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Female ski jumpers told reasons for case dismissal Nov 20 2009 3:52PM
British Columbia's highest
court says Vancouver Olympic officials had no power to include
women's ski jumping in the 2010 Winter Games so they could not be
found to be violating athletes' rights.
A group of women ski jumpers lost an appeal last
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| Former female college leaders in ND urge diversity Nov 17 2009 8:03AM
A group of former female North Dakota college
leaders is urging those who choose North Dakota State University's
next president to look beyond white men.
Former Valley City State President Ellen Chaffee (CHAF'-ee) and
former Lake Region State Pr
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| Court hearing appeal by female ski jumpers Nov 12 2009 2:07PM
A British Columbia Court of
Appeal is hearing arguments about why female ski jumpers should
have the right to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Fourteen women are appealing an earlier court ruling that found
the Vancouver Olympic organizing c
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| CORRECTS lead item Nov 12 2009 6:32AM
Taylor Swift is the youngest person ever
to win the Country Music Association's highest honor: Entertainer
of the Year. And, at age 19, she says she'll "never forget this
moment because in this moment everything that I have ever wanted
has just happe
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| Female ski jumpers head back to court Nov 11 2009 3:17PM
Female ski jumpers are
heading back to court Thursday in another attempt to compete in the
Vancouver Olympics.
Fourteen jumpers are appealing a lower court's decision that the
Vancouver Olympic organizing committee doesn't control whether they
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 8 2009 4:13PM
Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth
Sandlin was one of 39 Democrats who voted against a
Democratic-written health care bill in the House yesterday. It was
one of a series of votes that have put her on the other side of
issues pushed by the Dem
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| Governor Requests Increased Federal Disaster Aid Oct 28 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today asked President Obama to reimburse 90 percent of the eligible costs for public emergency measures, debris removal, and repair of publicly owned infrastructure damaged by the severe storms and flooding l
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| Lutheran Church elects 1st female leader Oct 28 2009 6:53AM
Germany's Lutheran Church has elected a woman to
lead the nation's Protestants for the first time in its history.
Margot Kaessmann was overwhelmingly voted into the church's top
position on Wednesday.
The 51-year-old bishop holds a doctorat
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| Suit alleges Anheuser underpaid female executive Oct 27 2009 1:04PM
A former executive with Anheuser-Busch who was
the brewer's highest-ranking woman is suing the company, claiming
it encourages a "frat party" atmosphere and pays women less than
men for equal work.
Francine Katz, former vice president of communi
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| Saudi female journalist gets 60 lashes for TV show Oct 24 2009 8:24AM
A Saudi lawyer says a female
journalist has been sentenced to 60 lashes for her involvement in a
TV show in which a Saudi man publicly talked about sex.
Rozanna al-Yami is believed to be the first Saudi woman
journalist to be given such a punish
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| 49yearold female chimp dies at Toledo Zoo Oct 18 2009 9:00PM
The Toledo Zoo says one of the oldest female
chimpanzees in the North American zoo population has died.
Fifi, a 49-year-old chimp, died Friday. Fifi came to the Toledo
Zoo in 1963 at the age of three and was easily identified by a
small white to
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| United Football League to use female official Oct 6 2009 5:16PM
The fledgling United Football League
will use a female official in games this season.
Terri Valenti, from Palo Alto, Calif., will be a head linesman.
She was one of 29 officials named Tuesday to the league roster.
The UFL's first game wil
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 2 2009 4:13PM
Tax Commissioner Cory Fong says taxable
sales and purchases in North Dakota slowed during April, May, and
June.
He says taxable sales and purchases fell 3.8 percent, or $118.9
million, from the second quarter of 2008, to just under $3 billion.
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| Hoeven: State Working To Help FEMA Speed Up Recovery Funds Sep 23 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - Governor John Hoeven today announced several steps that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is taking to speed up funding for the flood recovery process in North Dakota.
“Last week I met with FEMA Administrator
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| Hoeven in D.C. to Address Air Wing Mission, FEMA Recovery Work, and E15 Waiver from EPA Sep 17 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven was in Washington, D.C. today to meet with Pentagon officials regarding the state's Air National Guard mission; Federal Emergency Management Agency officials about flood recovery and mitigation; and Environmental Pro
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| Fargo getting first female firefighter Oct 2 2009 12:15PM
The Fargo Fire Department has a first a
female firefighter.
