National News from AP: Headlines - Ledger Independent

National News from AP: Headlines - Ledger Independent
BEIJING - One little girl had the looks. The other had the voice. So in a last-minute move demanded by one of China's highest officials, the two were put together for the Olympic opening ceremony, with one lip-synching "Ode to the Motherland" over the other's singing. The real singer, 7-year-old
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Ohio Burger King worker fired for bathing in sink - Guardian Unlimited
XENIA, Ohio (AP) - Burger King Corp. said Tuesday it had parted ways with an employee who was recorded taking a soapy bath in a utility sink in one of its restaurants in a video that ended up on his MySpace page. The nearly four-minute video, which was posted online Thursday, shows the man taking
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Olympics: Child singer revealed as fake - Guardian Unlimited
Yang Peiyi was replaced by Lin Miaoke who mimed "Ode to the Motherland" as her face was "not suitable" for the Olympics opening ceremony. Photographs: AFP/ AP When nine-year-old Lin Miaoke launched into Ode to the Motherland at the Olympic opening ceremony, she became an instant star. "Tiny singer
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Phelps claims title of winningest Olympian ever - Seattle Post Intelligencer
United States' Michael Phelps swims to win the gold medal as he sets a new world record in the men's 200-meter butterfly final during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) BEIJING
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After His 2nd Gold, Phelps Has Unfinished Business - ABC News
Michael Phelps is taking care of all unfinished business while he pursues Olympic history. Next up: the 200-meter freestyle, one of two gold medals that eluded him four years ago in Athens. American swimmer, Michael Phelps, grabs 2nd gold in relay clinched by teammate. The other was the 400
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Oil prices dip again on signs of waning demand - San Diego Union-Tribune
NEW YORK – Oil prices fell again Tuesday, dampened by a stronger U.S. dollar and more evidence that developed countries such as the United States are cutting back on their energy use. Light, sweet crude dipped by $1.44 to settle at $113.01 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after
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Kaczynski Objects to Cabin's Use - Washington Post
Ted Kaczynski, the convicted "Unabomber," is upset that his Montana cabin, where he was eventually captured, is part of a display at the Newseum. In a handwritten letter to a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Kaczynski said he objected to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's loan of
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Mass. principal behind 'pregnancy pact' row quits - Seattle Post Intelligencer
GLOUCESTER, Mass. -- A Massachusetts high school principal who was quoted in a magazine as saying that some teenagers had made a pact to get pregnant has resigned. Gloucester High School principal Joseph Sullivan said Tuesday that he doesn't have the trust, confidence or respect of the mayor and
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Confusion reigns in Zimbabwe talks - Washington Post
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, second right, arrives for ongoing talks with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in Harare, Zimbabwe. Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. The talks have extended to a third day to negotiate a power-sharing deal. (AP Photo) (AP) Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, right
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