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  • Columbia crew members were role models for NASA community and beyond Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:12PMThis week’s report on the Columbia disaster focused on issues with the hardware put in place to protect the crew.
  • Divorce court did not settle issue of disputed $30,000 Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:10PMQ. I visited my mom in 2005 and had to take her to the hospital after she had a stroke. While she was in the hospital and in rehab, her husband of 40 years cleaned out both a joint account and separate account totaling over $30,000.
  • Grandma, guardsman, girl: War’s toll felt at home Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:05PM(AP) HAMLET, N.C. - When her son got his orders to head back to Iraq, Rosa Lamourt hatched her scheme to keep him stateside. She didn’t sleep much during the four months Spc. Jobel Barbosa spent in Iraq in 2004, driving a Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle with the North Carolina National Guard.
  • Grandma, guardsman, girl: War’s toll felt at home Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:57PMSun, Jan 4, 2009 (12:33 p.m.) When her son got his orders to head back to Iraq, Rosa Lamourt hatched her scheme to keep him stateside.
  • Dan Solin: Mary Schapiro Will Protect Investors the Same Way Willie Sutton Protected Banks Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:51PM"Real change" would be to put an investor advocate, and not an industry shill, in charge of the SEC.
  • By the numbers: Too many hurdles to clear Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 9:07AMThe 2008 Missouri football season will be remembered for broken records, untimely turnovers and just enough good fortune in San Antonio to salvage a 10-win campaign. Here are 10 plays that defined the Tigers’ season:
  • 74 cops sacked, 15 demoted in Metro Manila Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 9:06AMThe National Capital Regional Police Office has dismissed 74 police officers, demoted 15, suspended 57 and reprimanded two, officials announced yesterday.
  • Iraqi army says bomber kills at least 35 Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 9:02AMOfficials say a Baghdad female suicide bomber killed at least 35 Shiite pilgrims
  • PANKAJ PATEL Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 9:00AM, CEO of Carazoo.com, started with an IBM laptop back in 1980 and maintains that old is gold.
  • Scams, schemes hit Butte area Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 8:58AMBy Tim Trainor of The Montana Standard
  • Proud to give back Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 8:56AMDan Greenberg jets out his office door to his SUV parked behind the building.
  • 911 briefs -- Published Jan. 3, 2008 Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:24AM STOCKTON - Two men were arrested Thursday night after police found them with a stolen vehicle.
  • New crew in Coupeville Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:22AMDemocrats took full control of the Island County Board of Commissioners for the first time in the county’s history when Commissioner Helen Price Johnson and Commissioner-elect Angie Homola were sworn into office Friday.
  • The ASUS AIR3: High Definition Speakers for iPod with Internet Radio Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:21AMASUS, world-leading provider of digital home solutions, has launched the new ASUS AIR3, which integrates an iPod speaker with Internet radio—a combination designed to fulfill the needs of any discerning audiophile.
  • “Hit man” e-mail scam arrives in east Texas Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:58AMAn international e-mail scam that gained notoriety two years ago appears to have popped up in Cleveland. A Cleveland man, whose name has not been released, reported to police in December of 2008 that he had received an e-mail from someone stating that he or she had been hired to kill him.
  • Australia rejects US request to take freed Guantanamo detainees Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:58AMSYDNEY (AFP) - Australia Saturday formally rejected a US request to help resettle former inmates of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility amid warnings against taking in freed "war on terror" detainees.
  • Radio host pleads guilty Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:58AMTwo Mississippi men who say they lost money to sports talk radio host Scott McKinney in an investment scam said Friday they were glad he pleaded guilty to charges he faced in Florida.
  • Despite problems, 2008 was still a good year Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:57AMWhen looking back on 2008, I hope we all can remember more than the government bailouts, economic turmoil, hurricane devastation and election strife.
  • Fletcher prepares to take House seat, Tomball residents plan trip to see him in Austin Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:56AMHis election in November marked many firsts for the Tomball area and now that Allen Fletcher is days from being sworn in as the area’s newest state representative, members of the Tomball community are rallying behind him to continue showing support.
  • San Antonio Republican emerges as consensus challenger for House speaker Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:54AMAUSTIN – Joe Straus of San Antonio emerged late Friday as the consensus candidate for key House Republicans who say he has the best chance at building a winning, bipartisan coalition to topple three-term House Speaker Tom Craddick.
  • New York Times Tower Leaseback Plan May Disappoint (Update2) Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:52PMJan. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Times Co. may have missed its chance to cash in on its Manhattan headquarters. The media company’s plan to raise up to $225 million by selling its portion of the 52-story skyscraper and paying rent to stay there may come too late, said Dan Fasulo , managing director at Real Capital Analytics, a real estate data service in New York.
  • Brian Elliott Named Reebok X-Pulse/AHL Goaltender of the Month Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:52PMBINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The Binghamton Senators, in conjunction with the American Hockey League, announced today that Brian Elliott has been named the Reebok X-Pulse/AHL Goaltender of the Month for December.
  • Geojit exits commodities trading Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:51PMMove was inevitable after BNP Paribas became biggest shareholder in the firm. Geojit Commodities, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Geojit Financial Services (GFSL), has stopped dealing in commodities since January 1 following regulatory hurdles.
  • Inmates buy clothes dryer for Children’s Home Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:50PMChristmas came early to the Gila Valley Children’s Home in Thatcher when inmates of the Arizona State Prison-Safford donated money to buy the home a new clothes dryer.
  • TOPWRAP 4-Factories slash output, New Year optimism in markets Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:50PMBEIJING/NEW YORK, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Factories from China to India, Europe and the United States slashed output and jobs in December, but investors seemed determined on Friday to start the new year on a positive note, pushing stocks higher.
