Midwestern States

Former Nebraska coach VanZandt dies at 69

cnn.com     4 hrs ago          

VanZandt served as an assistant for the Cornhuskers from 1977 to 1980 He also coached at Texas A&M, Kansas, Texas Tech and Alabama NEDERLAND, Texas (AP) -- Alvin "Lance" VanZandt, a former defensive coach at Nebraska, has...                    

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Judge refuses delay in fen-phen retrial

upi.com     43 mins ago          

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A federal judge has denied a request to put off the retrial of two attorneys accused of plotting to defraud clients in Kentucky's fen-phen diet-drug case. U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves...                    

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McCain, Palin Take Campaign to the Midwest Promising Change (Bloomberg)

yahoo.com     10 hrs ago   13 related          

Edwin Chen 1 hour, 30 minutes ago Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain and Sarah Palin took their Republican presidential campaign to the Midwest today vowing to bring wholesale change to the way Washington conducts the...                    

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IBM plans first scientific petabyte computer

itnews.com.au     1 hr ago   1 related          

IBM has signed a deal to build the world's first sustained petascale computational system dedicated to open scientific research. The Blue Waters system is being built for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...                    

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Creating lung cancer risk models for specific populations refines prediction

genengnews.com     10 hrs ago   6 related          

EUREKALERT Contact: Robin Davidson rdavidson@mdanderson.org University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center M. D. Anderson-led team develops first-ever for African-Americans, expands previous model HOUSTON - Lung cancer...                    

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PETA files complaint against Iowa meat plant

ibtimes.com     11 hrs ago   2 related          

DES MOINES, Iowa - The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals says in a federal complaint that workers in the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, were improperly slaughtering cows. PETA said Friday...                    

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Garmin settles lawsuit involving Nuvifone

ibtimes.com     11 hrs ago          

Garmin Ltd. has settled a trademark infringement lawsuit filed earlier this year by an Internet telephone provider over Garmin's new wireless phone. Nuvio Corp. claimed in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Kansas City,...                    

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Jimmy Collins To Participate In Walk For Lupus Now 2008

cstv.com     11 hrs ago          

Flames head coach to walk in seventh annual event at Grant Park this Saturday. Chicago, Ill.- UIC head men's basketball coach Jimmy Collins will participate in the 7th Annual Chicago Walk for Lupus Now this Saturday, Sept....                    

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Federal highway fund in trouble; MN projects not affected

startribune.com     2 hrs ago   38 related          

But Minnesota's major highway and bridge projects won't be affected. Repaving projects might be delayed if the U.S. Highway Trust Fund doesn't get more money. The federal Highway Trust Fund might be going broke, but the...                    

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HARDIN TO APPEAR ON WILL'S PICNICS, POTLUCKS & TAILGATES

cstv.com     10 hrs ago          

Illinois head coach Don Hardin will be one of the featured guests on the program "Picnics, Potlucks & Tailgates" on Monday, Sept. 8. The program, which airs live at 7 p.m. on WILL-TV in Champaign, focuses on food on the...                    

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