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Iran tests missile able to reach Europe

By The Associated Press
November 13, 2008

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said it successfully test-fired a new generation of long range surface-to-surface missile on Wednesday — one that could easily strike as far away as southeastern Europe...

Vote clears Entergy of overcharging customers

By The Associated Press
November 13, 2008

(AP) — The board that regulates utilities in Louisiana has rejected its staff's recommendation to find that Entergy Corp. acted improperly in making business decisions in the 1990s that resulted...

Toxic trailers sold to public as scrap

By The Associated Press
November 13, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is selling travel trailers to the public that were banned from use as emergency housing in disasters because many had toxic levels of formaldehyde. These units are...

New database to show how state money spent

By The Associated Press
November 13, 2008

(AP) — Interested in checking out how state government's spending your tax dollars? Louisiana launched an online database Wednesday that provides information on state spending from consulting contracts...

Taiwanese court orders former president to be detained

By The Associated Press
November 11, 2008

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Taiwanese court has ordered the detention of former President Chen Shui-bian on corruption charges. Wednesday's decision follows a lengthy probe of Chen, climaxing in more...

4,300-year-old Egyptian pyramid unveiled

By The Associated Press
November 11, 2008

SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) — Archaeologists have discovered a new pyramid under the sands of Saqqara, an ancient burial site that has yielded a string of unearthed pyramids in recent years but remains largely...

Jindal to meet with GOP governors in Miami

By The Associated Press
November 11, 2008

(AP) — When Gov. Bobby Jindal heads to Miami on Wednesday to meet with Republican governors from around the country, he'll be mingling with several state leaders considered the future of the national...

Police: Woman slain as she tried leaving KKK rite

By The Associated Press
November 11, 2008

COVINGTON (AP) — An Oklahoma woman invited to a rural Louisiana campsite for a Ku Klux Klan initiation ritual was shot and killed after she asked to be taken back to town, the sheriff of a New Orleans...

Partisan Punchline: Fear should be a cornerstone of faith

By Daniel Lumetta
November 10, 2008

In the age of information, knowledge is attained and spread instantly, and fear is present constantly.Wednesday, The Daily Reveille columnist Matthew Albright described a new evangelical trend in "Hell...

FBI: Threats at La. school made by Mississippi man

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2008

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Officials at Nicholls State University in Louisiana say they have been informed by the FBI that a 19-year-old Mississippi man was responsible for making threats and racial slurs...

Suicide evidence likely out of MySpace hoax trial

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2008

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in the trial of a woman accused of a MySpace hoax that allegedly led a 13-year-old girl to kill herself will likely be prohibited from presenting evidence of the suicide,...

2,000-year-old earring found in Jerusalem

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2008

JERUSALEM (AP) — A luxurious gold, pearl and emerald earring provides a new visual clue about the life of the elite in Jerusalem some 2,000 years ago. And its discovery was a true eureka moment for...