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    The Week In Pictures 

    Slideshow • News • ISSUE 48•18 • May 7, 2012
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    • NASA Announces Plans To Put Man On Bus To Cleveland

      CAPE CANAVERAL, FL—Hailing the dawn of a new era in long-distance highway travel, NASA officials unveiled Monday the agency’s ambitious plans to put a man on a bus to Cleveland, OH by early 2013. The complex and dangerous three-day mission, du...
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    • Biden Unveils New Health Initiative To Make U.S. Women Hotter

      Inspired by the First Lady's health plan for children, Vice President Joe Biden has pledged to make every American woman beach-ready.
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    • Romney Courts Hispanic Vote With Animated Sombrero-Wearing Parrot

      This week the Romney campaign introduced "Paco", a taco-loving cartoon parrot, in hopes of appealing to Latino voters.
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    • Some Engineer Currently Designing Better ESPN Telestrator Instead Of Surgical Equipment

      BRISTOL, CT—Despite the medical field's growing need for better real-time imaging technology, faster-acting broad-spectrum protein-identification lasers, and portable cancer-marker biosensors, at least one guy who's more than qualified for the job i...
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    • Secret Service's Prostitution Scandal Did Not Affect President's Security, White House Adviser Madame Chartreuse Says

      WASHINGTON—The alleged misconduct of Secret Service personnel accused of soliciting prostitutes in Colombia last month did not at any time compromise President Obama's security, longtime White House adviser Madame Chartreuse said during a press conf...
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    • Obama Asks Staff To Try To Include National Security Adviser A Little More

      'He's Having A Tough Time Fitting In,' Sympathetic Commander In Chief Says

      WASHINGTON—According to White House sources, President Obama gently urged his staff Monday to try to include national security adviser Thomas Donilon a little more in the operation of the U.S.
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    • Cops Cleared On Corruption Charges After Implicating Decorated Police Dog

      SARATOGA, NY—Less than 24 hours after being promoted to staff sergeant within the corruption-plagued Saratoga Police Department, decorated canine unit dog Chips was implicated by fellow officers Friday in a long series of felony misconduct charges, ...
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    • Longtime Teacher Retires Without Changing A Single Student's Life

      MARION, OH—Local residents on Friday struggled to recollect the legacy of educator Jerry Kowalski, 68, who next month will complete his 43-year teaching career without having had a lasting impact on the life of even one of his students.
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    • Half A Sleeve Of Oreos Lost In House Fire

      NEWARK, DE—A three-alarm fire tore through a family home on Newark's East Side early Saturday morning, completely gutting the two-story residence and tragically claiming a half-sleeve of Oreo cookies that was trapped inside a cupboard. "This wa...
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    • Following Death Of Adam Yauch, Grieving China Frees Tibet

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