UN Security Council calls for immediate Gaza truce - Haaretz.com
The UN Security Council on Thursday called for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, following Israel's 13-day offensive on the Hamas-ruled coastal territory. The resolution, submitted by Britain, passed with a majority of 14 votes. The United ...
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Florida, Oklahoma tied in BCS - Yahoo News
MIAMI ? Heisman Trophy winners Tim Tebow and Sam Bradford traded touchdown passes to start the second quarter and No. 1 Florida and No. 2 Oklahoma were tied 7-7 at halftime of the BCS national championship game Thursday night . With two star ...
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Just submit your e-mail along with the e-mails of a few of your friends, and you?re on your way to becoming the newest news source! Keep out of town relatives and friends up to date on current affairs in the city, let the gossip hounds have a ...
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Gov. Baldacci to present bare-bones budget plan - Bangor Daily News
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) ? Gov. John Baldacci and his Cabinet will be on hand today for the unveiling of the proposed two-year state budget that?s expected to call for deep cuts to Maine programs and services. An aide to Baldacci said the budget for ...
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Your E-mail address: - Charleston Daily Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kanawha County residents soon may receive emergency alerts by cell phone and e-mail. The Metro 911 executive board on Thursday agreed to a one-year contract with SwiftReach Networks, a New Jersey company that provides emergency ...
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Spend more, Prahalad tells India - Sify
Sounds similar to a countdown for a rocket launch? Sorry, it is not. As these are the scaled down figures of India's GDP growth due to the ongoing credit crisis. Sectors such as information technology, textile and automobiles, which are solely ...
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Sewer fees stay steady for South Hall - GainsvilleTimes
In a split vote, the Hall County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday afternoon to maintain the current South Hall sewer fee structure through the end of 2009. The original proposal would have doubled sewer rates for residents in the Sterling on the ...
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Budget problems threaten change - Baton Rouge Advocate
State budget woes that trigger major cuts in health-care spending could stop Jindal administration restructuring efforts in their tracks, the state?s top hospital association executive said Thursday. ?You plan for it but I don?t know what you ...
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No action on magnet-school transfers - Baton Rouge Advocate
The leader of East Baton Rouge Parish?s magnet program wants to limit the disruption caused by midyear transfers of students into and out of magnet schools, but he will have to wait until February to try to make the case again. A school panel ...
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Eating habits and exercise behaviors in children can deteriorate early - Genetic Engineering News
January 9, 2009, Philadelphia, PA As children transition from preschool-age to school-age, they may develop eating habits and leisure-time patterns that may not meet current recommendations and may contribute to childhood obesity. In a study ...
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