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59 min ago | WRIC-TV Richmond

Secret Service Vehicles Strike, Kill Pedestrian

U.S. Park Police say a man was fatally struck by two U.S. Secret Service vehicles at a Suitland Parkway intersection.

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Related Topix: US Secret Service, US News, US National Parks, Suitland Parkway

5 hrs ago | WisInfo

Vietnam War veterans praise wall

MEDFORD -- The Wall That Heals, a traveling half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be on display on Medford Middle School grounds from today through Sunday.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Medford, WI, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, US Military, US Marine Corps, US News

Tue Nov 10, 2009

St. Louis - riverfronttimes.com

The End Is Near: But did the Mayans happen to say if Palin will survive?

Written by Roland Emmerich and Harald Kloser. Starring Oliver Platt, Danny Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Cusack and Amanda Peet.

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Related Topix: 2012, World News, China, Short, Independence Day, Thriller, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Washington Monument, Los Angeles, CA, Boat Disaster, Movies, Entertainment

Marin Independent Journal

Stimulus funds to pay for Lake Mead road upgrade

LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Nev. - The federal Interior Department says it'll spend $16.7 million in stimulus funds to improve roads at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in southern Nevada.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada Government, Nevada

KansasCity.com

Yellowstone bison could go to Turner's Mont. ranch

Dozens of wild bison from Yellowstone National Park might be moved to a Montana ranch owned by billionaire Ted Turner, who plans to keep 75 percent of the offspring for commercial purposes.The animals were spared from a slaughter program meant to protect Montana's cattle industry from a disease carried by many buffalo.The plan was to use the spared ...

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Related Topix: Yellowstone National Park, US National Parks

Asheville Citizen-Times

Lost hikers found in Smokies

Rangers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park located three lost hikers in the Abrams Fall area at around 7 p.m. Monday, according to a press release from the park.

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Related Topix: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics

Towleroad

Watch: Deer Escapes Lions at National Zoo in Washington D.C.

It was like Kruger National Park for a short while at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. on Sunday afternoon when a wild deer from Rock Creek Park leapt over the zoo enclosure into the lion exhibit.

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Related Topix: Rock Creek Park

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Help wanted: Denali needs a dog musher

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - In the world of dog mushing, there aren't many jobs with a steady paycheck.

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Related Topix: Anchorage Metro, Anchorage, AK, Marketing, Denali National Park And Preserve

Mon Nov 09, 2009

KFBB

Glacier NP road work winding down for season

Construction is wrapping up for the winter on part of the major reconstruction of the Going to Sun Road in Glacier National Park.

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Related Topix: Glacier National Park, US National Parks

KECI

Federal Judge Asked to Stop Yellowstone Bison Kills

A coalition of environmental and American filed suit to stop the slaughter of bison that wander outside Yellowstone National Park.

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Related Topix: Yellowstone National Park, US National Parks

WPVI-TV Philadelphia

Fesidents of low-lying areas sought shelter and Florida's governor declared a state of emergency.

Schools closed, residents of low-lying areas sought shelter and Florida's governor declared a state of emergency Monday as a rare late-season tropical storm churned toward the Gulf Coast.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Louisiana, Weather, Gulf Islands National Seashore, US Governors

Associated Content

The Morning Glory Pool at Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park is home to some of the most amazing natural sights in the world, not the least of which is the Morning Glory Pool.

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Related Topix: Yellowstone National Park, US National Parks

Sun Nov 08, 2009

National Parks Traveler

Road Work Will Be Highly Visible in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2010

It will be tough to snap a sunset from atop Clingmans Dome next spring, as road work is expected to close the road to the observation tower from mid-February to May 28.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN

NBC Connecticut

Baby Deer Narrowly Escapes Lions After Jumping Into Exhibit

A wild deer wandered over from Rock Creek Park and jumped right into the lion exhibit at the National Zoo on Sunday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Rock Creek Park, Offbeat

The Jackson Channel

Cell Tower To Be Moved Sunday For I-55 Expansion

Crews were expected to begin moving a notable cell phone tower on Sunday to make way for an expansion on Interstate 55.

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Related Topix: Washington Monument

About.com

All Aboard Lowell National Historical Park Trolley

Family, fun, and free!! On Saturday, November 28, families can join a Park Ranger for a free round-trip ride aboard the Lowell National Historical Park Trolley.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Lowell National Historical Park

Democracy for New Mexico

Interior Bill Includes $1 Million for Petroglyph National Monument

I know many people will be applauding this funding. A new federal law includes $1 million to acquire an additional 78 acres of land for Albuquerque's Petroglyph National Monument in the area known as the northern geologic window.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Petroglyph National Monument, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Martin Heinrich, Democrat

The Tribune-Democrat

Book pays tribute to Flight 93 heroes

Grant Woollacott might be only 17, but he has big dreams of being a bestselling nonfiction writer.

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Related Topix: Hartford Metro, West Hartford, CT, Flight 93 National Memorial

Sat Nov 07, 2009

National Parks Traveler

Researchers Survey Some of Mammoth Cave National Park's Many Cemeteries

Crews have been surveying cemeteries in Mammoth Cave National Park to make permanent records of the graves for the park's cemetery database.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, KY

Newsday.com

Ground broken for Flight 93 memorial in Pa.

Gov. Ed Rendell leans on his shovel during the ground breaking for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Flight 93 National Memorial, Shanksville, PA, US Travel, Travel, Air Accidents, Terrorism

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