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Sens. Warner, Kaine hope to end offshore drilling ban
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine introduced legislation Wednesday that would lift the federal ban on exploration and drilling for natural gas and oil off the coast of Virginia. The moratorium, which lasts through 2017, was put in place by President...Tags: U.S. Congress, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Renewable Energy, Wind Power, Water Pollution
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Exclusive: Glencore, Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions - U.N
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, according to a confidential U....Tags: Science and Technology, Heavy Engineering, Missile Systems, Iran, Iran's Nuclear Program
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Leonard M. Ward, 87
Leonard M. Ward, 87, of Harbor Springs, passed away May 21, 2013, at his home. He was born July 23, 1926, at Five Mile Creek near Harbor Springs to Denton and Myrtle (Howse) Ward. He attended Five Mile Creek School and Harbor Springs Schools. He...
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John Woods Carpenter Jr., 88
John Woods Carpenter Jr., 88, of Walloon Lake, Mich., and Orange City, Fla., died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Orange City, Fla., as a result of kidney and heart failure. From birth, he had spent his summers at Walloon Lake and moved there permanently...
Tags: Social Issues, Heart Failure, Peru, Rotary International, Princeton University
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Rescuers comb through Oklahoma tornado rubble in search of life
The Kansas City StarMOORE, Okla. While most in this tornado-ravaged city slept, Fire Chief Randy Poindexter urged his search and rescue team to keep digging, keep looking. It was 2 a.m., nearly 11 hours after a mile-wide tornado with winds reaching more than 200 miles per...Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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Guantnamo's military defense lawyers cite My Lai massacre in appeal to Hagel
The Miami HeraldMilitary lawyers for former CIA captives held at Guantanamo are appealing to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to intervene in what they describe as deteriorating conditions and leadership failures on a scale similar to the Vietnam War's My Lai massacre....Tags: Strikes, Prisoners and Detainees, Al-Qaeda, Lawyers, Prisons
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UPDATE: James City police release identity of suspect shot dead at Grove senior home
JAMES CITY - The man shot to death following an altercation with police Monday afternoon in which he struck an officer with his car has been identified. Maj. Stephen Rubino with James City County Police said Anthony Michael Bland, 26, of James City...
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'Mr. Motivatr' leaves them laughing
The monogram on his polo shirt read "Mr. Motivatr." Jacques Wiesel joked that there wasn't space for the "o." Wiesel, who with his family fled Brussels and the Nazis when he was seven years old, had enough brushes with death by the time U.S. troops in...Tags: Religion and Belief, Prostate Cancer, Judaism, Human Interest, Wars and Interventions
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2 defense contractors sentenced in Navy air base bribery scheme
SAN DIEGO -- Two defense contractors have been sentenced to three years in prison for their part in a fraud and bribery scheme involving phony payments for the repair of military aircraft at North Island Naval Air Station in Coronado. Robert Ehnow and...
Tags: Corporate Crime, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Military Equipment, Bribery, Prisons
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Naval Academy graduation has to do without the Blue Angels
He saw his first Blue Angels show in Detroit at age 6, and Thomas Frosch says the experience inspired him to want to become a pilot. He saw four more performances while attending the Naval Academy, including one the "Blues" put on before his graduation in...
Tags: Annapolis, Ocean City, Employees, Korean War (1950-1953), Career and Workplace
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READER SUBMITTED: Wethersfield Native Liz O'Connor To Be Inducted Into The New England Basketball Hall Of Fame
WethersfieldElizabeth "Liz" O'Connor has been named to the 2013 New England Basketball Hall of Fame. On Saturday, June 22, Liz O'Connor will join other honorees representing a variety of categories including coaches, players, teams and special contributors at a major...Tags: Basketball, College Sports, College of the Holy Cross , National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports
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Dean W. Allen
Dean W. Allen, 77, Belle Fourche and formaly of the Opal area, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Aztec, NM. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1952 to 1956. Survivors include a son, Dean (Carmen) Allen Jr., Oregon; three daughters, Laurie (LaMaure) Kost,...
Tags: Army National Guard, Human Interest
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