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Palm Beach County Democrats hitting the road
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsSouth Florida, the state???s Democratic stronghold, is sendingn a boatload of delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Busloads might be more accurate. One group of delegates from Florida???s East Coast is traveling by bus,...Tags: Thomas Masters, Politics, Democratic Party, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Elections
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Chrysler Delivers Plug-in Minivan Test Fleet
KickingTiresIt's been awhile since we've heard any electric-car news from Chrysler; its ENVI electric car division dissolved when bankruptcy struck the company in 2009. It looks like an alternative-fuel program is back in the form of a fleet of plug-in......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Chrysler Group LLC, Hybrid Vehicles, Duke Energy Corporation, Companies and Corporations
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FAU a decade ahead of surge of new football programs
FAU Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsDoes anyone remember the naysayers back when FAU was starting its football program? There were more than just a couple, and their argument was essentially that it was a waste of money and resources. Fast forward to 2011, with......Tags: College Football, George Fox, Colleges and Universities, San Antonio, Florida
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No, your astrological sign hasn't changed
Maryland WeatherWhen I saw Thursday evening that this goofy story on the "changes" in the dates and names of our astrological signs was the most popular item on our Web site, I told our editors that it was badly garbled, and mostly......Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Astronomy, Television, Television Industry, Science
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Top 20 Cities with the Most Drunken Drivers
KickingTiresIn 2008, 11,773 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. To prevent or curtail drunken-driving fatalities, nearly 1.43 million drivers were arrested in 2007 on suspicion of driving...Tags: Dallas, San Diego (San Diego, California), Travel, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), San Francisco
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Study Rates 50 U.S. Cities for EV Readiness
KickingTiresA new study rated 50 major metropolitan markets for plug-in electric vehicle readiness, and the leaders include some of the usual suspects ??? and some unexpected ones. The report was prepared by management consulting firm Roland Berger in partnership...Tags: Dallas, Politics, Seattle, San Diego (San Diego, California), Norfolk (Litchfield, Connecticut)
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Obama's advantage grows, on average
The Swampby Mark Silva On average, Democrat Barack Obama's advantage over Republican John McCain in national polling stood at 8 percentage points this week. That's up from six points the previous week, Bloomberg News notes in a wrap-up of polls watched......Tags: North Carolina, John McCain, Republican Party, Pennsylvania, Peter Brown
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Rounball update: FAU vs. James Madison, Davidson
FAU Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsDarn. FAU will not get a chance to take on St. John's in the NIT Tipoff Tournament. There were rumors that the Owls might be sent to New York to be in St. John's bracket, but instead FAU will......Tags: North Carolina, New York, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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CBS: Sully Thanks His Rescuers
The TV ZoneBit by bit, or perhaps word by word, CBS is leaking out Hudson hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger's interview with Katie Couric. Airs Sunday with outtakes tomorrow night on "Evening News," then Sunday on the big "60." Here's the latest,......Tags: North Carolina, LaGuardia Airport, Chesley B. Sullenberger III, Katie Couric, Hudson River
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Obama warns mayors: 'Will call them out'
The Swamp(This posting has changed since it was was originally posted.) by Frank James Even as President Barack Obama told the nation's mayors they now have a friend in the White House, he warned that he would use the "full power"......Tags: Manny Diaz, North Carolina, Antonio Villaraigosa, Politics, Executive Branch
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Stress tests: 'Judgment day' for banks
The Swampby Jim Puzzanghera and E. Scott Reckard Today is judgment day for the country's biggest banks as the government releases results of "stress tests" to gauge their stability, but Wall Street celebrated a day early after concluding that there would......Tags: North Carolina, Politics, Bankruptcy, Health, San Francisco
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Up-and-coming Nassau Democrat moving out
Spin CycleHe could have been a contender here in Nassau County. Omar G. Jorge, 28, right, is a lawyer, a member of the Nassau County Planning Commission and was being groomed by Nassau County Democrats as one of their stars.......Tags: North Carolina, Democratic Party, Long Island, Calendars, Days, and Months
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