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Insurer's warning...More wind and snow...Stocks higher... Feb 9 2010 10:02AM
Congressional investigators are looking into
whether the government missed warning signs about acceleration
problems in Toyota vehicles. State Farm, the largest auto insurer
in the U.S., says it alerted federal regulators in 2007 about an
increase in
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| Major operation...Deadly avalanches...Stocks gain Feb 9 2010 9:06AM
U.S. Army soldiers have
launched a major operation in southern Afghanistan. It's in support
of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest town controlled by
the Taliban in the region. Large plumes of smoke can be seen in the
area. There are no repor
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| UN appeals for $538M in Pakistan humanitarian aid Feb 9 2010 6:53AM
The U.N. has made an international appeal for
$538 million over the next six months for aid groups in Pakistan
trying to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by army
clashes against the Taliban.
The appeal comes as much of the world's
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| Update on the latest in business: Feb 9 2010 3:16AM
Wall Street begins trading today with the Dow
Jones industrials below 10,000 for the first time in three months.
Financial stocks pulled the market lower yesterday as mounting
debt problems in several weaker European economies raised new
questio
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| Dow below 10,000...Energy prices rise...Chip secret discovered... Feb 8 2010 4:27PM
The Dow has closed below 10,000 for the first
time in three months, as mounting debt in several European
economies raised new questions about the health of the global
financial system. The Dow ended the day down 104 at 9,908. The S&P
500 was off
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| 17 soldiers dead, 53 rescued in Kashmir avalanched Feb 8 2010 8:24AM
The death toll keeps climbing in the wake
of a massive avalanche that plowed into an army training center in
India. The bodies of 17 soldiers have been found.
An army spokesman says 17 others were critically injured in what
he called the worst a
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| Shuttle launch...New Orleans in orbit Feb 8 2010 3:58AM
Space shuttle Endeavour has blasted
off for the international space station on one of the last big
construction missions. Cloud cover that scrubbed Sunday's launch
cleared in time for today's liftoff. The pre-dawn launch was the
last one in darkness
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| URGENT Feb 8 2010 3:16AM
At least six soldiers are dead and 60
more are trapped following a massive avalanche that hit a training
center of the Indian army at a famous ski resort town in
Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Indian army spokesman Col. Vineet Sood in Srinagar says
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 8 2010 2:48AM
A bronze statue to be used as part of a
soldier memorial at Fort Benning in Georgia is modeled after a
photo of a Montana soldier that appeared on the cover of Time
magazine.
The photo of Staff Sgt. Cody Hoefer of Ballantine appeared in
the mag
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| Sunday's College Basketball Scores Feb 8 2010 12:07AM
By The Associated Press
EAST
Army 63, Colgate 49
Case Reserve 69, NYU 51
Clarion 71, Indiana, Pa. 62
Elizabethtown 74, Albright 67
FDU-Florham 69, Kings, Pa. 57
Gettysburg 80, Ursinus 71
Iona 56, Marist 51
Lebanon Valley 70
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| Army defeats Colgate 6349 Feb 7 2010 2:14PM
Cleveland Richard scored 17 points to
lead Army to a 63-49 victory over Colgate on Sunday.
Julian Simmons added 14 points as the Black Knights (13-9, 3-5
Patriot League) broke a three-game losing streak and gained a split
in the season series wi
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| Patriot League at Army Feb 7 2010 12:08PM
Half: Colgate 29 Army 29
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 02-07-10 1154CST
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| Ballantine soldier model for Fort Benning memorial Feb 7 2010 11:26AM
A bronze statue to be used as part of a
soldier memorial at Fort Benning in Georgia is modeled after a
photo of a Montana soldier that appeared on the cover of Time
magazine.
The photo of Staff Sgt. Cody Hoefer of Ballantine appeared in
the mag
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| Pakistani military seizes Taliban stronghold in volatile tribal... Feb 7 2010 10:02AM
Pakistani security forces have seized a
key Taliban stronghold in the Bajur tribal area in the country's
northwest.
