Maryland governor race narrows after fraud claims
Republican Eien Sauerbrey weighs legal options after alleging fraud that could delay Prince George's County ex-executive Glendenning's inauguration. She cites over 11,000 suspected fraud cases and absentee ballots lacking affidavits. Glendenning was certified winner earlier this month and unavailable for comment. No hearing date set yet.
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Eien Sauerbrei
Sauerbrey Fost
Parms Grendening
Maryland
Sauerbrey
Glendenning
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Mayor Keeps Job Despite Exposure Convictions
In Hagerstown Maryland Friendsville Mayor Spencer R Schlosnagle, reelected 99 to 38, faces past convictions for exposing himself on Interstate 68 and in a mall parking lot. He rejects stepping down, cites therapy, and continues serving amid ongoing legal and personal challenges.
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Hagerstown
Friendsville
Spencer R. Schlosnagle
Schlosnagle
Neighbors in Bexley oppose McDonalds near video store
In affluent Bexley Ohio residents including Steve Elbert and his wife Anita fight a plan to replace an adult video shop with a McDonalds. They fear grease, traffic, odor and trash while the community and governor's residence lie nearby. A McDonalds spokeswoman promises a caring neighbor stance.
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Bexley
Ohio
McDonald’s
Steve Elbert
Anita Aween
Bexley Video
McDonald's
Columbus
Elbert
Dawson
McDonald‘s
Bill Dargusch
Main Street
Cars replace girls on calendars for mechanics
Madison mechanic Ron Smith rejects female calendar pinups in his shop calling them a stereotype that belittles customers. Snap-On Inc. stopped distributing 1.2 million yearly calendars featuring fully-clothed models to project a professional image. The firm launched a 2 million ad campaign in August highlighting mechanics as educated workers with computer training. Some mechanics support the move. most say they would not display such calendars.
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Wis
Ron Smith
Snap-On Inc
Smith
Oace
David Heide
Snap-On
Gary Wille
Oregon
Ron Thurston
Trooper Fired Over Cheating Ties to Abortion Case
Bellevue Washington state trooper Lane Jackstadt 34 was fired after nine years for allegedly cheating on a promotion exam and for detaining a couple en route to an abortion clinic. Another trooper John McAuliffe 29 also fired for cheating. Trial date pending for Jackstadt on unlawful imprisonment and official misconduct charges.
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Wash
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Tim Erckson
John McAuliffe
Woodinville
Jackstadt
Deanna Thomas
Justin Cooper
Older women gain bone strength via light resistance training
A Tufts study finds postmenopausal women who trained with air resistance twice weekly for a year gained bone density about 1 percent in the spine and hip, increased leg and back muscle strength 35 to 76 percent, and improved balance by 14 percent. Trained women also showed greater spontaneous activity.
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Miriam E. Nelson
Jean Mayer Usda Human Nutrition Research Center
Tufts University
Boston
Journal of the American Medical Association
Addon
HIV Infected Women Die Faster Than Men
A Chicago study of 768 HIV positive women and 3,779 HIV positive men over about 15 months found women died 33 percent less often than men. No medical reason surfaced. social factors such as delayed care or differential treatment may explain the disparity.
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Chicago
Judy
Copter pilot buried near Mount Rainier in Washington
David Hilemon, 29, Army warrant officer killed in Korea, will receive military honors at a hilltop cemetery near Gig Harbor after his wish to be buried in Washington with a view of Mount Rainier. Fort Lewis soldiers will fire a 15 gun salute and a bugler will play taps. His co pilot Bobby Hall is safe.
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David Hilemon
Washington State
Majestic
Mount Rainier
North Korea
Gig Harbor
Puget Sound
Fort Lewis
U.S
Bobby Hall
Haven of Rest Memorial Park
Hilemon
George Nelgon
Fort Campbell
Kentucky
Hilmon
Korea
North Korea power struggle delay hails Hall release
A North Korean diplomat at the United Nations says Hall’s release is stalled by internal power fights between civilian leaders and military hard liners. Washington weighs oil and diplomatic ties tied to Hall’s freedom as Kim Jong Il’s succession remains unclear.
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North Korea
Richardson
United States
NBC
North
Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong I
Kim
Warren Christopher
Washington
Death penalty debate over injectables in New York
Norman Siegel of the New York Civil Liberties Union argues lethal injection is not humane compared to electrocution as legislators, led by Sen. Dale Volker, weigh changing New York's execution method amid efforts to revive the death penalty next year. He warns of botched injections and continued cruelty in capital punishment.
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Albany
New York State
Norman Siegel
New York Civil Liberties Union
Dale Volker
New York
Volker
Siegel
NiMo shareholders back staff cuts to curb rates
Niagara Mohawk announced an 80 cent per share one time charge for workforce reductions to bolster future profitability. The utility, which earned 240 million dollars last year, aims to keep rate increases lower while critics view the plan as easing a regulated monopoly into a competitive stance. Chair William Davis said savings will offset future electric rate increases and hold down bills for customers and shareholders. Early this year NiMo sought 4.4 percent electric and 4.6 percent gas rate hikes but trimmed them to 2.8 and 3.9 percent respectively.
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Ra Enn
Abramson
Wall Street
Niagara Mohawk
David Schanzer
Jamey Montgomery Scott
William E. Davis
Davis
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