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Bob Lurtsema remembers seeing Bud Grant break down only once during the six years he played for the Hall of Fame coach. The Vikings were set to open training camp in 1973 when Grant got up in front of his players. Grant informed the team that safety Karl Kassulke had been in a motorcycle accident hours earlier and could possibly die. "Bud broke down and started to cry," Lurtsema said. "Tears were coming down my cheeks. You could hear a pin drop. ... That says more for any individual of being the total package for a coach to respect him...

HANOVER, MD, May 8, 2008 – Research done by the U.S. Department of the Interior to determine if global warming threatens the polar bear population is so flawed that it cannot be used to justify listing the polar bear as an endangered species, according to a study being published later this year in Interfaces, a journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®). ...

WASHINGTON - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's rotavirus vaccine is associated with increased pneumonia-related deaths and other adverse reactions, U.S. regulatory staff said in documents posted on Friday. The review comes ahead of a Food and Drug Administration advisory meeting next Wednesday to consider approval of the oral vaccine to prevent the most common cause of severe diarrhea and dehydration among infants and young children in the world. FDA staff said its analysis of 11 studies revealed that in the largest trial, there was a statistically significant increase in deaths related to pneumonia compared with placebo, documents posted on the FDA's Web site...

OMAHA, Nebraska — A 13-year-old illegal immigrant who fled to his native Mexico amid a sex scandal with his schoolteacher could be eligible to return to the United States under a new visa the U.S. government started granting the week before he disappeared.

By ANNA JO BRATTON Associated Press Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska couple sued state health officials Thursday, arguing their rights were violated when their newborn baby was seized by sheriff's deputies so a mandatory blood test could be performed.

The Supreme Court denied Joe Clarence Smith's request for a stay of execution, claiming that his having to wait so long for execution qualified as cruel and unusual punishment... This request was denied by the USSC.

Taxation Without Representation Tags In support of the district's quest for full representation in the U.S. Congress, the DMV encourages DC residents to display the Taxation Without Representation license plates. In fact, all newly issued license plates bear this message, unless you request otherwise (see below). If you'd like to exchange your old license plates for the new Taxation Without Representation tags, it will cost you a lot less than organizational plates―there is only a one-time, $10 exchange fee. You can swap out your old tags for these tags at the 301 C St., NW DMV service location. Bring the...