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Illinois Sen. Barack Obama shakes hands with members of the Culinary union after a rally at the union's headquarters in downtown Las Vegas on Friday. The union endorsed the Democratic presidential candidate on Wednesday.
Photo by K.M. Cannon.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speaks to supporters at Del Sol High School on Friday.
Photo by K.M. Cannon.
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Officials, residents assess tornado damage
There were reports of two horses with injury and possible cattle hurt at the barn.Nature's Way animal rescue crews were in Nappanee early Friday and were attempting to help animals, he said.The power outage after the storm interrupted municipal water pumping and because of that, residents were told to boil water before consuming it. A crew of four Goshen water department employees went to Nappanee this morning to help with repairs and checking the system. After that, they were attempting to help the city sewer department, as sewer lift stations will not operate without electricity.Larry Graham, a Northern Indiana Public Service Co. electric utility spokesman, said that after the storm hit, about 4,000 customers were without power. By Friday morning, power was restored to all but 700 customers, but he warned that it may take some time to fix poles, re-install lines and clean up storm damage to restore power.During a second press conference Friday held at 4 p.m.
The best remortgage options
We asked the experts which deals they rate for homeowners looking to remortgage. Melanie Bien, director at independent mortgage broker Savills Private Finance, says that when choosing a remortgage deal it is important to look beyond the headline rate. Many lenders offer low rates in order to propel themselves to the top of the 'best buy' tables but once you factor in the fee or other restrictions such as low maximum loan-to-value (LTV), the deal looks far less attractive. .
Trouble In Rudyland? Giuliani Staffers Go Without Paychecks
No matter how it's explained or spun, it's never the sign of a truly healthy campaign that has "Big Mo" when you hear stories about staffers going without pay. And that is exactly what's now emerging about former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's campaign for the 2008 Republican nomination: CNN has learned that top staff members of Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign were asked to work without pay for the month of January, and perhaps longer, so that campaign resources could be focused on the Florida Republican presidential primary. Two sources in the campaign, speaking on condition of anonymity, insisted the campaign was not in dire financial straits. A third campaign source, however, said "things are starting to get tight" and that "it was more telling than asking" the senior staff to forgo paychecks beginning the first of the year.
Man of the Year
Iron Hammer consisted of elements from four Iraqi Army divisions and three U.S. brigades. Over 200 insurgent suspects were captured, including three high-value al Qaeda leaders. A large amount of explosives and numerous weapons caches were also found. Iron Hammer was followed by Operation Raging Eagle, another division-sized operation that also focused on Kirkuk and the surrounding regions. Over 50 al Qaeda operatives were captured during the operation. In the north, U.S. and Iraqi forces will look to push the battle away from the major cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, and Kirkuk's vital oilfields. "They want to go north into Kirkuk and wreak havoc there, and that's exactly what we're trying to avoid," said Army Major General Mark Hertling, the top U.S. commander in northern Iraq, in an interview with the Associated Press.
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