorities have identified the Western Slope teenager who was fatally shot on Wednesday.

  72. Fire forces evacuation of Mariner oil platform in Gulf of Mexico

    → Wash Post Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:08 pm MDT

    An offshore oil production platform caught fire Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, forcing 13 workers into the water and triggering an emergency response to rescue them, the U.S. Coast Guard said.


    Business - Oil and Gas - Energy - Technology - Operating Companies

  73. Daniel Rubin: Tune in for Philadelphia's tow-truck wars

    → Philly.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:03 pm MDT

    Daniel Rubin: The news that a fall reality TV series will feature the colorful characters of a Philadelphia tow-truck company makes me lament the loss of Ernest "Smashy" DiStephani.

  74. FBI: Serial bank bandit suspected in 5th heist

    → Philly.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:59 pm MDT

    A bantamweight bandit suspected of robbing four Philadelphia banks this summer apparently struck again today, the FBI says.

  75. Clinton urges patience, leadership as Mideast peace talks begin

    → Wash Post Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:57 pm MDT

    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton officially inaugurated a new Middle East peace process Thursday urging patience and leadership from the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, who soon after agreed to meet in less than two weeks for a second round of talks.


    Middle East - Warfare and Conflict - Barack Obama - Israel-Palestine - Peace

  76. Philadelphia-area veterans reflect after combat operations end

    → Philly.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:55 pm MDT

    SHOTS RANG out shortly after dawn outside the schoolhouse where Army veteran Joshua Levy was stationed, helping to take back the Iraqi town of Baqubah, which had been overrun by insurgents.

  77. 3 charged in rare-bird theft ring

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:40 pm MDT

    Three people have now been charged in connection with multiple thefts of rare birds and other exotic animals from west suburban pet shops, and a fourth may be charged.




  78. Name emerges for Asian assistant principal at S. Philly High

    → Philly.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:32 pm MDT

    Kimlime Chek-Taylor, a veteran Philadelphia educator of Cambodian heritage, is the Asian assistant principal that Superintendent Arlene Ackerman pledged to assign to troubled South Philadelphia High, The Inquirer has learned.

  79. Parents of slain kids angry over gang gripes about police treatment

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:18 pm MDT

    Parents of children murdered in Chicago voiced anger over a press conference called today by self-proclaimed former and current West Side gang members who claimed they're being treated unfairly by police.




  80. Local students benefit from private colleges' financial aid

    → USATODAY.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:14 pm MDT

    Hoping to portray themselves as better neighbors, private colleges nationwide are sweetening financial aid packages for students in their own ...




  81. Pastors fail to get students reinstated

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:04 pm MDT

    A group of pastors fighting to get three expelled Proviso East High School students reinstated could not convince school officials to do so in a 50-minute meeting today.




  82. Hurricane Earl downgraded to Category 3 as winds decrease to 125 mph

    → Wash Post Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:35 pm MDT

    Hurricane Earl weakened slightly Thursday as it continued barrelling toward the North Carolina coast, forcing thousands of vacationers to evacuate parts of the Outer Banks and setting in motion a flurry of preparations to minimize damage as far north as Maine.


    Hurricane Earl - Hurricanes - Meteorology - Earth Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences

  83. Polarizer-in-chief: Glenn Beck the most loved AND hated in cyber world

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:33 pm MDT

    According to a three-month new-media study by the Los Angeles Times that looked at the top-eight TV news personalities, Glenn Beck was the most liked and disliked on social media networks including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Digg.


  84. Feds challenge Arizona's Sheriff Joe to a duel

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:11 pm MDT

    Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been sued by the Department of Justice because he has not given federal investigators documents needed for their probe into allegations the lawman's department discriminates against Hispanics.


  85. New test may 'revolutionize TB care,' diagnosing

    → USATODAY.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:06 pm MDT

    Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether ...




