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Popular Santa letter program ends in Alaska

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:16 AM EST (comcast.net)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won't get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers.

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Attorney: Student hit by Calif. police at fault

Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:55 AM EDT
By Associated Press (Clipped by Vincent Bartning)

The attorney for a police officer shown on video striking an unarmed San Jose State University student with a baton says the student was to blame for the incident.

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Jonathan Ayers . . . One Month Later

Seeded on Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:55 PM EDT (The Moderate Voice)

About a month ago, I wrote an article about Jonathan Ayers, a Georgia Baptist Pastor who was killed by a plain-clothes undercover narcotics officer during a botched raid.

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Probe of Georgia pastor's shooting expected to take another month

Seeded on Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:52 PM EDT (Associated Baptst Press - abpnews.com)

LAVONIA, GA (ABP) -- An investigation into the September 1 police shooting of a Southern Baptist pastor in northeast Georgia is expected to last another month.Brian Rickman, district attorney of Mountain Judicial Circuit, said the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is continuing its …

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Groundbreaking Stem Cell Surgery: Doctors Restore A Teenager's Missing Cheekbones using his Own Stem Cells

Seeded on Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:31 AM EDT (mychannelnews.info)

When one first mentions plastic surgery the obvious place that the mind heads is to the cosmetic; but plastic surgery is about far more than breast implants and tummy tucks.In a groundbreaking procedure that could impact the lives of thousands, doctors at the Cincinnati Children …

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Officers Fired After Tasering 76-Year-Old Bud Grose

Seeded on Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:15 AM EDT (AOL)

CHEYENNE, WY (September 22) – Two police officers who chased and Tasered a 76-year-old man driving a tractor in a Wyoming town parade have been fired.Bud Grose, who was shocked five times by Officer Michael Kavenius, welcomed the decision announced Tuesday by the Glenrock Polic …

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Proxy wedding means Marine's widow, baby unwelcome

Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:28 AM EDT
By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press Writer (Clipped by Vincent Bartning)

Hotaru Ferschke just wants to raise her 8-month-old son in his grandparents' Tennessee home, surrounded by photos and memories of the father he'll never meet: a Marine who died in combat a month after marrying her from thousands of miles away.

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Steve Huff: Did a Good Deed Lead Pastor Jonathan Ayers to his Death?

Seeded on Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:25 AM EDT (CBS News)

LAVONIA, Ga. (CBS) Pastor Jonathan Ayers had a question for paramedics as they treated him for bullet wounds on Sept. 2. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ayers asked, "Who shot me?"

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Wounded Soldiers Recover as Public Interest in Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Wane

Seeded on Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:40 AM EDT (AOL)

SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 10) — A year after Capt. Sam Brown was set ablaze when a bomb blew up his Humvee in Afghanistan, the 25-year-old West Point graduate endures a steady schedule of painful surgery and stretching to break up knotty burn scars.

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The myth of church as a sanctuary

Seeded on Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:50 AM EDT (austinweeklynews.com)

It is easy to see how someone can be led to believe that the church is a sanctuary. Many of us have fresh memories of watching Elvira Arellano flaunt her illegal status as she took refuge in a storefront church and dared law enforcement to enter the church to arrest her.

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Robert Gates protests AP decision as 'appalling'

Seeded on Fri Sep 4, 2009 4:20 PM EDT (Politico)

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is objecting "in the strongest terms" to an Associated Press decision to transmit a photograph showing a mortally wounded 21-year-old Marine in his final moments of life, calling the decision "appalling" and a breach of "common decency."

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Pastor Jonathan Paul Ayers Killed in Georgia Drug Sting

Seeded on Fri Sep 4, 2009 10:59 AM EDT (AOL)

ATLANTA (Sept 4) -- Plainclothes officers shot and killed a small-town pastor when the 28-year-old father-to-be resisted efforts to question him about a passenger in his car who was the target of a drug sting, authorities said.

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Are Candles Dangerous?

Seeded on Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:57 PM EDT (aolhealth.com)

Most commonly used to set the mood or relax after a long day, the paraffin wax candles you light could be polluting the air inside your home.

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New grade is worse than an F, for those who cheat....

Seeded on Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:05 AM EDT (TimesOnline.com)

The issue of cheating in exams has long been a hot topic in schools and universities.

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Clifton Williams Jailed for Yawning

Seeded on Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:45 PM EDT (AOL)

(Aug 10) -- As Clifton Williams sat in the courtroom in Joliet, Ill., awaiting his cousin's sentencing on drug charges, little did he know he would soon be the one in jail.As Judge Daniel Rozak sentenced Williams' cousin to two years probation, Williams yawned, an act that earned …

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Family's Cat Accidentally Euthanized

Seeded on Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:30 PM EDT (pawnation.com)

In medicine, even a minor problem can lead to complications or malpractices that result in the unexpected death of a loved one. We are, at least on some level, conditioned for the possibility.

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San Francisco wants a say in Prop. 8 lawsuit

Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:26 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

(07-23) 19:49 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- The city of San Francisco asked a judge Thursday for permission to intervene in the federal lawsuit challenging California's ban on same-sex marriage, a request that may intensify the battle for control of the high-stakes litigation.

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Victory for Freedom of Speech at Stanford: Student Graduates Despite Ed School Efforts to Revoke Admission, Investigate Private Blog, and Declare Student Unfit for Teaching - FIRE

Seeded on Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:10 PM EDT (thefire.org)

SAN FRANCISCO, July 24, 2009—Stanford University's Teacher Education Program (STEP) has finally let dissenting student-blogger Michele Kerr graduate.

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They Messed With the Wrong Blogger - Class Struggle - Jay Mathews on Education

Seeded on Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:07 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

Michele Kerr (she tells me it is pronounced "cur") is a hard-working educator and Web surfer who is often mean to me. This is probably a good thing.

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Colleges, universities feel the pain

Seeded on Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:38 PM EDT (The Baltimore Sun)

A classmate in my nonprofit management course posted a link to this article:David Sears had high hopes for his first year leading the fundraising office at Loyola College.

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Man says he was beaten by Six Flags guards

Seeded on Mon Jul 6, 2009 3:12 AM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

(07-05) 22:00 PDT VALLEJO -- A 19-year-old member of the San Francisco Youth Commission said Sunday that he was beaten by security guards while celebrating the July Fourth holiday at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, leaving him with a concussion and broken bones in his fac …

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Sears Tower unveils 103rd floor glass balconies

Seeded on Thu Jul 2, 2009 3:43 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

CHICAGO – Visitors to the Sears Tower's new glass balconies all seem to agree: The first step is the hardest.

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High court puts Georgia death penalty case on hold

Seeded on Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:26 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The U.S. Supreme Court has recessed for the summer without taking action on the appeal of a Georgia death row inmate whose case has drawn worldwide attention, likely delaying any developments until the fall.

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For sale on eBay: Obama's 'Kenyan birth certificate'

Seeded on Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:47 AM EDT (WorldNetDaily News )

With dozens of lawsuits filed over access to Barack Obama's certified long-form birth certificate, many more lawyers working on his behalf to keep it secret and the validity of the U.S.

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