Fla. gov fights for Everglades amid US Senate race - Denver Post
It once sprawled across more than 6,250 square miles, but has shrunk by half, replaced with homes and farms, and has since lost 90 percent of its wading birds. Other creatures are at risk, too, including 68 species that are considered threatened or

GPS momentum builds across U.S., Canada - BP News
By linking evangelism efforts across national, state and associational levels produced 17 million pieces of literature to be placed on each door in neighborhoods throughout the United States and Canada. In addition, NAMB has coordinated the

Democrats Release GOP ‘Hypocrite’ List After Rangel - US News and World Report
House Democrats, armed with a thick docket of Republican ethics cases, are putting the GOP leadership on notice: Throw mud at them and they’ll pitch rocks at a Republican glass house. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Thursday

Obama pitches health care bill as Democrats say they're - Chicago Tribune
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama , citing near agreement on crucial issues despite persistent Republican efforts to knock them

Business Highlights - Atlanta Journal Constitution
NEW YORK (AP) — Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid. Experts on consumer psychology say the relentless negative media

Democrats ban earmarks to for-profit companies as GOP - Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - House GOP leaders are pushing rank-and-file Republicans to break their addiction to pet projects by going cold turkey and giving up the long-cherished practice of directing federal dollars to their home districts. The move is an election

Editorial: Common ground in Orono dispute - Minneapolis Star Tribune
The French Creek neighborhood in Orono is an enclave of million-dollar homes on beautiful, wooded lots a short of area residents and the potential for the Emily Program to invest millions of dollars in an empty school building. With a potential

Olive oil: California's golden nectar - Danbury News-Times
But, olive oil made close to home hails from fruit that was hanging off a tree a few weeks -- or even days, in the case of olio nuovo -- before you purchased that bottle. Much encourage separation between the oil and water or vegetable matter.

N.J. $10M marijuana bust in five suburban communities - Bridgeton News
Patti Sapone/The Star-Ledger Those charged in the $10 million marijuana bust include (top row from left) Minh Bui, Ngoc Bui, Tuan Dang, (bottom row from left) Nhung Thach, Quynh Bui, and Thu Nguyen. Residents living near homes police said were used