Lewis and Clark land in St Charles reenactment marks bicentennial
In St Charles Missouri thousands greet three 1800s style boats as they dock on the Missouri River to reenact Meriwether Lewis and William Clark meeting before their expedition. The scene blends living history with modern touches like a motorized keelboat, cameras, and port a potties.
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ST. Charles
Missouri River
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
West
Peyton
Bud” Clark Jr
St. Louis
Clark
Illinois
Louisiana Territory
Bud Clark
Ford Motor Co
Michigan
Lewis and Clark
Three dead as 40-ton girder collapses on I-70 near Denver
A 40-ton steel girder fell from a freeway overpass onto three-lane traffic on Interstate 70 west of Denver, crushing an SUV and killing three occupants. Investigators probe possible causes and criminal tampering while state and federal officials inspect the construction site.
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Golden
Colo
Interstate 70
Denver
State Patrol
Ron Watkins
Watkins
State Department of Transportation
Stacy Stegman
U.S
Bob Beauprez
Jefferson County
Jim Shires
KOA
Stegman
State GOP cited for voter registration progress
Karl Rove, President Bush's chief political adviser, praised Illinois Republicans at the state convention for boosting voter registration statewide. He noted the party has raised $2 million for registration, identification, phone banks and GOTV efforts and urged solid execution of the plan.
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Collinsville
Bush
Illinois
Rove
Overtime rule sparks state by state compliance battle
Federal overtime regulations will auto apply in 32 states and DC while 18 states must act to align their laws. The rule changes white collar exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and takes effect August 23, potentially excluding about 100,000 workers. Officials urge action and say departments will assist with guidance amid election year debates.
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Washington
Camille Olson
Seyfarth Shaw
Chicago
Labor Department
District of Columbia
John Andrew
Labor Standards Bureau
Montana
Labor and Industry Department
Senate
House
GOP
Department
Labor.gov
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Carbondale Civic Center
U.S. 51
Hwy.13
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Ridge Erection Co
Colorado
Asphalt Specialties
Willow Stet Studios
Due
Susan Barnes
Moscow Ballet
The
Ballet Tntensive
Tues & Thurs
Shannon Petrello
Shannon Keith
Musical Theatre Workshop
Marisa Winegar
Jass
Pro Ballet
John Barnes
Gulllan
Aaron Ball
Willow Street
Carbondale
Mark D. Prince
W. College St
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University
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