Murray Wins Fourth Term in Washington Senate Race
U S Senator Patty Murray secured a fourth term defeating Republican Dino Rossi after three days of vote counting. The result sustains a narrow Democratic Senate edge amid GOP gains and ongoing national voter backlash. A separate Pakistan plane crash killed 22 aboard after engine trouble shortly after takeoff from Karachi.
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U.S
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Murray
Dino Rossi
Senate
House
Barack Obama
Associated Press
Pakistan
Karachi
Pervez George
Civil Aviation Authority
Cuban airliner crashes with 68 aboard in Cuba
A Cuban airliner flying from Santiago de Cuba to Havana crashed in a mountainous area after declaring an emergency Thursday evening. The Aero Caribbean Flight 883 went down near Guasimas in Santi Spiritus province with 61 passengers and seven crew. State media reported 28 foreigners aboard. no survivors confirmed.
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Santiago de Cuba
Aero Caribbean
NASA crafts glimpse at Hartley 2 comet close-up
A NASA Deep Impact probe sped past the small comet Hartley 2, 13 million miles from Earth, within 435 miles of its core. Images show a peanut shaped nucleus with jets of gas as scientists call it hyperactive and feisty. This close view marks only the fifth time a comet’s core has been seen up close and offers clues to early solar system formation.
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NASA
Earth
Don Yeomans
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Planets
Two UTEP Students Killed in Ciudad Juarez Were U.S. Citizens
U.S. consulate confirms Texas university victims Eder Diaz age 23 and Manuel Acosta age 25 were American citizens killed in Ciudad Juarez gun attack on Tuesday. Both attended the University of Texas at El Paso College of Business Administration and had lived in Juarez near the border.
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Texas University
Ciudad Juarez
University of Texas At el Paso
Eder Diaz
Associated Press
UTEP
Manuel Acosta
Acosta
Diaz
Juarez
University
College of Business Administration
el Paso
Global stocks surge after Fed $600 billion bond plan
Global markets rally as the Fed unveils a 600 billion dollar Treasury bond program. The Dow hits its highest since 2008, oil and gold surge, the dollar weakens, and fears rise over Asian currency impacts and potential inflation.
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Federal Reserve
U.S
Treasury
Tokyo
London
Asia
Fed
Ben Bernanke
Bernanke
Paris
Hong Kong
India
China
Obama heads on 10 day Asia trip to bolster image
President Obama travels through India Indonesia South Korea and Japan for diplomacy and outreach aimed at expanding U S trade and job growth. White House officials say the trip will emphasize engagement with Asia despite Democratic losses and a divided Congress.
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Barack Obama
Asia
Obama
India
Indonesia
South Korea
Japan
America
White House
U.S
China
United States
Congress
Mike Froman
Lawsuit filed to block Islamic law ban in Oklahoma
A federal lawsuit was filed in Oklahoma City by Muslim advocate Muneer Awad to halt certification of Oklahoma's constitutional amendment banning courts from considering international or Islamic law. The suit seeks a temporary restraining order and argues the measure stigmatizes Islam, while critics say it echoes a national conservative push with uncertain legal basis.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Election Board
Muneer Awad
Council On American-Islamic Relations
Awad
Joseph Thai
University of Oklahoma
College of Law
Classified contact lines for Journal-World and offices
The text lists Journal-World contact details including address 609 N H off 645 N H News Center Lawrence Kansas 66044 with phone numbers for circulation and classifieds plus staff and website as ljworld com. It provides Chris Bell circulation manager contact and classifieds line.
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Jworld.com
N.H
Lawrence
Chris Bell
Ljworld
Ljworld.com
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Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Whitney Mathews
Trevan McGee
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
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Oh Eee
Delaware
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Advanced Health Center
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