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Jackson Free Press - Wed Dec 9, 2:27 pm ET
"We had a table at Fondren Unwrapped, and I was asking people, 'Do you have any Jewish friends? This would be a great gift for them!' And, most people answered, 'Amanda, you are my Jewish friend," Amanda Rainey recalled.
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The Salem Observer - Wed Dec 9, 2:15 pm ET
The Salem Saints Pee Wee 2 team went 2-1-1 during a weekend of play at the Northern Rhode Island Vikings Thanksgiving tournament on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 21 and 22, in Lincoln, R.I. Nick Sturgess turned away all but two shots in the four games, leading his team to the silver medal. The team battled back to tie Southern Rhode Island in the opener, 1-1. Joey Goudey streaked down the left side ...
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PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 2:03 pm ET
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, December 15 at 10 a.m., the National Archives continues its popular tradition of holding a naturalization ceremony for petitioners seeking United States citizenship. The moving ceremony will be in honor of the 218th anniversary of the adoption of the Bill of Rights, and will take place in front of the original "Charters of Freedom" (The ...
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EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 2:01 pm ET
Lausanne, Switzerland - Olympic officials Wednesday decided against giving the 100-metre gold stripped from Marion Jones to Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board has reallocated other individual med...
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New Orleans Times-Picayune - Wed Dec 9, 1:57 pm ET
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to reduce by one half the sentences for two associates of former Rep. William Jefferson who testified against the New Orleans Democrat during his eight-week trial.
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Boston Herald - Wed Dec 9, 1:49 pm ET
KAMPALA, Uganda - Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail...
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Sports Illustrated - Wed Dec 9, 1:34 pm ET
The United Arab Emirates' desire to host the FIFA Club World Cup -- which it is doing this year and next -- needs to be put into a wider sporting context to be fully understood.
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dBusinessNews.com - Wed Dec 9, 1:29 pm ET
CLEARWATER, FL – DECEMBER 10, 2009 - Youth for Human Rights ( YHR ) http://www.youthforhumanrights.org will walk to “Embrace Diversity…End Discrimination” on December 10 th 2009, the 61 st Anniversary of the adoption of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights also known as the United Nations Human Rights Day. On this day, Clearwater, Florida becomes the US site of ...
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Albuquerque Journal - Wed Dec 9, 12:47 pm ET
News from around New Mexico: New Mexico ranks 12th in the nation for funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and to help smokers quit . But if you think . . .
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USA Today - Wed Dec 9, 12:22 pm ET
At the climate summit taking place here, nobody's a bigger celebrity than the delegation from the tiny island nation of Tuvalu.
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National Catholic Reporter - Wed Dec 9, 12:12 pm ET
While an alleged Danish draft proposal for a climate compromise caused furor among developing countries, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed optimism that a robust agreement to combat climate change would be reached in Copenhagen.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 12:04 pm ET
A rise in insecticide resistant mosquitoes has become the latest threat to combating malaria in Nigeria, where roughly up to 300,000 people die each year from the killer disease, experts have warned.
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OC Weekly - Wed Dec 9, 12:00 pm ET
It's the Weekly's weekly crime round-up--now with more blatant Arrested Development imagery. TUESDAY, DEC. 1Nice Racks! After pulling over a silver 2004 Acura TL four-door at Newport Boulev...
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 9, 11:45 am ET
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Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 11:33 am ET
Cadbury Nigeria Plc (CADBURY NL), the Nigerian unit of Cadbury Plc, fell in Lagos trading after it forecast a loss- after tax of 821.7 million naira ($5.5 million) in the three months through March.