Thirty-three-year-old Dawn Stollenwerk is one of three
firefighter trainees joining the department. She says breaking a
gender barrier isn't what made firefighting appealing to her, an
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| Yet another quake...Aid to South Pacific...Distracted drivers... Sep 30 2009 11:06PM
A powerful earthquake has rocked
Indonesia Thursday morning. It struck about 150 miles south of the
epicenter of Wednesday's deadly quake. Officials say that quake
killed at 200 people in one coastal city alone. Far more victims
are expected to be fo
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| JERUSALEM (AP) Israel approves release of 20 female Palestinian prisone... Sep 30 2009 4:26AM
Israel approves release of 20 female
Palestinian prisoners for proof captive soldier is alive.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 09-30-09 0415CDT
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| Female suspect in 6 bank robberies is arrested Sep 29 2009 1:45AM
A woman suspected in six bank robberies
last week in southern New England has been arrested.
State police arrested 34-year-old Heather Brown of Norwich,
Conn., on Monday. She is a suspect in one robbery each day last
week, beginning Sept. 21 in
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| Male brown bear kills female bear at German zoo Sep 27 2009 5:50AM
Officials at a German zoo say that a male brown
bear attacked and killed a female bear in front of horrified
onlookers.
Christoph Langner, the director of the zoo in the northern
coastal German city of Stralsund, said the incident occurred on
S
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Female Veteran Remembers WWII Sep 26 2009 7:19PM
Ninty-five North Dakota Veterans spend a weekend remembering their service to their country.
The RoughRider Honor Flight took the veterans to Washington DC to tour many monuments...including the World War Two Memorial.
On the trip, most of the
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 25 2009 11:12AM
Authorities have identified a man who died in
an apartment building fire in Fargo.
Authorities say 27-year-old William Nelson was found in the
hallway outside his third-floor apartment late Wednesday. They say
he died as a result of the fire.
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| More Cass County homes will be bought out Sep 25 2009 9:06AM
North Dakota's congressional delegation says
the Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing money to buy
out more flood-damaged homes in Cass County.
Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan and Rep. Earl Pomeroy,
D-N.D., say FEMA will contribut
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| Terror plot indictment...Ginsburg at hosital...Swine flu doses... Sep 25 2009 1:10AM
A shuttle driver at the Denver airport has been
indicted in New York on charges of conspiracy to use weapons of
mass destruction. Federal authorities say investigators found
bomb-making instructions on Najibullah Zazi's (nah-jee-BOO'-lah
ZAH'-zeez) c
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| NEW ORLEANS (AP) Fed jurors reject family's claim that FEMA... Sep 24 2009 4:55PM
Fed jurors reject family's claim that FEMA
trailers exposed hurricane victims to fumes
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 09-24-09 1640CDT
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| NEW ORLEANS (AP) Verdict reached in 1st trial over claims FEMA... Sep 24 2009 4:34PM
Verdict reached in 1st trial over claims FEMA
trailers exposed hurricane victims to fumes
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 09-24-09 1623CDT
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| Hoeven: FEMA taking steps to speed flood recovery Sep 24 2009 5:36AM
Gov. John Hoeven says the Federal
Emergency Management Agency is taking steps to speed up the spring
flooding recovery process in North Dakota.
Hoeven says FEMA is adding 10 more officers to the dozens who
have been going into the field to revie
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 24 2009 4:12AM
The trial of a 58-year-old Bozeman man
accused of shooting his wife to death has been set for May, and
prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty.
Larry Updegraff pleaded not guilty in May to murdering his
47-year-old wife, Roni.
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| Mont. man admits to Katrina aid fraud Sep 24 2009 1:10AM
A 42-year-old Billings man has admitted
to fraudulently obtaining federal aid for Hurricane Katrina
victims.
Mitchael Morgan pleaded guilty in federal court to making false
claims.
He is the second worker at Rimrock Auto Group in Billings
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| Mont admits to Katrina aid fraud Sep 23 2009 7:15PM
A 42-year-old Billings man has admitted
to fraudulently obtaining federal aid for Hurricane Katrina
victims.
Mitchael Morgan pleaded guilty in federal court to making false
claims.
He is the second worker at Rimrock Auto Group in Billings
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| Female grizzly relocated in NW Montana Sep 18 2009 12:50PM
Wildlife managers relocated an 8- to
10-year-old female grizzly bear in hopes of bolstering the grizzly
population in the Cabinet-Yaak ecosystem of northwest Montana.
The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department says the
400-pound grizzly was
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 18 2009 11:12AM
The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded
a contract for the removal of temporary clay dikes in Valley City
that Mayor Mary Lee Nielson had said she wanted to remain after
last spring's flooding.
