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TORONTO - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is gambling that an opposition pushing an unpopular carbon tax will steer Canadian voters to the right in Tuesday's election and bolster his hold on power.
October 27, 2008
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By ROB GILLIES
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
CWMGRACH, Wales - Deep under a pine-covered mountain, men clamber into red overalls and heavy boots, strap on lamps and attach sensors that check gas levels.
October 27, 2008
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By MEERA SELVA
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
WASHINGTON - So how will it end?
October 27, 2008
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By BEN FELLER
Associated Press Writer
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National
Southeast Bulloch High School athletic director Katherine Bradley told the school's booster club at the first meeting of the school year that she was looking forward to the upcoming football season for the games – and the band.
October 27, 2008
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By ROGER ALLEN
Herald Correspondent
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Local
NEW YORK - A watched clock never moves - unless it's the National Debt Clock.
October 27, 2008
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By MARCUS FRANKLIN
Associated Press Writer
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National
GALVESTON, Texas - A month later, piles of Sheetrock, appliances, furniture and family mementos dot most streets in this island town. Electronic road signs in southeast Texas flash, ''Watch for cows next 20 miles,'' a reminder that few fences remain to hem in livestock. Blue tarps cover 11,000 roofs for 100 miles from Houston to the Louisiana line.
October 27, 2008
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By JUAN A. LOZANO
Associated Press Writer
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National
LOS ANGELES - Firefighters backed by water-dumping helicopters and planes gained ground Sunday on a wildfire that destroyed two homes and forced the evacuation of about 1,200 people in a rugged area 20 miles north of downtown.
October 27, 2008
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The Associated Press
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National
PETROLIA, Pa. - A corrosive liquid overflowed from a tank at a chemical plant in western Pennsylvania on Saturday, evaporating into a toxic cloud that snaked along the ground and forced about 2,500 people to flee. At least three residents were believed to suffer respiratory problems.
October 27, 2008
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The Associated Press
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National
NEW YORK - A family of five, including three children as young as 15 months, died in a blaze Saturday that filled an apartment with thick black smoke and kept the victims from escaping through the front door, fire officials said.
October 27, 2008
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By DEEPTI HAJELA
Associated Press Writer
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National
VILNIUS, Lithuania - A conservative opposition party and a populist group led by an impeached ex-president made strong gains in Lithuania's election Sunday, while the centrist government faltered, an exit poll indicated.
October 27, 2008
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By LIUDAS DAPKUS and GARY PEACH
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO - In the Tenderloin, corner stores sell more alcohol than food, drug-addled pan handlers shake paper cups at passers-by and churches vie for real estate with strip clubs.
October 27, 2008
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By MALIA WOLLAN
Associated Press Writer
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National
In an announcement made by Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue earlier this month, F. Thomas "Tommy" David of Statesboro was named an At Large Representative for the Board of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG).
October 27, 2008
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Special to the Herald
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Business
October 26, 2008
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Births
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henley of Statesboro announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Megan Suzanne Henley, to Zachary Dale Watkins of Albany, Ga. Zach is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris (Cindy Lillis) Collins and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Watkins of Albany.
October 26, 2008
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Wedding Planner
You wake up one morning. You walk outside. You take a breath and you know. There is a peanut field somewhere that has been turned over, the peanuts thrown onto their backs and left to dry as they wait for the harvest.
October 26, 2008
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By KATHY BRADLEY
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