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AWOL Soldier Sentenced to Life in Fort Hood Bomb Plot
KTLA NewsWACO, Tex. -- A U.S. soldier charged with plotting to blow up troops from the nation's largest Army post has been sentenced to life in prison. Naser Jason Abdo was found guilty in May of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, attempted murder...Tags: Fort Hood (military base), Texas, Jihad, Dining and Drinking, Politics
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Turning a house into a home
Like "linoleum," "escalator" and "zipper," the term "semicustom house" infiltrated our language as a marketing term then stuck like caulk to a contractor's boot.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary still does not acknowledge the term. ("Semiantique," "semi-ionic"...Tags: Chicago Hotels, Homes, Metal and Mineral, Elections, Irving Park
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LHP's Ty Law sees supposed offers drop off the table
The month of May could have gone a lot better for Lake Highland Prep’s Ty Law.
But the way he sees things, it could have been much worse too.
Law (5-9, 165) found out in mid-May that his first two, and most noteworthy, scholarship offers from NC...Tags: Human Interest, Ty Law, Louisville, West Virginia, High School Sports
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'Dougherty Gang' Sentenced For Multi-State Crime Rampage
Los Angeles TimesPUEBLO, CO. -- The “Dougherty gang,” accused of carrying out a multi-state crime rampage that set off a national manhunt, was sentenced to prison in Colorado on Monday and will probably be extradited to Georgia to face more charges. Ryan Dougherty, 22,...Tags: Murder, Theft, Forestry and Timber, Georgia, Texas
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A steady hand at the helm in turbulent times
With his flight delayed by wind and driving rain, Brunswick Corp. Chief Executive Dustan McCoy stood just inside a hangar at Waukegan Regional Airport and watched a tiny Cessna trying to land. The pilot finally touched down on his third try.
"I've got to...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Hatteras, Air Transportation Delays, Moody's Corporation, Physical Conditions
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Archaeologists seek Civil War camp
Volunteer archaeologists are descending on leafy Lafayette Square in West Baltimore this weekend in an effort to uncover relics from Camp Hoffman, a Union army encampment that stood there during the Civil War.
Just hours into the project Friday, while...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Homes, Christianity, Maryland Historical Trust, Elections
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Busch Holds Off Kligerman For Kentucky Truck Win
Sporting News NASCAR Wire ServiceStarting from the rear after missing the drivers' meeting and driver introductions didn't deter Kyle Busch, who held off charging Parker Kligerman to win Thursday night's UNOH 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Busch won his...Tags: Athletes, Todd Bodine, Johnny Sauter, Jack Smith, Miguel Paludo
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Belief shapes behavior
During the winter of 1976-77, I was a lucky member of the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. One day we got 4 inches of snow in a couple hours, and the post commander sent everyone home — 16,000 GIs and 6,000 civilians — 22,000... -
UCF women's soccer schedule
Record: 1-1 (0-0) Aug. 19 vs. USF W, 5-1 Aug. 21 vs. Wake Forest L, 1-0 Sept. 2 at San Diego State 7:00 p.m. Sept. 4 at San Diego 5:30 p.m. Sept. 9 vs. Penn State 4:30 p.m. Sept. 11 vs. Washington State 11:00 a.m. Sept. 16 vs. Jacksonville 7:00 p....Tags: Conference USA, Southern Miss Golden Eagles, East Carolina Pirates, Texas-El Paso Miners, College Sports
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UCF men's soccer schedule
Record: 0-0 (0-0) Aug. 26 at Jacksonville 7:00 p.m. Sept. 2 vs. Massachusts 7:00 p.m. Sept. 4 vs. Belmont 7:00 p.m. Sept. 7 vs. North Florida 7:00 p.m. Sept. 11 at Mercer 2:00 p.m. Sept. 16 at George Mason 8:00 p.m. Sept. 18 at American 4:00 p.m....Tags: South Carolina, Conference USA, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Southern Methodist Mustangs, George Mason
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Life, liberty and the pursuit of happines are everyone's rights
As most Americans celebrated the independence of the United States from Great Britain this past weekend it’s doubtful that organization like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) or Amnesty International...Tags: Skokie, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Amnesty International, Local Government, Illinois
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A 'virtual power plant' in your home: conservation
I leave the water running while I do the dishes, drive a half-ton truck that gets 10 miles to the gallon and, in the energy hog display that my husband finds most annoying, I move from room to room without turning off lights behind me.
OK, so I also don'...Tags: Germany, Pennsylvania, Japan, Martin O'Malley, Alternative Energy
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