Stories for June 20, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) - Calling himself a Muslim soldier, a defiant Pakistan-born U.S. citizen pleaded guilty Monday to carrying out ... Read Story »
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Victoria residents Chris Papillion and Preston Turner traveled to different coasts, but finished in the same position. Read Story »
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WEIMAR - The Victoria Generals dropped a 4-1 decision to the Texas Tomcats on Sunday night in their first visit ... Read Story »
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LANCASTER, Texas (AP) - A police officer and two other men, including the son of Dallas' police chief, were killed ... Read Story »
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Seadrift shrimper Diane Wilson doused herself in what was intended to look like oil during a June 9 Senate Energy ... Read Story »
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Thomas Webb is not working for the first time in 32 years after being placed on furlough by an offshore ... Read Story »
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Paying for a car wash, a pedicure or to have your lawn mowed are luxuries, especially during tough economic times. Read Story »
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EDITOR'S NOTE _ Too much medical treatment is making many Americans sicker. This is the fifth story in an Associated ... Read Story »
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A man was killed in a car wreck while traveling to his high school reunion in Cuero on Saturday night. Read Story »
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As experts on the Korean conflict gather at Victoria College on Thursday for a three-day conference to examine the "Forgotten ... Read Story »
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Q: Does the City of Victoria have a juvenile curfew? If there is one, are parents legally bound to monitor ... Read Story »
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It's been four years since Jarrod Birmingham's last album was released, but in some ways it feels like a lifetime ... Read Story »
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Ismael Gutierrez seemed to be taking it all in as he sat quietly in the shade at Riverside Park on ... Read Story »
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EDITORS: Charts at bottom of story. () - Read Story »
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VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) - Yo-ho-ho, how many pirates can there be? Read Story »
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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - There was the group of players he beat and the group of players he joined. Read Story »
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By Mike Berardino Read Story »
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CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say a fire in a Chicago subway has injured 19 people and sent black smoke billowing ... Read Story »
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FORT UNION NATIONAL MONUMENT, N.M. (AP) - "They fought the Civil War ... here? Out in New Mexico? You're kiddin'!" Read Story »
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CASABLANCA (AP) - A showdown looms this week over the 25-year ban on commercial whaling: Should it be eased, which ... Read Story »
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RENO, Nev. (AP) - A car dealership is trying to motivate students to go to class with a tempting offer. Read Story »
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AUSTWELL, Texas (AP) - More than three dozen brown pelicans were cleared for takeoff Sunday when they were released along ... Read Story »
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities on Sunday identified the two people killed when a man walked into a Southern ... Read Story »
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Hundreds of protesters condemning Israel's recent raid on an international flotilla bound for Gaza are picketing ... Read Story »
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Peyton Manning always dreamed of being as good a football player as his dad. Read Story »
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LONDON (AP) - BP's answer to criticism that its CEO is too much of a stuffy Brit is to put ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The U.S. military is offering such alternative treatments as acupuncture for combat veterans with post-traumatic stress ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The U.S. military is offering such alternative treatments as acupuncture for combat veterans with post-traumatic stress ... Read Story »
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The president of the Iowa Board of Regents says the board will look to recommend ... Read Story »
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota ranks among the top states in the country for its percentage of young ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas oystermen are concerned the BP oil spill will focus more harvesting on oyster beds in ... Read Story »
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DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - Don Lindley has been named managing editor of the Durango Herald. Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) - Astros catcher Humberto Quintero received seven stitches after getting hit in the head with a bat on ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - Lady Gaga can still play Yankee Stadium - she's just gotta follow the ground rules. Read Story »
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Two vacuum salesmen didn't exactly close the deal at a recent home demonstration in central New ... Read Story »
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COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - Christina McCauley has been named Miss Georgia 2010. Read Story »
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Newly released internal documents show BP PLC estimated 4.2 million gallons of oil a day could ... Read Story »
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ATLANTA (AP) - Raymond Parks, owner of NASCAR's first championship winning car and an integral part of the series' formation, ... Read Story »
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Fort Douglas Military Museum is looking for pieces of history. Read Story »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Business travelers are once again clustering at the front desks and in the conference rooms of Philadelphia ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - It was extreme makeover day at Yankee Stadium. Read Story »
