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AP Exclusive: Passengers on cruise ship describe "pop! pop! pop!" of pirates' gunfire
Associated Press WriterMUSCAT, Oman (AP) _ Ordered to get inside and stay down, Oregon tourist Clyde Thornburg heard the pirates' rifle shots hit the side of the luxury cruise liner — "Pop! Pop! Pop!" — then felt the ship speed up to escape. At this port north of...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Firearms, Piracy, Defense, Migraine
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Speed, boomboxes foil pirates
The Associated PressOrdered to get inside and stay down, Oregon tourist Clyde Thornburg heard the pirates' rifle shots hit the side of the luxury cruise liner -- "Pop! Pop! Pop!" -- then felt the ship speed up to escape. At this port north of the pirate-infested Gulf of...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Firearms, Piracy, Defense, Migraine
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Outrunning pirates
The Associated PressOrdered to get inside and stay down, Oregon tourist Clyde Thornburg heard the pirates' rifle shots hit the side of the luxury cruise liner — "Pop! Pop! Pop!" — and then felt the ship speed up to escape. At this port north of the pirate-...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Firearms, Piracy, Defense, Cruises
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How to Sell a Niche Car. Or, Selling the Holy Grail of Diesel Jettas
Edmunds.comMy father decided to upgrade from the 2002 Volkswagen Jetta TDI to the new 2009 TDI (which is an amazing car) and it fell to me to sell his faithful old wagon. Before listing it I discovered there was something wrong with the brakes, the turbocharger... -
West Coast ports face struggle to maintain relevance
The slowdown in international trade has left the docks at the nation's biggest seaport complex quieter than they've been in years.
Some workers, particularly non-union "casuals," at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports wait for shifts that never come....Tags: Local Authority, Shipping Service, Environmental Pollution, Globalization, Corporate Performance
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In the news
•Air Force Airman La'Randall D. Escher graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Escher is the son of Angie Goodwin-Thomas of Hampton. The airman is a 2007 graduate of Bethel High School. •Kay Routten of...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Defense, Advanced Training, Television Industry, San Antonio
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Michigan Rapper MC Breed Dies At 37
Michigan rapper MC Breed, who burst onto the national scene with the 1991 hit "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'," has died at age 37. A medical examiner's spokesman says Eric Breed was pronounced dead Saturday at a friend's home in Ypsilanti. Toxicology...Tags: Blues, Rap
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Office holiday parties are getting downsized
Associated PressIn this brutal season of cutbacks, the office holiday party is getting downsized, too. From American Express to MTV to the Bend, Ore., city government, employers are canceling Christmas celebrations because of the gloomy economy. At some other...Tags: Holidays, Business Enterprises, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Dining and Drinking
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Thanksgiving air travel expected to drop 10%
The slumping economy is keeping Americans closer to home for Thanksgiving as travel by planes and automobiles is expected to drop for the first time in six years. Penny-pinching travelers are expected to find cheaper alternatives such as trains and buses...Tags: Christmas, Air Transportation, Commuting, El Monte, Transportation Industry
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Travis Barker sues over SC plane crash
The Associated PressPunk musician Travis Barker on Friday sued companies linked to a plane that crashed in South Carolina, injuring him and killing two friends. The former Blink-182 drummer sued the plane's owners, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., and an airplane maintenance...Tags: Radio Industry, Bombardier Incorporated, Trials, Transportation Industry, Injuries
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Intimate Look At The Blair Years, From Cherie Blair's Perspective
Los Angeles TimesIf you believed half the snarky descriptions the British media has slung at Cherie Blair, you'd have expected her to arrive in Southern California astride a broomstick, accompanied by flying monkeys. Happily for the wife of Britain's former prime...Tags: Vladimir Putin, Tony Blair, Mikhail S Gorbachev, United Nations, Government
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GM, Ford, Chrysler, Bankruptcy and Bailout
MotorTrend MagazineDETROIT -- Mitt Romney has entered the fray. He calls for letting General Motors and probably Chrysler and maybe Ford file for Chapter 11 rather than suffer the indignities of an anti-free-market $25-billion bailout/loan guarantee package. Romney cites...
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