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  • Climate is right for emissions law Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 3:39PMAll going well, our first major piece of climate change legislation will become law this coming week. Will it make or break the economy?
  • Bush Wants More Offshore Oil Drilling Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 3:09PMU.S. President George Bush wants Congress to expand offshore oil drilling. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, opposition Democrats want companies to start by drilling on land they are already leasing.
  • Calendar for Sept. 4 Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 1:14PMSan Khau Viet Cali Performing Arts Group and the Association for Viet Arts announce a new stage production, "A Green Castle."
  • Group to run ad tying Kilpatrick to Obama Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 10:36AMLANSING, Mich. (AP) — An ad tying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to disgraced Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is set to run on cable news channels in Macomb County.
  • Record dividends have high tax obligation Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 4:52AMA record-busting $3,269 for every eligible Alaskan.
  • Briefly in Tompkins Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 4:36AMThe Ithaca Ballet will audition dancers for the 2008-09 season at 12:30 p.m. today at the Ballet Center Studio, 504-506 N. Plain St.
  • Regional Briefs Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 4:36AMKing Ferry Winery is hosting an Art Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Winery, 658 Lake Road, King Ferry.
  • Arkansas News Bureau Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 3:07AMBeebe asks Pryor to take helm of state Democratic Party By Jason Wiest LITTLE ROCK - Gov. Mike Beebe has asked U.S. Sen. David Pryor to serve as head of the state Democratic Party, replacing Chairman Bill Gwatney, who was shot and killed in his office a party headquarters last month.
  • Sarah Palin Makes History as First Female Vice Presidential Nominee of Republican Party Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 8:15AMFull remarks as prepared for delivery and provided by the McCain campaign of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as she accepts the 2008 Republican vice presidential nomination on Sept. 3, 2008, at the Xcel Energy Center in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • G4G Resources Forms Subsidiary Company to Produce Ultra-Clean Transportation Fuels Using the Fischer Tropsch Process Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 8:00AM VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - G4G Resources Ltd. announced the incorporation of a wholly owned subsidiary; Alternative Fuels Corporation .
  • Baytex Energy Trust Announces Results of Successful Thermal Pilot at Seal Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 8:00AM Baytex Energy Trust is pleased to announce results from our thermal pilot at Seal in the Peace River Oil Sands of northern Alberta. Highlights from the pilot project include:
  • Daily Analysis Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 7:40AMST. PAUL —Hurricane Gustav ended up less destructive than feared for New Orleans and the Gulf oil industry, but on the other end of the Mississippi River the storm served as a fresh reminder of the energy security issue for Republicans gathering at their presidential nominating convention.
  • Remarks by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 7:34AMText of Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, as prepared for delivery:
  • CWB Reports Solid Third Quarter Financial Results Marking 81 Consecutive Profitable Quarters Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 7:30AM Canadian Western Bank today announced solid third quarter results highlighted by record total revenues and year-to-date double-digit loan growth. Quarterly net income of $26.3 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.41 increased 10% and 11% respectively over the same quarter last year.
  • Economy yet to dominate Republican convention Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 7:26AMST PAUL, Minnesota (AFP) - The economy may be the number one issue in the White House race, but the Republican National Convention has yet to dwell on the troubles of Americans trying to make ends meet.
  • Chrome is a security nightmare, indexes your bank accounts Thursday, September 4, 2008 @ 6:09AMCan a browser’s search function work too well? After playing around with Google’s brand new Chrome browser, we’ve discovered that its history search box will fetch all types of data - even text from HTTPS-protected financial sites like Washington Mutual and Capital One. With a few utterly simple keywords like balance, account and Sept., everything from balance information, account numbers and ...
  • Columbus still attracting regional, national restaurants despite sluggish economy Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 5:40AMScott Ressmeyer certainly has respect for chain restaurants and the people who operate them. But he rarely eats at one, preferring the flavor of local cuisine.
  • McCain hopes to turn the tide in Great Lakes area Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 5:22AMST. PAUL, Minn. — Democratic dominance in presidential elections has been the norm for decades throughout much of the country’s union-strong industrial Great Lakes region.
  • Compressed gas offers good performance, oil alternatives Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 5:09AMClarence Ley wants to take T. Boone Pickens for a spin in his Chevy sometime, just to show off its zip.
  • Your Week Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 2:51AMSouthern Utah plane crash     Memorial service honors 10 who died     CEDAR CITY - Almost 350 people attended a service Monday night at Southern Utah University for 10 members of the community killed last week in a fiery plane crash - one of the worst tragedies ever
  • Today on the presidential campaign trail Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 2:27AMIN THE HEADLINES
  • Pity the mogul: "Diddy" forced to fly commercial Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 2:17AMCelebrity gossip, famous birthdays and other tidbits, compiled from Seattle Times news services.
  • Hip and green Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 9:07AMHip and green Ever Vail is not only supposed to be a green ski village, it’s also supposed to be cool.
  • Owner Gives Executives Time to Fix Chrysler Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 9:07AMTop Chrysler executives are determined to fix the company, and executives at Cerberus Capital, Chrysler?s new private-equity owner, say they will get the chance.
  • Questions/Answers Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 8:41AMQuestions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. I totally agree with the Aug. 12 letter of the day, "Style never grows old." The designers feel we should settle for dreadful colors and unbecoming designs. Are you listening Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang and other top designers?
