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Officials: 3 mine rescue workers dead, 6 others injured
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Officials said three rescue workers died and at least six others were
injured Thursday night trying to find six trapped miners on the 11th day
of the rescue effort.

Hastert united the GOP after unlikely ascension
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Following in the footsteps of Joseph Cannon, Sam Rayburn, Tip O'Neill
and Newt Gingrich, former high school wrestling coach Dennis Hastert was
an unlikely speaker of the House.

Trial opens in 35 nursing home deaths
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The owners of a New Orleans-area nursing home ignored televised and
government warnings of the growing strength of Hurricane Katrina and
failed to evacuate 59 frail, elderly residents which resulted in the
deaths of 35, a prosecutor told a jury Thursday.

MONEY

U.S.-led global selloff continues: Japan index dives 5.4%
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Asian shares tumbled again Friday, with the Tokyo benchmark nose-diving
5.4%, as the region showed little sign of staging a recovery amid a
global sell-off over U.S. credit fears. European stocks, meanwhile, were
mixed in early trade.

Stores work hard to stay on top of recalls
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Secondhand stores and organizations that take donated goods, such as
Goodwill, are scrambling to remove recalled Mattel toys from their
shelves.

SPORTS

Tough calls fill Goodell's 1st year as NFL commish
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Munching M&M's as he unwinds inside a private jet carrying him from a
morning visit to the Detroit Lions training camp to an afternoon meeting
with the Cleveland Browns, Roger Goodell conveys the vibe of the
regular-guy commissioner, dressed in khakis, sneakers and a blue golf
shirt with the NFL's shield logo.

Donaghy's NBA bets might be revealed
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Though it wasn't revealed which games Tim Donaghy bet on when the former
NBA
referee pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony gambling charges, that
information
is likely to come to light eventually. That could happen if Donaghy's
alleged
co-conspirators in the betting scheme are indicted.

# posted by John @ 8/17/2007 09:47:00 AM