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(AP) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Why is the cafeteria at the Pennsylvania Capitol infested with mice? Probably because health inspectors didn’t visit it for four years. State law requires annual checks for health and sanitation. Auditor General Jack Wagner said Thursday he received assurances in 2005 that …
WNYT · December 24, 2009, 1:21 PM (PST)
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David Goldman, top, boards a plane bound for the United States with his 9-year-old son, Sean, at the Galeao airport, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday. Naddar/AP Sean Goldman arrives with his stepfather, Joao Paulo Lins e Silva, at the U.S. Consulate in Rio de Janeiro Thursday. The emotional …
New York Daily News · December 24, 2009, 12:23 PM (PST)
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WASHINGTON -In an epic struggle settled at dawn, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed health care legislation Thursday, a triumph for President Barack Obama that clears the way for compromise talks with the House on a bill to reduce the ranks of the uninsured and rein in the insurance industry …
Daily Finance · December 24, 2009, 1:21 PM (PST)
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Reliever Fernando Rodney has signed a two-year, $11 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels . The 32-year-old right-hander spent his first seven major league seasons with the Detroit Tigers, including the last two years as their closer. He converted 37 of 38 save opportunities …
CBS Sports · December 24, 2009, 1:13 PM (PST)
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CHICAGO- A Chicago man could be unwrapping the hundreds of Christmas gifts spread around his apartment for days, even weeks. Trouble is, they aren’t really presents. They’re his own belongings meticulously wrapped by friends as a prank while he was out of town. Louie Saunders’ packages contain …
Boston Globe · December 24, 2009, 1:13 PM (PST)
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The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings for parts of Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Texas. It cautioned that travel would be extremely dangerous in those areas through the weekend and that drivers should pack a winter survival kit including flashlight …
MSNBC · December 24, 2009, 11:40 AM (PST)
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An aerial view of the cracked fuselage of American Airlines flight AA331, which crashed landed… An aerial view of the cracked fuselage of American Airlines flight AA331, which crashed landed overnight on a flight from Miami to Jamaica, just beyond the runway of Norman Manley international airport …
ABC News · December 24, 2009, 12:38 PM (PST)
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VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif.- Law enforcement authorities in Northern California are stepping up patrols as they investigate a series of drive-by shootings in a Sierra foothills community. Six shootings of vehicles were reported Tuesday near Valley Springs, about 60 miles southeast of the state capital …
Boston Globe · December 24, 2009, 12:38 PM (PST)
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Stocks ended a holiday-shortened session Thursday at new highs for the year following upbeat reports on unemployment and durable goods orders. A weaker dollar also helped buoy the market, lifting energy and materials stocks. Christmas Eve trading was extremely light. The encouraging signs of the …
Forbes · December 24, 2009, 12:38 PM (PST)
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – James Gurley, the innovative guitarist who helped shape psychedelic rock’s multilayered, sometimes thundering sounds as a member of Big Brother and the Holding Company , the band that propelled Janis Joplin to fame, has died of a heart attack. He was 69. Gurley was pronounced …
USA Today · December 24, 2009, 1:06 PM (PST)
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