Battle over memorializing Sitting Bull
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You have to travel back in time to get from the nearest town to the chipped and wind-whipped little stone face that peers out over the Missouri River and the endless plains beyond.
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Rocky Balboa &#151; or more specifically, a statue of the Hollywood palooka, boxing gloves raised in triumph &#151; is being restored to a spot outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the winner by a split decision in a bout between fine art and pop culture.
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"Bullfighting is a spectacle that is alive, and spectators have a right to see it"  A Miura's bull is dragged away after being killed in a bullfight in the bullring of Pamplona, northern Spain, in this July 8, 2007 file photo. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
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An election-year dispute over whether to allow loaded guns in national parks is holding up a vote on a massive bill affecting public lands from coast to coast.
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A memorial to the 12  Aggies who were killed and the 27 who were injured in a 1999 bonfire tragedy at Texas A&M University will be dedicated this month as an homage to the individuals and to "Aggie spirit."
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Bob Barker is used to handing out prizes as host of the TV game show "The Price is Right." But officials at the University of California, Los Angeles, law school announced last week that Barker has given out a prize of another sort: &#36;1 million for an animal rights law endowment.
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The creator of New York City's famed   "Charging Bull" bronze statue near the Wall Street financial   district has sued companies including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and   North Fork Bancorp Inc. for copyright infringement.
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A Texas museum that teaches creationism is counting on the auction of a prehistoric mastodon skull to stave off extinction. The founder and curator of the Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum, which rejects evolution and claims that man and dinosaurs coexisted, said it will close unless the Volkswagen-sized skull finds a generous bidder.
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By Mike Peters, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  May 28--QUESTION -- I've noticed that cemeteries are filling up, and someday, they'll run out of room. Wouldn't we save a lot of space if we'd bury people standing up instead of lying down?   Answer -- A nice, but odd Memorial Day question.
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The buffalo may be the iconic mammal of the American West, but the mule deer may be a more apt if less imposing and sentimental choice.
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A badger cull is proposed as part of the fight against bovine TB, but animal group are opposing the move.
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The Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium, meant to stand for the ages as a memorial to Hawaii's World War I veterans, has suffered decades of neglect, leaving it crumbling and almost forgotten. Now it's at the center of a debate that pits Honolulu's new cost-cutting mayor against historical preservationists.
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It's not much more than a few stools and a counter plunked near the end of fabled Route 66. But like the highway whose time has come and gone, Irv's Burgers may soon be razed to make room for a coffee bar. Fans of the little 54-year-old hamburger stand are rallying to save it.
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A plethora of prairie dogs present around Hall, S.D., has prompted debate over whether the burrowing rodents should be killed off to benefit cattle ranchers.
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It's no joke. Animal lawsuits are gaining respect as pet owners seek justice for the ones they love
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"Charging Bull," one of New York's most recognized statues that once made a brief debut outside the Stock Exchange, is for sale.
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By Ken Ward Jr.  kward@wvgazette.com  More than 15 years after lawmakers fought the "Garbage Wars," another battle is brewing at the state Capitol over West Virginia's solid-waste laws.