  • Survey Finds Americans Driving to Work in Droves Despite Gas Prices, With Little Help from Employers Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 8:15AMWith gas prices soaring, Americans are feeling the pain at the pump. According to a new survey, "Working in America: Drivers Cope with Soaring Gas Prices" sponsored by The Workforce Institute(TM) at Kronos(R) Incorporated and conducted online via Harris Interactive(R), very few of them are changing the way they commute to work. Seventy-seven percent of survey respondents say they primarily drive ...
  • Survey Finds Americans Driving to Work in Droves Despite Gas Prices, With Little Help from Employers Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 8:00AM CHELMSFORD, Mass.----With gas prices soaring, Americans are feeling the pain at the pump. According to a new survey, "Working in America: Drivers Cope with Soaring Gas Prices" sponsored by The Workforce Institute™ at Kronos® Incorporated and conducted online via Harris Interactive®, very few of them are changing the way they commute to work.
  • Five Ways to Cut Auto Insurance Costs this Summer Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 7:52AM(ARA) - With gas prices expected to remain high this summer, it makes sense to save as much as possible on other vehicle-related expenses, such as insurance.
  • Owner Gives Executives Time to Fix Chrysler Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 7:12AMTop Chrysler executives are determined to fix the company, and executives at Cerberus Capital, Chryslers new private-equity owner, say they will get the chance.
  • The oil illusion Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 2:26PMWhen oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens takes up the wind-power call and says “we can’t drill our way out of this one,” do you think we should listen?
  • Gas prices driving some to use rails Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 11:33AMHigh gas prices are driving more and more Vermonters to choose trains for their long-distance travel.
  • Evan Bayh for VP? Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 11:21AMIs it just me, or does all the talk about Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh as a possible vice presidential running mate for Barack Obama leave you scratching your head?
  • JayHawk Energy Completes First Phase Of 100-Well Program And Commences First Production Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 11:16AMJayHawk Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: JYHW) ("JayHawk") announced today it has completed all 20 wells of the first phase of its targeted 100-well Cherokee Basin Project, located in Southeast Kansas where the Company has over 95% ownership.
  • Phelps amazes world with Beijing eight Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 11:14AMBEIJING (Reuters) - Michael Phelps held his arms aloft on Sunday after surpassing Mark Spitz as the most successful swimmer and Olympian of all time, relief written on his face after he won an unprecedented eighth gold at one Games.
  • Senator makes Liberty County stop Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 9:52AMSenator Kay Bailey Hutchison completed a 600-mile trek along and around the Texas Gulf Coast, including south Liberty County as her second-to-last stop.
  • Allensworth celebration moves to Merritt College in Oakland this year Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 9:21AMOAKLAND -- It seemed like a bad thing at first. Because of high gas prices, organizers were forced to scuttle the annual road trip taking 17 busloads of people from Oakland to Allensworth State Historic Park in the Central Valley -- the site of a pioneer settlement that was governed, financed and operated by African Americans at the turn of the last century.
  • SEPTA rolls out service expansion for Delco Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 5:16AMPHILADELPHIA - Representatives of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority announced Thursday that riders will start seeing the benefits of a $10 million overhaul in coming months as SEPTA begins addressing overcrowding from a glut of new riders.
  • SEPTA to expand service in and around Philly Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 3:14AMCommuters in Philadelphia and its suburbs will see more frequent buses and trains this fall, when the regional transit authority implements what it calls the largest expansion of service in its history.
  • Your Week Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 3:04AMWall Arch collapses     Landmark leveled     Wall Arch after its collapse. Courtesy Arches & Canyonlands Parks     wife of the Utah business mogul who detailed his recent health decline at a press conference this week.
  • South Ossetia: superpower oil war Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 11:56PMThe war in the Georgian province of South Ossetia is a classic superpower proxy war, pitting an aggressively US-backed regime, a member of NATO’s regional GUUAM (Georgia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldava) military alliance, against Russia.
  • College center to increase availability Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 11:52PMAccessibility and affordability can be considered the cornerstones for the new Greater Kerrville-Alamo Community College District Center.
  • Phelps becomes winningest Olympian of all time Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 11:17PMBEIJING (AP) _ In some ways, Michael Phelps is just your typical 23-year-old.
  • The ‘glendi’ is just around the corner Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 11:08PMPAWTUCKET — Busy at work in the community center behind the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary late Tuesday afternoon, Grecian Festival co-directors Peter Pagonis and Paul Microulis took a few moments for a bit of levity.
  • A new course Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 10:52PMGolf carts hit the streets as gas prices soar
  • Far east Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 10:39PMI hadn’t really consulted a map before I left. I just knew I was going east of the East Side, whatever that meant. About 14 months ago I was talking to a City gardener named Brad (who also goes by Bob), who spoke of a vast and relatively unknown part of town he would occasionally bike through.
  • 8-13 Ulife briefs Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 10:18PMSix Edmond students have earned associate degrees from Northern Oklahoma College at the close of the spring semester. Andrew McQuade and Kevin Sorrell graduated summa cum laude (with highest distinction). Summa cum laude recognizes graduates maintaining a 3.75 to 4.00 grade-point average.
  • Michael Phelps mania Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 10:14PM American athletes competing at the summer Olympics are breaking world records and bringing home a lot of gold medals....
  • Phelps wins 9th career gold, joining four as winningest Olympians ever Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 10:02PMBEIJING (AP) _ Michael Phelps joined a stellar cast, including Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis, to become one of the winningest Olympians ever by grabbing his ninth gold medal.
  • Reality Crime Show Coming to Rochester Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 9:57PMReality TV is popular primetime viewing these days. At the A&E Network, real police officers are featured in crime dramas produced at actual homicide scenes.