Rick Perry Heads to South Carolina, Has No Chance in the North (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | Rick Perry’s tweet (http://twitter.com/#!/GovernorPerry), “And the next leg of the marathon is the Palmetto State…Here we come South Carolina!!!,” should come as no surprise. Perry’s poor results in the Iowa Caucus, where he finished fifth, reflect his lack of appeal to the Northern States. Perry is a southerner, who cannot attract Northerners’ votes.
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Rick Perry Heads to South Carolina, Has No Chance in the North
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Man found dead at utility, copper wire missing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man was found dead at a Memphis Light, Gas and Water facility where about 300 feet of copper wire were missing. Employees responding to an electrical problem at the South Memphis facility found the 53-year-old man’s body at about 11:45 p.m. on Friday. They told police he appeared to have been electrocuted, according to The Commercial Appeal (http://bit.ly/tfL6pZ) …
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Strong earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea
A strong earthquake struck the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami alert has been issued.
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Fla. Craigslist jobseeker found dead in Ohio grave
A jobseeker from Florida who responded to a bogus Craigslist ad for a job on a southeast Ohio cattle farm was found dead, buried in a shallow grave, and another from South Carolina was shot but escaped by running away through the woods, a sheriff said Thursday.
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Former Somerset captain Roebuck found dead
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Peter Roebuck, former captain of English county Somerset and one of the finest cricket writers of his time, has been found dead at the age of 55 in his hotel in South Africa, his employers said on Sunday.
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Strong earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea
A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami alert has been issued.
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Woman gets $4 compensation for Korean War killing (Reuters)
Reuters – A South Korean woman has been offered a little over $4 in government compensation for the death of her brother during the 1950-53 Korean War, embarrassing officials who say they were bound by an out-dated law.
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S.Korea bank chief found dead in apparent suicide
The head of a major South Korean savings bank was found dead in an apparent suicide after investigators raided his office as part of a probe into illegal dealings at several banks, police said.
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SC man found dead outside CO Phish concert
A man found dead Sunday outside a Phish concert near Denver has been identified as a 26-year-old South Carolina resident.
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Feared criminal takes short walk to freedom (Reuters)
Reuters – One of South Africa’s most wanted criminals appears to have made one of the most mundane of escapes when he slipped from police custody by walking out of a Pretoria court door along with the public.
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