Hoyas put clamp on Navy women (The Capital)
WASHINGTON - Georgetown held the Navy women's basketball team to one field goal over the final 14 minutes of the first half as the Hoyas built a 45-22 lead at intermission before going on to post an 81-56 victory over the Mids last night....more...Washington Co. DA's office searched by FBI, state police (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
FBI agents seized several items from Washington County District Attorney John C. Pettit's office today in connection with a federal grand jury investigation....more... Political realist now follows his own path (Boston Globe)
Sixth in a series of occasional articles examining the presidential candidates. PHOENIX - On the afternoon of Feb. 1, 2000, as New Hampshire's Republican-primary voters lined up at the polls, John McCain was falling asleep on the bed of his Nashua hotel room as he tried to watch a movie on the television screen before him....more... State to hold districts accountable (Star-Gazette)
55 school systems, including Elmira, required to use share of state funds for neediest students. November 20, 2007 Post Comment By Cara Matthews clmatthe@gannett.com Star-Gazette Albany Bureau...more... Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Focus Of Debate Among Presidential Candidates (Medical News Today)
The recently implemented Massachusetts health insurance law, which requires all state residents to obtain coverage, "is now at the center of disputes" in the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns, the Washington Post reports. The law, signed last year by Republican candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. [click link for full article]...more... Greenberry wins award for industry (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
The objective: Move 1.2 million pounds of rebar, 10,000 yards of concrete, 6,000 yards of aggregate, 10,000 linear feet of 10-inch pipe, cranes, concrete trucks, graders and dump trucks inside a concrete dome with just one 14-foot-wide door....more... Business Briefing (The Globe Gazette)
SLOWDOWN IN GROWTH FORECAST: WASHINGTON (AP) ? The housing collapse and credit crisis will slow economic growth and nudge up unemployment next year, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind forecast that some economists believe will lead to interest rate cuts early in 2008....more... Latest deaths (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Bachleda, Stephanie B., 91, of the South Side, died Nov. 21. Olechowicz Funeral Home, South Side. (CO) BACHY, Diana, 89, formerly of Turtle Creek, died Nov. 20. ......more... Zimbabwe: Sorry About Cde Masala Debacle, Cdes and Politburo Members (AllAfrica.com)
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