Vilsack apologizes over racial slipup in Shirley Sherrod case
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack apologized to Shirley Sherrod after firing her following a selectively edited video from a conservative site. He said he rushed to judgment without reviewing all facts and asked for her forgiveness, noting she is a good woman who has been put through hell.
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Tom Vilsack
Iowa
Vilsack
Shirley Sherrod
Shirley
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Honors Flow For Air Force Hawk Shot Down In Afghanistan
Capt. David Wisniewski, 31, a U S Air Force Black Hawk pilot, died after his helicopter was shot down on June 9 in Afghanistan. He saved three ground personnel, rescued 240 soldiers on the tour, and received the Purple Heart on June 23. He was to be an instructor at the Advanced Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base. He and his fiancee Melissa Sandberg planned to marry. His parents Chet and Beverly Wisniewski of Iowa City witnessed the burial in Cedar Rapids.
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the Gazette
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Omaha
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PS Air
Cedar Rapids
Wisniewski
Afghanistan
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Bethesda
United States Air Force Academy
Advanced Weapons School
Nellis Air Force Base
Las Vegas
Melissa Sandberg
Chet
Beverly Wisniewski
Iowa City
Cleanup of BP gulf spill sparks broad environmental concerns
In Fourchon Beach Louisiana the vast cleanup fleet for the Gulf spill draws comparisons to WWII mobilization. The operation involves helicopters bulldozers boats and volunteers as critics warn cleanup methods themselves harm fragile ecosystems despite officials aiming to minimize damage.
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Gulf of Mexico
Normandy
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Gulf Coast
Lisa Jackson
Environmental Protection Agency
Deepwater Horizon
Gulf
Radio parody of Perry hit debuts July 15 on KZIA
Gorn isking reports a radio station parody that debuted July 15 as a spoof of a Perry hit. The parody references California beauty and heat with a Candyland theme and lines about sun kissed skin and melting popsicles.
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Perry Hit
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Golden State
Kzia
Clare Duffy
Katy Perry
California
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
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