The government had declared the area free of militants a year
ago following a military offensive, but violence has persisted
sin
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| US credit rating...Shovels out...Super Bowl Security... Feb 7 2010 8:52AM
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (GYT'-nur)
says the U.S. government "will never" lose its sterling credit
rating. Moody's Investors Service recently issued a warning that
the government's credit rating could eventually be in jeopardy if
nation's
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| Karzai: Afghanistan may institute conscription Feb 7 2010 5:36AM
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he is looking
at instituting conscription to meet the goals of a building an army
of sufficient size to provide security.
Karzai told a conference of the world's top defense officials in
Munich Sunday that he w
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| NASA will try again tomorrow...Blizzard recovery Feb 7 2010 4:54AM
NASA has called everything off for
today and will try again tomorrow to launch space shuttle Endeavour
to the international space station. A band of low clouds started
moving into the area late yesterday and forced the delay.
WASHINGTON (AP)
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| Lebanon: Black box of Ethiopian jet retrieved Feb 7 2010 4:05AM
A senior Lebanese army officer says marine
commandos have pulled out the black box of the Ethiopian Airlines
jet that crashed into the Mediterranean.
The Boeing 737 crashed Jan. 25 minutes after takeoff from Beirut
during a fierce thunderstorm.
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| Saturday's Women's Basketball Scores Feb 7 2010 12:28AM
By The Associated Press
EAST
Bentley 75, St. Michael's 56
Bridgeport 74, C.W. Post 71
Brooklyn 68, NYCCT 53
Brown 61, Cornell 54
Buffalo 60, Cent. Michigan 52
Capital 76, Baldwin-Wallace 59
Cent. Connecticut St. 73, Bryant 59
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| 'Snowmageddon'...Flooding and mudslides...NIreland disarmament... Feb 6 2010 12:57PM
The president's calling it "Snowmageddon."
He was making a joke, of course. But the big blizzard that's hit
the Mid-Atlantic has brought a halt to most activities that don't
involve snow. Officials have been begging residents to stay home,
so crews c
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| Irish National Liberation Army says it's disarmed Feb 6 2010 11:54AM
A ruthless IRA splinter group, the Irish National
Liberation Army, says it has disarmed just days before an
Anglo-Irish deadline for paramilitary groups to surrender weapons
is due to expire.
Two representatives of the outlawed organization have
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| Lebanon: Parts of crashed Ethiopian airliner found Feb 6 2010 2:48AM
Lebanon's [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] says search crews have found parts
of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed into the Mediterranean
last month and efforts are under way to retrieve them.
The Boeing 737 crashed Jan. 25 minutes after takeoff
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| North Korea frees American...Small business proposal... Feb 5 2010 10:52PM
His actions risked the death penalty, but an
American missionary who slipped into North Korea on Christmas Day
has been freed. Arizona missionary Robert Park sneaked into the
country to protest human rights violations and to call for the
resignation
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| Army curtails plan to cut spending for world bases Feb 5 2010 12:43PM
The Army is curtailing a plan to cut
spending on its bases around the world that had raised concerns
about services for military families.
Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh announced the step Friday
in a statement. He said the Army will add $
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 5 2010 10:58AM
Members of a Yankton church destroyed by
what officials say was an intentionally set fire say an arrest in
the incident is bringing closure.
Authorities say a 15-year-old boy is charged with first-degree
arson and third-degree burglary in the fi
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| Military high court upholds Abu Ghraib convictions Feb 5 2010 9:55AM
The U.S. military's highest court has
upheld the convictions of two soldiers for abusing Abu Ghraib
prison detainees in Iraq.
In opinions released Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Armed Forces in Washington affirmed the conviction of fo
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| Jaidee shoots 66 for 2ndround lead in Dubai Feb 5 2010 9:55AM
Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand
shot a 6-under 66 Friday to take the second-round lead at the Dubai
Desert Classic.
The 40-year-old former Thai army paratrooper made the most of
calm and cool conditions to make six birdies. Jaidee reached 8
under
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Feb 5 2010 6:46AM
A late-January ice storm that downed
thousands of power poles and lines and caused widespread outages in
the Dakotas impacted releases from some [[kxtopic:missouri-river:t[Missouri River]:t]] dams. The
[[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] [[kxtopic:corps-of-eng
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| Ice storm in Dakotas affected dams Feb 5 2010 5:43AM
A late-January ice storm that downed
thousands of power poles and lines and caused widespread outages in
the Dakotas impacted releases from some [[kxtopic:missouri-river:t[Missouri River]:t]] dams.
