| The Women Behind Ted Kennedy Posted: 26 Aug 2009 02:16 PM PDT  by Mike Krumboltz Sen. Ted Kennedy's death inspired tremendous search interest in his triumphs, tragedies, and famous family. Some of the most popular lookups are on the late Senator's companions, first wife Joan Kennedy, and second wife Vicki. Joan Kennedy was married to Ted for 24 years and played an incredibly important role in her husband's career. A popular article from the USA Today explains that Joan stood by her husband through thick and thin, sometimes at a "great personal cost." During their marriage, Joan supported her husband through the deaths of his brothers and during the inf
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| Crime story author Dominick Dunne, 83, dies in NYC (AP) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 02:26 PM PDT  AP - Author Dominick Dunne, who told stories of shocking crimes among the rich and famous through his magazine articles and best-selling novels such as "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles," died Wednesday in his home at age 83.
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| The most important Kennedy Posted: 26 Aug 2009 06:59 AM PDT  Edward Kennedy faced scandals and never became president, but his legacy is unrivaled.
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| Mexico's New Drug Law May Set an Example Posted: 26 Aug 2009 01:24 AM PDT  With barely a peep from Washington, Mexico decriminalizes the use of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and crystal meth. Where's the drug war?
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| Whelp, We're Still Not Mega Millions Winners Posted: 26 Aug 2009 06:39 AM PDT  Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing was another night of disappointment. The winning numbers were: 3, 12, 19, 22, 40 and the Mega number was 2. Unfortunately, none of us had it. The drawing was the 14th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold. A ticket sold in New York for the July 7 draw had all six numbers and was worth $133 million. Tuesday's drawing was for a whopping $252 million. That's the biggest pot in 18 months. And it looks like it's going to get bigger. Mega Millions is played in 11 states outside California so the competition is stiff. We were up against
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| Rangers-Yankees Preview Posted: 26 Aug 2009 12:13 AM PDT ![]() The Texas Rangers could return to New York if they play well enough to reach the postseason. Continued success against the Yankees could help them get there. The Rangers look for a third straight victory when they face the Yankees on Wednesday night. Josh Hamilton had four hits while rookie shortstop Elvis Andrus drove in a season-high three runs and made a key defensive play to help Texas (70-54)...
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| In swine flu control, city has closed mind on closing schools Posted: 26 Aug 2009 02:01 AM PDT ![]() With the opening of school just two weeks away, a group of the nation's leading scientists sounded a frightening alarm this week about the coming second stage of the worldwide swine flu pandemic.
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| Cash for Clunkers generates 700K new car sales (AP) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 10:10 AM PDT ![]() The Transportation Department says the popular Cash for Clunkers program generated nearly 700,000 new car sales and came under the $3 billion budget for the monthlong program.
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| S.C. governor won't step down from office Posted: 26 Aug 2009 09:35 AM PDT ![]() South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he appreciates the lieutenant governor's offer to take over, but he plans to stay in office.
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| July new US home sales up 9.6 percent (AP) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 07:15 AM PDT  AP - Sales of new homes surged 9.6 percent in July, another sign the housing market is climbing back from the historic bottom it reached early this year. Driven by falling prices, the fourth-straight monthly increase was greater than expected.
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| SUNBATHING OBAMA BURNING US TO A CRISP Posted: 25 Aug 2009 11:25 PM PDT ![]() WASHINGTON -- Sunning lazily this week on the rocky shores of Martha's Vineyard, President Obama is in a terrible pickle. He has flushed billions of taxpayers' hard-earned dollars down the toilet "stimulating" the economy, acquiring insolvent car companies, and buying up clunkers that are immediately...
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| Six companies recall blinds, shades after deaths (AP) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 11:11 AM PDT ![]() Six companies are recalling millions of window blinds and shades, following the deaths of three children who got caught in cords that help the coverings move up and down.
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| Fla. students sent home over for shirts on Islam Posted: 26 Aug 2009 05:32 AM PDT ![]() GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A lawyer for a north Florida school district says a handful of students have been sent home from Alachua County schools this week for wearing shirts that read "Islam is of the Devil."
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| New mystery in ship's cargo Posted: 26 Aug 2009 06:26 AM PDT  As rumors swirl, Russians admit the hijacked Arctic Sea may have carried something other than timber.
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| Suicidal planet seems on death spiral into star (AP) Posted: 26 Aug 2009 10:46 AM PDT ![]() AP - Astronomers have found what appears to be a gigantic suicidal planet.
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