Monday, August 29, 2011

News from The Associated Press

News from The Associated Press: "BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Yellowstone National Park rangers are trying to capture a grizzly they say killed a hiker from Michigan last week, the second fatal bear attack this summer at the famed park, authorities said Monday."

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Limbaugh: Cost Of Irene "Pales In Comparison" To Hurricane Obama | RealClearPolitics

Limbaugh: Cost Of Irene "Pales In Comparison" To Hurricane Obama | RealClearPolitics: ""Well, I want to tell you something: Hurricane Obama -- this irene. Whatever this Irene is going to cost us, it pales in comparison that has been the Hurricane that is the Obama administration."

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School superintendent gives up $800k in pay - Yahoo! News

School superintendent gives up $800k in pay - Yahoo! News: "FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Some people give back to their community. Then there's Fresno County School Superintendent Larry Powell, who's really giving back. As in $800,000 — what would have been his compensation for the next three years."

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Obama's Aunt Zeituni Onyango Granted Asylum - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

Obama's Aunt Zeituni Onyango Granted Asylum - Political Hotsheet - CBS News: "President Obama's African aunt has been granted asylum to stay in the United States, the Associated Press reports."

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Barack Obama's uncle has been arrested and held as illegal immigrant | The Australian

Barack Obama's uncle has been arrested and held as illegal immigrant | The Australian: "BARACK Obama's long-lost "Uncle Omar" has been arrested for alleged drink-driving outside Boston and detained as an illegal immigrant, The Times can reveal.

The arrest ends a mystery over the fate of a relative that the US President wrote in his memoir had moved to America from Kenya in the 1960s, although the circumstances of his discovery may now prove to be an embarrassment for the White House."

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Obama picks labor expert Krueger as top economist | Reuters

Obama picks labor expert Krueger as top economist | Reuters: "President Barack Obama, under pressure to spur job growth, said on Monday he had chosen Princeton labor economist Alan Krueger to become the top White House economist and that he will offer a jobs plan next week."

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