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U.S. / NEWS Mon May 28, 2007 @ 1:29pm neoform

Washington Post -- The Army has asked Loudoun County public schools to distribute a survey to help identify students interested in the military, a proposal some parents contend would give the armed service an unfair recruiting edge over colleges and other career paths. T.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Feb 15, 2007 @ 9:52am mrmdc

FOX News -- To an Arizona middle school, Batman! Three schools in the north Phoenix suburb of Cave Creek were on lockdown for about 45 minutes Wednesday morning after a student at Desert Arroyo Middle School reported seeing a person dressed as Batman run across campu.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Feb 5, 2007 @ 4:35pm mrmdc

MSNBC -- A bone-chilling arctic cold wave with temperatures as low as 42 below zero shut down schools for thousands of youngsters Monday, halted some Amtrak service and put car batteries on the disabled list from the northern Plains across the Great Lakes... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Aug 9, 2007 @ 8:29am neoform

FOX News -- A Texas family is suing Gov. Rick Perry and a school district over a state-mandated moment of silence in schools, according to The Dallas Morning News. David Wallace Croft and his wife, Shannon, of Carrollton, Texas, have three children at Rosemeade El.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 11, 2007 @ 4:53pm neoform

FOX News -- Another spring snowstorm spread across the upper Midwest on Wednesday, closing schools and grounding more than 200 airline flights. North Dakota had already measured 7 inches, and up to 10 inches was possible in Wisconsin, the National Weather Service.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Apr 5, 2007 @ 12:02pm neoform

CNN -- A spring storm brought more than a foot of snow to parts of the upper Northeast on Thursday, closing schools, tangling traffic and knocking out power to more than 100,000 homes and businesses. At least one death was blamed on the wintry weather, which.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Feb 14, 2007 @ 9:30am mrmdc

Reuters -- A winter storm roared into the northeastern United States on Wednesday, dumping a mixture of snow, ice, sleet and rain that caused transportation havoc and forced many schools to close. The National Weather Service issued a storm warning for the region.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Feb 6, 2007 @ 8:29am neoform

FOX News -- A bone-chilling cold wave with temperatures as low as 42 below zero shut down schools for thousands of youngsters Monday, sent homeless people into shelters and put car batteries on the disabled list from the northern Plains across the Great Lakes. At lea.. Read More