The [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] [[kxtopic:corps-o
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| Ice storm in Dakotas affected dams Feb 5 2010 5:43AM
A late-January ice storm that downed
thousands of power poles and lines and caused widespread outages in
the Dakotas impacted releases from some [[kxtopic:missouri-river:t[Missouri River]:t]] dams.
The [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] [[kxtopic:corps-o
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| Ice storm in Dakotas affected dams Feb 5 2010 5:43AM
A late-January ice storm that downed
thousands of power poles and lines and caused widespread outages in
the Dakotas impacted releases from some [[kxtopic:missouri-river:t[Missouri River]:t]] dams.
The [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] [[kxtopic:corps-o
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| NATO chief predicts improvements in Afghanistan Feb 5 2010 5:22AM
NATO's chief says the situation in Afghanistan
is improving after a difficult year.
In a speech to a two-day NATO meeting about the war today,
Anders Fogh Rasmussen (AHN'-derz FOHG RAHS'-moo-sihn) echoed the
assessment of Gen. Stanley McChrystal
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| Incoming storm packing a punch Feb 5 2010 3:16AM
An army of snow removal equipment is ready to
go in and around the nation's capital as the mid-Atlantic region
expects to get punished by a major winter storm.
In northern Virginia, officials say 1,800 trucks will be ready
to roll by morning. ma
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| Winter storm heads for DC...Obama unhappy with jobs progress... Feb 5 2010 3:02AM
An army of snow removal equipment is ready to
go in and around the nation's capital as the mid-Atlantic region
expects to get punished by a major winter storm. In northern
Virginia, officials say 1,800 trucks will be ready to roll by
morning. Total a
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Feb 5 2010 2:27AM
Michael Jackson's doctor is expected to
surrender to authorities today. Dr. Conrad Murray is expected to be
charged with involuntary manslaughter. Two law enforcement
officials say prosecutors will accuse Murray of giving Jackson a
powerful anestheti
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| Update on the latest in Sports Feb 4 2010 10:17PM
It's only the second time in NHL history that
there are two teams with concurrent double-digit winning streaks,
and both those runs got a little longer.
Nicklas Backstrom capped a five-point night with a go-ahead
goal in the third period to giv
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| Michigan renews push to close Chicago ship locks Feb 4 2010 6:05PM
Michigan wants the U.S. Supreme
Court to reconsider its refusal to close Chicago-area shipping
locks in hopes of keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.
State Attorney General Mike Cox says justices denied the request
without knowing that sci
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| Hall of Famer Dudley dies at 88 Feb 4 2010 12:08PM
Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Dudley has
died after a short illness. He was 88.
A halfback, Dudley was the Steelers' top draft choice in 1942
and led the league in rushing that season. He went into the Army
for the next two years, then returne
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 4 2010 8:17AM
The number of newly laid-off workers filing
initial claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week,
evidence that layoffs are continuing and jobs remain scarce.
The rise is the fourth in the past five weeks. Most economists
hoped that c
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| AP Exclusive: US military rushes bomb dogs to Iraq Feb 4 2010 7:14AM
American military officials are stepping up
delivery of bomb-detection dogs to Iraq with Prime Minister Nouri
al-Maliki's government under pressure for using equipment that may
be ineffective in finding explosives.
Army Maj. Sylvester Wegwu says
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| Toyota's bumpy ride...US chopper crashes in Germany...Taliban... Feb 4 2010 6:18AM
First it was faulty gas pedals in a number of
top-selling models, now Toyota says there were design problems with
the antilock brake system in the new Prius, which went on sale last
year. The automaker says they have corrected the design for Prius
mo
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| Crashed US Army helicopter was on training flight Feb 4 2010 4:26AM
The U.S. Army says a helicopter that crashed in
western Germany, killing three soldiers, was on a training mission.
It is still investigating the incident.
The UH-60 Black Hawk crashed Wednesday night around 6:45 p.m.
(1745GMT), killing its
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 4 2010 1:45AM
Gov. Tim Pawlenty is pointing to lottery
funds and user taxes as potential ways to pay for a new Vikings
stadium.