  • How I Learned the Truths and Why I Quit the Communist Party Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:50PMI’d like to announce to the world that I quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as excitedly as when I...
  • Jail addition completed Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:50PMGraham County Jail Comman-der Tim Graver was all smiles Dec. 10 as he presented the jail’s new additions to various dignitaries during its open house.
  • St. Paul man accused of firing gun at cop Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:48PMProsecutors charged a man today who allegedly fired a shot at an off-duty St. Paul police officer after he told him to get out of a snowy street on Wednesday. The officer was not struck.
  • TO YOUR HEALTH: Heart attack could just be case of indigestion Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 12:43AMDuring the holidays, emergency rooms see an influx of people who fear the worst is happening and they’re having a heart attack.
  • District 67 Hopefuls Highlight Priorities Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 12:41AMGreenwood small-business owner and pastor John VanGorder hopes to unseat first-term District 67 State Rep. and minister Steve Breedlove. Neither candidate, VanGorder, a Republican, and Breedlove, a Democrat, were opposed in the primary.
  • Democrats, GOP Eye Legislative Gains Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 12:41AMLITTLE ROCK — The Legislature will remain firmly in Democratic control after the November general election, but state Republicans expect to make inroads at the statehouse as they try to regain footing following a Democratic sweep of statewide offices two years ago.
  • UA experts check crystal balls for 2009 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:08AMMONTGOMERY - The University of Alabama is reading the tea leaves trying to determine top issues for this year.
  • Deschutes defaults spiked 228% in ‘08 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:08AMThe number of Notices of Default — a document that initiates foreclosure proceedings — filed in Deschutes County more than tripled in 2008 compared with 2007, according to the county clerk’s office.As of Wednesday, the last day of the year, 1,933 default notices were filed in 2008, an increase of nearly 228 percent compared with the 590 filed in 2007.
  • Case against lone Culver cop may see jury trial Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:06AMMADRAS — A Jefferson County judge declined on Wednesday to dismiss criminal charges against Culver’s lone police officer, meaning her fate will likely be decided by a jury.Culver Police Chief Kecia Powell, 43, was indicted in March by a Jefferson County grand jury on charges related to her use of a city credit card to pay for her personal telephone bill.
  • Vital routine; Newborn screening program likely saved life of local boy and many others Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:06AMIt was their second baby, second son, so Rachel Powderly thought nothing of it when nurses pricked the newborn’s heel shortly after birth last January to take blood.As is done with nearly every baby born in the United States, Nolan Powderly had a spot of blood sent to a state lab where it was tested for numerous disorders. Of those samples, about one in 1,100 come back abnormal. Nolan’s did.
  • Surviving a layoff Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:03AMEight months pregnant, Keisha Snead got word in March that her job would disappear at the end of the day. Like thousands of others in the struggling economy, she was reduced to an uncomfortable status - unemployed. Job losses during the past year have shown no mercy, striking all levels, from data-entry clerks to department managers, from new hires to senior employees.
  • Claude Arpi & Subroto Roy: Hiding history from people Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:07PMThe Government of India continues to hide India’s history from India’s people using specious excuses. An example is the Henderson-Brook report on the 1962 war, a single copy of which is said to exist locked away in the Defence Ministry.
  • Grinch steals Christmas gifts Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:04PMA holiday burglary in the 700 block of Eda Court deprived a single mother of three all the wrapped presents she had planned to give her children for Christmas.
  • Unknown thief takes surveillance camera Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:04PMAn unknown suspect - or suspects - stole a $3,000 video surveillance camera at the landfill on Stage Gulch Road. But since they stole it at night, there were no faces on the video tape.
  • Art Scene: Something in Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:03PMGo Red for Women exhibition goes beyond art
  • Developments that captured attention in 2008 Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:02PMEditor’s note: Obviously, we could never do justice to a week of local development-related news in this space, let alone an entire year’s worth. That said, here are some of the year’s high or low lights — depending on how close you live to the projects.
  • Blocking Blago: Senate has Plan B for 90-day delay Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:59PMSenate leaders have a Plan B to keep from swearing in Roland Burris, regardless of what the court decides.
  • 2 Arrested In Carjacking, Kidnapping Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:57PMEVERETT, Wash. -- Everett police officers arrested two suspects in an armed carjacking and kidnapping incident that occurred early Monday, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.
  • Former PM Hasina wins in Bangladesh poll Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:56PMDHAKA (Reuters) - An alliance led by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won a massive parliamentary majority in Bangladesh's first election in seven years, officials said on Tuesday, but a rival party complained of irregularities.
  • Down South Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:56PMShaping Up To Be The Best Title Race…Ever!
  • County cuts planning jobs Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:54PMFour employees in the Coos County Planning Department will lose their jobs in January. The county blamed the layoffs on a big drop in construction and development.
  • European Union Pushes for Gaza Cease-Fire, Aid (Update1) Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:54PMDec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- European Union foreign ministers called for a permanent cease-fire in the Gaza Strip to allow in aid and support a diplomatic process to end the conflict as Israel stepped up its attack on the Islamic Hamas movement.
  • Unsold Locust Point eyesore targeted by vandals Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:54PMTeenagers smash a window and kick down a door. A Locust Point resident calls 311. The city levies a fine. Workers arrive at 3177 Glennon Place to make minor repairs. The teenagers break in again.
  • Crotona Park tenants continue struggle with new landlord Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:53PMBack in November, 808 E. 175th Street’s crusading grandma appeared to have won. OCG VII LLC, one of the city’s worst landlords, appeared to have lost. Now Gladys Archer isn’t so sure.
  • First Colony Library reopens Jan. 2 Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:23AMDamaged in Hurricane Ike, First Colony Library will get a fresh start, in the New Year, as the library re-opens its doors to the public.