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Manslaughter charges filed in NYC crane collapse
Posted by Examiner New York Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Bengals, Jaguars staffs to coach in Senior Bowl
A contractor was charged with manslaughter Monday for allegedly using worn, fraying safety straps that broke apart and caused a crane to crash down on a Manhattan neighborhood, killing seven people in one of the city's worst construction accidents...
Posted by Examiner Alabama Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
New intelligence director may lead smaller agency
The coaching staffs for the Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Jaguars will lead the two sides of the Senior Bowl later this month. Cincinnati's Marvin Lewis will coach the North squad in his second stint on the sidelines for the all-star game for...
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Former policeman, teen arrested after Ga. standoff
President-elect Barack Obama's top pick to become national intelligence director won high marks for countering terrorism in southeast Asia after 9/11, but he will preside over an agency that may be downsized somewhat under the new administration....
Posted by Examiner Georgia Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Panetta has unusual portfolio to be CIA chief
A 13-hour hostage standoff at a Georgia motel ended peacefully Monday when a former South Carolina police officer and a teenage girl surrendered, freeing his estranged wife and infant son. FBI spokesman Steve Lazarus said 25-year-old David Dietz...
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Yarn about baby, diaper named 2008 Champion Lie
Leon Panetta, Barack Obama's surprise choice to head the CIA, clearly isn't someone with much hands-on national security or intelligence experience. But no one disputes that the man knows government. The former eight-term congressman from California...
Posted by Examiner Wisconsin Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Obama picks former Calif congressman for CIA
A tale about a sneaky baby and dirty diapers has been named the top lie of 2008. The Burlington Liars Club bestowed the award Monday on Garth Seehawer of Oconto Falls.
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Fla. corrections officer dead after punch in Ala.
Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff and former California congressman Leon Panetta to run the CIA. Panetta currently directs with his wife the Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute...
Posted by Examiner Alabama Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
A Florida corrections officer has died after being punched in the face at a football party at his home in southeast Alabama. Hartford Police Chief Ben Berry said Timothy Fowler, 52, had held an Alabama football party on Friday and a fight broke out...
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AP source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor
A person with knowledge of the discussions says former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman plans to run for governor of California. The person was not authorized to talk publicly and spoke Monday on condition of anonymity. He says the 52-year-old Republican hopes to succeed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger...
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Manslaughter charges filed in NYC crane collapse
A contractor was charged with manslaughter Monday for allegedly using worn, fraying safety straps that broke apart and caused a crane to crash down on a Manhattan neighborhood, killing seven people in one of the city's worst construction accidents in decades. William Rapetti and his company, Rapetti...
Breaking News From North Carolina
Auction delayed for Laurean’s former NC home
An auction has been delayed for the North Carolina house where investigators found the charred remains of a pregnant Marine from Ohio. The Daily News of Jacksonville, N.C., reports Monday's scheduled auction was postponed for Jan. 26. There was no immediate word on the reason for the change.
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Chargers’ Bennett, former teammate sued in Fla.
A Florida man is suing San Diego Chargers running back Michael Bennett and a former Tampa Bay teammate, saying they attacked him at an International House of Pancakes. Brian Gordon said in a lawsuit that Bennett, offensive lineman Anthony Davis and another man assaulted him in the restaurant parking...
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