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New snuff marketing makes W.Va. spitting mad

By DAVID TEMPLETON, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

In West Virginia, which has the nation's highest rate of tobacco use, officials are spitting mad about R.J. Reynolds test-marketing a new smokeless product in two college towns.

The Winston-Salem, N.C., tobacco company is testing Camel Snus in Morgantown and Charleston with plans to market it nationwide early next year as a product that can be used where smoking is prohibited.

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Earth to TraderPlanet, do stock trading tips work?

By LISA BUIE, St. Petersburg Times

Lane Mendelsohn has enjoyed playing God.

In three years, the 28-year-old Wesley Chapel, Fla., resident created a whole planet for a community of people who love to make money. No, it's not the Ferengi, that profit-driven race of Star Trek lore.

It's for humans drawn to trading stocks, commodities and currencies.

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California's clout in Congress is growing

By ZACHARY COILE, San Francisco Chronicle

SAN FRANCISCO -- Los Angeles Rep. Henry Waxman's stunning overthrow this week of legendary Michigan Rep. John Dingell to take over one of the House's most powerful committees may be bad news for Detroit and its struggling auto industry.

But it's a clear sign of California's growing clout in Washington.

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More secure ...in crisis ...a worthy bill

By LISA HOFFMAN and LEE BOWMAN, Scripps Howard News Service

WASHINGTON -- More than seven years after the 9/11 aerial attacks, the Department of Homeland Security has finally tightened up scrutiny of private aircraft entering or departing the United States.

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Donkey basketball cruel, animal-rights activists

By MELISSA SANTOS, Tacoma News Tribune

Shooting hoops from the back of a donkey is one way to raise money for a good cause. And few would argue that awarding teachers $300 grants for classroom projects or after-school activities is not a good cause.

But animal-rights activists say Donkey Basketball is also a way to hurt the animals and possibly their riders.

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2 more California towns consider bankruptcy

By ROBERT LEWIS, Sacramento Bee

When the city of Vallejo filed for bankruptcy protection in May, the logical question was: Is this a sign of things to come?

Now two more California cities -- Rio Vista and Isleton -- are considering bankruptcy protection as an option as they face large budget shortfalls and staggering debt.

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Jailed for murder, couple exchanged love letters

By DAWN WALTON, Toronto Globe and Mail

CALGARY, Alberta -- When a Canadian man and his 12-year-old girlfriend were jailed for killing three members of her family, they found away to communicate across prison walls. They exchanged love letters expressing their joy in the notoriety the slayings had brought them and planned for their future as husband and wife.

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Truckers suffer as orders fall

By JACK KATZANEK, The Press-Enterprise

Ron Wold laughed when asked how life as an interstate truck driver is going these days. Then he pulled out his wallet, which had an empty compartment where money usually goes.

"That's how it's going," Wold said.

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Choking game can be fatal

By SAMUEL SPIES, Raleigh News & Observer

Kris Marceno was an actor, a singer, a bright student with a wide circle of friends. But on Nov. 2, he died alone while playing a dangerous game: He strangled himself in an apparent attempt to get a high.

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Tips to make a holiday trip run smoothly

, Scripps Howard News Service

With all the changes, holiday travel could shape up to be more confusing and time-consuming than ever for consumers who haven't flown in a while. Following are tips to make your trip as smooth -- and cheap -- as possible.

Avoiding fees and saving money

-- Pack as light as possible and try to avoid checking bags in the first place.

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