February 22, 2012
Nation
Correction: McConnell left out of Paul re-enrichment story
In this morning's Sun, the reporter and editor erred when not including U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell in the story "Paul: Paducah re-enrichment fight not over." McConnell, Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Ed Wh...
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Justices will review racial preference for college WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is setting an election-season review of racial preference in college admissions, agreeing Tuesday to consider ne...
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Former Iran detainees: Publicity helped case DETROIT — When Haleh Esfandiari was arrested by Iranian officials in 2007, she and her family had a plan: Go public with her plight. As the Iranian-A...
Feb 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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San Francisco quake survivor dies at 109
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — One of the oldest known survivors of the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake has died at age 109, family members said Monday. Rose Cliver was 3 years old when the massive qu...
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President Clinton makes surprise visit to game
MIAMI — Former President Bill Clinton did something Sunday that many celebrities do when visiting South Florida. He watched the Miami Heat. With the best seat in the house — of course — Clint...
Feb 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Santorum questions Obama ideology
CUMMING, Ga. — Rick Santorum on Sunday condemned what he called President Barack Obama’s world view that “elevates the Earth above man,” discouraging increased use of natural resources. The GOP ...
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NYPD monitored Muslims across the northeast
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the Ivy League colleges of Yale ...
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British fugitive lived inconspicuous life KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — On the surface, Edward Maher and his wife appeared to enjoy a comfortable middle-class life. They had homes in quiet neighborhoo...
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Yosemite waterfall turns to lava by the light of February setting sun
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A window of time just opened in Yosemite National Park when nature photographers wait, as if for an eclipse, until the moment when the sun and earth align to create...
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3 dead in avalanche were experienced skiers
STEVENS PASS, Wash. — Three skiers were killed Sunday when an avalanche swept them far down an out-of-bounds canyon at a popular resort, but a fourth skier caught up in the slide was saved by a saf...
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