Bobby Vinton Nixes Statue in Pennsylvania
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Roses are red, my love, violets are blue. Sugar is sweet, my love, but a &#36;100,000 tribute is too much ado.
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A statue of fictional boxer Rocky   Balboa will be moved to the Philadelphia Art Museum steps,   where the movie character played by Sylvester Stallone ran   while training for a fight, officials said on Wednesday.
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Pennsylvanians will be unable to take a driver's license test, visit a state-run museum or place a casino bet starting Monday unless an 11th-hour breakthrough ends a budget stalemate that threatens a partial government shutdown.
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CARSON CITY, Nev. - A Carson City barber and amateur painter, miffed that an out-of-state artist was chosen to paint Gov. Kenny Guinn's official portrait, has taken his scorn on a 50-state road show.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 16--State regulators on Friday rejected a bid by environmental groups to bar Duke Energy from building a coal-burning power plant west of Charlotte.   It was the second request from the groups rejected by the N.C. Utilities Commission.
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BOSTON -- An abuse charge against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Brett Myers was dismissed Thursday after his wife said she did not want her husband prosecuted for hitting her in the face during an argument near Fenway Park.
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By Elizabeth Moore, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep. 14--Just when it seemed the Town of Riverhead was giving up on its plan for a regional playground on the former U.S.
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Bobby Bowden's career can be summed up in art. A 9-foot bronze statue outside Florida State's football stadium honors the winningest coach in Division I football.
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Eagles fans have almost come to expect it, that late-season injury that ruins their anticipated trip to the Super Bowl. In 2001 it was cornerback Troy Vincent who was hobbled in the NFC title
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At a congressional hearing, the National Park Service ruled out the possibility of reopening the Statue of Liberty's crown.
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The Boston Landmarks Commission staff has recommended against giving the 118-year-old Dainty Dot building on the edge of Chinatown protection with official landmark status.
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A little-known Emmy fact: The statuette that a winner is handed on stage is not the one they take home.
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A state lawmaker removed two pieces of art from a Capitol exhibit organized by a group opposed to the death penalty because he found the images inappropriate and objectionable.
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Vikings owner Red McCombs backed away from some of the comments he made to SI. Contrary to what he told SI, McCombs said he has made no decision regarding the 2005 option on coach Mike Tice&#39;s contract.
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The architecture of the controversial new Art Museum of Western Virginia is a gamble intended to put Roanoke on the nationâs cultural map.
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Fans in Ben Roethlisberger's hometown painted their faces black and gold &#151; but they quickly turned blue.
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New tolls, a particularly controversial part of Pennsylvaniaâs plans to meet its growing transportation needs, are an unpopular idea among users of Interstate 80.