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In the News: Florida, Michigan make their case to seat delegate
(2008-05-31 14:37:46)
FromCNNtoday-
WASHINGTON(CNN)--FloridaandMichiganDemocratstriedtomaketheircasetoanationalpartyrulescommitteeSaturdaytoseattheirdelegatesatthepartyconventioninAugust.
Aftermeetingforaboutfivehours,thehearingbrokeforlunch.Theaudienceof500peopleandthoseoutinhallwaysappearedtogrowmoreboisterousasthehearingwenton,cheeringandbooingspeakers...
ThedisputeovertheseatingofMichigan'sdelegatesisat...[閱讀全文]
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In the News: A four-cylinder solution to the mid-size crisis
(2008-05-30 21:34:01)
LATimestoday:Afour-cylindersolutiontothemid-sizecrisis
Asthecostofputtingatigerinthetankkeepsgoingup,driversareoptingforasmallercatunderthehood.
Small-carsaleshavebeenararepocketofstrengthfortheslumpingautoindustryinrecentmonthsasAmericanssoughtrelieffromsky-highgasolineprices.Butmanybuyersarestickingwithmid-sizeorlargervehiclesandchoosingasmallerengineinstead--savingmoneyonthestickerprice...[閱讀全文]
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In the News: Sharon Stone\'s Own Bad Karma
(2008-05-29 21:15:48)
FromForbes.comtoday-
LONDON-Oohlala.Inonehorrifyingmomentontheredcarpet,SharonStonehasshowntheworldwhatagamblefashionlabelscantakewhentheyplasterafamousfaceontheirbrandingcampaigns.ChristianDiorhasdroppedStonefromitsChineseadcampaignafterthelong-leggedBasicInstinctstarletslipinaTVinterview--nowonYouTube--thatChina'srecentearthquakemayhavebeen"badkarma"forthecountry'sactionsactionsaga...[閱讀全文]
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In the News: U.S. won\'t confirm report of Chinese hacking
(2008-05-29 20:04:59)
FromCNNtoday:
GovernmentofficialsarenotconfirmingareportthatChineseofficialsmayhavesecretlycopiedthecontentsofagovernmentlaptopcomputerduringaDecembervisittoChinabyCommerceSecretaryCarlosGutierrez.Readmore...
TheAPcitedofficialsandindustryexpertsassourcesforthestory,whichsaidthesurreptitiouscopyingisbelievedtohaveoccurredwhenalaptopbelongingtosomeoneintheU.S.tradedelegationwasleftunattende...[閱讀全文]
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In the News: Think Gas is High? Try Europe
(2008-05-28 18:38:15)
FromCNN.comtoday-
Americanmotoristsareunderstandablygrumblingoverskyrocketinggaspricesasthesummertravelseasonapproaches.ButtheirpainhardlyregistersagainsttherageafootinEuropethesedays.Fishermen,truckdriversandfarmersarethreateningtobringentireeconomicsectorstoahaltwithprotestsagainstcripplingfuelcosts.ThewaveofangryactionisexpectedtospreadfurtheracrossEuropeincomingdays,despiteeffortsbypolitic...[閱讀全文]
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In the News: Drivers change their lives to dodge gas bills
(2008-05-27 13:12:55)
CNNreportedtoday:Driverschangetheirlivestododgegasbills
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Asrisinggaspricesleavedriverswithever-heftiertabsatthepump,Americanshavestartedlookingforwaystoreducethedrainontheirbudget.Forsome,transitioningawayfromaoneperson,onecarlifestylehasprovedrewarding.
JanakiPurushe,a22-year-oldgeneticresearcherlivinginRockville,Maryland,bikesjustabouteverywhereshegoes."WhenIh...[閱讀全文]
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In the News:
(2008-05-26 08:28:52)
LATimesreportedtoday:
ThefirstspacecraftdesignedtotastethewaterofanalienplanetlandedsafelyonMars'northernpoleSundayafternoon,beginningathree-monthmissiontodeterminewhethertheRedPlaneteverdid,orstillmight,supportrudimentaryformsoflife.
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"Wehavethebestteamintheworld,"saidanexultantBarryGoldstein,theprojectmanager,whohasdevotedthelastfiveyearstothismission.
Abouttwohours...[閱讀全文]
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In the News: NASA Braces for \'7 minutes of terror\' on Mars
(2008-05-23 13:40:28)
NASA'sspacecraftPhoenix,whichlaunchedtoMarslastAugust,willfinallyarriveontheRedPlanet.
Sevenminutesisallittakesforaspacecrafttravellingneary13thousandmilesperhourtohittheMartianatmosphere,slamonthebrakes,andreachtheground.
Duringthattime,onboardcomputerswillbeworkingatamanicpaceasthespacecraftdeploysitsparachute,jettisonsitsheatshield,extendsitsthreelegs,releasestheparachute,andfinallyfire...[閱讀全文]
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In the News: Court: Texax polygamists take back children
(2008-05-22 11:43:01)
Inthecourtrulingtoday,thestateofTexasshouldnothaveremovedthemorethan460childrenittookfromapolygamistsect'sranch.Initsruling,theTexas3rdDistrictCourtofAppealsdecidedinfavorof38womenwhohadappealedtheremovals,aswellasadecisionlastmonthbyadistrictjudgethatthechildrenwillremaininstatecustody.
Itconcluded,"Evidencethatchildrenraisedinthisparticularenvironmentmaysomedayhavetheirphysicalhealthand...[閱讀全文]
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In the News: Rat on Cat on Dog (video)
(2008-05-22 09:56:00)
Theycangetalong,can'twe?clickhere
Theguysaid:Animalsaresimple,peoplearecomplicated:-)
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