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Alan Colmes plays Colbert’s sidekick for a day
Posted by Examiner New York Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Jettisoned by his longtime co-host Sean Hannity, Alan Colmes was adopted by Stephen Colbert - for a day, at least. On Monday's "The Colbert Report," Colbert introduced the Fox News commentator as his new co-host.
Factory orders drop more than expected in Nov.
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Orders to factories fell for a record fourth straight month in November, and analysts believe manufacturing will continue to suffer in coming months as the country slogs through a recession entering its second year. The Commerce Department said Tuesday...
Obama raises $27 million for inaugural
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
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, donor information on its Web site Tuesday showed. Most of that has come in...
House, Senate convene for 111th Congress
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
The House and Senate have convened for a new Congress that will immediately confront the country's struggling economy. Nine new senators and 54 House members are there to start their new lives on Capitol Hill. And they are joined by two freshmen...
More avalanche control work on Snoqualmie Pass
Posted by Examiner Washington Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
The Transportation Department is closing Snoqualmie Pass at 10 a.m. Tuesday for more avalanche control work. I-90 also was closed much of Monday because of heavy snow and the slide danger.
Drugmaker Merck seeks Gardasil approval for boys
Posted by Examiner New Jersey Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Drugmaker Merck & Co. has asked federal regulators to approve use in males for its vaccine against the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical and other sexually transmitted cancers. The application was submitted in late December, Merck spokeswoman...
Lawmakers pushing for Amber-like alert for elderly
Posted by Examiner Wisconsin Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Wisconsin would join 12 other states that use an emergency alert system to notify the public when seniors with dementia go missing under a proposal being worked on in the Legislature. It's called Silver Alert and it operates much like the Amber Alert...
Report: Strong says race affected opportunities
Posted by Examiner Florida Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong believes race was a reason he hasn't been offered a head-coaching job during his 25 years in college football, a newspaper reported Tuesday. Strong, a 48-year-old black man, shook his head affirmatively...
Breaking News From California Newman trustees defer decision on banned book
After 70 people packed the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District meeting Monday to hear discussions about a banned book, trustees said they will decide next week whether to return it to the curriculum. All but one speaker defended "Bless Me, Ultima," a book by Rudolfo Anaya about a Latino boy...
Breaking News From Chicago Lawsuit last option for Coleman in Minn. recount
No longer a U.S. senator, Republican Norm Coleman prepared to go to court Tuesday to overturn a state board's certification that Democrat Al Franken won the U.S. Senate recount. Coleman's lawyers vowed a legal challenge a day earlier, arguing that some ballots were mishandled and others were wrongly...
Breaking News From New York Alan Colmes plays Colbert’s sidekick for a day
Jettisoned by his longtime co-host Sean Hannity, Alan Colmes was adopted by Stephen Colbert - for a day, at least. On Monday's "The Colbert Report," Colbert introduced the Fox News commentator as his new co-host.
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 Report: Strong says race affected opportunities
Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong believes race was a reason he hasn't been offered a head-coaching job during his 25 years in college football, a newspaper reported Tuesday. Strong, a 48-year-old black man, shook his head affirmatively when an Orlando Sentinel reporter asked him if his interracial...
Breaking News From Minnesota Lawsuit last option for Coleman in Minn. recount
No longer a U.S. senator, Republican Norm Coleman prepared to go to court Tuesday to overturn a state board's certification that Democrat Al Franken won the U.S. Senate recount. Coleman's lawyers vowed a legal challenge a day earlier, arguing that some ballots were mishandled and others were wrongly...