
Politico - Thu Jul 2, 2009
For $25,000 to $250,000, The Washington Post has offered lobbyists and association executives off-the-record, nonconfrontational access to "those powerful few": Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and — at first — even the paper's own reporters and editors. More...
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AFP - Wed Jul 1, 2009
PARIS - Astronomers on Wednesday said they had identified an intermediate class of black hole that could explain how supermassive, light-sucking monsters develop in the heart of galaxies. More...
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Sun Jun 28, 2009
Gwinnett County, GA - Gwinnett County police are increasingly shocking suspects with Tasers and have turned the weapons on people they have already handcuffed, according to reports obtained under Georgia's Open Records Act. More...
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Associated Press - Sun Jun 28, 2009
Larry Roberta's every breath is a painful reminder of his time in Iraq: he can't walk a block without gasping for air. More...
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Reuters - Sun Jun 28, 2009
CHICAGO - A Colorado meat company is expanding a recall of beef due to possible contamination by E. coli O157:H7 bacteria after an investigation found 18 illnesses may be linked to the meat, the US Agriculture Department said on Sunday. More...
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Reuters - Fri Jun 26, 2009
SYDNEY - The mystery of crop circles in poppy fields in Australia's southern island state of Tasmania has been solved: stoned wallabies are eating the poppy heads and hopping around in circles. More...
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Associated Press - Wed Jun 24, 2009
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - After going AWOL for seven days, Governor Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he had secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he was having an affair. More...
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WXIA=TV - Wed Jun 24, 2009
Danny Wilson insists he never saw it coming: On February 16, the Waffle House waiter was chatting with two Gwinnett County police officers when a third officer approached, his taser set on stun. More...
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Associated Press - Wed Jun 24, 2009
The use of the powerful antibiotic streptomycin as a growth-promoting agent in turkeys also quickly promotes the growth of dangerous streptomycin-resistant coliform bacteria, according to researchers at University of California, Davis. More...
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Associated Press - Tue Jun 23, 2009
WASHINGTON - The discovery of suicide martyr videos seemed certain proof that Abd al Rahim Abdul Rassak was part of al-Qaida. More...
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