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To Fight West Nile, Dallas Plans an Aerial Defense
DALLAS (AP) — The last time Dallas used aerial spraying to curb the mosquito population, Texas' Lyndon Johnson was in the White House, Mission Control…
Daily Archive: August 16, 2012
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Black Hawk Crash Kills 7 Americans, 4 Afghans
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. military helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing seven…
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Big-Name No-Shows for the GOP, Dem Conventions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarah Palin and George W. Bush won't be in Tampa, Fla. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Al Gore won't make the trip to…
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Romney: Never Paid Less Than 13 Percent in Taxes
GREER, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday that he has never paid less than 13 percent of his income in taxes…
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Ala. Governor Supports Pardon for Scottsboro Boys
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A spokesman for Alabama's governor says he would like to pardon the Scottsboro Boys, but he lacks the legal authority. Officials…
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Patrick Kennedy: Rep. Jackson in ‘Deep’ Depression
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is in a "deep" depression and has "a lot of work" ahead of him on the road…
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Al Roker Quip Hits Close to Home for ‘Today’ show
NEW YORK (AP) — A quip by Al Roker may have hit too close to home for NBC's "Today" show team. Roker, Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie…
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Mississippi’s School-to-Prison Pipeline
Mississippi state regulators are guilty of operating “a school-to-prisons pipeline” placing many of the African-American students now composing more than 60 percent of the county…
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Data Shows Decrease in Oral Sex Among Teens
A new health report found that the number of teens engaging in oral sex has dropped between 2002 and 2010. The report, "Prevalence and Timing…
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Penn State to Host National Child Sex-Abuse Panel
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Penn State announced Wednesday that it will host a national child sex-abuse conference this fall, the latest in a series of initiatives designed…
