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Colo.’s new senator relatively unknown to voters
Posted by Examiner Colorado Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Mass. hospital to drop Blue Cross coverage
Barack Obama knows Colorado's new senator better than most state voters do. Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet, the man tapped to replace Sen. Ken Salazar, is a mystery to many voters - but not to President-elect Obama, who received...
Posted by Examiner Massachusetts Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Judge OKs legal settlement for Mo. gov.’s e-mails
Tufts Medical Center is informing patients that the hospital's doctors will no longer accept Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO coverage after Jan. 31 because the insurer refuses to pay Tufts doctors at a "reasonable rate." Tufts officials tell The Boston...
Posted by Examiner Missouri Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Man pleads guilty to rape of Pa. child
A judge has approved a legal settlement that requires outgoing Gov. Matt Blunt to hand over thousands of e-mails to investigators, but leaves unresolved the question of whether Blunt's office violated public records laws. Under the deal, Blunt's...
Posted by Examiner Pennsylvania Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Reservists ship out from Homestead
A man faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a child at his homes in the Philadelphia suburbs. Jeffrey Gailloux pleaded guilty Monday to rape of a child, involuntary deviate intercourse and other charges. Bucks County Judge...
Posted by Examiner Florida Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
New archbishop of Detroit prays for ‘hope’
More than 150 Air Force Reservists are set to depart from Homestead Air Reserve Base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Members of the 482nd Fighter Wing will leave Tuesday as part of a larger deployment package involving more than 300 reservists....
Posted by Examiner Michigan Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Fire investigation could ‘take weeks’
The new spiritual leader of the Detroit area's 1.4 million Roman Catholics is a Michigan native who is invoking a city slogan about hope as he takes charge of a region tangled in economic woes. Bishop Allen H. Vigneron said he was honored and "absolutely...
Posted by Examiner Texas Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Charity to pick up mysterious shoes
A fire marshall said it could take weeks to determine what caused a fire that killed five residents at a homeless shelter. "There were 21 potential witnesses that survived. Police are going to do an investigation to find out who was where and who...
Posted by Examiner Florida Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
A nonprofit group will pick up the thousands of shoes that were mysteriously spilled on a Miami expressway last week and give them to people in Haiti. Representatives from Soles4Souls, a Nashville-based charity, are expected to collect the shoes...
Breaking News From California
Camarillo preschool again marked with swastikas
A Jewish preschool in Camarillo has been marked with Swastikas and anti-Semitic phrases for the second time in a week and the fourth time in a year. A parent discovered the hate messages Monday morning.
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 aside." Two months later, Coleman finds himself down by nearly the same margin he appeared to hold over Franken that...
Breaking News From New York
Crosby frustrated as Penguins drop 5th straight
Sidney Crosby banged his stick against the glass after Henrik Lundqvist turned aside yet another golden scoring chance for the suddenly punchless Pittsburgh Penguins. The frustration seemed to come out in force, yet Crosby maintained enough control to keep from completely losing his cool. He made contact...
Breaking News From North Carolina
North Carolina Education Lottery results
Here are the winning numbers selected Monday in the North Carolina Education Lottery: Midday Pick 3
Breaking News From Florida
Reservists ship out from Homestead
More than 150 Air Force Reservists are set to depart from Homestead Air Reserve Base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Members of the 482nd Fighter Wing will leave Tuesday as part of a larger deployment package involving more than 300 reservists. They will be joined by reservists from the 301st...
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 aside." Two months later, Coleman finds himself down by nearly the same margin he appeared to hold over Franken that...