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An AP News Analysis Read Story »
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - As most college students scatter for a summer of work or vacation, a wave of others ... Read Story »
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - For every hurricane, earthquake or flood, there is help: food, bottled water, crews of volunteers nailing ... Read Story »
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MIAMI (AP) - When Florida outfielder Cody Ross arrived for work Sunday morning, he grabbed a bright yellow vuvuzela from ... Read Story »
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BOSTON (AP) - Grammy winners James Taylor and Carole King are announcing that they have raised more than $1.5 million ... Read Story »
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CHICAGO (AP) - The Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago has honored actor Robert Downey Jr. with its Renaissance Award. Read Story »
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TORONTO (AP) - Canada thinks it can teach the world a thing or two about dodging financial meltdowns. Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is relishing what it sees as "a political gift" - GOP criticism of the ... Read Story »
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BEACHWOOD, Ohio (AP) - A new exhibit at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage near Cleveland highlights the history of ... Read Story »
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BEACHWOOD, Ohio (AP) - Catholic nuns founded hospitals, orphanages and more than 110 universities in the U.S., part of their ... Read Story »
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Tired of boorish comments and jokes about New Jersey, residents and business people have created a ... Read Story »
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MILAN (AP) - The Alexander McQueen fashion house presented its first menswear collection following the designer's death, drawing on archives ... Read Story »
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) - John Henry Earle won't remember his stage debut, but parents Steve Earle and Allison Moorer aren't ... Read Story »
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Students looking to find an off-campus apartment at the University of Iowa can now turn ... Read Story »
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MANTOLOKING, N.J. (AP) - Some Jersey shore beach towns have plenty of ways to keep outsiders off their sand: Limit ... Read Story »
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MANTOLOKING, N.J. (AP) - Battles over who has the right to stand on the sand have raged for decades in ... Read Story »
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SUGARLOAF KEY, Fla. (AP) - A reported "mummified" body on an abandoned boat in the Florida Keys turned out to ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES - A year ago, the world watched as Michael Jackson balanced on the edge of a precipice. Behind ... Read Story »
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DURHAM, N.H. (AP) - The University of New Hampshire is adding a new bachelor's degree this fall in neuroscience and ... Read Story »
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LONDON (AP) - Michael Jackson's mother Katherine is quoted as saying that the late pop star's children will attend school ... Read Story »
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Pets needing emergency veterinary care will be able to get help at Purdue University starting ... Read Story »
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend will begin offering nanotechnology classes next year as ... Read Story »
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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Archaeology can be hot, dirty, slow and tedious. Read Story »
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine's largest port is getting its first visit of the season from a large cruise ship. Read Story »
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By Vaughn McClure Read Story »
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The University of Michigan Museum of Art is hosting an exhibition of prints from artist ... Read Story »
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Geff and Dolores White of Victoria celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June 2010. A celebration is scheduled in September ... Read Story »
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Kendall Maray Caran and Damon Jacob (Jake) Sandage of San Diego, Calif., were united in marriage May 29, 2010, at ... Read Story »
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BAREFIELD, DENNIS, of Port Lavaca: Memorial service, 5 p.m., Pilgrim's Christian Church in Port Lavaca. Read Story »
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Laura Rigsby and Edward Winsheimer of Austin were married at 4 p.m. on June 5, 2010, at University United Methodist ... Read Story »
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Danielle Marie Mikulenka and Jeffrey Ray Volkmer, both of Victoria, were married on May 15, 2010, at Our Lady of ... Read Story »
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Krystal Ann Fonseca of Gonzales and Chad Ray Thornbrough of McAllen were married on May 6, 2010. This special day ... Read Story »
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Michelle Paulette Ross-Barwise and Daryl Bruce Henrichsen, both of Katy, were married at 6 p.m. on April 10, 2010, at ... Read Story »
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Connie Runnels and James Terrell, Sr., both of Victoria, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Tundra N. ... Read Story »
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Robert and Barbara Maxey of Shiner are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Lindsey Renee' ... Read Story »
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Jennifer Dunno, Allan Lassmann of Victoria and Jerry Dunno of Kenedy are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, ... Read Story »
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David and Emma Hoffman of Bloomington are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kimberly Hoffman of Athens, to ... Read Story »
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Mr. and Mrs. James Dempsey and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Janecka are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, ... Read Story »
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - No state employees will be getting raises at the start of the coming fiscal year, ... Read Story »