The $1.8 million contract was awarded to Valley Cit
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| FEMA promises $3M for ND flood buyouts Sep 18 2009 5:43AM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is
providing almost $3.2 million to buy out homes near the Red River
that are vulnerable to flooding.
The money will pay most of the cost to buy about 18 homes near
Oxbow in southeastern Cass County. The p
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| China picks first female astronaut candidates Sep 17 2009 2:20AM
China's military-backed space program has its
first women astronaut trainees.
The official Xinhua (shihn-wah) News Agency reports 15 women are
among 45 candidates selected for a training program less than a
year after the country completed its f
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| Lawsuit accuses FEMA of ignoring species threats Sep 16 2009 3:31PM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency
is being sued again over accusations that it violated the
Endangered Species Act by issuing flood insurance without
determining whether development would impact imperiled plants and
animals.
WildEarth Gua
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| SWAC to have first female official work game Sep 16 2009 3:03PM
The Southwestern Athletic Conference's
first female official in football will work a game this weekend.
The league said Wednesday that Yvonde Lewis will help officiate
the Texas College-Texas Southern game Saturday in Houston.
The Houston n
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| River in Minn. has male bass with female traits Sep 14 2009 5:30PM
Government scientists figure that one out of
three male smallmouth bass in American river basins have features
of both sexes.
Among largemouth bass, about one in five male fish have those
characteristics. The findings come from the U.S. Geologic
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| Male bass in many US rivers have female features Sep 14 2009 2:35PM
Government scientists figure that one out of
three male smallmouth bass in American river basins have features
of both sexes.
Among largemouth bass, about one in five male fish have those
characteristics. The findings come from the U.S. Geologic
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| First trial over FEMA trailer fumes opens in La. Sep 14 2009 9:41AM
Jury selection has begun in the first trial
over whether victims of hurricanes Rita and Katrina were exposed to
potentially dangerous fumes while living in government-issued
trailers.
Jurors were being screened Monday for the lawsuit against
tr
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Sep 14 2009 2:14AM
Taylor Swift sure got the full MTV treatment
last night, complete with a win and a Kanye West rant. Swift won
the best female video, beating out favorites Lady Gaga and
Beyonce'. She said she always dreamed of winning a Moonman trophy
and she was hap
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MAFB Colonel Remembers 9-11 Sep 11 2009 9:16PM
On the eighth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, many memorials remember those killed in the tragedy, or those that sacrificed their lives on that day or during the subsequent war on terror.
However, for Colonel Lyman Faith, that day, the action
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| Survey: 3 percent of female worshippers hit on by clergy... Sep 10 2009 2:42PM
A new study suggests that one out of every 33
women who attend religious services regularly has been the object
of a sexual advance by her religious leader.
Dr. Diana Garland, the Dean of Baylor University's School of
Social Work, says researche
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| Bear meets girl: Berlin zoo gets female polar bear Sep 8 2009 8:46AM
Berlin's favorite polar bear Knut has a new
companion: Giovanna, a female polar bear from Munich.
Fans hoping for a romantic relationship will be disappointed
Giovanna was not brought to Berlin to mate with Knut. The Munich
zoo is renovating it
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| `SNL' cuts 2 female cast members, Web site reports Sep 4 2009 6:19PM
"Saturday Night Live" has cut a cast member
just a day after word of two new hires became public.
Michaela (Mick-AIL'-lah) Watkins' publicist confirmed Friday
that Watkins' contract was not renewed by the sketch comedy show.
NBC declined to co
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 4 2009 11:40AM
A Billings woman has been charged with
allegedly hitting another woman in the head with a baseball bat.
Prosecutors say Cassie Ann Burling told police she hit the woman
because she believed the woman was having an affair her husband.
Burlin
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| Fire near Columbus burning nearly 2 square miles Sep 4 2009 4:40AM
A wildfire near Columbus has prompted
officials to issue evacuations for the residents of about 100
homes.
The Stillwater County Sheriff's office says residents of the
Eagle Mountain Ranch and Columbus Heights subdivisions were
notified late Th
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| Morris, among 1st AP female photographers, dies Aug 26 2009 4:34PM
Mary Morris Lawrence, one of The
Associated Press' first female photographers, has died. She was 95.
According to a death notice placed in the San Francisco
Chronicle, Lawrence died Aug. 12 at her home in Oakland. A cause of
death was not listed
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| United Tribes Citizens Corps Council Recognized With National Award Aug 25 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - The United Tribes Technical College Citizen Corps Council was recognized as the nation’s “Outstanding Tribal Citizen Corps Council” at an awards ceremony in Arlington, Va. August 11, 2009.
