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Outside the Beltway? Out of luck winning contracts
Jul 17 2008, AP

Small firms that want to do business with the federal government must keep three cardinal rules in mind: Location, location, location.Companies within 50 miles of the White House earn nearly $1 of every $3 in federal contracts given to small firms, The...

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Paulson: Protectionist policies won't solve crisis
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Appealing for global unity in a time of crisis, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Sunday that isolationism and protectionism do not offer a way to contain the...
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All is forgiven; McCain returning to Letterman
AP, New York
David Letterman and Sen. John McCain will get a chance to make up.
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Counting cards: NY collection includes 6,356 decks
AP, New York
The collection spans 50 countries and four centuries and touches on subjects ranging from beer marketing to 19th-century Portuguese politics.
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Fire burns 500 acres northeast of Los Angeles
AP, Los Angeles
A wildfire burned about 500 acres of forest Sunday, threatening hundreds of homes and an animal sanctuary north of Los Angeles, authorities said.
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Palin has mixed record as fiscal conservative
AP, Anchorage
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, bills herself as a fiscal conservative. But that can be a relative term when you’re governor...
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Bailout managers may be buying own securities
AP, Washington
The government’s plan to make sure private managers of a $700 billion bailout plan are free of conflicts of interest is weak, according to some critics, and...
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Residents get OK to return after Pa. chemical leak
AP, Petrolia
About 2,500 people who fled when a corrosive liquid overflowed from a tank at a chemical plant and evaporated were allowed to return home Sunday after authorities...
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Writers find inspiration in Kerouac's Orlando home
AP, Orlando
This city in a region of mouse ears and outlet malls was once the home to Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac and it may be incubating a successor.
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Attorney: Marine fighting extradition from Mexico
AP, Jacksonville
The attorney for a Marine accused of killing a pregnant colleague says his client is fighting extradition to the United States.
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About 2,500 flee chemical leak in western Pa.
AP, Petrolia
About 2,500 people have fled a toxic cloud after a corrosive material was leaked at a chemical plant in western Pennsylvania.
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Bush visits finance officials, urges cooperation
AP, Washington
Global finance leaders are pledging cooperation between rich and poor nations to deal with a severe credit crisis after President Bush discussed the seriousness of the...
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Santas coming early to Indiana town to sign oath
AP, Santa Claus
The grandsons of Santa Claus are coming to town.
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Balloon pilots somber at NM festival after death
AP, Albuquerque
Pilots of hot air balloon pilots on Saturday mourned the loss of one of their own in a fiery crash at Albuquerque’s famous balloon festival, even as they say...
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NAACP watching, ready for voter problems
AP, San Antonio
The NAACP will have lawyers targeting 750 precincts around the nation on Election Day to help address complaints about possible voter disenfranchisement, the...
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Rep. Lewis says McCain 'sowing seeds of hatred'
AP, Washington
Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement, says the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of the hateful...
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Reform Party endorses McCain
AP, Albany
Calling him the true reformer in the presidential contest, members of Reform Party USA endorsed Sen. John McCain for president on Saturday.
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Ethics probe hits hardest at Todd, not Sarah Palin
AP, Anchorage
A month after she became governor, Sarah Palin’s staff ushered Alaska’s public safety commissioner into her private office.
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Congressman says McCain 'sowing seeds of hatred'
AP, Washington
Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement, says the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of the hateful...
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Analysts: GM would need cash to acquire Chrysler
AP, Detroit
For General Motors Corp. to acquire Chrysler LLC and all of its warts, GM would have to get desperately needed cash. Lots of it, according to industry analysts.
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Billy Graham released from NC hospital after fall
AP, Asheville
Evangelist Billy Graham was released from the hospital Saturday, sore and bruised but not seriously injured, after he tripped and fell over one of his dogs at his North...
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Outside the Beltway? Out of luck
AP, Belchertown
Small firms that want to do business with the federal government must keep three cardinal rules in mind:Location, location, location.Companies within 50 miles of the...
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made popular Jul 17 2008
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Going On Holiday? Come To Where We Can Rob You!
Sukhbahar, Ludhiana
Former bandits are being recruited to give guided tours to tourists in an effort to boost visitors to a crime-infested area of India.
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made popular Jul 13 2008
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2 thong-facemask robbery suspects in custody
AP, Arvada
Police in a Colorado town say they’ve caught two “thong bandits” who used women’s underwear to disguise themselves during a convenience store...
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made popular Jun 7 2008
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Police hunt for robbers wearing thongs as masks
AP, Arvada
Police in a Colorado town are searching for two robbers whose masks showed plenty of fashion sense but little modesty: women’s thong underwear.A surveillance...
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made popular May 31 2008
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Police say robbers donned thongs on their faces
AP, Arvada
Police are looking for two men they say covered their faces with women’s thongs to rob a convenience store. Police released a surveillance video of the two men...
ODD, Thong, Bandits, Police
made popular May 30 2008
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NAACP Wants Probe Into Bandit Sentences
AP, Marietta
The head of the Georgia NAACP called for the state to investigate the sentences given in the so-called “Barbie bandits” bank theft case, saying the two...
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made popular Apr 8 2008
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Girl Bandits' Ringleader Gets 10 Years
AP, Marietta
A man convicted of being the mastermind behind the so-called “Barbie Bandits” bank theft was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison.Michael...
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made popular Mar 26 2008
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Georgia 'Barbie Bandits' Are Sentenced
AP, Marietta
The “Barbie bandits” who went on a shopping spree after they were videotaped wearing sunglasses and laughing during an $11,000 bank heist were sentenced...
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made popular Mar 24 2008
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1 of 2 `Barbie Bandits' Sentenced in Ga.
AP, Marietta
The first of the so-called “Barbie bandits” duo has been sentenced in Georgia to 10 years in prison for her role in a bank heist that ended in a shopping...
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made popular Mar 24 2008
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Jury: 'Barbie' Bank Heist Planner Guilty
AP, Marietta
A jury on Friday convicted the mastermind behind the so-called “Barbie Bandits” bank robbery.Michael Darrell Chastang was found guilty of one count of theft...
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made popular Mar 8 2008
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Woman: Stealing Money Was 'Bad Idea'
AP, Marietta
One of two young women dubbed the “Barbie Bandits” said stealing money from a bank was “a bad idea.”Testifying Thursday in the trial of a man...
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made popular Mar 7 2008
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Irish Police Bust Beer Bandits
AP, Dublin
Ireland’s national police force has arrested two men in connection with an audacious robbery last week on the landmark Guinness Brewery in Dublin _ but said...
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made popular Dec 6 2007
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Thieves With Bouquet Rob NYC Woman, 80
AP, New York
Robbers posed as flower deliverymen to get into an 80-year-old woman’s apartment and steal at least $60,000 in savings her husband kept in cash, the victims and...
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made popular Nov 11 2007
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