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Antero Plans to Drill 50 Wells Near Silt in 2012
SILT, Colo. (AP) Antero Resources says it plans to drill about 50 wells using one drilling rig in the Silt area this year, with drilling taking place south of the Colorado River. The Daily Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/xnGHij ) Antero's vice
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Supercomputing buzzing in Danville
Danvillian Phillip Hayes Jr. loved deconstructing and toying with his computer as a kid.
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___ Greek PM says default would lead to 'chaos' ATHENS, Greece (AP) Greece's future in the eurozone came under renewed threat Friday as popular protests again turned violent and dissent grew among its lawmakers after European leaders demanded deeper spending
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Fishermen Meet Amid Bleak Cod Prospects
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) Fishermen and federal officials are grappling with the increasingly bleak prospect of finding a way for the fishing industry to survive troubles in the health of Gulf of Maine cod. Fishermen, scientists and regulators met Friday in
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AP News in Brief at 8:58 P.M. Est
Changing course, Obama says religious hospitals don't have to offer birth control to employees WASHINGTON (AP) Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling
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AP News in Brief at 5:58 P.M. Est
Changing course, Obama says religious hospitals don't have to offer birth control to employees WASHINGTON (AP) Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for free birth control for workers,
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Churchill Acquires Bluff Media
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Churchill Downs Inc., the owner of the racetrack that's home to the Kentucky Derby, is hoping to cash in on the popularity of poker with its latest acquisition. The Louisville-based company said Friday it has acquired the
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Alaska Lawmakers Debate Tax Cut For Oil Companies
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) Alaska's economic future is on the line if more oil doesn't flow through the 800-mile trans-Alaska pipeline. That's not in dispute. What's vexing state lawmakers is whether the answer to stemming declining production is to cut taxes
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Danville supercomputer up and running
The supercomputer is located at the Noblis Center for Applied High Performance Computing.
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Ohio Petroleum: Keep Regulations Safe, 'Agile'
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio petroleum producers are pushing back against a call by the state attorney general to increase environmental penalties and chemical reporting requirements on the industry. Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine says the changes would bring Ohio in
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Bmw Fined $3M For Untimely 2010 Recalls
WASHINGTON (AP) Federal safety regulators say automaker BMW has agreed to pay $3 million for delays in reporting safety defects and recalls to the government. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday that an examination of 16 recalls issued
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Nhtsa: Bmw Fined $3M For Untimely 2010 Recalls
WASHINGTON (AP) Federal safety regulators say automaker BMW has agreed to pay $3 million for delays in reporting safety defects and recalls to the government. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday that an examination of 16 recalls issued
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AP National News Calendar
Eds: Major scheduled events for the week of Feb. 12-18. Note that many events, especially court appearances, are subject to change at the last minute. The following economic reports will be issued in Washington (all times EST): SUNDAY: No events
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Ginsburg Questions 1973 Abortion Ruling'S Timing
NEW YORK (AP) Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggested Friday that her predecessors on the high court mistimed the milestone 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. "It's not that the judgment was wrong, but it moved
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Ocean Springs Answers Doj Inquiry
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) The city of Ocean Springs has answered questions from the Department of Justice on its denial of a permit for a mental health clinic. The Mississippi Press reports (http://bit.ly/zIILEq) that the city claims it did not
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Most Commodity Prices Fall on Greece Debt Woes
NEW YORK (AP) Commodity prices are falling across the board after a plan to fix Greece's crippling debt crisis suffered a setback, renewing concerns about global economic growth. Investors are selling commodities futures as a precaution in case there are
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US Urges For Openness at Gulf Oil Spill Trial
NEW ORLEANS (AP) The federal government's lead lawyer in an upcoming trial over fault in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is urging judges to make sensitive business documents and testimony public. Mike Underhill, a U.S. Justice Department lawyer,
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Business Events Scheduled For The Coming Week
MONDAY, Feb. 13 WASHINGTON President Barack Obama releases his budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. French cosmetics company L'Oreal reports quarterly financial results. BRUSSELS The European Union's competition regulator will decide whether to approve Google's takeover of
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$2.9M Turnpike Study to Add Interstate Rest Areas
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A study of the privatization of the Ohio Turnpike will also weigh the possibility of leasing rest areas along the state's freeways. The Ohio Department of Transportation has asked for $2.85 million in state money to pay
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NE Ohio Newspaper Names Interim Executive Editor
CANTON, Ohio (AP) The managing editor of The Repository newspaper has been named interim executive editor. The appointment of Don Detore is effective Feb. 24. Jeff Gauger is resigning the position to become executive editor for The News & Record
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'Humorous' customer service workshop planned in Danville
Considering the importance of quality customer service, the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce is offering a humorous, DVD-based training workshop called “The Guest” for members.
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Ed Moss Named President, Ceo of Denver Post
DENVER (AP) Former San Diego Union-Tribune publisher Ed Moss has been named president and chief executive officer of The Denver Post. Digital First Media announced Moss' appointment on Friday. He will also serve as a Digital First Media executive vice-president
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State Reporting Increased Revenues For January
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Kentucky has started the year with substantial growth in General Fund revenue that rose 8.6 percent in January. Budget Director Mary Lassiter released figures Friday showing revenue last month at more than $800 million, some $60 million
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Utility Panel: Closings Could Impact Ohio Rates
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) Utility regulators say the closings of six coal-burning power plants could end up bringing higher electricity rates to much of northern Ohio. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio says the closings may have a significant impact on
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11 Va Farmers, Agribusinesses Receive Grants
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) The federal government is providing funding to 11 Virginia farmers and agribusinesses to expand production or markets. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced the Value-Added Producer Grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on
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