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NC soldier killed after Jimmy Buffet song fight
Posted by Examiner Colorado Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Ariz. jewelry store owner shoots would-be thieves
A Fort Bragg soldier was killed after a bar fight triggered by an argument over a Jimmy Buffet song playing on a jukebox. Steamboat Springs police said 37-year-old Richard Lopez and two of his friends played the song at the Tap House bar and two...
Posted by Examiner Arizona Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
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The owner of a Phoenix jewelry store shot two men who had used pepper spray on him during an attempted robbery. The suspects, identified as 24-year-old Gregory Mills and 27-year-old Jason Buckingham, were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening...
Posted by Examiner Indiana Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Biden to head to Asia for congressional trip
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Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Seattle timber company wants to drop road deal
Joe Biden is heading to Southwest Asia just days before becoming vice president, a visit that signals the new administration's plans to make the troubled region an immediate priority. To protect his security Biden aides won't say which countries...
Posted by Examiner Montana Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Kaine says he’ll limit time spent as party leader
Plum Creek Timber Co. said Monday it no longer wants to pursue changes in long-standing agreements that govern its use of U.S. Forest Service roads near company lands, changes criticized by Montana's junior senator and by Barack Obama as he ran for...
Posted by Examiner Virginia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
No. 13 Notre Dame beats No. 9 Georgetown 73-67
Gov. Tim Kaine said Monday he will manage a Virginia budget crisis $3 billion and growing and head the Democratic National Committee in his spare time, largely as "an electronic gig." Kaine said President-elect Barack Obama made a strong push just...
Posted by Examiner Indiana Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Miami knocks off Florida Atlantic 85-69
Luke Harangody didn't let being in foul trouble against an athletic Georgetown team bother him. Neither did Notre Dame coach Mike Brey. Harangody thought he would spend about 10 minutes on the bench when he picked up his fourth foul with 15:17 left...
Posted by Examiner Florida Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Dwayne Collins scored 24 points as Miami closed its non-conference schedule with an 85-69 victory over Florida Atlantic on Monday night. Collins scored 18 points in the second half, including 12 straight during a stretch that ended with a short jumper...
Breaking News From California
Calif. officers search for brother in ax attack
Shasta County sheriff's deputies are searching for a 32-year-old man they say cut his brother's leg with an ax during a fight. Sgt. Marc St. Clair says Michael Mitchell hit his 31-year-old brother, Christopher Mitchell, twice with the ax. St. Clair says the injuries required stitches but were not life-threatening....
Breaking News From Chicago
Franken on top in Minn. recount; Coleman to sue
A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that probably will keep the race in limbo for months. The Canvassing Board's declaration started a seven-day clock for...
Breaking News From New York
US appeals court: Detainee IDs can be secret
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the government can keep secret the identities of detainees who claim they've been abused at the prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan reversed a lower court judge's ruling regarding eight files containing records...
Breaking News From North Carolina
Winston-Salem beats Columbia Union 85-61
Brian Fisher scored 19 points to lead Winston-Salem to an 85-61 win against Columbia Union College on Monday night. Jamal Durham added 15 points and Paul Davis chipped in with 10 for the Rams (4-8), who led by 25 points at halftime.
Breaking News From Florida
Miami knocks off Florida Atlantic 85-69
Dwayne Collins scored 24 points as Miami closed its non-conference schedule with an 85-69 victory over Florida Atlantic on Monday night. Collins scored 18 points in the second half, including 12 straight during a stretch that ended with a short jumper to give Miami (11-3) a 75-60 lead with 4:37 left....
Breaking News From Minnesota
Franken on top in Minn. recount; Coleman to sue
A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that probably will keep the race in limbo for months. The Canvassing Board's declaration started a seven-day clock for...