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Christmas Tree Shopping: Artificial Vs. Fresh, Farmed
Chicago TribuneIt may be the season of kindness and generosity, but there's a civil war raging within the Christmas tree industry. Artificial tree companies have been known to perpetuate the myth that once-living Christmas trees contribute to deforestation. Tree farmers...Tags: Industrial Production, Synthetics and Plastics, National Government, Colleges and Universities, Allergies
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Put the Boss (Bruce Springsteen) to work for the inauguration
When you're the Boss, you're the boss -- even when the other guy has been elected.
Next to the Man himself -- and in this case, the "man" is President-elect Barack Obama -- the guy most in demand during the coming inaugural season is Bruce Springsteen,...Tags: Lynn Whitfield, Ellen Burstyn, John Legend, Giancarlo Esposito, Anne Hathaway
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Making the world safe for multipolarity
America's unipolar moment is over. Now, shaping a multipolar global order is the crucial, overarching foreign policy challenge for President-elect Barack Obama. In his Nov. 23 Times Op-Ed article, "Obama’s multipolar moment," A. Wess Mitchell...Tags: Constitutional Issues, United Nations, Saddam Hussein, Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon
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PASSINGS
Joseph B. Wirthlin Oldest Mormon apostle Joseph B. Wirthlin, 91, the Mormon Church's oldest living apostle, died Monday night at his home in Salt Lake City. The church said he died of causes related to his age. Wirthlin was ordained a member of the...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Buffalo Bills, Death and Dying, Toronto Blue Jays, Bribery
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Localities struggle to keep coffers full
Retail sales are down. Fewer-than-expected tourists are staying in hotels. Gas-guzzling trucks and vans are depreciating at more than double the usual rate because high fuel prices earlier this year drove down the demand for big vehicles. Property...Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Local Authority, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), State Budgets, Property Tax
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Gustave Shubert dies at 79; Rand Corp. vice president
Gustave H. Shubert, who expanded the Rand Corp.'s research mission from military studies to analyses of education policy, crime-fighting and other domestic issues, died Nov. 25 of natural causes at a Los Angeles nursing home. He was 79. Shubert was...Tags: Death and Dying, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, Healthcare Policies, Armed Forces
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LAPD releases footage of alleged hit man in Century City parking garage slaying
Los Angeles police Tuesday released video footage that they allege shows a hit man moments after he fatally stabbed a woman in a Century City parking garage in July. The suspect remains at large. Police have arrested and charged James Fayed, who ran an...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Prosecution, Gang Activity, Fraud, Vehicles
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POLICE BLOTTER
Forum Publishing GroupThe following information was provided by local jurisdictions and reported by Forum Publishing Group. These are selected incidents and are not a complete listing. 1 5000 block of West Atlantic Avenue Nov. 19, 9:37 a.m. A man dropped his car off to...Tags: FPL Group, Senior Citizens, Restaurants, Vehicles, People
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Delray community opens computer teaching center
Forum Publishing GroupThe Gleneagles Computer Club recently celebrated the opening of its computer teaching center at the Gleneagles Country Club's Lomond Hills satellite clubhouse. Jerry Bartzoff, club president, welcomed the country club board of governors, including...Tags: Boca Raton, Software Industry, Computing and Information Technology, Clubs and Associations, National Government
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PAWparazzi 2008 — Where everyone was a star
A marketing publication of the Sun-Sentinel CompanyAnimal lovers gathered on Nov. 21 poolside at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort to celebrate PAWparazzi 2008. The spectacular South Beach-inspired event kicked-off the season in style with disco dancers, poolside mermaids and mermen, open premium...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Broward County, Nova Southeastern University, National Government, Fort Lauderdale
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Forest journal: Twelve days in the jungle
Photos by Antonio PerezScreaming monkeys, falling trees, chainsaw loggers, village chiefs and a nation's president are on the docket as Tribune chief business correspondent David Greising takes to the Amazonian rainforest. -------------------- Along the Essequibo River,...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Photography, Animals, Air and Space Accidents, Tourism and Leisure
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Officials: Obama to tap Richardson for Commerce
The Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama plans to name New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his choice for commerce secretary on Wednesday, adding another former campaign rival to his Cabinet, Democratic officials said. The incoming chief executive has chosen...Tags: Heads of State, United Nations, Central Intelligence Agency, Tom Daschle, Diplomacy
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