MANCHESTER, N.H. – Sen. Barack Obama says he may have to overcome questions about his inexperience, stereotypes about his race and even a middle name that reminds Americans of Iraq’s former dictator. Despite all that, the Illinois Democrat received plenty of encouragement to enter the presidential race during an initial …
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WASHINGTON – Arizona has ended Nevada’s 19-year reign as the nation’s fastest-growing state, fueled by immigrants and Americans moving from other states. At the other end of the scale, Louisiana lost nearly 220,000 people — more than any other state — in the year following Hurricane Katrina, according to population …
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Your next PC will have some powerful technology, including a multi-core CPU, a few graphics cards, maybe a terabyte-sized hard drive. With that in mind, I thought I’d design a perfect (think “loaded”) PC. I’d put the machine in a quiet Antec case. Processors. I want at least two, maybe …
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WASHINGTON – Defense contractors as well as Pennsylvania businesses and universities seeking federal funding have worked to raise money for a charity started by an aide to Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., The Washington Post reported Sunday. The Pennsylvania Association for Individuals with Disabilities began in 2001 and was led by …
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NEW YORK – The Doors, the Grateful Dead and Joan Baez are among the recording artists who will receive lifetime achievement Grammy Awards next year. Other honorees include Maria Callas, Ornette Coleman, Bob Wills and Booker T. & The MG’s, The Recording Academy announced Tuesday. The awards are decided by …
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BAGHDAD – U.S. troops killed six people and destroyed a weapons cache Friday in separate raids in Baghdad and northwest of the Iraqi capital, the U.S. military said. American forces killed four people and destroyed two buildings in a morning raid in the village of Thar Thar, northwest of Baghdad, …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. has agreed to pay up to $90 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the online search engine leader overcharged thousands of advertisers who paid for bogus sales referrals generated through a ruse known as “click fraud.” The proposed settlement, announced by the company Wednesday, would …
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LOS ANGELES – Fred Savage, perhaps best known for his role on ABC’s “The Wonder Years,” is going to be a father. Jennifer Stone Savage is expecting the couple’s first child in August, his agent, Brian Swardstrom, confirmed Wednesday. Savage, 29, starred as wide-eyed Kevin Arnold on “The Wonder Years” …
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A timeline of major developments in The Associated Press lawsuit seeking information about Guantanamo detainees: — March 3, 2006: The Pentagon releases more than 5,000 pages of unedited transcripts to The Associated Press of at least 317 hearings at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. — Feb. 23, …
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MOSCOW – Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service on Saturday denied that Moscow provided information on U.S. troop movements and plans to Baghdad during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The statement came a day after the release of an unclassified Pentagon report that cited two captured Iraqi documents that say the Russians …
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