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New Site Lets Students Gamble on Their Grades
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- A new website is giving higher education a Vegas twist, allowing college students nationwide to bet on their own grades. The site, Ultrinsic.com, lets students bet on whether they can achieve or exceed a certain grade, with bets starting...Tags: Howard University, University of Pennsylvania, Lotteries, Human Accomplishments, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Diplomat, Has Died
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON -- An administration official says Richard Holbrooke, a longtime U.S. diplomat who wrote part of the Pentagon Papers, was the architect of the 1995 Bosnia peace plan and served as President Barack Obama's special envoy to Pakistan and...Tags: Surgery, U.S. Department of State, Health, Afghanistan, Hospitals and Clinics
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McCain's Wife, Daughter Openly Back Gay Marriage Movement
Associated PressWASHINGTON - Cindy McCain, the wife of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, and their daughter Meghan have posed for photos endorsing pro-gay marriage forces in California. Mrs. McCain appears with silver duct tape across her mouth and...Tags: Justice and Rights, Marriage, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Long Awaited 'SpaceShipTwo' Unveiled in SoCal
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES - A spacecraft designed to rocket wealthy tourists into space as early as 2011 was unveiled Monday in what backers of the venture hope will signal a new era in aviation history. The long-awaited glimpse of SpaceShipTwo marks the first...Tags: Entertainment, Gaming, NASA, Burt Rutan, Space Programs
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Clinton Has Successful Surgery On Broken Elbow
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has had successful surgery to repair a fractured right elbow. The State Department says she's expected to make a full recovery.
Clinton injured herself in a fall at the State Department on...Tags: White House, Hospitals and Clinics, Angelina Jolie, Surgery, U.S. Department of State
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Group Wants Cancer Warning for Hot Dogs
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES - Cigarettes cause cancer. Sure. But hot dogs? An advocacy group wants the kind of warning labels normally found on cigarette packages to adorn America's favorite outdoor food. The vegan organization is asking a New Jersey court to order...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Washington, DC, Judaism, Kraft Foods, Inc., Lifestyle and Leisure
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Former Vice President Cheney Hospitalized
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney underwent elective back surgery Thursday, a procedure his office said "went well." "He is having dinner in his hospital room with Mrs. (Lynne) Cheney and expects to be released soon," Cheney spokeswoman...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Lower Back Pain, Surgery, Heart Attack, Health
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Comedian Paul Rodriguez Rushed to the Hospital
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, DC -- Comedian Paul Rodriguez has been rushed to the hospital after complaining of severe abdominal pain. Rodriguez, the Chairman of the California Latino Water Coalition, was in D.C. for congressional meetings. Mario Santoya, an official...Tags: Entertainment, California, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Cal State Chancellor Charles B. Reed to retire
California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed announced Thursday that he is retiring after 14 years of leading one of the largest public university systems in the nation through a tumultuous period of cutbacks, spiraling tuition and controversy...
Tags: Lobbying, CEO Pay, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Jerry Brown
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Baltimore native played key role in Johnson's swearing-in
Kenneth O'Donnell, aide to President John F. Kennedy, stepped into a small cubicle at Parkland Hospital, where Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson nervously waited with his wife and several aides to learn the condition of the president. Kennedy had...Tags: White House, Arts, Lyndon B. Johnson, Judges, Trials
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Polls: Obama, Romney neck and neck six months ahead of election
WASHINGTON -- With six months until election day, the race between President Obama and Mitt Romney has tightened into a statistical dead heat. Two new polls find that although the candidates are tied for overall support, Obama remains the more well-liked...
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George Zimmerman launches new legal-defense fund
SANFORD — A legal-defense fund helped Bill Clinton pay his impeachment-related legal bills. They've been used to help save the whales and protect endangered species. But they are seldom set up to help a murder suspect who doesn't have enough...
Tags: Conservation, PayPal, Inc., Prosecution, Safety of Citizens, Defendants
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