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Obama raises $27 million for inaugural
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Washington state employee hiring freeze lifted
Despite the economic hard times, money keeps pouring in for President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural festivities. The inaugural committee has raised at least $27 million. Most of that has come in over the past three weeks.
Posted by Examiner Washington Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Lawsuit last option for Coleman in Minn. recount
The hiring freeze ordered five months ago by Gov. Chris Gregoire is over. The Olympian reports Gregoire has told her agency directors they can fill slots as they come open, so long as they don't exceed budgeted positions.
Posted by Examiner Minnesota Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Man sentenced on charges tied to child’s death
The morning after the Nov. 4 election, Norm Coleman stood before TV cameras, declared victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate election and said that if he were opponent Al Franken he'd "step back." Two months later, Coleman finds himself down by nearly...
Posted by Examiner Illinois Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Gov’t: Sec. of State Rice Due at UN on Gaza crisis
An East St. Louis man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges related to the 2007 death of a 4-year-old girl. Thirty-four-year-old Pernell Hampton pleaded guilty Monday in St. Clair County to two counts of...
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Services index shows less contraction in December
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is traveling to New York Tuesday to meet with Arab ministers and lobby for a U.S.-backed cease-fire plan for Gaza, a senior State Department official said. Rice is also expected to represent the Bush administration...
Posted by Examiner New York Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
320 bras reported stolen from Evansville store
An index of activity in the U.S. services sector contracted at a slower pace in December as new orders and employment improved. In a better-than-expected reading, the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing executives, said Tuesday...
Posted by Examiner Indiana Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
NJ governor visits troops in Iraq
Evansville police are investigating the theft of more than 300 bras from a Victoria's Secret store. The bras taken from display drawers at the store at Eastland Mall were worth $45 each. That means the 320 stolen bras are valued at more than $14,000....
Posted by Examiner New Jersey Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
The governors of New Jersey, Texas and Washington have made a surprise visit to Iraq. New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine Corzine's office says he arrived in Iraq Tuesday and has already visited U.S. troops at Camp Bucca, a prison camp maintained by the...
Breaking News From California
Man robbed and beaten during test drive
A man interested in buying a used car got a lot more than he bargained for when he went for a test drive. Police say a 26-year-old man was attacked, beaten and robbed after meeting the supposed owner of a used Honda in a San Pablo parking lot Monday.
Breaking News From Chicago
Lawsuit last option for Coleman in Minn. recount
The morning after the Nov. 4 election, Norm Coleman stood before TV cameras, declared victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate election and said that if he were opponent Al Franken he'd "step back." Two months later, Coleman finds himself down by nearly the same margin he appeared to hold over Franken that...
Breaking News From New York
Services index shows less contraction in December
An index of activity in the U.S. services sector contracted at a slower pace in December as new orders and employment improved. In a better-than-expected reading, the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing executives, said Tuesday that its services sector index rose to 40.6 in December...
Breaking News From North Carolina
Whichard retires as Daily Reflector publisher
A newspaper publisher whose family founded The Daily Reflector of Greenville is retiring both from the paper and as group publisher of Cox North Carolina Publications Inc. The Daily Reflector reported Tuesday that D. Jordan "Jordy" Whichard will retire immediately after 23 years at the company. Along...
Breaking News From Florida
Super Bowl committee pushes for friendly attitude
Put your game face on, Tampa. The Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee wants residents in the area to be helpful, courteous and welcoming to visitors in town for the big game Feb. 1.
Breaking News From Minnesota
Lawsuit last option for Coleman in Minn. recount
The morning after the Nov. 4 election, Norm Coleman stood before TV cameras, declared victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate election and said that if he were opponent Al Franken he'd "step back." Two months later, Coleman finds himself down by nearly the same margin he appeared to hold over Franken that...