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WASHINGTON – The year is 2032. Iraq has a stable and non-oppressive form of government. The economy is thriving and jobs are being created. While war ravages throughout the Middle East, Iraq is the poster child for peace. Unlikely? Perhaps. Farfetched? Maybe. Impossible? No. Although no one knows for sure what the Iraqi landscape will… Read More »
WASHINGTON – Even with the Olympics stealing the spotlight, Citi Open officials said large crowds are still expected at the William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center for the remainder of the tournament. “It’s certainly tough,” said tournament manager Keely O’Brien. “But we’re pretty much on par with where we were last year, which is great.” O’Brien said last week… Read More »
WASHINGTON – An influential Senate committee called leading players in the broadcast industry to a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday in a quest for answers about the escalating fees and blackouts plaguing TV viewers across the country. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-WV, chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, said the 20-year-old Cable… Read More »
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Even if the U.S. economy rebounds from the meltdown of 2008, leading budget experts said Tuesday that the financial crises facing many states will continue indefinitely. The State Budget Crisis Task Force — an independent group led by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker and former New York Lieutenant Gov. Richard Ravitch… Read More »
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are now shifting their focus to doping in horse racing, after a decade of confronting Major League Baseball’s steroid epidemic. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and other members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, invited eight of the biggest names in the equine industry to testify about… Read More »
WASHINGTON — It may not come as shock to anyone, but Bowl Championship Series officials waited for the start of ESPN’s 6 p.m. SportsCenter to make its big playoff announcement on Tuesday. The BCS Presidential Oversight Committee kicked off its meeting at the Dupont Circle Hotel at 3 p.m. Two-and-a-half hours later, an agreement on… Read More »
A bloody mouth, black and blue legs, a sharp shiny knife — images from a night 20-year-old Nicole Stewart will never forget. When her boyfriend drank around her for the first time, she said the man she considered respectful and affectionate quickly transformed into a crazed animal. Not only did his alcohol-infused rampage include multiple… Read More »
Dozing off on the El might not seem like a dangerous idea. But for 43-year-old Frederick Springer, the decision to grab some shut-eye on CTA’s Blue Line almost cost him his life. “I was sleeping good and the next thing I know, I feel something around my neck squeezing tighter and tighter,” Springer said. “When… Read More »
