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Vote-counting machine foes hoped for a surge of success in New Hampshire. They got barely a ripple
HOPKINTON, N.H. (AP) — Like the old saying about March itself, an orchestrated effort to get rid of vote-counting machines in New Hampshire this month came in like a lion and went out like a lamb. “Electronic machines will face the wrath of New Hampshire voters in March!” Mike...
Ed Ott, catcher who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1979 World Series, dies at 72
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ed Ott, a former major league catcher and coach who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1979 World Series, died Sunday. He was 72. Ott died in the central Pennsylvania town of Danville, according to the Pirates. No further details were provided by the team. ...
Illinois man gets 5 years for trying to burn down planned abortion clinic
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A 73-year-old Illinois man was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for driving a car into a planned abortion clinic and trying to set the building on fire last year. Philip J. Buyno of Prophetstown also was ordered to serve three years of supervised release...