During a ceremony at
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 25 2009 4:20PM
Officials say spring flooding might have
done as much as $2 million in damage to infrastructure in Brown
County, and another $2 million might be needed to cover crop
losses.
Officials took Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., on a tour of the
county's dam
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| Brown County flooding losses high Aug 25 2009 9:55AM
Officials say spring flooding might have
done as much as $2 million in damage to infrastructure in Brown
County, and another $2 million might be needed to cover crop
losses.
Officials took Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., on a tour of the
county's dam
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| 4 Katrina evacuees who got Winfrey help charged Aug 19 2009 11:34PM
Four Hurricane Katrina evacuees are charged with
wrongfully obtaining federal rental assistance after buying new
homes financed by Oprah Winfrey's "Oprah's Angel Network."
The U.S. attorney's office in Houston says Darlene McGruder
Poole, 30, of H
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Dickinson Continues to Rebuild Aug 19 2009 11:21PM
Several neighborhoods in south Dickinson have been rebuilding all summer after a tornado ripped dozens of homes and businesses apart in July.
This morning, Senator Dorgan joined Dickinson city leaders to tour some of the hardest-hit areas.
While you ca
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Still Recovering in Dickinson Aug 19 2009 11:00PM
In early July... Dickinson got a taste of mother nature's fury when a tornado ripped through town.
Today... our Amber Schatz show us a resilient community... that still faces a long road to recovery.
(NATS HAMMERING)
The sounds of construction echo thr
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 14 2009 4:14PM
Auto fatalities in North Dakota are
running far ahead of last year's pace.
The Highway Patrol says that through Wednesday, 84 people had
died in motor vehicle crashes in the state, up 21 from the same
time last year.
Twelve of the fataliti
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| Fargo has 1st female firefighter Aug 14 2009 3:10PM
Fargo's fire chief says he's been trying to
hire a woman firefighter for several years and he's pleased that
it's finally happening.
Dawn Stollenwork has been working as a part-time jailer in
Moorhead, Minn. She's joining the Fire Department on
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| Female ski jumpers' appeal hearing set for Nov. 12 Aug 10 2009 3:04PM
A group of female ski jumpers will return to
court in November to appeal a decision that prevents them from
competing in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
The British Columbia Court of Appeal will hear the case Nov.
12-13.
Lawyer Ross Clark,
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| Deadline arrives for ND disaster aid Aug 10 2009 5:43AM
The deadline has arrived for North Dakota
residents to apply for recovery aid following the devastating
winter storms and spring floods.
The Monday deadline marks one of the state's longest disaster
declaration periods in a decade. The declarati
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Fema Deadline Aug 8 2009 7:23PM
North Dakota homeowners and business owners who suffered damage from flooding
this spring have until Monday to apply for disaster aid.
A spokeswoman for the state Emergency Services Department, Cecily
Fong, says more than 7,000 North Dakotans have r
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 8 2009 2:14AM
North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad and another top
Senate Democrat say they've been vindicated, after the Senate
ethics committee cleared them of breaking rules by accepting VIP
mortgages.
A watchdog group charged that Conrad and Sen. Chris Dodd of
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| Disaster aid deadline looms Aug 7 2009 7:01PM
The clock is ticking for North Dakota
homeowners and business owners who suffered damage from flooding
and other severe spring weather.
Monday is the deadline for applying for disaster aid. A
spokeswoman for the state Emergency Services Departme
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| New FEMA head favors citizens networking during disasters... Aug 7 2009 4:12AM
The new head of the nation's emergency
management agency says he's all in favor of citizens using the
latest technology to help spread the word when disaster strikes.
FEMA administrator Craig Fugate (FYOO'-gayt) says blogs and
social networking
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| APNewsBreak: FEMA to focus on children's needs in disaster... Aug 3 2009 2:42PM
The man in charge of the federal government's
emergency response efforts says children are too often an
afterthought when disaster strikes.
So, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is doing some
additional planning to meet their needs.
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 1 2009 3:51AM
U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg has introduced a
bill to mint a coin out of palladium, which is mined exclusively in
the United States by Montana's Stillwater Mining Co.
The bill would require the U.S. Treasury to mint a reproduction
of a 1907 bullion c
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| Cascade County worried about new flood maps Jul 31 2009 4:34PM
Cascade County officials are concerned
that the cost of certifying levees along the Sun River could be
prohibitive, leaving areas protected by the levees designated as
floodplains as FEMA updates flood insurance-rate maps.
Local officials met wi
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| FEMA group meeting in Grand Forks Jul 29 2009 5:22AM
An advisory group to the administrator
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is meeting in Grand
Forks.
