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Pierre Berton dead at 84 (Dec 01 2004 16:59 GMT) - slashgirl writes ""Pierre Berton, whose populist tales of Canadian history made him one of the country's best known writers and media personalities, has died at age of 84. The prize-winning author died in a Toronto hospital on Tuesday afternoon, a spokeswoman said. The cause of death was not disclosed, but CBC television reported he died of heart failure." The rest of the story HERE." |
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Nadine Gordimer Enlists Literati to Fight AIDS (Dec 01 2004 16:59 GMT) - An Anonymous Patron writes ""UNITED NATIONS - Novelist Nadine Gordimer decided that if rock stars could stage "huge gigs" for worthy causes, writers could do the same and on Tuesday she launched a book of stories by 21 of the world's most distinguished authors in support of AIDS victims." Read the rest." |
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Peter calls it quits on librarianship (Dec 01 2004 16:59 GMT) - madcow writes "Peter Karman was on the road to being a fine young librarian and had even enrolled in library school. Then he discovered the truth about library pay. :( As an assignment in his (sole) LIS class he wrote a nice little web page describing his information retrieval assignment." |
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Lawmaker seeks to ban novels with gay characters from libraries (Dec 01 2004 16:59 GMT) - The Reader's Shop sends "this article about an Alabama lawmaker who sought to ban gay marriages and now wants to ban novels with gay characters from public libraries, including university libraries. A bill would prohibit the use of public funds for "the purchase of textbooks or library materials that recognize or promote homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle." |
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DVDs Replacing VHS...@ Your Library (Dec 01 2004 16:59 GMT) - Libraries are going the route of the the corner video store in choosing to circulate DVDs and phase out VHS tapes. In Arizona, the Chandler Library is purchasing DVDs and the Friends are selling donated VHS tapes at their booksales. But are our libraries, already strapped for cash, buying into a playback platform that's here to stay...or are we finding ourselves in a remake of the 80's VHS v. Betamax battle? |
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Jalkapallotuloksia (Dec 01 2004 16:59 GMT) - Manama, Bahrain:Bahrainin turnaus:Bahrain-Suomi 1-2 (1-1)6. Husain Ami 1-0, 9. Pohja 1-1, 67. |
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Madonna Gets Testy Over Kabbalah Critiques (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - WB 39 reports,Pop superstar Madonna has urged the press to research the Kabbalah faith before attacking her passion for the mystic offshoot of Judaism. The singer is furious about the barrage of criticism she's received for evangelizing the controversial religion, and believes the media would be more supportive if they were less ignorant about the faith. The Kabbalah is studied by many celebrities including Britney Spears, Demi Moore and Paris Hilton.Er, well, as clearly demonstrated by this article, she does have a point. |
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Schwartz friend tried to warn Stidham (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - A former Pima County prosecutor asked friends to warn Dr. David Brian Stidham that he was in jeopardy because Stidham's former medical partner seemed fixated on killing him, according to transcripts |
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Prop. 200 blocked by judge for now (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - A federal judge in Tucson blocked the state Tuesday from enforcing Proposition 200, at least for the next three weeks. U.S. District Judge David Bury granted a temporary restraining order after |
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Red Cross assails U.S. on 'torture' at Gitmo (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - WASHINGTON - The International Committee of the Red Cross has accused the U.S. military of using tactics "tantamount to torture" on prisoners at the U.S. Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a charge |
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Ukrainian opposition leaders halt talks (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - KIEV, Ukraine - In a show of self-confidence, Ukrainian opposition leaders cut off negotiations with the government Tuesday over the disputed presidential election, while rejecting an offer to join |
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Dutch doing euthanasia of newborns (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A hospital in the Netherlands - the first nation to permit euthanasia - recently proposed guidelines for mercy killings of terminally ill newborns, and then made a startling |
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Hundreds perish in Philippines storm (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - MARAGUNDON, Philippines - A powerful rainstorm triggered landslides and flash floods that killed nearly 340 people in the eastern Philippines, officials said Tuesday. Rescuers raced to save those |
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A firm Bush, in Canada, seeks to patch relations (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - OTTAWA - President Bush tried Tuesday to repair U.S.-Canadian relations strained by years of bickering over trade and Iraq, although he stood by policies that have irritated Canadians. He did |
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Lottery (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - Drawings for Tuesday, Nov. 30 Fantasy 5 3, 13, 19, 21, 33 Pick 3 2, 0, 1 Lottery information: 325-9141 Online: www.arizonalottery. |
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Around the World (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - AFGHANISTAN U.S. plane found; 6 Americans dead KABUL - Search teams have discovered the wreckage of a U.S. |
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Corrections (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - ā—¸ The correct number to call for the Humane Society of Southern Arizona's new adoption program for senior animals called the "Classic Cats and Canines" program is 321-3704, Ext. 106. An incorrect |
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Q&A on the News (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - Question: I've heard that when he was a student in high school or college, President George W. Bush was a cheerleader. Where was this? Also, when was he the owner of the Texas Rangers? |
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NAACP chief quits post, cites family needs (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - BALTIMORE - NAACP President Kweisi Mfume announced Tuesday that he is stepping down after a nearly nine-year tenure in which he helped rescue the nation's oldest and largest civil rights group from |
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Regional Briefing (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - ARIZONA Attempted-murder victim seeks divorce YUMA - A Marine has filed for divorce from the wife he had stood by for months even though she had tried to have him killed while he was serving in |
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Marriage of Bahraini princess, ex-Marine at an end (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - LAS VEGAS - The five-year marriage is over between a former Marine and a young Bahraini royal whose story provided the basis for a made-for-television movie, "The Princess and the Marine." "It was |
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Laci's mom screams at Peterson (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Laci Peterson's mother took the witness stand Tuesday in the penalty phase of Scott Peterson's murder trial, rising out of her seat and screaming at her former son-in-law that |
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Eviction by polygamist sect ruled illegal (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - PHOENIX - An Arizona court ruled Tuesday that leaders of a polygamist sect cannot evict a couple after ousting the man from the sect. However, the Court of Appeals said the case did not resolve |
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Investigators seek personal bank records (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - PHOENIX - State campaign finance regulators won't back off of efforts to examine the personal bank records of a Phoenix political consultant whose activities on behalf of Republican legislative |
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Airport pat-downs draw female passengers' ire (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - Rhonda Gaynier, a New York real-estate lawyer, was flying home from Tampa, Fla., and passing through airport security when she was asked to step aside for additional screening. What happened next |
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'Jeopardy!' genius gone at last (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - NEW YORK - "Jeopardy!" whiz Ken Jennings finally met his match after a 74-game run as a pop culture icon who made brainiacs cool, beaten by a woman whose own 8-year-old daughter asked for his |
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Gov. Bush hails end of hurricane season (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - PENSACOLA, Fla. - One of the most traumatic hurricane seasons in Florida history officially ended Tuesday with Gov. Jeb Bush calling the occasion a time for "reflection and celebration." Florida was |
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Around the Nation (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Senator asks Annan to resign U.N. post WASHINGTON - The senator leading an investigation into the United Nations' oil-for-food program in Iraq is calling on Secretary-General |
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'Blog' tops dictionary's words of year (Dec 01 2004 16:58 GMT) - BOSTON - A four-letter term that came to symbolize the difference between old and new media during this year's presidential campaign tops U.S. dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's list of the 10 |
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