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Bush appoints controversial Republican to head public media funding (Dec 26 2006 23:07 GMT) - President Bush is coming under intense criticism over his latest appointment to the board overseeing federal funding of public television and radio — the Corporation for Public Broadcasting of a Republican with no experience. Last week, the president quietly appointed sitcom producer and Republican supporter Warren Bell. Bell?s appointment came over the objections of several members [... |
Gambling News Collection
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Jacko Plans Sin City Comeback (Dec 26 2006 23:07 GMT) - said that the 'Thriller' star was leaving his self-imposed exile overseas to make a big comeback in the gambling mecca.'We are working on several projects,' the New York Daily News quoted him as telling the newspaper.Jackson and his three children - |
CityCribs Real Estate
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Apartment For Rent in Midtown ($2,995.00) (Dec 26 2006 23:06 GMT) - New York, Midtown - ~ A LUXURIOUSLY APPOINTED OASIS ~ NO FEE + 1MO FREE ~ POOL Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 ~ A LUXURIOUSLY APPOINTED OASIS ~ NO FEE + 1MO FREE ~ POOL A Luxuriously Appointed Oasis Defined By Light.Each living area is open and airy- sunny by day, spectacular by night.Apt. |
Outside The Beltway | OTB
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Reservist Trying to Avoid Iraq Recall Killed by Police (Dec 26 2006 23:03 GMT) - A Maryland Army Reservist was shot and killed by police after a standoff staged to avoid being sent back to duty in Iraq. A man who authorities believe was an Army Reservist just called up to serve in Iraq was fatally shot by police in Leonardtown today after a standoff that began Christmas night. James [...] |
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Appeals court grants delay on Katrina housing payments (Dec 26 2006 23:01 GMT) - A federal appeals court has suspended a ruling ordering FEMA to resume housing payments to thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The payments were to resume subsidies and subjected to a convoluted application process. But on Friday, an appeals court granted FEMA?s request to put the ruling on hold. Close to forty-two hundred Katrina families [... |
CityCribs Real Estate
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Condo For Sale in West Village ($1,125,000.00) (Dec 26 2006 23:00 GMT) - New York, West Village - Absolutely Amazing Greenwich Village apartment Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Absolutely Amazing Greenwich Village apartment Why not check out the fantastic living possibilities downtown with your big end of year bonus? Live in the more vibrant neighborhoods, closer to great restaurants and other entertainment. Nolita Soho Tribeca LES East Village Greenwich Village Noho Flatiron Gramercy Come lets view property and find your next apartment. |
Chicago real estate
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Palatine Homes - 1117 RANDVILLE AT RAND (Dec 26 2006 23:00 GMT) - 1117 RANDVILLE AT RAND TO WILLIAM SOUTH TO RANDVILLE DOWN AROUND CORNER, PALATINE, IL - ? sq ft - $269,900 PALATINE, IL 60067 - 3 beds 2 baths ? sq ft - $219,900 20073 HAZEL CREST AT LAKE COOK, PALATINE, IL - ? sq ft - $639,000 |
political nonsense
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Iraq war resister released from detention (Dec 26 2006 23:00 GMT) - Former US Army Sergeant and Iraq war resister Ricky Clousing was released from military detention Saturday two weeks before the end of a three-month sentence for going absent without leave. Clousing turned himself in August after fourteen months gone AWOL. democracynow |
Autoblog
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Video of Lincoln MKR Concept joins embargoed material on the web (Dec 26 2006 23:00 GMT) - Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Sedans/Saloons, Lincoln click images to enlargeThis past week has been absolutely crazy with all the embargoes that have been broken. The result has been a flood of concepts meant to be kept secret until their debut in Detroit being introduced to the public way ahead of schedule. The one that's caused the biggest stir so far is the Lincoln MKR Concept, which appears on the cover of Car and Driver's February issue. That issue somehow found its way into the hands of subscribers and on newsstand shelves last Friday, 12/22/06, a full ten days before 1/1/07 when Ford's embargo on the concept was to be lifted. |
NewsForge: NewsVac
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2006: A year of surprise Linux partnerships (Dec 26 2006 23:00 GMT) - Jane Walker writes "Linux and open source news ran the gauntlet this year. A surprise Microsoft partnership with Novell took top honors. To see the rest, jump in the Wayback Machine and check out what you might have missed in this 2006 flashback." |
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