Archive for December, 2006
Sunday, December 31st, 2006
A Grim Milestone in Iraq: 3,000 American DeathsNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy LIZETTE ALVAREZ and ANDREW LEHREN. He could bench-press 300 pounds and then go home and write poetry. He learned the art of glass blowing because it seemed interesting and built a computer with only a magazine as his guide.US military deaths in Iraq reach 3,000 mark ABC OnlineUS death toll in Iraq reaches 3,000 International Herald TribuneReuters - Forbes - EastDay.com - Chicago Tribuneall 527 news articles
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Sunday, December 31st, 2006
President Ford returns homeKentucky Post - 32 minutes agoBy Peter Baker. WASHINGTON - Gerald Rudolph Ford, the Boy Scout, football star and congressman thrust by history rather than ambition into the presidency at a fateful moment for his nation, was bidden farewell ... Wednesday to Bring Final Rest for Ford Washington PostAll the presidents salute unifier Ford The AustralianHamilton Spectator - San Diego Union Tribune - Winston-Salem Journal (subscription) - New Philadelphia Times Reporterall 3,481 news articles
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Sunday, December 31st, 2006
Television news execs debate using images of Saddam’s hangingWorcester Telegram - 6 hours agoBy Bill Carter THE NEW YORK TIMES. In the hours before the hanging of Saddam Hussein television news executives were thrown into hurried consultations over how to handle any images of his execution that might be released.Networks face quandary over Saddam execution Washington PostNews coverage shows restraint with limited Saddam footage Hollywood ReporterAll Headline News - Kansas City Star - MemphisRap.com - Editor & Publisherall 217 news articles
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Sunday, December 31st, 2006
Global bash in Times SquareNew York Daily News - 43 minutes agoBY NOAH FOWLE, EMILY KELLER and BILL HUTCHINSON. A global array of revelers rollicking in balmy Times Square this morning ushered in 2007 with horn-blowing, confetti-throwing "Happy New Year!Huge turnout for Times Square party NDTV.comMillion-Plus Revelers Pack into New York City for Star-Studded New ... FOX NewsForbes - KRIS-TV - WNBC - AlaskaReportall 869 news articles
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Sunday, December 31st, 2006
Democrats take on Bush, win control in 2006Seattle Times - 7 hours agoBy David Espo. AP. WASHINGTON - President Bush called it a thumping. To Democrats, it felt more like a restoration after a long turn out of power in Congress and several big-state governorships.Events in the Mideast shaped much of how we viewed 2006 Daily BreezeBombs, reprisals and nuclear showdowns create a world of conflict St. Louis Post-DispatchWashington Post - The State - OpEdNews - Reuters AlertNetall 48 news articles
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Sunday, December 31st, 2006
Get out from under credit cardsDetroit Free Press - Dec 31, 2006BY KATHY CHU. Credit card debt is like mold: The longer you ignore the problem, the more wildly it grows. If you're a twentysomething, you may have put tuition or books on your credit card while you were in college.Have a plan to get out of debt Houston ChronicleRoadmap out of the valley of the shadow of debt Canada.comTuscaloosa News (subscription)all 21 news articles
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Sunday, December 31st, 2006
Turkey has double New Year's Eve celebrationIndependent - 1 hour agoBy Jerome Taylor in Istanbul. Turkey had two particularly strong reasons to celebrate the arrival of 2007 on Sunday evening thanks to a chance meeting of the Islamic and Gregorian calendars, which only occurs once every 64 years.Muslims mark Eid al-Adha with charity London Free PressThousands join for Eid observance Chicago TribuneYemen Times - News 10 Now - Nepalnews.com - OCRegisterall 255 news articles
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Sunday, December 31st, 2006
New federal rules spur turnout of passport applicantsBoston Globe - 1 hour agoPORTLAND, Maine --New rules that will soon require US citizens to have a passport in order to travel by air to Canada and other Western Hemisphere countries drew Elizabeth Wing to the US Post Office in downtown Portland for a "passport fair," even ...Post office plans passport fair in time for new travel requirement Terre Haute Tribune StarBring vacation reading to passport office Montreal GazetteSpringfield News Sun (subscription) - Southern Pines Pilot - Herald Times Reporter - MaineToday.comall 36 news articles
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Sunday, December 31st, 2006
Health Highlights: Dec. 31, 2006Forbes - 4 hours agoExperts at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) are recommending that maternal age no longer be a major criterium for testing pregnant women for Down syndrome.Down syndrome screening advised for all pregnancies Los Angeles TimesDown syndrome test urged for all pregnant women Houston ChronicleThe Spokesman Review - ShortNews.com - WLUC-TV - MSNBCall 193 news articles
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Sunday, December 31st, 2006
Holiday sales figures disappointing for US storesFlorida Times-Union - 2 hours agoBy DIANA MIDDLETON , The Times-Union. Stein Mart's December same store sales - often considered the most reliable way to measure a retailer's success - were flat when compared to December 2005 sales results.Pier 1 reports another sales decline Fort Worth Star TelegramApparel retailers report disappointing December Washington PostHouston Chronicle - Bloomberg - Los Angeles Timesall 540 news articles
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