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Great Lakes report makes waves

Associated Press
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Under pressure from Congress, the government released a controversial draft report Wednesday that suggests pollution is causing health problems in some parts ...
Lincoln gets a makeover on new $5 bill

Associated Press
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Abraham Lincoln is getting a little color in his cheeks. New $5 bills bearing the gaunt visage of the nation's 16th president -- but with some touches of c...
The new language of scandal

By Michael Sean Comerford Daily Herald Staff
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The scandal surrounding the resignation of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer on Wednesday ratcheted up the lingo of money laundering. Accused of spending tens of thousands...
Cancel your plans to climb Everest

Associated Press
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China is denying mountaineers permission to climb its side of Mount Everest this spring, a move that reflects concerns by the communist government that Tibet ...
Gas prices hit new record as oil jumps to $110

Associated Press
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Gas and oil prices jumped to new highs today as the dollar weakened, although crude's gains were limited by fresh evidence of a U.S. economic slowdown. At th...
Teen's cancer project wins $100,000 scholarship

Associated Press
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. -- A North Carolina high schooler beat out 1,600 others nationwide to win a $100,000 scholarship Tuesday for developing a model she used to identify stage ...
Mother tosses boys from overpass, then jumps herself; all 3 survive

Associated Press
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - DALLAS -- Motorists watched in horror Wednesday as a woman tossed two young boys off a freeway overpass, then took the two-story leap into rush-hour traffic herself. But...
Hong Kong shuts schools over flu cases

Associated Press
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - HONG KONG -- Hong Kong ordered more than half a million primary and kindergarten students Wednesday to stay home for two weeks because of a flu outbreak in one of the wo...
Obama shows off his military support at Chicago appearance

By Joseph Ryan Daily Herald Staff
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - On the heels of two more primary wins, Barack Obama touted the endorsements of nine high-ranking, retired military officers Wednesday to rebut Hillary Clinton's contenti...
Powerful lawyer, mother of 3, a woman scorned

Associated Press
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Harvard Law graduate Silda Wall Spitzer succeeded as a hard-charging corporate lawyer, then raised three daughters and supported the ambitions of her husband...

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