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Governors bet on Florida-Alabama championship game
The Associated PressIt'll be Florida oranges against Alabama barbeque. That's what governors of the two states have riding on the outcome of Saturday's Southeastern Conference Championship game in Atlanta. If No. 1 Alabama (12-0) rolls over No. 2 Florida (11-1), Alabama...Tags: Major League Baseball, Government, Oranges, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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More felons learning -- to their surprise -- that they can vote
Before Kimberly Haven set out to register voters this month, she checked Baltimore city records to find a neighborhood with a surprising feature: a large number of felons.
There, on a litter-strewn street corner, her team ran into Lonnell Burke, who...Tags: Demonstration, Justice and Rights, Crimes, American Civil Liberties Union, Maine
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Shipping giant moves North American headquarters to Portsmouth
247-4744APM Terminals Inc., a division of the world's largest shipping company, quietly has relocated its North American headquarters to Portsmouth, a move that underscores the marine terminal operator's emphasis on growing its operations at the Port of Virginia....Tags: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Employees
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Jockeying for Metra seats more difficult with crowded field
Tribune reporterEven before the 7:42 a.m. train pulls up to the Metra station, Greg St. George and other commuters start inching toward the precise spots where they hope, perhaps even pray, the doors to their favorite cars will open. When trying to snag a coveted seat...Tags: Hanover Park, Chicago Board of Trade, St. George, Vehicles, Gold Coast
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Sweet haul Alabama?: NYS Ins. agency aids talks
Spin CycleNew York has long reach when it comes to regulation. By all accounts, the state???s Insurance Department under superintendent Eric Dinallo (left) has been involved in helping broker a solution to a financial crisis for the most populous county......Tags: David A. Paterson, New York, Insurance, Alabama, Government
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Spin Cycle: D'Amato's bipartisan fundraiser
Former Republican Sen. Alfonse D'Amato is apparently playing a major role in organizing a fundraiser for Democratic Gov. David A. Paterson - to be co-hosted by myriad bipartisan Long Island developers, lawyers, doctors and executives, at Island Park's...Tags: John McCain, Regional Authority, Government, Nassau Coliseum, Steve Levy
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After Gustav, will people heed warnings next time?
The Associated PressMillions fled the Gulf Coast in fear of Hurricane Gustav, billed as the apocalyptic ``mother of all storms.'' It didn't deliver. Now, with three other storms lining up in the Atlantic, some fear people might not listen next time. New Orleans Mayor Ray...Tags: Bobby Jindal, Emergency Planning, Tropical Storms, Texas, Regional Authority
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Hurricane Gustav: GOP's boost, or risks
The Swampby Peter Brown ST. PAUL -- No Republican in his right mind will acknowledge it, but Hurricane Gustav affords the GOP a political opportunity that could boost Sen. John McCain's odds of winning the White House. Of course, Americans could......Tags: Bobby Jindal, Quinnipiac University, Florida, Barack Obama, John McCain
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Brown sees red
WASHINGTON BUREAU; The Associated Press contributed to this story.Michael Brown, the deposed director of FEMA, sparked a bipartisan firestorm yesterday by blaming Louisiana officials for bungling the multi-agency response to Hurricane Katrina while boasting he had done a "darned good job." While Brown endured hours...Tags: Tom Davis, Hillary Clinton, Texas, Republican Party, Regional Authority
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Coastal residents from Florida to Louisiana flee Ivan
The Associated PressFrightened residents of the Gulf Coast from Florida's Panhandle to Louisiana's bayous boarded up windows, packed up and hit the road today to flee from Hurricane Ivan. A hurricane watch was posted for a 420-mile-long swath from St. Marks in the Florida...Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Florida, Key Largo, Meteorological Disasters, Government
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Ivan slams Gulf Coast, spawns tornadoes
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersHurricane Ivan raked beach communities of four Gulf states early Thursday, spawning tornadoes that killed at least nine people in Florida and then marching inland, where it was expected to bring a deluge of rain to portions of the Southeast. At 10 a.m....Tags: Emergency Planning, Tropical Storms, Weather Reports, Executive Branch, Road Transportation
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