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Bank seeks examiner for SemGroup case

TULSA - One of the key financial lenders for a collapsed Tulsa energy company has asked a federal bankruptcy judge to appoint an examiner to investigate its oil futures trading practices.

The motion by ...

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Sat Sep 06, 2008

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Mercy spurned, sentence is death

A 24-year-old convicted murderer, who announced at his trial earlier this year he did not care if he got life in prison or death, was sentenced Friday to die.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, Violent Crime

Fri Sep 05, 2008

Lompoc Record

Palin's eldest son to guard top commanders in Iraq

In this Sept. 29, 2006 file photo, then-Democratic candidate for Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden gestures during an interview at his office in Wilmington, Del.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Joe Biden, Iraq, World News

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Man gets 3 years in prison for '06 slayings

The trial of a 28-year-old man charged in a pair of 2006 killings was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison plus probation after pleading guilty to one count of manslaughter.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Thu Sep 04, 2008

1290 The Ticket

Wilmington Police I-D Two Men Shot to Death Monday night

Wilmington Police identity two men found fatally shot in a car on east 10th street monday night.

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Related Topix: Newark, DE

Wed Sep 03, 2008

WLNS-TV Lansing

Dr. Charles Whitten, sickle cell specialist, dies

Detroit resident and sickle cell anemia expert Dr. Charles F. Whitten has died at his home in Detroit.

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Related Topix: University of Pennsylvania, Meharry Medical College

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Wilmington sees violent holiday weekend

Violence in Wilmington did not take a holiday during the Labor Day weekend, claiming three lives and leaving another two victims hospitalized with gunshot wounds in separate incidents in the city.

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Related Topix: Newark, DE

Tue Sep 02, 2008

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Wilmington shooting leaves two dead

Two men were slain in Wilmington on Monday night, bringing the city's 2008 homicide total to 18 -- four more than all of 2007.

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Related Topix: Newark, DE

92.9 WDSD

Philadelphia Man Killed in Wilmington After Clinging to Moving Car

A 29-year-old Philadelphia man is dead after losing his grip from a moving car, according to Wilmington Police.

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Mon Sep 01, 2008

Free Republic

Joe Biden's Mythical Blue-Collar Roots

Joe Biden once got in trouble for plagiarizing a speech and inflating his academic record.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Joe Biden

Sun Aug 31, 2008

1450 WILM NEWSRADIO

Two Wilmington Shootings Leave Victims in Cirtical Condition

Police are investing two shootings that occurred in Wilmington within two hours of each other.

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Related Topix: New Castle County, DE

Sat Aug 30, 2008

Delaware Coast Press

DELAWARE: DelDOT to add more traffic cameras

The Delaware Department of Transportation says it will add eight live traffic cameras to the statewide traffic monitoring system by the end of September.

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Related Topix: New Castle County, DE, Elsmere, DE, Newport, DE

Fri Aug 29, 2008

WRDX-FM Claymont

A Wilmington man is targeted in a two month drug probe

Wrapping-up a two month drug investigation, police charged a Wilmington man with selling prescription drugs out of his home in the Trolley Square area.

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Thu Aug 28, 2008

The Swamp

Jill Biden earns passing marks

There's a website named RateMyProfessors that must be the bane of all collegiate instructors everywhere.

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The Baltimore Sun

Joe Biden

Sen. Joe Biden and his wife Jill greet passengers during a brief campaign stop Monday morning at the Amtrak station in Wilmington, Del., before leaving for the Democratic Convention in Denver.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Joe Biden, US News

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Outraged, Markell has plan to stop killing

Gubernatorial candidate Jack Markell stood at the corner of Sixth and Madison streets Monday morning as a Congo Funeral Home hearse passed by, leading the funeral procession of 18-year-old Jaiquon Moore to ...

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Wed Aug 27, 2008

News Journal

Castle re-election bid under way

Rep Mike Castle, R-Del., kicked off his campaign for a ninth term in Congress on Tuesday surrounded by Republican colleagues and candidates at the Wilmington Riverfront.

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Related Topix: George Bush, US Politics, US News

Tue Aug 26, 2008

Buffalo News

False claim of bomb on airliner admitted

An 18-year-old man faces up to 10 years in federal prison for calling two airlines and telling them that his wife was flying out of New York City with a bomb.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison

WAND-TV Decatur

Biden arrives in Denver

Joe Biden has made his first appearance in Denver since being introduced as Barack Obama's running mate.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Joe Biden, US News, Barack Obama

Mon Aug 25, 2008

Lubbock Avalanche

Kennedy rallies Dems for Obama as convention opens

"The work begins anew, the hope rises again and the dream lives on," Kennedy said in a strong voice, reprising the final line of a memorable 1980 speech that brought a different convention to its feet.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Joe Biden

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Wilmington, Delaware is located in New Castle County and is part of the Wilmington Metro Area. Zip codes in Wilmington, DE include 19805, 19803, and 19808.

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