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Health
Bush Takes Part In Ceremony For New Military Med Center
(Bethesda, MD) -- President Bush took part in ceremonial groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. It will be part of an expansion of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland ...Read & Hear More
Patients At Risk As Power Goes Out At DC Hospital
(Washington, DC) -- Some critically ill patients were put in jeopardy after the power went out yesterday at Washington, DC's United Methodist Hospital for around an hour and a half. Administrators at the facility in Southeast DC say an emergency generator failed to kick in early last evening ...Read & Hear More
Fireworks Noise Can Be Traumatic For Veterans
(Colorado Springs, CO) -- The Fourth of July can be difficult and even traumatic for some veterans. Psychologists say the sounds of fireworks can trigger painful memories of combat. Jim Baker is a Colorado Springs wedding photographer and Vietnam veteran and he returned home two months before Independence Day 1969 ...Read & Hear More
Study Shows Drinking Age Of 21 Saves Lives
(Chicago, IL) -- A new study shows that a renewed push to lower the drinking age to 18 is a bad idea. Doctor Karen Sheehan of Chicago's Children's Memorial Hospital says setting the drinking age at 21 has saved countless lives ...Read & Hear More
About 20-Thousand Fireworks Recalled
(Washington, DC) -- About 20-thousand "Screech and Scream Fountain Fireworks," produced by Black Cat Fireworks, are being recalled. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the Chinese-made fireworks can unexpectedly scatter debris and cause injury ...Read More
 
 
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National News
Governor Orders Additional Guardsmen To Help Battle Wildfires
(Sacramento, CA) -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today ordered an additional 200 soldiers from the California National Guard to reinforce firefighters battling flames in the state. This group of soldiers is in addition to the 200 troops the Governor called to duty as ground firefighters earlier this week ...Read & Hear More
Over Half-Million Acres Scorched By Wildfires In California
(Undated) -- Wildfires still raging in parts of California have scorched nearly 530-thousand acres and forced the closure of roads throughout the state. Areas of Monterey, Shasta and and Santa Barbara counties remain under evacuation orders ...Read More
No U.S. Military Base To Be Established In Panama
(Butte, MT) -- Panama says it will not host an American military base to replace one in Ecuador. In addition to Peru and Colombia, Panama had been tapped as a possible replacement site for the Manta Air Base in western Ecuador ...Read More
Entertainment
Estranged Wife Of Alex Rodriguez Accuses Madonna Of Brainwashing
(New York, NY) -- The estranged wife of New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is accusing a pop icon of playing in foul territory. Spencer Raine peels away the latest allegations surrounding two high-profile couples ...Read & Hear More
Mel Galley, Former Whitesnake Guitarist Dies
(Undated) -- Mel Galley, the former guitarist in British rock band Whitesnake has died. The BBC News says Galley died of cancer on Tuesday at the age of 60. Fellow musicians are paying tribute to the rocker, including Glenn Hughes, the singer for Galley's other band, Trapeze ...Read & Hear More
Ted Nugent's Big July 4th Plans
(Undated) -- Ted Nugent says his big July 4th concert will be, quote, "a mountain top that most musicians can only fantasize about." The patriotic rocker will perform his six-thousandth performance on this Independence Day holiday ...Read & Hear More



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