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Ripon College president rethinks drinking age
Ripon College's president has signed a national initiative to reconsider the 21-year-old drinking age. Ripon president David Joyce is the only Wisconsin college official so far to sign the Amethyst Initiative. About 100 other university leaders across...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities, Government
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Indiana railroader picked for Dem convention
Associated Press WriterAn Indiana railroader, an Iowa mother and a Michigan truck driver are getting a moment at the Democratic convention to help portray Barack Obama as the people's champion and counter GOP characterizations of him as an out-of-touch celebrity. The idea...Tags: Elections, Jimmy Carter, Diseases, John McCain, Mike Fisher
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Iraqi councils curbed carnage
LARRY SMITH OPENS HIS COLumn "When should we leave Iraq? Not just yet" (Commentary, Aug. 19) by stating, "Fortunately for all of us, the 'surge' in Iraq worked." He doesn't feel the slightest need to prove his case -- and who can blame him, given that...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Larry Smith, Guerrilla Activity, George Bush, Government
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Afghan militants kill 10 French, strike at U.S. base
The Associated PressInsurgents mounted two of the biggest attacks in years on Western forces in Afghanistan, killing 10 French soldiers in a mountain ambush and then sending a squad of suicide bombers in a failed assault early yesterday on a U.S. base near the Pakistan...Tags: Defense, Terrorism, Armed Forces, Mountains, Civil Unrest
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Swung shut
O, by the WayThe Maryland Racing Commission had to weigh human hardship against business urgency yesterday and, some argued, the greater good of Maryland's racing community as it considered whether to delay the closing of the Pimlico Race Course backstretch. In a 4-3...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Casino and Gambling Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Magna Entertainment Corporation, Timonium
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Liz Smith: The choices for VP could be more important than ever
"It ain't worth a pitcher of hot spit!" This is how John Nance Garner described the office of the vice president of the United States. But these days it seems to mean more. I feel the long primary process, running up to the Democratic and Republican...Tags: Elections, Mitt Romney, Lyndon B. Johnson, Polls, Hillary Clinton
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Short attention spans and short memories
Nicholas Carr thinks that Google is making us "stoopid." In a recent piece in The Atlantic, he says those of us who constantly surf the Net can't concentrate properly anymore -- that instant access to virtually all information reduces our attention span....Tags: John McCain, Google Inc., Lobbying, George Bush, NATO
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Drinking age call draws outrage
Sun reportersHealth, safety and transportation advocates denounced yesterday a proposal by more than 100 university administrators to reconsider the legal drinking age of 21 -- contending that any reduction would lead to thousands of additional drunken-driving...Tags: Culture, Drunk Driving, Middlebury, College Park, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Age a source of comedy fodder
Sun reporterHave you heard the one about Sen. John McCain being old? Maybe this one, from The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: "John McCain says he has a list of about 20 names of potential vice presidential candidates. I don't want to say John McCain is old, but the...Tags: Forests, Cancer, Elections, Polls, Diseases
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Official: Obama, VP pick to campaign together Saturday
The Associated PressBarack Obama's newly minted running mate will join the Democratic hopeful onstage Saturday at a rally in this capital city where Obama launched his White House bid, a campaign official said. A senior Obama adviser told the Associated Press on condition...Tags: Elections, Mitt Romney, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), John McCain, Tom Ridge
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Mystics president 'fed up' with team
The president of the Washington Mystics delivered a blistering assessment of her franchise yesterday, declaring that the team hasn't "moved one ounce" in its history and that she "might as well shut down" the team if doesn't start winning. "We cannot...Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Government, Super Bowl
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New president replaces top cop
ASUNCION — Paraguay's new leftist president is replacing the nation's police commander four days into the new administration. President Fernando Lugo swore in Federico Acuna and other high-ranking officers on Tuesday, replacing Fidel Isasa in the...Tags: Heads of State, Government
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