Phoenix Mars lander prepares to dig in Martian plain
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander spent its first full Martian day checking instruments and planning a digging mission to assess past habitability. The three legged lander landed Sunday in flat terrain with polygonal cracks likely from ice freeze thaw. engineers noted the trenching arm’s cover did not fully unwrap but should not impede unstowing the arm.
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Phoenix
Martian
Arctic Plains
Mars
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University of Arizona
Tucson
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
North Pole
Tornado Devastates Parkersburg Iowa Killing Six
A deadly Sunday twister hit Parkersburg and nearby towns in Iowa, killing six people four in Parkersburg and two in New Hartford, injuring about seventy others and destroying or damaging hundreds of homes and several key buildings. Rescues continued as officials warned of ongoing danger and praised early warning sirens for saving lives.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Chet Culver
Butler County
Jason Johnson
U.S
Chuck Grassley
Bob Haylock
Haylock
Diane Goodrich
Goodrich
Bret Voorhees
Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Dunkerton
Weather Service
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ECISD cuts teachers from Career Center by August
About 20 academic teachers at Ector County Independent School District Career Center will be removed by August as district trustees redesign the center for 2008 09. The move prompts concerns about notice and job options for displaced staff.
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Kennedy sails in regatta after brain biopsy
Senator Edward Kennedy helmed his sailboat Mya in a Ha nnyins Port Hyannis regatta from Nantucket on Monday, two hours and change, despite a recent brain biopsy that diagnosed cancer. He was joined by wife Vicki, Senator Christopher Dodd, Patrick Kennedy, Edward Kennedy Jr., and Caroline Raclin.
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Mass
Edward Kennedy
Mya
Nantucket
Hyannis
Vicki
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
Patrick and
Edward Jr
Caroline Raclin
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