Board to fire teacher who burned students
Ohio Mount Vernon school board voted to end the contract of middle school science teacher John Freshwater amid accusations he burned a Christian cross into a student’s arm with a device. He will have a hearing before firing. family alleges he preached creationism and caused a lasting scar.
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U S steel pipe makers win ITC tariff approval
The International Trade Commission voted five to zero to allow stiff tariffs on circular steel pipe imports from China for five years. Officials said the surge in Chinese supply harmed U S pipe manufacturers and nations consider the subsidies unfair.
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Dead zone in Gulf could grow from Midwest floods
Scientists warn flood runoff in the Mississippi River may expand the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, possibly surpassing last year's area of over 10,000 square miles. Nitrates fuel algae blooms, and fresh floodwater stratification traps low-oxygen water near the seabed.
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McClellan Blames Bush Over Mistrust in Memoir Debates
Congressional Republicans press McClellan during a Friday hearing over his three years as Bush White House press secretary. They question motives and editors while McClellan deflects, noting editor's daughter’s statements and his drug admission history. White House officials dismiss the session as inconsequential.
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Oil pipeline sabotage tops sharply in Iraq
Baghdad reporting indicates a fall in pipeline attacks from 30 per month in 2007 to four last month, allowing Iraq to boost exports from northern fields around Kirkuk to the Turkish port of Ceyhan as Sunni insurgents' activity waned. The northern pipeline had suffered extended shutdowns in previous years due to sabotage.
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Opposition urges vote to end Mugabe rule in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai urged supporters to challenge President Robert Mugabe in next week's election despite a crackdown he calls brutal. A judge ordered No. 2 opposition leader held on treason charges until after the vote amid rising tensions. He warned of a wave of brutality reminiscent of white rule.
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