10/12/2008
NY teachers union sues over ban on political pins (Washington Post)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With just 25 days to the U.S. presidential election on November 4, a union of New York City teachers filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to overturn a rule that forbids teachers from wearing campaign buttons in school.
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10/11/2008
Russia test-fires ballistic missile to mid-Pacific (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Russia test-launched a strategic missile to the equatorial part of the Pacific Ocean for the first time on Saturday, at a time when Moscow's growing assertiveness is fuelling tension with the West.
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10/11/2008
US warns of Al-Qaeda threats in Sudan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US embassy in Khartoum has warned that an Al-Qaeda group had threatened Americans in Sudan and the US government, following the double murder of two staff on New Year's Day.
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10/11/2008
Teachers Sue Over Right to Politic (New York Times)
The New York City teachers? union claims that a policy banning political pins and signs in schools violates teachers? First Amendment rights by blocking them from political expression.
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10/12/2008
Ratto: G.S. rubs it in, adding insult to Ellis' injury (CBS Sportsline)
The Warriors have an announcement: Monta Ellis has been docked 30 game checks for the infamous moped wreck. There's a right way to have handled this -- and then there's what Golden State did, Ray Ratto says.
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10/11/2008
Wyo. town reflects 10 years after Shepard's murder (AP via Yahoo! News)
A decade after a gay college student was beaten, tied to a fence and left for dead, many in this small college town are still struggling with the aftermath of a crime that triggered nationwide sympathy and brought a re-examination of attitudes toward gays.
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10/12/2008
Breathe New Life into Your Backyard Pool (Palatka Daily News)
(ARA) - Now that summer is here, you're likely to be the envy of the entire neighborhood. In today's economy where gas prices are high and budgets are tight, you and your family are splashing around daily and having lots of fun in your backyard pool.
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10/12/2008
What's in a name? In this case, quite a bit (Greeley Tribune)
On Oct. 1, the North Colorado Therapy Center changed its name to the Hope Therapy Center.
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10/10/2008
Dr. Paul Donohue: Back arthritis has genetic roots (Detroit News)
Dear Dr. Donohue: My brother was recently told he has ankylosing spondylitis. He's in his early 50s and has posture like Ed Sullivan, who had the same disease. He gives himself a shot of Humira. He has a lot of pain.
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10/12/2008
Save your health and cash: exercise (Poughkeepsie Journal)
Leavitt is the U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services. The physical activity guidelines were released this past week.
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