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Final round is Wednesday
The Associated PressThe debate season comes to a close Wednesday when John McCain and Barack Obama meet for the third time, with CBS News' Bob Schieffer directing the discussion. The veteran Face the Nation host won't telegraph what he will ask. But he said he will be...Tags: Hempstead, Hofstra University, Hempstead, Interior Policy, Barack Obama
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Rookies, Coyotes beat Ducks
Rookies Kyle Turris and Mikkel Boedker scored for the first time in the NHL, and Ilya Bryzgalov made 34 saves against his former Anaheim teammates to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-2 victory that spoiled the Ducks' home opener Sunday night. Shane Doan...Tags: Shane Doan, Joe Sakic, Shawn Horcoff, Phoenix Coyotes, Avalanches and Landslides
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One last chance for presidential candidates to debate; CBS News' Bob Schieffer in charge
AP Television WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ The debate season that has chewed up its moderators comes to a close Wednesday when John McCain and Barack Obama meet for the third time, with CBS News' Bob Schieffer directing the discussion. The veteran "Face the Nation" host won't...Tags: CBS Corp., Berkeley (Alameda, California), California, NBC, Barack Obama
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Incumbent seeks last 8 years on Mich. high court
Associated Press WriterChief Justice Clifford Taylor is at an age when he could retire to a nice life reading about Abraham Lincoln and helping his wife garden at their rural lakeside home. Instead, the 65-year-old is running for a final eight years on the Michigan Supreme...Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Justice System, National Government, Trials
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Down over the Dow? Don't let the stress destroy your health
Sentinel Staff WriterWhen people sit down in Julie McCoy's chair to get their hair cut, they unload their troubles. And these days, everyone's troubled about the economy. "Aside from their husbands and their kids, that's all anyone is talking about," says McCoy, whose...Tags: Sales, Maitland, Winter Park, Personal Service, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Crash tests rate booster seats
Special to the Chicago TribuneBooster seats are supposed to do just that—boost an older child's chance of surviving a crash by raising them up to fit properly in seat belts designed for adults. Yet a new study that evaluates 41 of these belt-positioning seats rates 13 of them...Tags: Clothing Accessories, National Government, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Injuries, Transportation Accidents
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U. of Michigan commencement returns to Big House
The University of Michigan is moving its spring graduation ceremony back to the Big House. The Ann Arbor school switched April's ceremony to the Diag because of construction at Michigan Stadium. University spokeswoman Kelly Cunningham tells The...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Michigan
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Semi hits bus packed with Amish in Mich.; 14 hurt
Associated Press WriterAt least 14 people, including a number of children, were injured when an overloaded bus carrying members of an Amish church to a funeral was clipped by a semitrailer and rolled on its side on a highway. None of the injuries were believed to be life-...Tags: Transportation, Medical Staff, Vehicles, Employees, Michigan
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Bus overloaded with Amish clips semitrailer on Michigan highway; 14 sent to hospital
Associated Press WriterNORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) _ A bus overloaded with members of an Amish church group clipped a semitrailer Thursday, flipping the bus onto its side and sending 14 people to the hospital, including several children, authorities said. Most of those...Tags: Transportation, Vehicles, Michigan, Ohio, Road Transportation
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E. coli-tainted lettuce was from California, officials say
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCalifornia is the source of E. coli-tainted iceberg lettuce suspected to have sickened 36 people in Michigan, officials said Thursday. "Illness dates, ship dates and delivery dates narrow the origin to California," said Jennifer Holton, a spokeswoman for...Tags: Michigan State University, California, Detroit, Illinois, Michigan
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IIHS Rates Booster Seats for First Time; Some Fail the Test
Edmunds.comA new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute indicates that some of the booster seats designed to protect children in a car crash don't perform effectively -- and could... -
The Big 10 college towns for tourists
Special to the Chicago TribuneDon't fall into the college travel trap. Nowhere on the sheepskin is it written that when visiting offspring already on campus or traveling with them to choose a college, the folks who pay for the college years must be tied to a dingy motel or dine on...Tags: Physical Fitness, Penn State University, Architecture, Ohio State University, University of Minnesota
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