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December 1, 2008
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Lafayette area Salvation Army 15% toward Christmas campaign goal The Lafayette area Salvation Army has 15% of its $315,000 Christmas campaign goal raised. The mail campaign has brought in just over $33,000 and donations in the red kettles amount to nearly $10,000.
Tippecanoe County now owns land for juvenile justice center The land for Tippecanoe County's proposed juvenile justice center has been purchased.
Parents and children are learning better communication Families in the Lafayette area are learning how to better communicate with each other.
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Obama names Clinton, Gates to lead foreign policy CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama named former rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state on Monday and said Robert Gates would remain defense secretary in a national security team charged with recasting America's leadership role in the world.
Stocks slide as Bernanke confirms economic stress NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled on Monday as economic reports showing further evidence of the worsening global economic climate were backed up in comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
India demands swift Pakistan action over Mumbai MUMBAI (Reuters) - India said on Monday it had called Pakistan's envoy and informed him that deadly attacks in Mumbai were carried out by militants from Pakistan and demanded swift action against those responsible.
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Study finds childhood sleep terrors inherited CHICAGO (Reuters) - Night terrors, which send children into sudden inconsolable screaming, are at least partially inherited, according to a study published on Monday.
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