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Aug 22, 2007 11:14 AM CDT

Congress' Only Iraq War Vet Backs Obama

Ex-paratrooper's endorsement seen as blow to Clinton

(Newser) - The only Iraq War combat vet in Congress endorsed Barack Obama yesterday, saying, "I'm inspired by his call to action to change how business is done in Washington." Pennsylvania's Patrick Murphy, who served as a paratrooper in Baghdad in 2003 and 2004, has worked with Hillary Clinton...

E-Z Pass Steers Cheaters to Divorce court

Aug 12, 2007 12:20 PM CDT

E-Z Pass Steers Cheaters to Divorce court

Toll booth records prove spouses were heading the wrong way

(Newser) - Spouses suspecting an unfaithful partner have an unlikely ally: automatic toll-booth passes with detailed electronic records that divorce attorneys are using to prove infidelity. "It's an easy way to show who took the off-ramp to adultery," one lawyer quipped. The E-Z Pass devices, which are usually found...

Gay Support Turns Off
Swing Voters

Aug 8, 2007 7:15 PM CDT

Gay Support Turns Off Swing Voters

Endorsements hurt more than help in key states, poll finds

(Newser) - The backing of gay rights groups could turn swing-state voters against a candidate, new polls show. Politico reports that Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania voters, by a large margin, consider the support of such groups reason to vote against rather than for a candidate; no one since JFK has been elected...

Lightning
Strikes Same
Man Twice

Jul 30, 2007 4:35 PM CDT

Lightning Strikes Same Man Twice

Unlucky double-victim draws 2nd zap on anniversary of 1st

(Newser) - A man celebrated the 27th anniversary of being struck by lightning with a second electrocution from above—and once again lived to tell the tale, the Guardian reports. The 68 year old was hiding from a Pennsylvania storm in a shed when he and four others were shocked by lightning;...

Judge Tosses Anti-immigrant Town Law

Jul 27, 2007 12:43 PM CDT

Judge Tosses Anti-immigrant Town Law

Says ‘zealous’ xenophobia is over the line

(Newser) - A set of city ordinances intended to check illegal immigration was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge yesterday, the AP reports. The measures had imposed fines on businesses that hired illegal workers and required rental tenants to register with the city and buy permits.

Pa. Reopens
for Business

Jul 10, 2007 11:07 AM CDT

Pa. Reopens for Business

Budget deal ends partial state government shutdown after 24 hours

(Newser) - Nearly a week and a half into the fiscal year, Pennsylvania lawmakers agreed on a new budget late last night, ending a partial government shutdown. More than 24,000 state employees idled for a day by the impasse between the governor and legislature will return to work, the Philadelphia Inquirer ...

America's Top Ten Diners

Jun 17, 2007 7:15 AM CDT

America's Top Ten Diners

Don't look too far west of the Mississippi for any of them

(Newser) -

AVALON DINER, Houston, TX
BECKY'S DINER, Portland, ME
BLUE BENN DINER, Bennington, VT
CONNELLY'S GOODY GOODY DINER, St. Louis, MO
DUTCH KITCHEN, Frackville, PA