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Saying he has ‘no regrets’, Governor Tommy Thompson thanked his supporters Saturday night and officially left the campaign trail.
“I want to thank the people of Iowa who were welcoming and supportive as well as my volunteers and contributors from around the country,” said Thompson.   “I have no regrets about running. I felt my record as […]

It looks like heartbreak may be on the horizon for Wii owners — the super-arty upcoming title Sadness may not be released until 2009. 
The Nintendo Wii bummer comes by way of Nibris, who recently talked about the status of the title with the website Cubed3.
When asked when the game is coming out, Nibris replied thusly: “When we […]

There was no official agenda for the hamburger-and-hot-dog picnic at the Bush estate on Walker’s Point. It was a social lunch at the invitation of the First Lady who met the Sarkozys at the G8 Summit in Germany two months ago.
But the two leaders did meet for nearly an hour in talks that included efforts […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat raw oysters harvested from an area of the southern tip of Hood Canal in Washington after an outbreak of illness caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria. 
Symptoms of the illness, called vibriosis, include watery diarrhea, often with abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, fever, and chills. Usually […]