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| 1 |  | Extensis Celebrates 15 Year Anniversary |
PORTLAND, Ore. -- July 23, 2008 -- Extensis this week celebrates its fifteen-year anniversary as a local, Oregon-based software developer. To commemorate this milestone, Extensis is holding an anniversary celebration for employees including activities centered on supporting community service. All the funds raised by Extensis employees during the anniversary celebration will be matched by Extensis and donated to The Oregon Food Bank. Originally a... |
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| 4 |  | Smugglers use Dolly for cover, officials say |
Smugglers tried to use Hurricane Dolly as a cover in at least three unsuccessful attempts to move drugs or illegal aliens through Texas, border officials said Wednesday.
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| 5 | | Hurricane Dolly whips coast |
Hurricane Dolly was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane today after it made landfall on South Padre Island, Texas, the National Hurricane Center said. But Dolly's sustained winds were still about 95 miles an hour. The storm is expected to produce from 8 to 12 inches of rain, with up to 20 inches in isolated spots, and widespread flooding is likely.
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| 6 | | Smugglers said to use Dolly for cover |
Smugglers tried to use Hurricane Dolly as a cover in at least three unsuccessful attempts to move drugs or illegal aliens through Texas, border officials said Wednesday.
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| 7 |  | Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks
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 AP - The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.
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| 8 | | Hurricane Dolly slams South Texas, but levees hold
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 AP - Hurricane Dolly barreled into South Texas on Wednesday, lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph and dumping heavy rain that threatened to flood low-lying areas but spared levees along the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley.
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| 9 | | BUT WILL THEY RESPECT HIM IN THE MORNING?
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Ann Coulter - Back before the Republican Party was saddled with John McCain as its nominee, The New York Times called him "the only Republican who promises to end the George Bush style of governing from and on behalf of a small, angry fringe." The paper praised him for "working across the aisle to develop sound bipartisan legislation" and predicted that he would appeal to "a broader range of Americans than the rest of the Republican field." |
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| 10 | | House passes mortgage rescue |
The House voted 272-152 to pass sweeping legislation that will offer up to $300 billion in aid to troubled homeowners and throw government support behind mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The nearly 700-page bill will now go to the Senate, CNNMoney.com reports. Earlier in the day, President Bush withdrew a longstanding veto threat.
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| 11 | | U.S. rejects outside probe of Canadian sent to Syria
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Reuters - U.S. Attorney General Michael
Mukasey said on Wednesday he had rejected a request from
lawmakers that an outside special counsel investigate the case
of a Canadian taken off a plane in New York and sent to Syria,
where he says he was tortured. |
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| 12 | | House passes sweeping mortgage rescue |
The House voted 272-152 to pass sweeping legislation that will offer up to $300 billion in aid to troubled homeowners and throw government support behind mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The nearly 700-page bill will now go to the Senate, CNNMoney.com reports. Earlier in the day, President Bush withdrew a longstanding veto threat.
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