Nation's waterways need rescuing
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Writer
      ALONG THE SANTA FE RIVER, N.M. (AP) - Rosemary Lowe scoops up a shovel of dirt and dumps it into a hole around the base of a slender cottonwood tree. One down, thousands more to go. Lowe and dozens of volunteers spent a recent day planting native trees along a half-mile stretch of the Santa Fe ...
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Virtual border fence deemed insufficient
By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN Associated Press Writer
      TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - The government is scrapping a $20 million prototype of its highly touted "virtual fence" on the Arizona-Mexico border because the system is failing to adequately alert border patrol agents to illegal crossings, officials said.
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Obama autograph gets students suspended
      SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - Two high school seniors in Scranton, Pa., are paying a high price for their interest in politics. Colin Saltry and Joey Daniel say they skipped gym class on Monday to rush over to a diner where Sen. Barack Obama's motorcade had just pulled in for an impromptu breakfast sto...
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Three die in Sabine County plane crash
      HEMPHILL (AP) - Three people died when their singleengine plane crashed into Toledo Bend Reservoir in Sabine County, officials said.
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More states consider tolls on freeways amid budget deficits
By TOM HESTER Jr. Associated Press Writer
      TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - It's not a popular idea, but putting tolls on interstates is gaining traction in cash-strapped states such as New Jersey. Lawmakers here are weighing tolls for Interstates 78 and 80, two busy highways that slice across the state from Pennsylvania to New York City. The idea w...
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