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A Pollock Saved From the Flood

Jackson Pollock's "Mural" was one of the first artworks rescued when the Iowa River flooded the campus of University of Iowa Museum of Art. And for good reason. It's the museum's most valuable work and one of the most...

Suicide bombers kill at least 56 in Iraq

Three women bombers have blown themselves up in a crowd of Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, one of a string of attacks in Iraq that killed at least 56 people, undermining hopes of a drop in violence. Scores of people were also...

Gunmen shoot dead 7 Iraqi pilgrims (AAP)

Gunmen have shot dead seven pilgrims heading to a holy Shi'ite shrine in Baghdad despite tight security for a major religious ceremony expected to attract up to one million worshippers. Up to a million pilgrims are expected to...

AutoNation expands on woes of industry

President cites gas prices, housing High gas prices and a dismal economy put AutoNation in cost-cutting mode last week but the retailer still made money and had better sales than the industry in general in the second quarter.

Nigeria: Immigration - How 8 Applicants Met Their Death

Posted to the web 21 July 2008 Abdulraheem Aodu Kaduna Indications have emerged that about eight applicants died during the 2008 Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment exercise which took place at the Ahmadu Bello...

McSexist

Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) campaign and the media would have us believe that herds of disaffected women voters will be stampeding to the Republicans this year because a woman candidate won't be on the presidential ballot in...

The bare facts: Bronc riding is dangerous, difficult

NAMPA - Bull riding has long been considered rodeo's premier event, and justifiably so. The intense and sometimes violent spectacle of watching 170-pound cowboys tangle with angry 1,700-pound bulls is perhaps without rival in...

Ban targets abusive short sales

By David Scheer and Ian Katz Published: Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:04 a.m. MDT U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox said an emergency order targeting abusive short sales is aimed at avoiding bank...

Score one for the livestock at Snake River Stampede

Wednesday turned out to be a tough night for the competitors at the Snake River Stampede, no matter what color they were wearing. With 6,500 fans looking on, dozens of cowboys and cowgirls struggled to tame the impressive stock...

Printing Craze

July 16, 2008 (LBO) - US inflation hit a 26-year as Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke came under renewed fire from a US senator for printing money willy-nilly and stampeding the world into an inflation crisis. Federal...