Some credit the McCain camp’s ads ridiculing Obama as a celebrity airhead; others think his overseas trip made Americans feel neglected. But it’s more likely that oil prices, not cheering German crowds, are swaying cranky voters. In 2004, many
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40 years hiking the Appalachian Trail - MSNBC
In March of 1997, hiker Bill Maddrell set off on a solo trip down the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, a well-worn ribbon that slices through 14 states, eight national forests, and six national parks from Maine to Georgia. Determined to walk the
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LURAY, Va. (AP) — Officials are expanding their search for a man who went missing in the Shenandoah National Park last Monday. The National Park Service says volunteers and emergency workers expanded the search for Earl Funk on Sunday on both park
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A coral reef endures against the odds - International Herald Tribune
KENTING NATIONAL PARK, Taiwan : At this seaside resort on Taiwan’s southern tip, annual typhoons blast sludge and sediment onto fragile, shallow-water coral reefs. Hotels and villages sprinkle the reefs with sewage. A nuclear power plant boils them
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After spending several years chasing green bass around the country while sleeping in someone else’s bed, the wife and I decided to make a change. When you spend upwards of 150 nights on the road, it’s pretty nice to sleep in your own cooties. Sure