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Ventures a drain on states, localities

Government-owned businesses that generate revenue for states and cities have taken a sharp turn downward and now are draining ...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:33:43 GMT
Some bigger police forces feel left out

The Justice Department gave more than $77 million in stimulus funds this year to 200 police agencies because of their locations ...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:53:56 GMT
NRC says radiation at Three Mile Island not a risk

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the small amount of radiation detected at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant ...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:22:37 GMT
Grand Canyon's 'unfair' permit system to change

Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive ...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:37:49 GMT
Uniform bar exam for lawyers gains support

A movement to adopt a uniform bar exam that would make aspiring lawyers' scores portable from state to state and possibly save ...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:07:37 GMT
Lawyer: Jackson's doctor back to work in Houston

Michael Jackson's former personal physician is returning to work at his Houston clinic for the first time since before the pop ...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:39:02 GMT
Katrina case raises costly question

A court ruling on damage from Hurricane Katrina could lead to billions of dollars in other legal action from storm victims, but ...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:56:54 GMT
Mammogram recommendation becoming pink-ribbon issue

Breast cancer campaigns have helped raise awareness. But are all those pink ribbons giving women an inflated fear of the disease? ...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:41:25 GMT
Your Health: Answers on tinnitus, flu and salt water

What can be done about ringing in your ears or flu viruses in your nose? Those are the questions in this week's mailbag.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:09:02 GMT
Lawyer: 9/11 defendants want platform for views

The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign ...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:40:13 GMT
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