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McCain's 'that one' comment spurs debate
nia.henderson@newsday.comThe recent presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain might have produced the only oh-no-he-didn't moment so far. But it depends on whom you ask. In a back-and-forth discussion Tuesday night of a Bush-Cheney energy bill, McCain had this...Tags: Hofstra University, John McCain, Illinois, Barack Obama
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Business sites see uptick in visits
Business news commonly doesn't attract a lot of eyeballs online, but these aren't common times. Folks who might normally not check on their 401(k) account for a year are hunting for information about what the meltdown on Wall Street means and what they...Tags: CEO Pay, Stock Broking, Mutual Funds, Ameritrade Holding Corporation, Oregon
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COLLEGES: Barbour St. Joe's too much
Jackie Barbour set a school record with four goals as St. Joseph's topped Mount St. Vincent, 7-0, for its fifth straight win in a Skyline Conference women's soccer match yesterday. Barbour's goals came in the game's first 21 minutes. Alyssa Cote had two...Tags: Soccer
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The view from the financial ledge
Yesterday's bailout approval is not the end of the financial crisis. Rather, it halts the free-fall, if only temporarily. It furnishes a narrow ledge to perch on, assess broken bones and contemplate the abyss. Policymakers still need weeks to figure...Tags: State Budgets, Miley Cyrus, Federal Reserve, Financial and Business Services, Disasters
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Butterfield Well-Known
The Butterfields were returning home from a trip to Hawaii in 1987. At O'Hare Airport, Elen had just remarked to her husband Tom that for the first time she could remember, they had met no one who knew him.
"Then this kid comes off a plane and says,...Tags: New Year's, O'Hare International Airport, People, Horse and Harness Racing, Football
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Conn. native killed in Iraq
With BC-CT--Connecticut Casualties AP Photo pursuing HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ An Army lieutenant who grew up in Shelton died in Iraq after his patrol came under small-arms fire about 60 miles north of Baghdad, the Defense Department said. Thomas J....Tags: Death and Dying, Armed Forces, Shelton, Defense, Connecticut
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Apprentice at George Mason
Daily PressApprentice School at George Mason RECORDS: Apprentice School (0-1), George Mason (0-2). WHERE: Fairfax. WHEN: 5 p.m. TV/RADIO: None. THE BUZZ: The Builders look to regain momentum in their first road game of the season heading to Northern Virginia....Tags: Apprentices, Virginia, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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1,007-pound pumpkin takes first prize at fair
A 1,007-pound pumpkin grown in Annandale has won the top prize in the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-in at the State Fair of Virginia. Mary DelPopolo, Joseph Mills and John Forest grew the pumpkin and drove it down to Richmond for Saturday's weigh-in. Winning...Tags: Virginia
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Americans deserve better in bailout
Special to The Morning CallWalter Howard was living in Corona, Calif., a few years ago, he said, when he realized that the country's financial system was being run by crazy people. How else to explain the working-class folk he kept encountering who were receiving loans for $800,...Tags: California, Corona, Milton Friedman, State Budgets, The White House
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Where y'all from?
Courant Staff WriterWhen the public first heard Sarah Palin speak, one of the first questions that arose was: Really? That's an Alaskan accent? (Apparently. More on that later.) Decades ago, it seemed that regional accents would disappear, thanks to the rise of mass...Tags: Sarah Palin, Anchorage, Colleges and Universities, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Army Officer From Shelton Killed In Iraq
The Hartford CourantAn Army officer who grew up in Shelton was fatally injured Tuesday in Iraq when the patrol he was leading came under enemy small arms fire. First Lt. Thomas J. Brown, 26, was leading his soldiers on a patrol in Salman Pak, Iraq, according to the Army....Tags: Demographics, Armed Forces, Illegal Immigrants, Defense, Connecticut
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Soldier Who Grew Up In Shelton Killed In Iraq
Courant Staff WriterAn Army officer who grew up in Shelton was killed in Iraq on Tuesday after the patrol he was leading came under small arms fire. First Lt. Thomas J. Brown, 26, was leading his soldiers on a patrol in Salman Pak, Iraq, the Army said. Brown was serving...Tags: Demographics, Armed Forces, Illegal Immigrants, Defense, Connecticut
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