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Bob Barr: Voters say let him debate
The Swampby Mark Silva Most voters - 55 percent - say that Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr should be included in the fall series of presidential debates, Zogby Interactive has found. Not quite as many - 45 percent - say independent......Tags: Elections, Hofstra University, Town of Hempstead, Voting, Referenda
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Billy, Sebastian and more
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsThe fourth class of nominees for the Mascot Hall of Fame includes Billy the Marlin among five pro candidates and Sebastian the Ibis among six collegiate candidates. Who knew the Mascot Hall of Fame was already in its fourth year?......Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Elections, Voting, Referenda
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Living in hope, waiting to heal
Sun reporterRaymundo Martinez just wanted a new watch. His plan was to pick one out at Wal-Mart, then ride his bike home to change for a gathering with other summer exchange students. He got the watch, but never made it to the party. Martinez, an architecture...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Labor Legislation, Architecture, University of Maryland Medical Center, Steven Bernstein
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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: Road Transportation, Middlebury, Transportation Industry, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Road Accidents
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Friedgen's QB call 'most difficult'
Sun reporterOne day after naming senior Jordan Steffy the team's starting quarterback, Maryland football coach Ralph Friedgen said the decision was "probably the most difficult for me, just because I didn't think it was going to be good no matter how it ended up."...Tags: Ralph Friedgen, Philadelphia Eagles
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Md. college aid requests surge
Sun reporterA sluggish economy and uncertain job market are prompting a surge in applications for financial aid at universities and community colleges this year, as families struggle to pay for higher education in the face of layoffs and rising prices. About 19...Tags: Financial Aid, College Park, Towson University, Teaching and Learning, Johns Hopkins University
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Binge drinking challenge
A number or respected academic leaders in Maryland believe the legal drinking age should be lowered from 21 to 18, to help confront what they describe as a hidden crisis in binge drinking among students. But they offer no convincing evidence that lowering...Tags: Assault, Road Transportation, Road Accidents, Drunk Driving, Sexual Assault
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UIC won't open records tied to Obama
Associated PressWASHINGTON — The University of Illinois at Chicago on Tuesday refused to release records relating to Barack Obama's service to a non-profit group linked to former 1960s radical activist William Ayers. The university said the donor of the records...Tags: Barack Obama, University of Illinois at Chicago
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NJ trying to stop bonuses for 'diploma mill' degrees
New Jersey's Education Department says it will come up with rules to stop school administrators from getting extra pay after obtaining graduate degrees from so-called "diploma mills." Education Commissioner Lucille Davy announced the plans. She had...Tags: Richard J Codey, Fraud, Corporate Crime
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Dueling chefs savor the competition
Of The Morning CallKnife-wielding chefs, including two from the Lehigh Valley, will duel next week during the Allentown Fair's newest culinary contest. ''We'll all be carrying knives, but I don't think anyone's going to be ruthless,'' says Jason Pope, executive chef of the...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, RCN of PA, Inc., Great Allentown Fair, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Electrical Appliance
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Class of 2012 moves in at CNU
247-4758Christopher Newport University's Class of 2012 began arriving Tuesday. A steady stream of vans, SUVs, sedans and a few U-Haul trucks, all packed to the bursting point, motored up the Avenue of the Arts. Their destination: the freshmen residence halls....Tags: Vehicles, Teaching and Learning, Christopher Newport University, Hampton Roads
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Business Players - August 20, 2008
Barbara Graser of Perkasie has joined the Perkasie office of RE/MAX 440. She was previously affiliated with the Keller Williams office. She belongs to the Bucks County Board of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, Pennsylvania Association of...Tags: Bucks County, Macungie, Jeff Chandler, Real Estate Agents, Clubs and Associations
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