  86. Muslim groups support NYC mosque, decry hostility

    → USATODAY.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 11:43 am MDT

    It is "unethical, insensitive and inhumane" to oppose the planned mosque near Ground Zero, more than 50 leading Muslim organizations said Wednesday ...




  87. Schools ban bracelets promoting cancer awareness

    → USATODAY.com News | 2 Sep 2010 | 11:42 am MDT

    Several schools have banned rubber bracelets that have a cancer-awareness message some say is in poor taste: "I love boobies."




  88. NAACP watches for 'tea party' racism, stirs controversy

    → Wash Post Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 11:36 am MDT

    NAACP leaders have a message for the members of the tea party movement: We're watching you.



    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Racism - Shopping - Tea - Tea Party movement

  89. Bruce Lisker should be sent back to prison, state prosecutors say

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 2 Sep 2010 | 11:30 am MDT

    State lawyers have asked a judge to reverse her decision to overturn the murder conviction of a man who was set free last year after serving 26 years in prison.




  90. Hurricane Earl upgraded as winds reach 140 mph

    → Wash Post Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 10:37 am MDT

    Hurricane Earl swirled toward the East Coast on Thursday with treacherous winds and driving rain, forcing thousands of vacationers to evacuate parts of the Outer Banks and setting in motion a flurry of preparations to minimize damage as far north as Maine.


    Hurricane - Meteorology - Earth Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences - Weather Phenomena

  91. DA: Man shot in Oakland over insults

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 10:33 am MDT

    Prosecutors say an exchange of insults led to the shooting of a man in downtown Oakland. Thirty-two-year-old Michael McCurty has been charged with murder in the death of 27-year-old Craig Ainsworth. Alameda County Chief Deputy District Attorney Tom Rogers...

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    Alameda County California - Oakland California - Murder - District attorney - Downtown Oakland

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  93. Democrats fight to stay in office amid backlash

    → SFGate: Top News Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 9:04 am MDT

    Rep. Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. Supporters and well-wishers keep stopping him. The wife of a World War II veteran hugs him. Several men line up to shake...

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    World War II - American Legion - United States - Republican - Democratic

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    → Wash Post Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 9:00 am MDT



  95. Employers shifting health-care costs to workers, survey shows

    → Wash Post Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 9:00 am MDT

    Amid high unemployment and a weak economy, employers have been shifting health care costs to workers, according to a study released Thursday.


    Health care - United States - Insurance - Politics - Health Care Reform

  96. Homeless man to 911 from hot tub: Give me cocoa and hug

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 2 Sep 2010 | 8:04 am MDT

    A homeless man in Oregon snuck into a hot tub, called 911 and asked the operator for towels, hot chocolate and a hug.


  97. Grief Across Latin America for Migrant Killings

    → NYT > Americas | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:50 am MDT

    Migrants are apparently dying at the hands of a drug gang seeking money or possibly recruits, officials said, though no nobody knows for sure.



  98. Hurricane Earl approaches: Some dig in, others flee coast

    → Wash Post Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:44 am MDT

    Hurricane Earl swirled toward the East Coast on Thursday with treacherous winds and driving rain, forcing thousands of vacationers to evacuate parts of the Outer Banks and setting in motion a flurry of preparations to minimize damage as far north as Maine.



    Hurricane Earl - North Carolina - Hurricanes - Meteorology - Earth Sciences

  99. James J. Lee, environmental militant, slain at Discovery building after taking hostages

    → Wash Post Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:00 am MDT

    Police say James J. Lee had four makeshift explosive devices strapped to his body, and was wielding a gun when he entered Discovery Communications headquarters in Silver Spring.


    Discovery Channel - Police - Law - Hostage - Silver Spring Maryland

  100. Environmentalists stunned by failures of key measures in Legislature

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:00 am MDT

    Activists expected big gains, but a ban on plastic grocery bags, another on a chemical used in baby bottles and a bid to boost alternative energy fell short in the face of heavy industry opposition.