Grand Forks Mayor Michael Brown is a member of the FEMA National
Advisory Council and issued the invitation to meet in the city two
yea
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| Hoeven: State Working With Local Officials On Housing, Other Needs To Aid Tornado Recovery Jul 22 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today was in Dickinson with North Dakota Housing Finance Authority Director Mike Anderson to provide information about housing aid to residents in the aftermath of a tornado that struck the community on July 8. The G
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 26 2009 1:45AM
A Minnesota soldier killed in Iraq this
month has been laid to rest in a solemn ceremony.
Spc. Daniel Drevnick was one of three Minnesota troops killed in
an insurgent attack in Iraq on July 16.
More than 200 members of Minnesota's Patriot
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| FEMA to split $1.1M among 5 stormhit counties Jul 25 2009 2:14PM
Five counties in northeastern Minnesota
will split more than $1 million in federal relief funds following
storm damage and flooding earlier this year.
The counties were hit by storms and floods between March 16 and
May 22 that caused millions of
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| Health care fight...Jackson doctor target of manslaughter probe... Jul 23 2009 8:04PM
President Barack Obama says health
care isn't coming "soon enough for the American people." Obama
used a Cleveland speech to step up his pitch for overhauling health
care. The speech came as Senate Democrats abandoned efforts to pass
a bill before th
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| Report blasts FEMA on storm trailer formaldehyde Jul 23 2009 7:29PM
The Homeland Security Department's inspector
general says the government took too long to respond to initial
reports that trailers provided to Hurricane Katrina victims were
toxic.
The report says delays by the Federal Emergency Management
Agen
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Clean Up Progress in Dickinson Jul 23 2009 1:05PM
Two weeks later... Dickinson leaders say great progress has been made in the recovery and cleanup efforts since the tornado hit.
Good Afternoon, I'm Donnell Preskey...
Much of the debris has been removed from the area.
Now the city is
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 22 2009 2:15AM
Gov. John Hoeven says he's seeking more
money to buy out homes in flooded areas of the state and to speed
up the process. Hoeven says many homes did not reach the threshold
of damage necessary for a FEMA buyout. He says he's asked FEMA
Administrator
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| Gov seeking flood buyout money Jul 21 2009 7:22PM
Gov. [[kxtopic:john-hoeven:t[John Hoeven]:t]] says he's seeking more
money to buy out homes in flooded areas of the state and to speed
up the process.
Hoeven says many homes did not reach the threshold of damage
necessary for a [[kxtopic:fema:t[
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| Hoeven Asks FEMA For Additional Home-Buyout Funding Jul 21 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today met with Federal Emergency Management Administrator W. Craig Fugate to secure funding to buy out homes in the floodplain in various communities across the state and to expedite the approval process for doing so
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| ND disaster designation closing Jul 21 2009 4:48PM
The federal Emergency Management Agency
has set a closing date for one of the longest North Dakota
disasters in recent memory.
FEMA announced Tuesday that it will close the presidential
declaration period for the state's latest flood and storm d
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| ND disaster designation closing Jul 21 2009 4:48PM
The federal Emergency Management Agency
has set a closing date for one of the longest North Dakota
disasters in recent memory.
FEMA announced Tuesday that it will close the presidential
declaration period for the state's latest flood and storm d
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| 1st female shuttle pilot lands in Aviation Hall Jul 18 2009 9:22PM
Eds: APNewsNow; UPDATES with inductions of Collins, Meyer; will be
led.
AP Photos
By JAMES HANNAH
Associated Press Writer
DAYTON, Ohio The first woman to command an American space
mission has been inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fam
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| Lesley Visser voted No. 1 female sportscaster Jul 16 2009 4:13PM
Lesley Visser is tops in her field.
The American Sportscasters Association voted her the No. 1
female sportscaster Thursday. The CBS broadcaster was chosen from
36 finalists. Rounding out the top five were Andrea Kremer of NBC,
Robin Roberts of
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| Leslie Visser voted No. 1 female sportscaster Jul 16 2009 4:06PM
Lesley Visser is tops in her field.
The American Sportscasters Association voted her the No. 1
female sportscaster Thursday. The CBS broadcaster was chosen from
36 finalists. Rounding out the top five were Andrea Kremer of NBC,
Robin Roberts of
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| First female presidential helo pilot finishes tour Jul 16 2009 1:53PM
More history was made at the White House on
Thursday when President Barack Obama climbed aboard his helicopter:
An all-female crew was waiting to take him to Andrews Air Force
Base.
It was Major Jennifer Grieves' last day in a rotation that made
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