News Archive for October 06 2007

Virginia Rep. Jo Ann Davis Dies After Breast Cancer Fight

Rep. Jo Ann Davis died Saturday after a two-year battle with breast cancer.

Tas Libs candidate quits over pulp mill

The federal government's re-election chances were dealt a blow by one of its own, as the Liberal Party candidate for a marginal Labor seat quit after the approval of Gunns' $1.7 billion pulp mill in Tasmania's Tamar Valley.Ben Quin, who was challenging Labor MP Dick Adams for Lyons in central Tasmania, walked away from the Liberal Party at an electorate meeting on Saturday morning.

Sam's Club pulls beef patties over E. coli concerns

The Sam's Club warehouse chain has pulled a brand of ground beef patties from its shelves nationwide after four children who ate the food, produced by Cargill Inc., developed E. coli illness.

Prince William Involved in a Paparazzi Row

British tabloid newspapers opted not to publish paparazzi pictures of Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton on Saturday after he complained they had been aggressively pursued by photographers. William, second in line to the throne, said that paparazzi had chased the couple on motorbikes and in cars as they were driven away from a [...]

German museum wins UK architecture prize

AP - Germany's Museum of Modern Literature has won Britain's most prestigious architecture award, the Stirling Prize.Designed by David Chipperfield Architects, the museum opened last year in Marbach, southwest Germany.