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26 June 2004

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  Man Arrested After Confessing to Reporter   (Associated Press)
  • Mark Allen Patterson was arrested after being identified as the man who visited The Gadsden Times to confess to an attempted bank robbery.


  •   'El Wingador' Wins Hot Dog Eating Contest   (Associated Press)
  • Bill Simmons downed 16 hot dogs in 12 minutes, besting 13 other contestants. His strategy? Eating the meat two dogs at a time, followed by buns dipped in his drinking water.


  •   Deer Breaks Into Connecticut Beauty Salon   (Associated Press)
  • An intruder at a local business turned out to be as destructive as a bull in a china shop, because it was a deer in a beauty salon.


  •   Minnesota Man Charged with DUI for 23rd Time   (Associated Press)
  • A man was charged with drunken driving for the 23rd time in 20 years after leading state troopers on chase through the southern Minneapolis metro area.


  •   Arctic Fox Found in Ship's Trash Bin   (Associated Press)
  • An arctic fox that apparently survived on garbage for two weeks after becoming an inadvertent stowaway on a ship will be displayed at a zoo.


  •   Goat Farmer Goes on Hunger Strike   (Associated Press)
  • A goat farmer who is the subject of an animal cruelty investigation has gone on a hunger strike.


  •   Woman Convicted of Punching High School Coach   (Associated Press)
  • A woman was convicted of punching a high school basketball coach in the face because the coach kicked her daughter off the team.


  •   Going Up? Scientist Sees Elevator Reaching 62,000 Miles Into Space   (Associated Press)
  • President Bush wants to return to the moon and put a man on Mars. But scientist Bradley C. Edwards has an idea that's really out of this world: an elevator that climbs 62,000 miles into space.


  •   Marine in Iraq Sends Love Banner to Wife   (Associated Press)
  • A Marine private missed his first wedding anniversary because he was in boot camp and now was missing his second anniversary while serving in Iraq. So with the help of his father, the Marine hired an aircraft service to fly a banner over the home where his wife and son live.


  •   The Top 9 E-Mail Hoaxes   (MSN Money)
  • Income taxes are optional, Neiman Marcus has an expensive cookie recipe and more financial fictions that crowd in-boxes. These e-mail hoaxes are designed for one thing: to drain your wallet.


  •   Czechs Roll Out Marijuana Flavored Liquor   (Associated Press)
  • A large alcoholic drinks manufacturer has launched a marijuana flavored liquor.


  •   Bloody Customer Charged with Murder   (Associated Press)
  • A man who walked into a Wal-Mart covered in blood and bought garbage bags was charged with murder after authorities found a stabbed body in a trash bin.


  •   Identity Theft Victim Is Prosecutor   (Associated Press)
  • If you're going to steal someone's identity to draw from their bank account, you might as well go for someone with a good job.
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