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UPDATE: North Carolina counties tell thousands to leave as Hurricane Irene looms
Associated PressBUXTON, N.C. (AP) - Thousands were fleeing an exposed strip of coastal villages and beaches off North Carolina on Thursday as Irene approached, threatening to become the first major hurricane to hit the East Coast in seven years. Hours after a...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Travel, Cruise Line Ports, Currituck (Currituck, North Carolina), New Jersey
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Hurricane Irene brings rain, heavy seas to east coast
Associated PressMOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (AP) - Hurricane Irene opened its assault on the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday by lashing the North Carolina coast with wind topping 90 mph and pounding shoreline homes with waves. Farther north, authorities readied a massive shutdown...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, New Jersey, Outer Banks, Coney Island, Hampton Roads
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Coal needs fair shake in energy discussions
Guest ColumnistWhen Robert Kennedy Jr. appeared at the University of Kentucky last year, he — as many alternative energy proponents often do — referred to the Midwest as being the Saudi Arabia of wind energy. Well, I had occasion to drive through “...Tags: Kentucky Utilities Company, China, Travel, Manufacturing and Engineering, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Report: Nissan's NY taxi deal faces court obstacles
Autoblog.comFiled under: Minivan/Van, Government/Legal, Work, Nissan, Specialty Nissan scored a big win for itself when the NV200 was named New York City's Taxi of Tomorrow, but the compact van has been under attack ever since. The latest setback for Nissan comes... -
Latest Arkansas news, sports, business and entertainment
ARKANSAS EARTHQUAKES More than 2 dozen quakes shake Arkansas in a week LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — More than two dozen earthquakes have rumbled through Arkansas in the past week. Many of the temblors have been too small for people to notice, let...Tags: Tony Allen, Air Pollution, Landforms, Tornadoes, Whirlpool Corp.
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Mayors Against Illegal Guns targets first Democrat
The Michael Bloomberg-backed group Mayors Against Illegal Guns is following up on its promise to hound Senate Democrats who voted against gun control legislation in April. In an ad that launched Friday, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) is implored by a...
Tags: Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Organizing for Action, Mental Health, Ted Cruz, Personal Weapon Control
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Ex-Scout James Dale: Boy Scouts should accept gay leaders
NEW YORK -- A former Boy Scout whose decision to fight his ouster from the organization for being gay went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court says the group's vote to permit gay youth but not gay Scout leaders is a "bit of a step backward." James...Tags: Minority Groups, Elections, Gays and Lesbians, Social Organizations, Youth Organizations
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Gun control group focuses on Arkansas senator's vote against background checks in TV ad
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A gun control group is invoking the 2008 shooting death of Arkansas' Democratic Party chairman with a new television ad questioning Sen. Mark Pryor's vote against expanded background checks. Pryor is denouncing the ad as...Tags: Bill Gwatney, Personal Weapon Control, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Oklahoma's tornado and political cheap shots
It's as predictable as it is disheartening: A red state gets hit hard by a tornado outbreak -- in this case killing at least 24 people, many of them children attending school -- and the first batch of letters from readers (most of them from Southern...
Tags: Manhattan Beach (Brooklyn, New York), Barack Obama, Bonds, American Red Cross, Employees
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New York Mayor Weiner? Most women say no thanks, poll finds
NEW YORK -- Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who enjoyed online relationships with several women before he resigned his congressional seat amid a sexting scandal, might have a harder time winning female fans in his run to be New York City's next mayor. Hours...
Tags: Huma Abedin, Anthony D. Weiner, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Local Elections, New York City
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Monica Ratliff, the 5th-grade teacher who schooled L.A.'s campaign 'experts'
The Times' editorial board endorsed 5th-grade teacher Monica Ratliff for a seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District board -- twice -- but that doesn’t mean we expected her to win. Ratliff went into Tuesday dubbed the underdog by a mile,...
Tags: Elections, Local Government, Teachers, Antonio Villaraigosa, Political Fundraising
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Disgraced ex-congressman Anthony Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor
NEW YORK — Two years after resigning from Congress amid a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner announced in a video message Wednesday he is running for New York City mayor. "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., U.S. House of Representatives, Huma Abedin, Anthony D. Weiner, The New York Times
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May 25, 2013
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May 25, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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