The Republican governor said Wednesday on Minnesota Public Radio
that funds from a new lottery or taxes generated by a new stadium
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| Minn. National Guard still waiting for bonus pay Feb 3 2010 8:04PM
Three years after returning from Iraq, 2,500
Minnesota soldiers are still waiting for bonus pay promised to them
by the government.
KSTP-TV reports that in 2005, 2,500 Minnesota Army National
Guard soldiers deployed to Iraq. It became the longes
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Moving Williston Water Out Feb 3 2010 7:23PM
The system that works to keep the city of Williston dry is getting a big shot in the arm...
The town is protected from Lake Sakakawea by a system of levees and pumps...and that system will soon be stronger.
Perry Olson shows us how it works...and what u
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| Soldier accused of threatening rap sent to Kuwait Feb 3 2010 5:23PM
The U.S. military is sending a soldier
accused of making a threatening rap song to Kuwait for a
court-martial.
Specialist Marc A. Hall was being held at Fort Stewart near
Savannah following his arrest in December.
Military charges claim he
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| Scientist convicted of trying to kill Americans Feb 3 2010 1:32PM
A U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist has been
convicted of charges she tried to kill Americans while she was
detained in Afghanistan.
A Manhattan jury found Aafia Siddiqui (ah-FEE'-uh sih-DEE'-kee)
guilty Wednesday of seven counts of attempted mur
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| Issue of gays in military still splits the ranks Feb 3 2010 1:04PM
One veteran says the military is "full of
so much testosterone" he expects a "big fuss" if gays are
allowed to serve openly.
Zach Choate of Georgia says he has known gay soldiers, and that
it was never an issue for him or other members of his un
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| CORRECTS 7th NewsMinute story Feb 3 2010 8:03AM
AIG the giant insurer the federal government
bailed out reportedly is going to be handing out $100 million in
bonuses today to employees in its financial products division.
That's the unit that helped sink the company. The Washington Post
says th
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| AIG's bonus day...Toyota has more problems...Illinois primary... Feb 3 2010 6:04AM
AIG the giant insurer the federal government
bailed out reportedly is going to be handing out $100 million in
bonuses today to employees in its financial products division.
That's the unit that helped sink the company. The Washington Post
says th
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| ISLAMABAD (AP) Pakistani army confirms that 3 US military... Feb 3 2010 5:15AM
Pakistani army confirms that 3 US military
personnel killed, 1 wounded in northwest blast.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 02-03-10 0501CST
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| Officials: 3 US soldiers killed in Pakistan blast Feb 3 2010 5:15AM
Pakistani security officials say three U.S.
soldiers traveling with Pakistan security force members were killed
today in a roadside bomb attack in northwest Pakistan.
The officials say the Americans were in the region as part of a
small, littl
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| ExPOW in Iraq war recalls nightmares, depression Feb 3 2010 3:44AM
The former Army cook who became a prisoner of
war in Iraq is now telling her story.
Shoshana Johnson, who survived gunshot wounds to both legs and
22 days of captivity in 2003, has a book out this week called "I'm
Still Standing."
Johnson, t
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| Useful intelligence...More AIG bonuses...Jackson death charges... Feb 3 2010 12:07AM
A senior administration official says the
family of a Nigerian suspect accused of trying to bomb an
Detroit-bound airliner persuaded him to cooperate with authorities.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (OO'-mahr fah-ROOK'
ahb-DOOL'-moo-TAH'-lahb) is said t
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| Fla. Army National Guard bus crashes, 19 hurt Feb 2 2010 6:05PM
Nineteen members of the Florida Army
National Guard have been injured when the bus they were riding in
overturned at a training center.
National Guard spokesman Lt. Col. Ron Tittle says 30 soldiers
were on the bus when it crashed Tuesday afterno
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| CA National Guard gets first black, female leader Feb 2 2010 3:52PM
The first black woman to head the
National Guard in any state has taken charge in California.
Brigadier General Mary Kight (kite) was sworn in Tuesday by Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger at a former Air Force base outside
Sacramento.
She is al
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| US citizen held at immigration center sues feds Feb 2 2010 12:57PM
A naturalized American citizen and Army veteran
who was detained for more than seven months by immigration
authorities is suing the federal agency and the officers who
handled his case.
