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Ranks of millionaire college presidents grow

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 03:02 PM PST

Dean of Education Bob Bassett, left, presents Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger with the inaugural "Star award" at the premiere of the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, held at Chapman University on Feb. 10, 2007 in Orange, Calif.Thirty presidents received more than $1 million in pay and benefits in 2008, according to an analysis of federal tax forms by The Chronicle of Higher Education.




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Posted: 14 Nov 2010 03:02 PM PST

FBI: Man once thought dead arrested

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 02:47 PM PST

The FBI says the Thomas Steven Sanders, who was once considered legally dead, was arrested Sunday, Nov. 14, in the kidnapping of a slain Las Vegas girl whose body was found in the woods of central Louisiana. A man who was declared legally dead 16 years ago in Mississippi was arrested Sunday in the kidnapping of a slain Las Vegas girl whose body was found in the woods of central Louisiana, the FBI said.




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Cowboys come alive, thrash Giants

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 04:40 PM PST

Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw (44) is gang-tackled by the Cowboys' Gerald Sensabaugh, right, Alan Ball (20), Mike Jenkins (21), and Bradie James (56) during the second quarter.Jon Kitna passed for 327 yards and three touchdowns and the Dallas Cowboys looked revitalized under interim coach Jason Garrett in a 33-20 victory that served as reality check for the New York Giants on Sunday.




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Fed's ability to influence market may be over

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 12:55 PM PST

The Federal Reserve took the first step in a $600 billion plan to boost the economy Friday. The same day, the Standard & Poor's 500 index tumbled to its worst weekly loss in three months.

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Brother's transplant gift carries unbearable cost

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:38 AM PST

Chad Arnold of Castle Rock, Colo., shows the scar from his liver transplant. His brother, Ryan Arnold, 34, died Aug. 2, 2010 after donating part of his liver to Chad. When Chad Arnold needed a liver transplant, his younger brother Ryan offered part of his liver. Ryan Arnold died following the surgery, leaving Chad with the struggle of living his life without the person who saved him.




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U.N.-backed investigators shake up Guatemala

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 02:36 PM PST

A cross leans against a coffin containing the body of two-month-old baby Antony Rosales Morales, who was killed during an attack against a public bus, during his March 27, 2009 wake in Guatemala City. In 2010, nearly half the territory in the country of 14 million is controlled by drug gangs and other criminals, with violence even at the capital's swankiest addresses. In this nation whose murder rate more than triples that of Mexico, judges and prosecutors are underpaid, underprotected and under attack by organized crime. Guatemala teeters on the edge of failed-state status.




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Boise State jumps TCU to No. 3 in AP Top 25

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:36 AM PST

Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore scrambles away from the Idaho defense in the first half of the Broncos' blowout victory Friday. Boise State moved back to No. 3 in the AP poll.Boise State jumped back ahead of TCU in The Associated Press college football poll after the Horned Frogs played their closest game of the season.




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'Megamind' tops box office for second week

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 01:14 PM PST

Animated comedy 'Megamind' topped film charts for the second week Sunday, claiming No. 1 at North American box offices with $30 million and beating new releases, including action flick "Unstoppable."

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'Spillcam,' 'vuvuzela' declared top words of 2010

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 01:21 PM PST

The Texas-based survey uses a math formula to track the frequency of words and phrases in the English-speaking world of more than 1.58 billion people.

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Posted: 14 Nov 2010 01:21 PM PST

Women with high job stress face heart risks

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:59 AM PST

Female workers with stressful jobs were 40 percent more likely than women with less job strain to suffer a heart attack or a stroke or to have clogged arteries, a big U.S. government-funded study found.

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Logo by logo, N.D. school changes its brand

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 01:56 PM PST

A hockey sweater displays the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux logo at a souvenir shop inside the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. The school is undergoing a mandatory facelift after the NCAA concluded the 80-year-old Fighting Sioux nickname was hostile and abusive. Duke without the Blue Devil? Notre Dame without the Fighting Irish? Most students and alumni at those proud universities wouldn't dream of dropping those enduring symbols of school pride.




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Family ties play big role in atrial fibrillation

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 11:06 AM PST

People who have a close family member with atrial fibrillation are 40 percent more likely to develop the heart condition than other people, U.S. researchers said on Saturday.

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Jets win 2nd straight game in OT

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 02:25 PM PST

Santonio Holmes scored on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Mark Sanchez with 16 seconds left in overtime, giving the New York Jets a 26-20 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday for their eighth straight regular-season road win.




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'Play of the year' from Jags stuns Texans

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 04:25 PM PST

Mike Thomas caught a 50-yard touchdown pass from David Garrard that Houston defensive back Glover Quin batted into his hands on the final play in regulation, giving the Jacksonville a 31-24 win Sunday.




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Bears beat Vikings, tie for NFC Central lead

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 03:55 PM PST

Greg Olsen celebrates a touchdown catch with Matt Forte against the Vikings.Brett Favre is still clinging to playoff hope even if Minnesota has little left.  Barely in postseason contention when the day began, Favre and the Vikings may be just about out of it. The Chicago Bears are sticking around, though.




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Dolphins lose two QBs to injury — but prevail

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 03:24 PM PST

Patrick Cobb scores a touchdown for the Dolphins in a bizarre 29-17 victory over the Titans.The Miami Dolphins achieved their season-high point total against the Tennessee Titans, and it only took three quarterbacks, a flea-flicker and the revival of the wildcat, 29-17, Sunday.




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Hotel blast kills 4 Canadians, 2 Mexicans

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 02:57 PM PST

An explosion believed to have been caused by an accumulation of natural gas killed six people and injured 15 Sunday at a resort hotel on Mexico's Caribbean coast, authorities said. A powerful explosion believed to have been caused by an accumulation of gas killed six people and injured 15 on Sunday at a resort hotel on Mexico's Caribbean coast, authorities said.




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Posted: 14 Nov 2010 02:57 PM PST