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New Zealand trucks snarl cities in tax protest

AP — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:08:47 +0000

Morning rush-hour traffic slowed to a crawl in most New Zealand cities Friday as truckers snarled highways and streets with thousands of vehicles to protest higher road...

Merger of US earth sciences agencies proposed

AP — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:04:07 +0000

From climate change to volcanoes and earthquakes, the world’s growing challenges have leaders in earth science proposing a merger of agencies that study the...

Merger of US earth sciences agencies is proposed

AP — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:59:58 +0000

From climate change to volcanoes and earthquakes, the world’s growing challenges have leaders in earth science proposing a merger of agencies that study the...

Air New Zealand to lift fares again

AP — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:43:01 +0000

Air New Zealand will increase domestic and international fares from mid-July, the airline said Thursday, blaming its fourth fare hike since March on rising fuel...

Clinton on first upstate NY swing since campaign

AP — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:38:58 +0000

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a clear message to her constituents Wednesday: I love New York.

Kurt Busch gets rain-shortened victory

AP — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:26:50 +0000

Former series champion Kurt Busch stayed on track when the leaders pitted late in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire and the strategy paid off with a win when the race was cut 17 laps short by...

Carpentier wins 1st Cup pole

AP — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:02:12 +0000

Rookie Patrick Carpentier grabbed his first NASCAR Sprint Cup pole Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

N.O. levees squeezed by Congress' demand for cash

AP — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:27:35 +0000

The goal to raise levees and build large-scale flood defenses around this flood-torn city could be delayed indefinitely because of congressional demands that Louisiana chip in $1.8 billion to the effort over three...

Mears out of Hendrick ride at end of season.

AP — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:00:59 +0000

Casey Mears will bid farewell to Hendrick Motorsports at the end of the 2008 season.

Colombian president Uribe seeks election redo

AP — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:44:44 +0000

President Alvaro Uribe has thrown Colombia into political turmoil after a Supreme Court decision questioned the legitimacy of his 2006 re-election, asking that voters have an opportunity to redo the...