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Finalist for ODU presidency withdraws from consideration
The finalists: Deborah Stanley of State University of New York at Oswego, who has withdrawn; and Richard Davenport of Minnesota State University Mankato.
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Census: Poverty level, rate of uninsured decline; income rises
New York's poverty rate has declined but it is higher than all northern states and the national average, and upstate cities have a higher percentage of families in poverty than the rest of the state, according ...
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Paterson: Obama could have won over NY delegation
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama may have missed a chance to score bigger with New Yorkers who supported their senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Metallica, T.I., AC/DC top fall album releases
Metallica, T.I., AC/DC top fall album releases In this June 13, 2008 file photo, Metallica lead singer James Hetfield performs at the Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tenn.
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PSC: NYRI power line application ready for review
State regulators say New York Regional Interconnect's power line application is complete and they are now reviewing it.
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Low-cost airline Zoom suspends operations and cancels all flights
Low-fare transatlantic airline Zoom tonight suspended all operations and cancelled all flights after running into financial difficulties.
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Oil breaks $120 a barrel as storm strengthens
Oil prices shot higher for the fourth straight day, breaking through $120 per barrel as Tropical Storm Gustav headed for the Gulf of Mexico and strengthened as it bore down on the vast U.S. energy ...
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Fewer drivers on Thruway; gas prices, sluggish economic cited
ALBANY - High gas prices and a sluggish economy led to nearly 2 million fewer cars and trucks on the New York State Thruway in June and July compared to the same period in 2007, state records show.
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Soros behind Mass. effort to decriminalize pot
A measure that would decriminalize minor marijuana-possession cases is on the ballot in Massachusetts largely because of one man: billionaire financier and liberal activist George Soros.
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HIV spreads in NY at three times the US average
New Yorkers are contracting HIV at three times the national rate, the city health department has said, attributing the difference to New York's large population of high-risk groups such as gay men and blacks.
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Clintons remain a focus in Denver
This is not the convention the Clintons had planned. New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is playing a supporting role, not the starring one.
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Fall theater in NYC: Shrek sings; Radcliffe strips
This file photo originally supplied by Peter Thompson Associates, shows Daniel Radcliffe in 'Equus,' in London.
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Oil prices higher on Hurricane Gustav
World oil prices rose in Asian trade Wednesday, underpinned by concerns Hurricane Gustav may head for the Gulf of Mexico where key US energy installations are located.
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Gustav hits Haiti, drives up oil prices
Hurricane Gustav caused a killer landslide and dumped torrential rains on southern Haiti before weakening to a tropical storm late Tuesday.
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Jet set to link B'lore with NY, Toronto
Jet set to link B'lore with NY, Toronto The airline will connect to these places via its European hub, Brussels, from Oct 31 By Bangalore Mirror Bureau Posted On Monday, August 25, 2008 Jet Airways, India's ...
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Cornell testers name Stewart's milk best in state
Cornell University's Department of Food Science has selected Stewart's Shops of Saratoga Springs as the dairy processor with the highest-quality milk in New York state for 2008.
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Texting In Real Words
William Glass, 14, sends text messages like a middle-aged, technology-clueless English teacher.
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EPA faces suit over emissions from oil refineries
New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo said the lawsuit, filed Monday, asserts that the EPA violated the Clean Air Act by not issuing standards for controlling global-warming pollution from new or renovated ...
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Oil in Asia tops $115 on tropical storm concern
Oil prices in Asia rose slightly Tuesday to above $115 a barrel on concerns that Tropical Storm Gustav may strengthen and disrupt oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Clinton, Obama working out deal for roll call vote
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama worked out a convention city deal to limit the divisive roll call for president, a step toward an uneasy alliance of former rivals and their still-bitter supporters. Many Clinton backers said Monday they were not interested in compromise and wanted a prime-time celebration of Clinton's nomination fight. Clinton herself said she wouldn't tell her backers how to vote. Democratic officials involved in the negotiations said the deal would let a few states cast votes for Clinton before a move to declare Obama the nominee by acclimation.
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