Friday, November 11, 2011

Once written off, Gingrich surges - Washington Times

Once written off, Gingrich surges - Washington Times: "After stumbling badly out of the gate, Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign is showing surprising signs of life — rising in the polls and even attracting rising support from evangelical voters who have long been cool to the former House speaker."

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Nuke agency reports unusual radiation in Europe - Yahoo! News

Nuke agency reports unusual radiation in Europe - Yahoo! News: "VIENNA (AP) — Very low levels of radiation, which are higher than normal but don't seem to pose a health hazard, are being registered in the Czech Republic and elsewhere in Europe, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday."

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Trustee Fires 1,066 Workers at MF Global's Broker Dealer | Fox Business

Trustee Fires 1,066 Workers at MF Global's Broker Dealer | Fox Business: "Just two weeks after MF Global filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the trustee overseeing the failed futures brokerage disclosed plans on Friday to fire all of its broker dealer employees as it liquidates the business."

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Victory Sinks In For 22-Year-Old Mayor-Elect Of Holyoke « CBS Boston

Victory Sinks In For 22-Year-Old Mayor-Elect Of Holyoke « CBS Boston: "Alex Morse is 22 and just out of college. “I decided about a year and half ago and did some soul searching and decided that I was ready for this position,” he says."

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Teenager is mayor-elect in small eastern Iowa town - KWWL.com - News & Weather for Waterloo, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City, Iowa |

Teenager is mayor-elect in small eastern Iowa town - KWWL.com - News & Weather for Waterloo, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City, Iowa |: "AREDALE (KWWL) -
Decision 2011 ends with an eastern Iowa high school senior now holding the title mayor-elect. Voters in Aredale, in Butler County, cast 24 write-in votes for 18-year-old Jeremy Minnier. It was enough to defeat incumbent mayor, 76-year-old Virgil Homer, who got just eight votes."

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Kimberley Strassel: Obama's Virginia Defeat - WSJ.com

Kimberley Strassel: Obama's Virginia Defeat - WSJ.com: "Of all the noise of this week's state election results, what mattered most for Election 2012 came out of Virginia. It was the sound of the air leaking out of the Plouffe plan."

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Leave a Thank You Message for Veterans

Leave a Thank You Message for Veterans: "MINNEAPOLIS - Today is Veterans Day, a time we honor the men and women who have sacrificed and served our country. There are a lot of ways you can pay tribute, whether that’s attending a parade or memorial, flying a flag or simply taking time to reflect and appreciate the work of veterans and active military service members."

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2 deaths at Occupy protests in Calif. and Vermont  | ajc.com

2 deaths at Occupy protests in Calif. and Vermont | ajc.com: "OAKLAND, Calif. — Police are investigating a fatal shooting just outside the Occupy Oakland encampment in Northern California and the apparent suicide of a military veteran at an Occupy encampment in Vermont's lar"

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Man found dead in Pioneer Park, Occupy SLC ordered to leave both camps | ksl.com

Man found dead in Pioneer Park, Occupy SLC ordered to leave both camps | ksl.com: "SALT LAKE CITY — Following the discovery of a dead man Friday morning in Pioneer Park, Salt Lake police have ordered all Occupy Salt Lake City protestors to leave the park."

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