    Environmentalists were counting on big gains in Sacramento this summer, with a governor eager to burnish his green credentials in his final months in office. But by the time the legislative session ended at midnight Tuesday, those hopes had fizzled.




  101. L.A. civic leaders urge LAUSD, union to revamp teacher evaluations

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:00 am MDT

    The group, including the presidents of the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Greater L.A., urges the use of student test score data and more access to information about instructors for families.

    A group of business and civic leaders is urging the Los Angeles school district and teachers union to quickly develop a new evaluation system that incorporates student test score data and gives families more access to information about instructors.




  102. Vernon city attorneys get same pension deal as police and firefighters

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:00 am MDT

    The 'safety employee' formula could boost a former city attorney's benefit by 11%, a pension expert says. The formula is usually reserved for public safety workers whose jobs put them in harm's way.

    Vernon's top city attorneys, already among the highest-paid public employees in the state, have received an unusual pension deal under which they would get the same enhanced benefits as police officers and firefighters.




  103. Barbara Boxer and Carly Fiorina battle hard in first Senate debate

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:00 am MDT

    Candidates discuss hot topics from the economy to climate change to abortion. Boxer gives scathing critiques of Fiorina's record as Hewlett-Packard CEO and Fiorina calls Boxer 'bitterly partisan.'

    Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and her Republican opponent Carly Fiorina met in a contentious first debate Wednesday that seethed with disputes over their records and covered a broad range of issues from the economy to climate change to abortion rights.




  104. Sheriff says pot dispensaries have become crime targets

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:00 am MDT

    The industry has been 'hijacked by underground' drug dealers, Lee Baca says as a suspect is charged in last week's triple murder in West Hollywood, which allegedly has ties to medical marijuana.

    Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca on Wednesday took aim at the medical marijuana industry, citing last week's triple murder in West Hollywood as an example of how enterprising criminals have infiltrated some of the dispensaries.




  105. When the shooter may not be the killer

    → L.A. Times - California | Local News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:00 am MDT

    Inglewood police fired the shots that killed a young man in 2008. But a suspected gang member is accused of provoking the killing.

    There's no dispute over who fired the shots that instantly killed 19-year-old Michael Byoune .




  106. Plane out of O'Hare hit by lightning, forced to return

    → chicagotribune.com - News | 1 Sep 2010 | 11:30 pm MDT




  107. WEDDING BACK ON FOR SOFIA VERGARA

    → National Enquirer | 1 Sep 2010 | 11:00 pm MDT

    Car crash makes 'Modern Family' star realize how much she loves Nick Loeb!

  108. PARIS DRUG PURSE IDENTITY CRISIS

    → National Enquirer | 1 Sep 2010 | 11:00 pm MDT

    PARIS HILTON owns a a handbag that appears identical to one she claimed was borrowed night of her cocaine arrest!

  109. CATHERINE ZETA-JONES FIGHTING MAD

    → National Enquirer | 1 Sep 2010 | 11:00 pm MDT

    CATHERINE ZETA-JONES is furious with doctors for failing to discover her husband MICHAEL DOUGLAS' throat cancer sooner.

  110. JEN ANISTON'S MYSTERY DATE REVEALED!

    → National Enquirer | 1 Sep 2010 | 11:00 pm MDT

    JENNIFER ANISTON's career may be tanking -- her latest film The Switch was a box office bomb -- but her love life is looking up!

  111. Earl may wallop East Coast on Labor Day weekend

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 1 Sep 2010 | 10:13 pm MDT

    The storm threatened to disrupt the start of the Labor Day weekend with high seas, perilous riptides, rain and wind and the possibility of closed airports on one of the year's busiest travel weekends.


  112. Health insurance tax credit likely to affect small part of small-business workforce

    → Wash Post Nation | 1 Sep 2010 | 10:09 pm MDT

    About 16.6 million workers are employed by small businesses that are eligible for health insurance tax credits under the new health-care law, according to estimates that were to be released by a nonpartisan research foundation Thursday.


