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Brazil airports are chaotic post-strike
Mar 31 2007 11:34PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Air traffic controllers protesting working conditions ended their one-day strike Saturday after the government agreed to their demands, but Brazil's president said the controllers went too far when they paralyzed flights across the nation.
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Tropicana Casino gets ready to turn 50
Mar 31 2007 9:49PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - After the Tropicana Resort & Casino opened 50 years ago, it was soon dubbed the "Tiffany of the Strip" because of its manicured lawns, balconied rooms and elegant showroom. Years under mob control earned it a storied place in Nevada gambling lore.
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Cats fare worse in food contamination
Mar 31 2007 7:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A greater sensitivity of cats to a chemical found in plastics and pesticides could explain why they've died in larger numbers than have dogs after eating contaminated pet food, experts said Saturday.
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Rice industry rejects bioscience plan
Mar 31 2007 2:54AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. rice industry wants the federal government to reject a plan to grow genetically modified rice in Kansas, saying the country's growers would suffer "financial devastation" if modified crops contaminate the commercial supply.
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Silva, Bush to talk trade and ethanol
Mar 31 2007 2:28AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The backdrop is different but the issues are the same for President Bush's meeting with the president of Brazil, their second in less than a month.
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