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New Orleans wins Super Bowl for first time

By doris | Published: February 8, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl for the first time in their 43-year history with a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts at the Sun Life Arena in Miami on Sunday night. The NFC champions recovered from a slow start to deny Indianapolis a repeat of their [...]

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Balloon boy mom’s interviews contradict husband

By doris | Published: January 23, 2010

Full Story at news.yahoo.com FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A newly released video shows the mother of the 6-year-old boy purported to be in a runaway balloon finally acknowledging to authorities it was all a hoax — contrary to her husband’s repeated public denials just before reporting to jail. The video interviews obtained by the Fort [...]

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Student occupation at UC Santa Cruz ends

By doris | Published: November 24, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — About 70 students at UC Santa Cruz in California avoided arrest early Sunday morning when they surrendered the administration building they had occupied for three days, according to a school spokesman. But, school officials said in a statement, “students who participated in this incident face possible criminal and/or student [...]

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Supreme Court to hear labor board case

By doris | Published: November 8, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether two people can do the work of five when it comes to resolving labor-management disputes in the workplace. The National Labor Relations Board, which for decades has had the responsibility to police many of these disputes, has operated with only [...]

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Verizon’s iPhone challenger goes on sale Nov. 6

By doris | Published: October 29, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com NEW YORK – Verizon Wireless’ answer to the iPhone — the Droid — will go on sale for $200 next week as the company taps into the growing appetite for smart phones that go far beyond making calls. The Droid could help Verizon retain its status as the nation’s largest wireless [...]

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NASA’s prototype rocket set for Tuesday launch

By doris | Published: October 26, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A prototype version of NASA’s newest rocket is ready for its planned Tuesday launch, mission managers said Friday. NASA is set to test the design of its next-generation rocket, Ares I, during a demonstration liftoff called Ares I-X. The launch, slated for 8 a.m. ET on Oct. [...]

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Authorities search house in ‘balloon boy’ case

By doris | Published: October 18, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Heene is the storm-chasing father whose giant Mylar balloon ascended into the sky late last week, sparking fears that his 6-year-old son Falcon was aboard. A dispatcher with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Department declined to release any information about the search, but said the office will hold a news conference at [...]

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Astronomy fans left disappointed after much-touted lunar impact

By doris | Published: October 10, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com “We saw nothing,” he said. Samuels is vice president of the Fremont Peak Observatory near Monterey, California, which had invited members of the public to watch Friday’s NASA mission through its telescopes. The lunar strike happened shortly after 4:30 a.m. on the West Coast (7:30 a.m. ET). NASA had encouraged everyone [...]

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Walter Cronkite spoke from the heartland

By doris | Published: July 18, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com The reason for CBS was obvious. The “Tiffany Network” had the most renowned television news division in the country, and its heart, soul and face was the man whose carefully modulated tones defined its propriety. That man was called — without irony — “the most trusted man in America.” Walter Cronkite. [...]

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