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19/01/2008 23:51

USA today, Editoweb, 19 jan 2008


Mix of snow, sleet blows across South; Why does Johnny come marching homeless?; Arizona budget banking on speeders; Oregon mayor unnerved by lingerie photos; Mystery man's annual visit to Poe grave.



Mix of snow, sleet blows across South
Snow, rain and sleet spread across parts of the South on Saturday, dusting lawns and shrubs with flakes and leading airlines to cancel several hundred flights.

Why does Johnny come marching homeless?
Peter Mohan traces the path from the Iraqi battlefield to this lifeless conference room, where he sits in a kilt and a Camp Kill Yourself T-shirt and calmly describes how he became a sad cliche: a homeless veteran.

Arizona budget banking on speeders
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano says the deployment of new photo radar or other speed enforcement technology on state highways is all about public safety. But her proposed state budget counts on the anticipated speeding fines to help erase a projected revenue shortfall.

Oregon mayor unnerved by lingerie photos
Mayor Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, whose MySpace photos of her posing in black lingerie on a fire engine put this Columbia River town of 600 into something of a pother, told ABC's 20/20 Friday night that she's not stepping down.

Mystery man's annual visit to Poe grave
Undeterred by controversy, a mysterious visitor paid his annual tribute at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe early Saturday, placing three red roses and a half-filled bottle of cognac before stealing away into the darkness.

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