Archive for October, 2008

Study: Media coverage has favored Obama campaign (AP)

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., throws a bottle of water to a supporter in the crowd who had passed out during a rally at Wicker Memorial Park in Highland Ind., Friday, Oct. 31, 2008.(AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP - John McCain supporters who believe they haven't gotten a fair shake from the media during the Republican's candidacy against Barack Obama have a new study to point to.



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Man charged in ‘explosives’ find

A man is charged following the discovery of a suspected explosive device at a Suffolk railway station.
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Boeing ordered to pay ICO $236 million in damages (AP)

AP - A jury ordered the Boeing Co. to pay $236 million in punitive damages Friday for breaching a contract to build and launch satellites for a company headed by cellular phone pioneer Craig McCaw.
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Cabbies to sue over taxi fires

Hundreds of taxi drivers forced off the road after vehicles burst into flames are to take legal action over lost earnings.
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Neil Armstrong donating his papers to Purdue (AP)

AP - Former astronaut Neil Armstrong has agreed to donate personal papers dating from the start of his flight career to his alma mater, Purdue University.
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Vigilance deters Halloween eve arsons in Detroit (AP)

Michigan National Guardsmen Lt. Ross Wallace,  left, Lt. Col. Leonard Rusher, center, and cadet Kervin Bryant patrol the perimeter surrounding the Wayne County Olympia Armory as volunteer citizen soldiers patrol the streets of Detroit on Angel's Night to guard against arson Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008.  (AP Photo/Gary Malerba)AP - Vigilance by fire officials and volunteers appears to have kept the number of arsons low in Detroit on the night before Halloween, which had become notorious as "Devil's Night" in years past.



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Fear and dread on debt-hit estate

Many in the UK are making cutbacks during the credit crunch. but for some, paying for the basics is impossible without going into debt.
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Hunt backers vow to overturn ban

On the first say of the hunting season, the Countryside Alliance says it will continue to press for the Hunting Act to be repealed.
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Grizzlies Slip Past Magic

Rudy Gay hits an 18-foot jumper right of the basket as time expires to give the Memphis Grizzlies an 86-84 win over the Orlando Magic.


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Murdoch says Obama win could worsen financial crisis: report (AFP)

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, seen here in early August, addresses a press conference in Mumbai, India. Murdoch has warned that a win by Democratic hopeful Barack Obama in next week's US election could worsen the world financial crisis, a report has said.(AFP/File/Sajjad Hussain)AFP - Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has warned that a win by Democratic hopeful Barack Obama in next week's US election could worsen the world financial crisis, a report said Saturday.



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