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ATLANTA – Mary Reagan, 41, of Alpharetta, Georgia, was sentenced to serve almost five years in federal prison for her role in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme. Reagan pleaded guilty in July 2008 shortly before she was to go to trial, and agreed to assist the government in the prosecution of the [...]

PRNewswire-USNewswire
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2008 — In time for Native American Heritage Day, the United States Mint is releasing the designs for the new 2009 Native American $1 Coin.
Public Law 110-82 directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue the new $1 coin to recognize Native Americans for their contributions to the history and [...]

Voice of America
NEW DELHI, Nov. 27, 2008 — The Indian prime minister says the terror attacks in the country’s financial capital, Mumbai, were carried out by militants based outside the country.
Meanwhile, commandoes have freed some people from the luxury hotels, the Taj Mahal and the Oberoi, which were invaded by heavily armed gunmen. An unknown [...]

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2008 – President George W. Bush kicked off his last Thanksgiving week as commander in chief today by thanking the soldiers of Fort Campbell, Ky., for the key role they’ve played in the war on terror and telling them they’re what he’ll miss most when he leaves [...]

Railfanning.org News Wire
WASHINGTON –Rail fatalities increased slightly in 2007 from 2006, according to preliminary figures released by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Overall, transportation fatalities in all modes totaled 43,193 in 2007, compared to 45,085 in 2006.
“While statistics show that transportation fatalities have declined this past year,” said Acting Chairman Mark Rosenker, “there is still much [...]

Voice of America
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2008 — President-elect Barack Obama made two more appointments to his economic team Tuesday and said budget reform was a major priority for his incoming administration.
At his campaign headquarters in Chicago, the president-elect announced that Peter Orszag will head the Office of Management and Budget.
Orszag is currently the director of [...]

By Todd DeFeo
HarpBlaster.com News Wire
ATLANTA – The economy is taking its toll on Thanksgiving travel plans, as less Americans plan to hit the road this year, according to AAA.
An estimated 41 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles this Thanksgiving. That’s a 1.4 percent declined compared to last year when 41.6 million peopled traveled [...]

PRNewswire-USNewswire
WASHINGTON — America’s beer distributors and the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) encourage you to recognize the 75th anniversary of the 21st Amendment that repealed Prohibition in the United States on December 5, 1933.
In addition to ending the federal ban on alcohol which began with the 18th Amendment in 1920, the 21st Amendment established today’s [...]

Special to HarpBlaster.com News Wire
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about a fraudulent scheme to extort money from consumers by callers who falsely identify themselves as “FDA special agents” or other FDA officials.
The FDA said it has received several reports of calls enticing consumers to purchase discounted prescription drugs [...]

By Todd DeFeo
HarpBlaster.com News Wire
ATLANTA – It’s no surprise that travelers are probably going to start packing less when flying, given the airlines’ mediocre approach to handling luggage.
Last November, there were 247,305 reports of lost, damaged, delayed or stolen pieces of luggage. On top of the less-than-impressive baggage-handling record, many airlines have started charging fees [...]