Phoenix Mars lander readies to dig on Martian plain
In Pasadena California NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander spent Sol 1 checking instruments for a planned trench digging mission to assess past habitability. The three legged craft landed in flat terrain with polygonal cracks likely from freeze thaw cycles as team members note partial unwrap of the robotic arm cover but expect no impact on unstowing the arm.
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Arctic
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University of Arizona
Tucson
Barry Goldstein
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Tornado wreaks havoc in Parkersburg Iowa and nearby towns
A deadly Sunday tornado devastated Parkersburg and New Hartford, Iowa, killing six people and injuring about 70 while destroying 222 homes and 21 businesses. Minnesota reports a child dead from storms. Governor Culver and officials tour the damage as rescuers search wreckage and residents recount devastation.
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New Hartford
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Chet Culver
Butler County
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Bret Voorhees
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ECISD Career Center to lose about 20 teachers by August
About 20 academic teachers at the Ector County ISD Career Center will be removed by August as district trustees redesign the center for the 2008-09 school year. Local commentary questions job prospects and notice timelines for affected staff.
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Ector County Independent School District
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Kennedy sails regatta after brain biopsy diagnosis
Sen Edward Kennedy helmed his sailboat Mya in a regatta from Nantucket to Hyannis Port Massachusetts amid a stiff south wind. The voyage lasted over two hours and followed a brain biopsy that diagnosed him with cancer. Aboard were wife Vicki, Sen Christopher Dodd, sons Patrick and Edward Jr, and stepdaughter Caroline Raclin.
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Mass
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Mya
Nantucket
Hyannis
Vicki
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
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Edward Jr
Caroline Raclin
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