The Army will examine as many as 18,000 contracts awarded over the past four years to support U.S. forces in iraq to determine how many are tainted by waste, fraud and abuse, service officials said Wednesday.

New Orleans marks second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with mix of anger, sadness
On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, anger over the stalled rebuilding was palpable Wednesday throughout the city where the mourning for the dead and feeling of loss doesn’t seem to subside.

Montana Wineries and Vineyards
Comprehensive listing of all Montana wineries and vineyards including directions to the wineries, winery contact information, and links to individual winery web sites. Niche sites cater to special needs Online dating sites such as Match.com and eHarmony draw millions with a promise of replacing chance meetings on the office […]

FBI investigating string of extortion threats at stores nationwide
Large grocery and discount stores across the country have been targeted by a caller who threatens to blow up shoppers and workers with a bomb if employees fail to wire money to an account overseas, authorities said.

Seattle study questions school defibrillators
There’s been a nationwide push to put heart defibrillators in schools, after several high-profile student deaths. But a new seattle study says it may not be worth the cost. Obesity rates ballooning in the northwest Loosen the belt buckle another notch. Washington state’s obesity rate has risen to […]

Leona Helmsley leaves $12M to dog, two grandkids get zip
Helmsley left her beloved white Maltese, named Trouble, a $12 million trust fund, according to her will, which was made public Tuesday in surrogate court. Trouble apparently lived up to her name by once biting a housekeeper.

Michael Vick pleads guilty in dogfighting case
Vick said “I offer my deepest apologies to everyone. And I will redeem myself. I have to.” Sentencing was set for Dec. 10.Raw: Vick press conf. Storm done for the season after 95-89 loss to Mercury Cappie Pondexter scored 25 points and Diana Taurasi added 20 to help the […]

Huge police raid nets 32 alleged Italian Mafia members
Hundreds of police raided a small town in southern Italy on Thursday and arrested more than 30 suspected members of organized crime clans believed to be involved in a feud that killed six Italians in Germany earlier this month.

Good ideas
Sonics bring in scouts, new personnel director The Sonics hired Bill Branch as director of pro player personnel and appointed Gerald Madkins and Frank Ross as lead scouts, the team announced…

Baby born healthy with 12 fingers, 12 toes
Jeshuah, healthy and weighing 7 pounds, was born in Brooklyn on Tuesday with 12 fingers and 12 toes. His rare condition, called polydactylism, is usually genetic.

Man at center of 1996 Olympic bombing case dies
Richard Jewell said last year that Eric Rudolph’s conviction helped exonerate him, but he believed some people still remember him as a suspect rather than for the two days in which he was praised as a hero. He was 44 years old.

Report: Slow response cost lives at Virginia Tech
An eight-member panel appointed by Kaine spent four months investigating the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history and issued its report late Wednesday.

Designer Retro Ice Bag - Pink Hearts
Designer Retro Ice Bag - Pink Hearts Remember those old fashioned English ice bags grandma had before pre-made ice packs came along? Well they?re back! The Retro Ice Bag is a scaled down version of the old style updated with colorful design fabrics. Holds hot water as well as ice, so it?s a great […]

Mental Jewelry
Mental jewelry Customer Review: worst album of the nineties These guys are the biggest joke in rock music. All of these 5 star reviews are an even bigger joke. Ed Kowizsychik(SP) or however you want to spell it sounds as pathetic as he looks. This is garbage, plain & simple. Im glad radio is […]

DVD: A sample of Mozart s prodigious output
The Salzburg Festival last summer celebrated Mozart’s 250th birthday by presenting all 22 of the composer’s operas, from juvenilia including Apollo et Hyacinthus and La finta semplice to Die Zauberfl te and La clemenza di Tito. Now, all 22 productions are being issued on DVD. Vancouver boasts best, most expensive coffee […]

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