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Astronaut culture stresses achievement
Feb 8 2007 11:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - From the dawn of the space program, America's astronauts have been treated like stars, saluted as red-white-and-blue heroes, and indoctrinated in NASA's can-do, failure-is-not-an-option ethos.
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White tiger cubs debut at Argentine zoo
Feb 8 2007 11:09PM (CT)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Three white tiger cubs just weeks old debuted Thursday at the Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina, romping in pen before delighted children and their parents.
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Gold Rush-era human remains unearthed
Feb 8 2007 10:00PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO (AP) - The capital city's ties to the Gold Rush are everywhere, from the historical old town where fortune-seekers arrived on the Sacramento River to Sutter's Fort, where costumed actors recreate the Wild West for schoolchildren.
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Gold Rush-era human remains unearthed
Feb 8 2007 10:00PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO (AP) - The capital city's ties to the Gold Rush are everywhere, from the historical old town where fortune-seekers arrived on the Sacramento River to Sutter's Fort, where costumed actors recreate the Wild West for schoolchildren.
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Gold Rush-era human remains unearthed
Feb 8 2007 10:00PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO (AP) - The capital city's ties to the Gold Rush are everywhere, from the historical old town where fortune-seekers arrived on the Sacramento River to Sutter's Fort, where costumed actors recreate the Wild West for schoolchildren.
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Gold Rush-era human remains unearthed
Feb 8 2007 10:00PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO (AP) - The capital city's ties to the Gold Rush are everywhere, from the historical old town where fortune-seekers arrived on the Sacramento River to Sutter's Fort, where costumed actors recreate the Wild West for schoolchildren.
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Astronaut sets U.S. spacewalking record
Feb 8 2007 9:09PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria broke the U.S. record for most time walking in space Thursday as he and another astronaut did maintenance work outside the international space station during their third spacewalk in nine days.
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Vets find blood clot in old elephant
Feb 8 2007 9:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ambika, one of the oldest Asian elephants in North America, has suffered from recent health problems but seems to be improving, the National Zoo said Thursday.
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Endangered sea turtles die in Bangladesh
Feb 8 2007 7:58PM (CT)
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) - Hundreds of endangered sea turtles have been found dead along Bangladesh's coast over the past two weeks, triggering concerns about pollution and local fishing practices, an official said Thursday.
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Group names top 10 polluting refineries
Feb 8 2007 6:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Environmental activists on Thursday said more stringent air-quality regulations are needed for oil refineries along the Gulf Coast, a region densely populated with petroleum industry plants.
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No misconduct found in Purdue prof probe
Feb 8 2007 12:53PM (CT)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - A panel has rejected allegations that a Purdue University nuclear engineer interfered with efforts to verify his claims of producing "tabletop fusion."
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Inventors to be honored on Capitol Hill
Feb 8 2007 6:23AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Inventors of the MRI, the Ethernet, the LP record and a popular weedkiller are among 18 people picked for induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
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