Rennison Castillo's federal lawsuit is moving forward after
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| Obama team draws sharp Hill questions on budget Feb 2 2010 12:43PM
The budget plan that was unveiled this week by
President Barack Obama is coming under fire today from all sides on
Capitol Hill, where top administration officials are defending the
choices.
Democrats don't like the proposed hits on some favored
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| Mullen says ban should be lifted...Budget criticism...Ford sales... Feb 2 2010 11:54AM
The military's top uniformed officer says gays
should be allowed to serve openly in uniform, arguing that it is
"the right thing to do." It's the strongest statement yet from
the Pentagon on the volatile issue. Adm. Mike Mullen told the
Senate Armed
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 2 2010 4:26AM
A Toyota executive says the unprecedented
scale of the gas pedal problem means damage to the company's sales
may be greater than previous recalls.
Toyota Executive Vice President Shinichi Sasaki, who oversees
quality control at the world's No. 1
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 2 2010 2:13AM
Officials with the [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] Corps of
Engineers are beginning field work this week to estimate the volume
of water that will move down from the Jamestown and Pipestem dams
this spring.
[[kxtopic:stutsman-county-nd:t[Stutsman Cou
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| Pakistani official: Tribesmen kill, hang militants Feb 2 2010 12:42AM
A government official says Pakistani
tribesmen shot two militants to death and hung their bodies from an
electricity pole in a region bordering Afghanistan where insurgent
activity is on the upswing.
The incident comes as authorities probe repor
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| First woman set to lead California National Guard Feb 1 2010 8:25PM
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has
appointed the first woman to head the California National Guard,
the nation's largest guard unit.
The governor's office made the announcement Monday. It said
Brigadier General Mary Kight (kite) also will be the fir
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Feb 1 2010 4:13PM
The University of North Dakota Historic
District in Grand Forks has been listed in the National Register of
Historic Places. The State Historical Society of North Dakota says
the Grand Forks district demonstrates changes in [[kxtopic:education:t[educa
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 1 2010 11:12AM
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says a flood
control plan favored by Fargo-area officials meets standards for
federal funding.
The Metro Flood Management Committee has said it prefers a
35,000-cubic-feet-per-second diversion on the North Dakota
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| NY prosecutor: Scientist wanted to kill Americans Feb 1 2010 10:37AM
A Manhattan prosecutor says a Pakistani
scientist grabbed an unattended assault rifle and shot at American
personnel while detained in Afghanistan in 2008.
The prosecutor told jurors Monday that Aafia Siddiqui
(ah-FEE'-uh sih-DEE'-kee) "saw her
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| Budget boosts deficit...Weak construction...Airlifts resume... Feb 1 2010 10:02AM
President Barack Obama has sent Congress a
multi-trillion-dollar spending plan seeking to attack double-digit
unemployment and boosting this year's federal deficit to a
record-breaking $1.56 trillion. Obama's new budget blueprint
preaches the need to
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| Corps says ND diversion meets criteria Feb 1 2010 9:48AM
The U.S. [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] [[kxtopic:corps-of-engineers:t[Corps of Engineers]:t]] says a flood
control plan favored by Fargo-area officials meets standards for
federal funding.
The Metro Flood Management Committee has said it prefers a
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| US military resumes Haiti medical flights Feb 1 2010 9:27AM
The U.S. military says it has
resumed the airlifts that brought hundreds of Haitian earthquake
victims to hospitals in the United States, ending a four-day
suspension.
U.S. Army Col. Gregory Kane says that a medical evacuation
flight left Haiti
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| (Following Advance for Use Sunday, Feb. 7) Feb 1 2010 8:45AM
Today in History
Today is Sunday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2010. There are 327
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Feb. 7, 1984, space shuttle Challenger astronauts Bruce
McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart
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| Corps beginning flood estimate work in Jamestown Feb 1 2010 8:45AM
Officials with the Army Corps of
Engineers are beginning field work this week to estimate the volume
of water that will move down from the Jamestown and Pipestem dams
this spring.
Stutsman County Emergency Manager Jerry Bergquist says that only
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| US wrapping up case against Pakistani scientist Feb 1 2010 8:24AM
Manhattan prosecutors are wrapping up their
attempted murder case against a U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist
charged with trying to kill Americans in Afghanistan.
Closing arguments are expected Monday at the trial of Aafia
Siddiqui (ah-FEE'-uh s
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