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Obituaries in the news
article 2008-06-28 | Author: The Associated PressViktor KuzkinZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — Viktor Kuzkin, a three-time Olympic champion with Soviet teams, has died. He was 67.Kuzkin died Tuesday of heart failure after a diving accident at the Black Sea resort of Sochi in Russia, according to the International Ice Hockey Federation.Kuzkin won gold medals at ......
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Comedian George Carlin dies at age 71
article 2008-06-23 | Author: Keith St. ClairGeorge Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71.Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, went into St. John's Medical Center ......
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Obituaries in the news
article 2008-06-21 | Author: The Associated PressMonroe J. Carell Jr.NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Monroe J. Carell Jr., a Nashville businessman who helped Central Parking Corporation become one of the largest parking providers in North America, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 76.Carell served in the Navy before enrolling at Vanderbilt, where ......
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Obituaries in the news
article 2008-06-14 | Author: The Associated PressCharlie JonesSAN DIEGO (AP) — Charlie Jones, the deep-voiced sportscaster whose career as a play-by-play announcer spanned 38 years for ABC and NBC, died Thursday. He was 77.Jones died of a massive heart attack at his home in the La Jolla district of San Diego, said his wife, ......
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Influential NBC journalist Tim Russert dies of apparent heart attack
article 2008-06-14 | Author: David EspoTim Russert, who pointedly but politely questioned hundreds of the powerful and influential as one of America's most prominent U.S television journalists, died of a heart attack Friday in the midst of a presidential campaign he had covered with trademark intensity.Praise poured in from the biggest names in ......
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NBC's Tim Russert dead at 58
article 2008-06-14 | Author: David EspoTim Russert, a political lifer who made a TV career of his passion with unrelenting questioning of the powerful and influential, died of a heart attack Friday in the midst of a presidential campaign he'd covered with trademark intensity. Praise poured in from the biggest names in politics, ......
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State news of national interest
article 2008-06-06 | Author: The Associated PressEASTJAFFREY, N.H. (AP) — The town should turn off more than a quarter of its streetlights, a committee studying energy conservation recommended. The Jaffrey Energy Committee said removing at least 61 of its 225 streetlights and fitting the rest with lower-wattage bulbs could save a substantial amount of money. Members ......
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International experts join Taca in investigating deadly Honduran plane crash
article 2008-06-01 | Author: Freddy CuevasAuthorities blocked aircraft from landing at the Honduran capital's notoriously dangerous airport Saturday, as investigators probed a commercial jetliner crash that killed five people and injured 65.Investigators from France, El Salvador and the United States "will arrive in the coming hours" for a probe that could last a month or ......
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Doctor of dead British autistic boy says he will treat patients after DA drops charges
article 2008-05-08 | Author: Dan NephinA doctor who had been accused of causing the death of a 5-year-old autistic British boy through a controversial treatment said he plans to continue treating patients now that criminal charges have been dropped.Butler County prosecutors on Tuesday withdrew charges of involuntary manslaughter and related counts against Dr. Roy Kerry, ......
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Who should MDs let die in a pandemic? Report offers answers
article 2008-05-05 | Author: Lindsey TannerDoctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won't get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The gut-wrenching dilemma will be deciding who to let die.Now, an influential group of physicians has drafted a grimly specific list of recommendations for which patients wouldn't be treated. They include the very ......