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Us Against THEM Obsessed as the folks on the Sunday talk shows are with the president's sex life, they cannot understand why we're not equally entranced. They can't understand why the president's approval ratings remain so high. MORE VIEWS |
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Hurricane EarlEbbs as it Hits
Florida Panhandle
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — A weakening Hurricane Earl pushed ashore early Thursday, lashing the Florida Panhandle with wind and torrential rain as scores of people huddled in powerless homes to wait out the storm.
About 150 people were trapped on St. George Island, about 50 miles southeast of Panama City, when water washed over the only bridge to the mainland. All 1,500 homes on the island were without power.
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TOKYO — North Korea could be planning a second firing of a ballistic missile, similar to one tested earlier this week that overflew Japan and alarmed the region, Japanese officials said Thursday.
Japanese and South Korean armed forces went on an increased level of alert to prepare for another launch and Tokyo went on a diplomatic offensive to dissuade the communist state from going ahead with a second test.
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Step Aside as Ruble Sinks
MOSCOW — The Russian ruble fell hard and fast Thursday, while Boris Yeltsin and his rivals in parliament headed for a showdown vote over the president's candidate to lead a new government.
A day after the government acknowledged it was powerless to stop the ruble's fall, Russia's financial crisis went from bad to worse.
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Gets Worked Over
WASHINGTON — Legislation designed to replace the nation's Depression-era banking laws came up against opposition Wednesday, a day before the Senate Banking Committee planned to take up the controversial measure.
In letters to the U.S. Senate, consumer groups said they were concerned that lawmakers, with more than 70 amendments to be considered, would strip out badly needed consumer-protection provisions.
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McGwire NailsNos. 58 and 59
MIAMI — Mark McGwire hit two homers for the second consecutive night Wednesday against the Florida Marlins, giving him a career-high 59. He needs just two more to tie Roger Maris' 37-year-old major league record.
McGwire homered in the seventh inning against Brian Edmondson and again in the eighth on the first pitch from Rob Stanifer. Each was a two-run shot.
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Welcome to Western Governors University, a virtual learning environment where students can enroll with the click of a mouse button.
Hit the Mouse, Not the
Books at Online University
SALT LAKE CITY — It's a student's dream — a university where you can work at your own pace and get a degree without even taking a course.
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No Officer, I'm Not
Drunk, I'm Sleepy
WASHINGTON — Sleepy people who nod off behind the wheel are just as dangerous as people who drink and drive, the safety arm of the American Automobile Association said Wednesday.
And with 33 million people expected on the highways this Labor Day weekend, a 5 percent increase over last year, sleepy, drowsing, nodding off drivers are sure to take their toll, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety said.
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"They sell well, we just have this display one left," a street vendor said Wednesday when Clinton was in town to meet Russian President Boris Yeltsin. "Mostly foreigners like these."
Presidential Perv Doll Sells Like Hotcakes in Russia
MOSCOW — A traditional Russian-style matrioshka nesting doll set bearing the image of U.S. President Bill Clinton with Monica Lewinsky inside is a sellout item on Moscow's Arbat pedestrian mall.
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