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Culver congratulates Northern Iowa
March 19, 2010 09:55 EDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has congratulations for members of the University of Northern Iowa's basketball team after they defeated the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Ninth-seeded Northern Iowa defeated UNLV 69-66 on Thursday in Oklahoma City.
Culver says in a statement that "there's no better way to begin March Madness than with this exciting victory over UNLV." The Iowa governor says he wishes the Panthers the "best of luck" as they continue in the tournament.
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La. senator: Are deaths linked to Chinese drywall?
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- U.S. Sen. David Vitter is calling on federal officials to do a thorough probe into the deaths of several people who lived in homes built with suspect Chinese drywall. ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- U.S. Sen. David Vitter is calling on federal officials to do a thorough probe into the deaths of several people who lived in homes built with suspect Chinese drywall. ...
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JUST-IN'LOVE SMITH
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- When Purdue plays Siena today in the NCAA Tournament -- you may notice the name of senior guard Just-In'Love Smith.
