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Wladimir Klitschko Scores 10th-round TKO Over Samuel Peter

Ukrainian-born, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko scored his 13th straight victory and his 10th stoppage during that run with Saturday's 10th-round technical knockout victory over Nigerian-born former titlist Samuel Peter, in a rematch of their September 2005 bout won by Klitschko after having been...

Senate Approves Jobless Benefits for Millions

WASHINGTON (July 21) -- State unemployment agencies are gearing up to resume sending unemployment payments to millions of people as Congress moves to ship President Barack Obama a measure to restore lapsed benefits. After months of increasingly bitter stalemate, the Senate passed the measure Wednesday by a 59-39 vote....

West Virginia Governor to Run for Byrd Senate Seat

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin said it was "one of the toughest decisions I've ever made," but few were surprised when he announced Tuesday that he will run for the U.S. Senate, hoping to fill out the remaining two years in the seat held for more than half a century by the late Sen. Robert Byrd. "I want to make it...

Carte Goodwin Appointed to Fill Byrd's Senate Seat

(July 16) -- West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin has selected his former chief counsel, Democrat Carte Goodwin, to fill the late Sen. Robert Byrd's vacated Senate seat, according to The Associated Press. Manchin's official announcement is expected at a 2 p.m. news conference. Bob Bird, AP West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin has...

Carte Goodwin: 6 Things to Know About W.Va.'s New Senator

(UPDATED July 20) -- At 2:15 Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Senate will swear in its newest member, prominent West Virginia attorney Carte Goodwin. The 36-year-old interim senator, appointed by West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin to occupy the late Robert Byrd's vacated seat, will quickly be put to work: Debate over a federal...

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05/24/12 Aunt Convicted Of Murder, Torture In âUnspeakable'... Source: CBS - WWJ TV - Detroit MI A Highland Park aunt and uncle who starved their 4-year-old nephew to death will be spending decades in prison.
05/21/12 Transportation security measures continue Monday Source: ABC - WLS 7 - Chicago IL Whether you drove downtown Monday morning or used public transportation, odds are the NATO summit affected your commute.
05/16/12 Letters, May 17, 2012: Manchin and Byrd; horseshoes... Source: The Charleston Gazette - Charleston WV CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- As a Democrat all my life and a believer in West Virginia and someone with a wishful heart for the unfortunate among our citizens, I regret former Gov. Manchin would betray our state and our people by developing such an attitude toward President Obama.
05/15/12 What LBJ knew about the Senate Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC President Lyndon B. Johnson is often used as evidence that a sufficiently persuasive president can force Congress to do what he wants.
05/12/12 Bridgeport needs 9 innings to eliminate Robert C.... Source: The Exponent Telegram - Clarksburg WV One can't say Bridgeport and Robert C. Byrd don't have a flare for the dramatic when it comes to baseball.