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No. 56 replica jersey still a fixture at Giants Stadium
WatchdogDuring some of the many lulls in the Bengals-Jets game, my binoculars wandered not only to Jenn Sterger but also into the stands, where I tried to gauge the impact of Brett Favre's arrival on jersey sales. Many people wrote......Tags: New York, Brett Favre
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Idaho drivers needed for mileage study
The University of Iowa has received a $16 million federal grant to test a new approach to financing the nation's roadways. Researchers are looking for drivers to help with the study. The study will test a system that charges drivers a mileage tax...Tags: University of Iowa, Texas, North Carolina, Austin (Travis, Texas), Iowa
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Acting ATF director still not confirmed after 2 years in job, blocked by his own party
Associated Press WriterBOSTON (AP) _ For more than two years, U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan has been consumed by the latest entry on his resume: acting chief of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The Republican has been balancing both jobs...Tags: Parliament, George Bush, Upper House, Political Systems, Louisiana
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WANTED: Selden credit card theft
Suffolk police and their Crime Stoppers department are looking for a man who they say used a stolen credit card in Selden. Sometime between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. July 15, police said someone broke into a parked car on Idaho Court in Coram and stole the...Tags: Ohio State University, Credit and Debt
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For 2nd straight year, heat greets marathoners
It won't be as hot and humid as last year's heat-shortened race, where readings soared to the middle 80s before noon. But runners competing in Sunday's 31st Chicago Marathon will still have to contend with late-morning temperatures in the 70s as warm...Tags: Chicago Marathon, Wyoming, Montana
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Micron plans job cuts of 15%
Micron Technology Inc. will cut about 15 percent of its global workforce as part of a restructuring of its computer memory chip operations, the company said Thursday. The bulk of the job losses will be in Boise, Idaho, where the semiconductor firm is...Tags: Semiconductors and Active Components, Intel Corp., Computer Hardware, Micron Technology Incorporated
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Wounded vets get help at U. Idaho, Adrian College
Associated Press WriterThe demons don't visit nearly as often as they did when Bart Gutke was sent home from the Iraq in 2006, a 21-year-old with a traumatic brain injury. He was discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps a year later. To look at Gutke now is to see a 23-year-...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Injuries, Financial Aid, National Government, Government
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Micron Tech reducing global work force by 15 percent, most jobs to be cut in Idaho
Associated Press WriterBOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Micron Technology Inc. will cut about 15 percent of its global work force as part of a restructuring of its computer memory chip operations, the company said Thursday. The bulk of the job losses will be in Boise, where the...Tags: Computing and Information Technology, Layoffs and Downsizing, Employees, Semiconductors and Active Components, Unemployment
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Idaho potato growers to produce 11 billion pounds of spuds during this year's harvest
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Aided by favorable summer growing conditions, Idaho potato farmers expect to harvest more than 11 billion pounds of spuds by the end of the month, according to Idaho Potato Commission estimates. That overall total is down from the...Tags: Farms, Satellite and Cable Service, Television Industry
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Jobless claims drop from seven-year high
From the Associated PressNew applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week from a seven-year high, the Labor Department said Thursday, although claims remain at elevated levels that indicate recession. And new job cuts announced after the report was released...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, North Carolina, Unemployment, Computer Hardware, Economic Indicator
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Mormon leaders ask members in 4 states to step up efforts to ban gay marriage in California
Associated Press WriterSALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ Mormons are being asked by their church leaders to step up their already considerable efforts to pass a ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage in California. Senior elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Hawaii, Marriage, Family
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