01/08/2009
TVs tout energy savings and Web (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
TVs, TVs everywhere but not a 150-inch in sight. With much of the world grappling with recession, technology giants at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas eschewed the one-upmanship that had characterized past gatherings and focused instead on unveiling slimmer, energy-saving televisions with Internet bells and whistles.
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01/08/2009
Britt's Narburgh is grappling for glory (The Fayetteville Observer)
When he was a sophomore wrestler at Jack Britt High School, Kyle Narburgh learned a painful lesson from his head coach, John DeWeese. DeWeese deliberately matched the young wrestler up against one of the top wrestlers in the country.
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01/08/2009
Hebrew, Towson colleges in partnership negotiations (Baltimore Sun)
Struggling Baltimore Hebrew University expected to become part of state school Baltimore Hebrew University, grappling with a long-term decline in enrollment, is in negotiations to become a part of Towson University, officials said. The state Board of Regents has informally indicated its approval of the talks.
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01/08/2009
Potential jurors mull death sentence in turnpike slayings case (Fort Pierce Tribune)
As jury selection for the federal trial of the 2006 Florida's Turnpike killings entered its second day Wednesday, grappling with the ability to impose the death penalty remained an overriding issue for potential jurors.
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01/08/2009
Centre promises naxal-hit states full support to combat menace (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Jan 7 : The government has offered its full support to states grappling with the Maoist problem.
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01/08/2009
Businesses suffer as scrap metal market plummets (St. Joseph News-Press)
The common sight heading into Downtown St. Joseph on Interstate 229 used to be heavy-duty equipment effortlessly grappling scrap metal and rusted car husks into many gritty heaps.
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01/08/2009
Professor rewarded for foiling Kalkaji bank robbery (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Jan 7 : Retired Delhi University professor M.K. Kapoor and four others were rewarded Rupees.25,000 Wednesday for putting a brave face and grappling with armed assailants to help foil a bank robbery in south Delhi earlier this week.
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01/07/2009
Potential jurors in turnpike slayings grapple with death penalty question (Fort Pierce Tribune)
As jury selection for the federal trial of the 2006 Florida's Turnpike killings entered its second day Wednesday, grappling with the ability to impose the death penalty remained an overriding issue in the case. Nearly all jurors interviewed had expressed strong feelings about the death penalty, both for and against.
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01/07/2009
Grappling for more than gold (Canandaigua Daily Messenger)
WRESTLING: More than three decades since his passing, Robert Bradshaw’s memory lives on.
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01/08/2009
Oprah Grapples with Gift of Gay [VideUhOh] (Gawker)
newVideoPlayer("/Oprah_GayGift.flv", 506, 423,"");Watch Oprah's expression as a minister tells her, "Being gay is a gift from God." Is she grappling with the idea itself, who's saying it, or the...
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