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Hamas says agreement on long-term truce
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CAIRO (AP) - The deputy leader of Hamas said Thursday night that the Islamic militant group agreed to an 18-month truce with Israel for the Gaza Strip, the official Egyptian news agency reported. Moussa Abu Marzouk told MENA that Egypt's government, which has been mediating between Hamas and Israel, would announce the truce in two days after consulting with other Palestinian factions.
Winds knock out power to thousands on East Coast
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Wild winds with gusts topping 60 mph blew from the Great Lakes to the East Coast on Thursday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers, disrupting travel and killing at least five people. The high winds, attributed to a strong low pressure system, started Wednesday night and moved east overnight, kicking up gravel and sand from construction sites and hurling garbage cans onto busy New York City streets on Thursday.
Lawmakers bargain into overtime on stimulus bill
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Reluctant to call it quits, key lawmakers bargained into overtime Thursday on the $790 billion economic stimulus legislation, dickering over tax cuts and federal spending before reaching an apparent final agreement more than 24 hours after announcing a deal.
NYC marriage bureau rebuffs same-sex couples
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NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of same-sex couples seeking to wed were turned away from marriage license counters around the nation Thursday, part of an annual protest that took on renewed urgency in light of recent setbacks in the gay marriage movement. Activists in Manhattan wearing signs that said "Just Not Married" were part of a wave of demonstrations expected throughout the day at marriage bureaus or county clerks' offices from New York City to California, in communities large and small.
Moderate party holds edge in final Israeli count
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JERUSALEM (AP) - The Kadima Party of moderate Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni kept its slight lead over Benjamin Netanyahu's hawkish Likud in final election results announced Thursday, but the hard-line bloc in Israel's new parliament will have the power to stymie Mideast peace efforts.
Fiery plane crash near Buffalo, NY, kills 50
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CLARENCE, N.Y. (AP) - A commuter plane crashed into a suburban Buffalo home and erupted in flames late Thursday, killing all 48 people aboard and one person on the ground, authorities said. Flames silhouetted the shattered home after Continental Connection Flight 3407 plummeted into it around 10:20 p.
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Northern Colorado community leaves stamp on Valentine's Day
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During the first weeks of February, Post Offices across the nation find themselves flooded with Valentine's Day love mail. But one Northern Colorado city has left its special mark on the holiday for decades. Every year thousands of Valentine cards and letters are mailed to or purchased from Loveland and then re-mailed to the recipient with a little extra love attached in the form of a specialty stamp.
Wary of weapons
Students divided on concealed weapons policy
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Concerned that the current wording in CSU's student conduct policy leaves room for misinterpretation, Faculty Council will aim to revamp its language in coming months to clarify that students with a permit are authorized to carry concealed weapons on campus.
Frank releases financial accountability report
Frank: CSU to offer 'Budget 101' sessions next month
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In a move toward greater financial transparency, CSU administrators released the university's inaugural Financial Accountability Report on Thursday, signaling a break from the heavy opacity of former President Larry Penley's administration. Following Penley's abrupt resignation last November, Interim President Tony Frank announced his plans to increase fiscal transparency and communication, and cut half-a-million dollars in administrative funding that could possibly be reinvested "in the University's academic core.
CSU, Fort Collins community disscuses possible improvements to bike safety
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Following the deaths of two local cyclists last year, CSU and Fort Collins community members gathered for a bicycle safety summit at the CSU Center for Public Deliberation Thursday night to discuss the improvement of city-wide bike safety. After CSU advisor Rebecca Allen was struck and killed by a drunk driver in July 2008 and 9-year-old Erica Forney was killed in a car-related accident in November 2008, summit attendees expressed a need to increase driver and bicyclist education.
Gregg withdraws as commerce secretary nominee
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Saying "I made a mistake," Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire abruptly withdrew as commerce secretary nominee on Thursday and left the fledgling White House suddenly coping with Barack Obama's third Cabinet withdrawal. Gregg cited "irresolvable conflicts" with Obama's policies, specifically mentioning the $790 billion economic stimulus bill and 2010 census in a statement released without warning by his Senate office.
Sept. 11 widow killed in plane crash
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Up until the very last moments of her life, Sept. 11 widow Beverly Eckert poured her grief into action - pushing presidents, lawmakers and even herself to do more to make the country safer. Eckert was on a commuter plane approaching the Buffalo airport Thursday night when it nose-dived into the ground, killing all aboard and one person on the ground.
Space crash called "catastrophic," lots of debris
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MOSCOW (AP) - The crash of two satellites has generated an estimated tens of thousands of pieces of space junk that could circle Earth and threaten other satellites for the next 10,000 years, space experts said Friday. One expert called the collision "a catastrophic event" that he hoped would force President Barack Obama's administration to address the long-ignored issue of debris in space.
House passes Obama's economic stimulus bill
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Handing the new administration a big win, the House Friday passed President Barack Obama's $787 billion plan to resuscitate the economy. The bill was passed 246-183 with no Republican help. It now goes to the Senate where a vote was possible late Friday to meet a deadline of passing the plan before a recess begins next week.
Stimulus bill 'major milestone'
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama, savoring his first major victory in Congress, said Saturday that newly passed $787 billion economic stimulus legislation marks a "major milestone on our road to recovery." Speaking in his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama said, "I will sign this legislation into law shortly, and we'll begin making the immediate investments necessary to put people back to work doing the work America needs done.
CU students make out to promote change, awareness
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Surrounding the Dalton Trumbo Fountain at CU-Boulder's campus Friday, students gathered and cheered as about 20 of their peers made out for two minutes straight in the cold of the afternoon sun. Sparking much interest and curiosity, members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and straight communities joined together to protest the cultural stigma against public displays of same-sex affection.
Wreckage, remains being gathered at NY crash site
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Investigators began gathering pieces of the incinerated wreckage of a commuter airliner early Saturday in search of clues to the cause of the fiery crash that killed 50 people. Workers also had begun the somber task of removing the remains of the victims from the crash site - a suburban house.
