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Bush: Read more than you watch TV
The Swampby Mark Silva We've seen President Bush in classrooms before - we saw him there on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, at Emma Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla., listening to second-graders reading. And we saw him there again......Tags: Ceremonies, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Armed Forces, Elementary Schools, Government
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Congress makes it official for Obama
It may seem as if Barack Obama has been president-elect for months. But it was only on Thursday that he officially gained that status, as Congress met in a joint session to tally and certify the vote of the electoral college. Vice President Dick Cheney...Tags: Zach Wamp, Maxine Waters, Heads of State, National or Ethnic Minorities, Los Angeles
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Couple drops suit alleging United overserved them on flight
Tribune staff reporterA U.S. District Court in Tampa has dismissed a lawsuit against United Airlines for "negligently" overserving alcohol at the request of the Florida couple who brought the legal action. Yoichi and Ayisha Shimamoto, asked the court on Dec. 23 to voluntarily...Tags: Tampa, Dining and Drinking, United Air Lines, California, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Thursday's winning numbers
Here are the winning numbers selected Thursday in the Florida Lottery: Cash 3 Afternoon drawing: 2-8-8 (two, eight, eight) Evening drawing: 8-7-4 (eight, seven, four) Play 4 Afternoon drawing: 8-3-3-6 (eight, three, three, six) Evening... -
Parents of Ashley Truitt question police inquiry
The parents of Ashley Truitt, the Solon teenager convicted of dumping her newborn baby down a trash chute at a south Florida hotel, said they don't believe their daughter killed the infant. Truitt, 19, pleaded no contest on Dec. 18 to aggravated...Tags: Trials, Punishment, Iowa, Family, Police
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In centuries-old tradition, Congress confirms Obama as the next president
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama is officially the next president of the United States, Congress declared Thursday in fulfilling its centuries-old constitutional duty to certify and tally the electoral college vote from each state. Republicans joined...Tags: Lower House, Arkansas, John McCain, Upper House, Nancy Pelosi
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Republican Missouri Sen. Kit Bond declines to seek fifth term in 2010
Associated Press WriterJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Sen. Kit Bond announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election in 2010, saying he wants to go out "at the top of my game" and setting the stage for what one expert said could be a "land rush" for the seat....Tags: Jean Carnahan, Executive Branch, Mel Martinez, Regional Authority, Government
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NY court papers: Body of mobster John Gotti's vanished neighbor was dissolved in acid
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) — It is perhaps the most intriguing unsolved mystery from the gaudy gangland career of John Gotti: Whatever happened to the neighbor who accidentally ran over and killed the mobster's 12-year-old son — and then vanished?...Tags: Howard Beach, Court Administration, Police, Witnesses, Organized Crime
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John Travolta's family holds private memorial service for 16-year-old son Jett at Florida home
Associated Press WriterOCALA, Fla. (AP) — Friends and relatives of John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston gathered Thursday at their central Florida home for a memorial service to honor the couple's 16-year-old son, Jett. The couple lives in a sprawling $8 million home...Tags: Kelly Preston, Family Vacations, Death and Dying, Los Angeles, Jett Travolta
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Who has the edge: Gators or Sooners?
Oklahoma running game vs. Florida run defense The Sooners aren't at full strength. Their best back, DeMarco Murray, is out with a hamstring injury, but gifted Chris Brown ably steps up in the primary role. They both rushed for more than 1,000 yards this...Tags: SEC, Florida Gators, Chris Brown, Bronko Nagurski, Tim Tebow
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