    Health insurance - Insurance - Business - Health - United States

  113. Discovery Channel gunman dead, hostages safe

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 1 Sep 2010 | 8:27 pm MDT

    A crazed tree hugger who believed the Discovery Channel wasn't doing enough to save the planet was shot dead Wednesday after he invaded the company's headquarters and took three hostages.


  114. Video-game thieves busted for Toys 'R' Us shoplifting spree

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 1 Sep 2010 | 6:15 pm MDT

    Looks like it's game over for a pack of video game thieves from New York suspected of a massive Toys 'R' Us shoplifting spree down the East Coast.


  115. 'Wanted man' for 17 years finally becomes U.S. citizen

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 1 Sep 2010 | 3:25 pm MDT

    Miguel Mejia, the hard working immigrant, has something that Miguel Mejia, the wanted man, can only dream of - U.S. citizenship.


  116. Illegal immigrants in U.S. down 8%

    → Nation / World - NY Daily News | 1 Sep 2010 | 2:32 pm MDT

    The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades - decreasing by 8 percent as the sour economy dried up jobs and increased enforcement made it harder to sneak across the border with Mexico, a new study finds.


  117. Trapped Chilean Miners Forge Refuge

    → NYT > Americas | 1 Sep 2010 | 10:15 am MDT

    The organization and leadership of the miners will be essential to their rescue, officials said.



  118. Evacuations as Hurricane Nears U.S.

    → NYT > Americas | 1 Sep 2010 | 7:20 am MDT

    At 8 a.m. Wednesday the National Hurricane Center in Miami issued its latest advisory on Hurricane Earl, with this updated forecast of the path it could follow in the days ahead.



  119. World Briefing | The Americas: Venezuela: Farmer Dies on Hunger Strike Over Land

    → NYT > Americas | 1 Sep 2010 | 1:01 am MDT

    Franklin Brito, 49, has died in a hunger strike to protest President Hugo Chavez’s land nationalization policies.



  120. World Briefing | The Americas: Mexico: 8 Workers Killed in Attack on Strip Club

    → NYT > Americas | 1 Sep 2010 | 1:01 am MDT

    Eight employees of a Cancun strip club were killed early Tuesday when a group of men threw Molotov cocktails into the building in a working-class area not frequented by tourists.



  121. East Coast Is Told to Brace for Hurricane

    → NYT > Americas | 31 Aug 2010 | 11:40 pm MDT

    Hurricane Earl passed through the northern Caribbean early Tuesday and veered onto a path toward the East Coast of the United States.



  122. BRANGIE BATTLE OVER SHILOH'S TOMBOY STYLE

    → National Enquirer | 31 Aug 2010 | 11:00 pm MDT

    ANGELINA JOLIE and BRAD PITT are at war over tomboy daughter SHILOH.

  123. DR. OZ HEALTH SCARE

    → National Enquirer | 31 Aug 2010 | 11:00 pm MDT

    DR. MEHMET OZ had a close call with cancer after a routine colonoscopy.

  124. Hurricane Earl Heads Toward U.S.

    → NYT > Americas | 31 Aug 2010 | 5:31 pm MDT

    Spectacular images of Hurricane Earl seen from space give little sense of its destructive power.



  125. Intensifying Hurricane Heads North

    → NYT > Americas | 31 Aug 2010 | 10:01 am MDT

    Hurricane Earl tore through the northern Caribbean, escalating to Category Four status with winds up to 135 miles an hour that downed power lines, damaged homes and sent hundreds of people fleeing.



  126. Mexican Police Arrest Alleged Drug Kingpin

    → NYT > Americas | 31 Aug 2010 | 9:40 am MDT

    The man, known as La Barbie, could be extradited to the United States to face charges of cocaine trafficking.





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