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Officer's Colleagues Recall "a Good Cop" - Newsday
those who knew lt. michael pigott chose yesterday to talk about the life he lived, not the way he died. "this was not a bad guy," said one of pigott's former supervisors at the 73rd precinct. "he was a good cop, a sharp guy who had his head on right ...
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a Network To Satisfy The appetite Of Baseball-hungry Fans
major league baseball wants ubiquity, a 24/7 home, so it is building its own cable channel, the mlb network, in secaucus, n.j., with opening day scheduled for jan. 1.
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With Election Near, a Populist Strain Tugs at The Republican Party
a rigidly ideological stance against government intervention in free markets reflects the republican party now dominant in the house as well as in many state legislatures.
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Flashback: a Humble Tony Mandarich Starts Over With Colts - Detroit Free Press
indianapolis -- he couldn't remember the last time he did this. three television cameras were in the back of the room. a nest of tape recorders was on the podium in front of him. tony mandarich scanned the room. he had just come from lifting weights ...
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Report: Houston Not Doing Its Part To Stop Latino Gangs(369) - Houston Chronicle
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Mccain: Bailout Will Pass, But It's Just a Bandage
republican presidential candidate john mccain predicted thursday that the resurrected financial bailout bill will pass the house on its second try, but said the $700 billion rescue plan is still just a bandage and not a cure.
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What a Show: Cigarette Sets Off Fireworks In Car
a rhode island man faces charges after the cigarette he was smoking inside a car apparently ignited fireworks.
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Mccain Eyes Potential Treasury Picks - Reuters
denver (reuters) - republican presidential candidate john mccain on thursday listed investor warren buffett and former ebay chief meg whitman as potential treasury secretaries in his administration but declined to say if he would consider asking ...
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Game Of The Week: Trimbles Limit Their Football To The Field - Washington Post
it was at dinner one night earlier this week when gretchen trimble steered the conversation to an unusual topic as her family sat around the table: football. not that her sons or husband were unfamiliar with the subject. steve trimble, a former nfl ...
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Defense: O.j. a Victim Of Tabloid Money Lust
a prosecutor told jurors that o.j. simpson led a group of hulking men in an armed robbery and asked them to hold him accountable. simpson's lawyer argued that he was set up by police seeking payback and cohorts greedy to make "big bucks" from the tabloids.
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Stomach Flu Sets Back a Rookie
rookie wide receiver mario manningham was hopeful about getting playing time on sunday in place of the suspended plaxico burress, but symptoms from a recent sickness still linger.
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Harris Plays Jack-of-all-trades On 'appaloosa' - International Herald Tribune
toronto : ed harris took old west self-sufficiency to heart with his latest film. first, harris secured the rights to robert b. parker's western novel "appaloosa" and pitched it to buddy viggo mortensen, who agreed to co-star with him in the saga of ...
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Evangelist Hagee Recovering From Heart Surgery - Houston Chronicle
san antonio — internationally known radio/tv evangelist john hagee is recovering from open heart surgery at a san antonio hospital. a spokeswoman for hagee's cornerstone church says the successful procedure was performed thursday. juda engelmayer ...
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The Fed Has Had To Get a Little Creative
the federal reserve has used all its traditional tools and some new ones as it grappled with a spreading credit crisis. among them: deep interest rate cuts. low-cost lending to banks and investment banks. credit swaps with other central banks. and providing financing sources for the shutdown of investment bank bear stearns and the rescue of troubled insurer aig.
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australia Central Bank adds a$1.57 Billion To System (correct)
oct. 3 (bloomberg) -- the reserve bank of australia added a$1.57 billion ($1.2 billion) to the financial system. the central bank had estimated the country's money markets would have a deficit of a$1.2 billion today, according to its web site.
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Wsu Football Hit By Injury Bug again - Seattle Times
a few days of spirited practices have produced some new injuries as washington state prepares to play at ucla on saturday, coach paul wulff said thursday. "we're fairly banged up," he said. backup running back chris ivory is questionable with a ...
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Miami Dolphins' Hagan, W. allen Tussle at Practice - Miami Herald
the first half-hour of thursday's practice ended with some good-natured -- for the most part -- pushing, shoving and jawing between wide receiver derek hagan and cornerback will allen that ended with one of the practice officials being sent tumbling ...
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a Tough Week For Tech
here's a roundup of this week's financial news and its impact on the tech sector.
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australia Central Bank adds a$1.57 Billion To Financial System
oct. 3 (bloomberg) -- the reserve bank of australia added a$1.57 billion ($1.2 billion) to the financial system, less than the estimated shortfall for a second day.
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Biden and Palin Take Center Stage - Washington Post
delaware sen. joe biden (d) and alaska gov. sarah palin (r) meet in st. louis tonight for a vice presidential debate that has become one of the most highly anticipated milestones of the campaign season, as the democratic ticket appears to be on the ...
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