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Sending the US to war is not the president's call
The Christian Science Monitor - Wed Aug 20, 4:00 AM ET
Washington; and DeNver, Colo. - In the United States, the decision to go to war rests with the elected representatives of those who will do the fighting and dying. It's one of the defining – and critical – elements of the republic.
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DMB sax player dies at 46 from ATV wreck injuries
AP - Wed Aug 20, 5:42 AM ET
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LOS ANGELES - LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46.
NC man dies after waiting 22 hours at hospital
AP - Tue Aug 19, 11:39 PM ET
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RALEIGH, N.C. - A mental patient died after workers at a North Carolina hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours without feeding him or helping him use the bathroom, said federal officials who have threatened to cut off the facility's funding.
Researcher says bigfoot just a rubber gorilla suit
AP - Tue Aug 19, 7:12 PM ET
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ATLANTA - Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit. Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ice — handed over to them for an undisclosed sum by two men who claimed to have found it — was slowly thawed out, and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit.
New rules make China's Bao world's tallest again
Reuters - Wed Aug 20, 2:13 AM ET
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Guinness World Records has returned
the title of world's tallest man to China's Bao Xishun after
Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk refused to be measured under new
guidelines.
McCain takes lead over Obama: poll
Reuters - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a sharp turnaround, Republican
John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama
in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager
of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on
Wednesday.
NY restaurant uses 1933 prices; Steaks: 90 cents
AP - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
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NEW YORK - An Italian restaurant in Harlem that once counted Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett as regulars has turned back the clock 75 years.
Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland
AP - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
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WARSAW, Poland - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite.
Small SUVs improve in crash tests
AP - Wed Aug 20, 5:21 AM ET
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WASHINGTON - Four small sport utility vehicles received top scores in crash tests to be released Wednesday by the insurance industry, a sign of improvement compared with SUVs built earlier in the decade.
Armed 85-year-old woman makes intruder call cops
AP - Tue Aug 19, 11:25 PM ET
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POINT MARION, Pa. - An 85-year-old woman boldly went for her gun and busted a would-be burglar inside her home, then forced him to call police while she kept him in her sights, police said. "I just walked right on past him to the bedroom and got my gun," Leda Smith said.
Dave Matthews Band Saxophonist Dies
E! Online - Tue Aug 19, 6:13 PM ET
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Los Angeles (E! Online) - The Dave Matthews Band brass has been silenced.
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New rules make China's Bao world's tallest again
Reuters - Wed Aug 20, 2:13 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Guinness World Records has returned
the title of world's tallest man to China's Bao Xishun after
Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk refused to be measured under new
guidelines.
Obama, VP choice to campaign together Saturday
AP - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
RALEIGH, N.C. - Barack Obama and his newly named running mate will campaign together Saturday at the place where the Democratic presidential hopeful formally launched his White House bid.
NC man dies after waiting 22 hours at hospital
AP - Tue Aug 19, 11:39 PM ET
RALEIGH, N.C. - A mental patient died after workers at a North Carolina hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours without feeding him or helping him use the bathroom, said federal officials who have threatened to cut off the facility's funding.
NY restaurant uses 1933 prices; Steaks: 90 cents
AP - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
NEW YORK - An Italian restaurant in Harlem that once counted Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett as regulars has turned back the clock 75 years.
McCain winning in new poll, follows trend
Politico - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
John McCain has overtaken Barack Obama in the presidential race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released Wednesday morning.
McCain takes lead over Obama: poll
Reuters - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a sharp turnaround, Republican
John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama
in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager
of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on
Wednesday.
Kerry returns to stump 4 years after nomination
AP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
WORCESTER, Mass. - The week before the 2004 Democratic National Convention, John Kerry drafted his presidential nomination speech and then set off on a cross-country trip that brought him home to thousands of delegates waiting in Boston.
Small SUVs improve in crash tests
AP - Wed Aug 20, 5:21 AM ET
WASHINGTON - Four small sport utility vehicles received top scores in crash tests to be released Wednesday by the insurance industry, a sign of improvement compared with SUVs built earlier in the decade.
Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland
AP - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
WARSAW, Poland - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite.
DMB sax player dies at 46 from ATV wreck injuries
AP - Wed Aug 20, 5:42 AM ET
LOS ANGELES - LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46.
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Sending the US to war is not the president's call
The Christian Science Monitor - Wed Aug 20, 4:00 AM ET
Avg. Rating: 4.8
Washington; and DeNver, Colo. - In the United States, the decision to go to war rests with the elected representatives of those who will do the fighting and dying. It's one of the defining – and critical – elements of the republic.
Moore's memoir: Being Bond was sometimes scary
AP - Tue Aug 19, 9:06 PM ET
Avg. Rating: 4.7
NEW YORK - It's not easy being Bond. Roger Moore, who starred in seven Bond films in the 1970s and 1980s, recounts his days as the dashing super-spy in his upcoming memoir, "My Word Is My Bond," and says things weren't always as they seemed.
Armed 85-year-old woman makes intruder call cops
AP - Tue Aug 19, 11:25 PM ET
Avg. Rating: 4.6
POINT MARION, Pa. - An 85-year-old woman boldly went for her gun and busted a would-be burglar inside her home, then forced him to call police while she kept him in her sights, police said. "I just walked right on past him to the bedroom and got my gun," Leda Smith said.
Ohio says no to voting machine 'sleepovers'
AP - Tue Aug 19, 5:04 PM ET
Avg. Rating: 4.6
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Poll workers will not be allowed to take voting machines home for safekeeping in the days before the November presidential election because the practice known as "sleepovers" is an unacceptable security risk, the state elections chief said Tuesday.
NY restaurant uses 1933 prices; Steaks: 90 cents
AP - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Avg. Rating: 4.6
NEW YORK - An Italian restaurant in Harlem that once counted Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett as regulars has turned back the clock 75 years.
Arsenic has firm link to diabetes in U.S. study
Reuters - Tue Aug 19, 4:02 PM ET
Avg. Rating: 4.6
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Arsenic, a naturally occurring poison
and carcinogen found in ground water, is strongly linked to
adult-onset diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Pirates seize Malaysian tanker off Somalia's coast
AP - Wed Aug 20, 1:53 AM ET
Avg. Rating: 4.6
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Armed pirates have seized a Malaysian tanker carrying palm oil and more than 20 crew members in the Gulf of Eden off the coast of Somalia, the fourth such hijacking in a month, a global maritime watchdog said Wednesday.
Galapagos under botanical alert for medfly invasion
AFP - Tue Aug 19, 9:11 PM ET
Avg. Rating: 4.6
QUITO (AFP) - Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, were under a botanical alert Tuesday after a destructive Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) was detected on the archipelago, the Agricultural Health Service (SESA) said.
Web site educates about hiring war vets
AP - Wed Aug 20, 5:25 AM ET
Avg. Rating: 4.6
WASHINGTON - They survived war, but for some Iraq and Afghanistan veterans going to work back home isn't easy, either.
Maddux rejoins Dodgers for another pennant race
AP - Wed Aug 20, 2:31 AM ET
Avg. Rating: 4.6
LOS ANGELES - Greg Maddux is back with the Los Angeles Dodgers for another stretch drive following a 120-mile trip up the California coast. The Dodgers reacquired Maddux from the San Diego Padres on Tuesday, getting the future Hall of Famer and cash for two minor leaguers to be named or cash.
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