Topic: Erie
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Debtors' prisons: Thrive or serve jail time?
Debtors' prisons thrive in some states, despite being illegal. In Ohio, several courts have been imprisoning poor people who cannot pay their debts.
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Lake Erie: big algae problems, more to come
Lake Erie's huge algae bloom in 2011 covered nearly a fifth of the lake. A new report says warming climate and modern farming are creating ideal conditions for big algae blooms to clog Lake Erie.
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100-game suspension for Detroit Tigers pitcher
100-game suspension: Minor league pitcher Cesar Carrillo was handed a100-game suspension for violating baseball's drug prevention and treatment program.
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Clean Water Act at 40: Is it failing to meet new pollution challenges?
Congress passed the far-reaching Clean Water Act 40 years ago. The measure scored dramatic environmental successes, including with Lake Erie. But now Erie, and the law, are besieged.
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'Bucket List Bandit' caught in Okla. after crime spree
The FBI nicknamed the robber the 'Bucket List Bandit' after he allegedly told a Utah bank teller he had only four months to live.
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Lake Erie: Dead fish turning up by the thousands on northern shoreline
Lake Erie: Dead fish washed up on Lake Erie's northern shore by the tens of thousands last weekend. Investigators have found no evidence of pollution.
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Arlen Specter and Joe Sestak stump for votes across Pennsylvania
Arlen Specter, who switched parties last year to avoid a primary duel with a more conservative candidate, faces a tough election.
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Wind farm in the Great Lakes? Big potential meets big opposition.
The windswept Great Lakes hold huge promise for wind power, experts say. But a plan for an offshore wind farm in Lake Michigan is raising local ire.
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Veronica Egan and the 'Great Old Broads' keep vigil over endangered wild lands.
The conservation group, made up mostly of older women, helps the US government track illegal use of public lands in the US West.
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Specter switches parties to win reelection
As the Republican Party shifted to the right, his chances of winning a 2010 primary were 'bleak,' he says.
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