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    Rate of Breast Cancer in Italy Significantly Higher Than Previously Reported  Jul 3, 2009
    80 in the year 2000 and 160 ... A total of 41,608 major surgeries due to breast cancer were performed in the year 2000, a figure that rose to 47,200 in 2005, signifying a 13. (PR Newswire)

    Chippewa Falls resident accuses school of negligence  Jul 3, 2009
    8588 wrote on Jun 30, 2009 5:10 PM:" Okay let me try again. My first post was deleted. I agree with Rebuttal. Whay did this person wait so long to report this if he had evidence of wrong doing as far back as the year 2000? ". Rebuttal wrote on Jun 30, 2009 2:42 PM:" Who is this guy and what's the REAL issue here? Sounds like a disgruntled person who has nothing better to do with his time than complain. It states that he has been working on this since 2000--and he's bringing this up at this point... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Risk-free Investments - Keep or Cas...  Jul 3, 2009
    According to it, $10,000 worth of goods in the year 2000 would cost $12,400 in 2008. If an investor "Kimberly" sensed the oncoming stock market crash that came in 2001 and invested her money into CDs with an average interest rate of 5% compounded over that same period of time, $10,000 would become just over $14,700. (Suite101.com)

    More of this story  Jul 2, 2009
    6 percent, but were adjusted with a "well-deserved 10 percent salary increase in 2006-07 to bring the employees back above the CPI (consumer price index) cost of living statistics since the year 2000.". Jacobson said the county's insurance premium is going up 5. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)

    James Howard Kunstler on Michael Jackson as America  Jul 2, 2009
    The Man in the Mirror - Clusterfuck Nation. Clusterfuck Nation Comment on Current Events by the Author of "The Long Emergency". (Harper's Magazine)

    USD Sports Center receives new state-of-the-art hardwood floor  Jul 1, 2009
    Up until the year 2000, the USD Sports Center was home to the Torero women's volleyball squads, and both men's and women's basketball teams. Since the opening of the Jenny Craig Pavilion, all three teams still use the Sports Center occasionally for their practices. (Usdtoreros.com)

    Former Promoter of Abusive Trusts Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion  Jul 1, 2009
    Prescott and Fritts also purchased solar panels for the ranch for over $328,000, frozen food in anticipation of a year 2000 apocalypse for over $1. 1 million and numerous vehicles and other personal items. (PR Newswire)

    Global warming 'is a joke'  Jul 1, 2009
    What the global warming freaks fail to tell you is the Earth hasn t been warming since about the year 2000. In fact, scientists are now saying we will be going through global cooling now for the next two or three decades. (Sioux City Journal)

    The NPP Party On Trial  Jul 1, 2009
    There was a certain sense of both liberation and jubilation in the air, when the NPP government was elected to power in the year 2000, the country which hitherto had been governed by the NDC government decided to move on, thus bringing the days and era of Jerry John Rawlings to an end. The air was charged with euphoria and great anticipation, because to many this meant a new beginning for the country and its people, this was independence day all over again and president elect John Kuffour and... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Agostini on Golf: 2 locals in hunt at Pro National  Jul 1, 2009
    Modesto, CA Clear, 71. Web search powered by YAHOO. (Modesto Bee, CA)

    A Date with Destiny  Jun 30, 2009
    With Thursday serving as the first day of fiscal year 2000 for many corporate entities around the world, computers will be used to calculate the next 12 months of vacation days, budgeting and manufacturing ... Twin Disc has been taking orders for items it will ship next year, so "we're already operating in the year 2000," Twin Disc Vice President of Finance Jim Parrish said ... "We hope after that, things will be calm," said Linda Seemeyer, executive sponsor of the state's Year 2000 Project. (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    Only the timing in doubt  Jun 30, 2009
    " Greenspan is, again, wrong. It is very much an "economic problem". It is the nature of protracted credit bubbles to impart deleterious effects upon the underlying economic structure. As the master of "activist" monetary management, Greenspan when heading the Fed led a move into uncharted territory with respect to marketplace interventions and manipulations. Over this period, confidence flourished - in the markets as well as throughout the real economy - that astute monetary management coupled... (Asia Times Online)

    Up for a creative challenge?  Jun 30, 2009
    In the year 2000, the name was changed to New Media Award to better reflect the fact that digital art was new media at that time for graphics artists. Then, six years later, it evolved to Creative Media Award since digital art was no longer new media and to reflect that creativity is the cornerstone to a successful career in graphics arts, no matter the medium. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)

    Mel Brooks Wants To Make 2000 Year Old Man  Jun 29, 2009
    Monday, June 29, 2009 Last Update: 05:35 AM EDT. MEL Brooks (above) and Carl Reiner are planning to resurrect the 2000 Year Old Man. (New York Post -- Gossip)

    More 'Non-Transparency' From Pelosi  Jun 29, 2009
    One senior congressional staffer familiar with House ethics rules told HUMAN EVENTS, This is a guy who in the year 2000 -- his financial disclosure statement reported almost $100,000 in credit card debt -- now almost nobody would carry almost $100,000 in credit card debt given the interest rates unless they had some real money problems. That was the year 2000 and four years later he was worth, according to his financial disclosure statements, between 6 and 24 million dollars. (Human Events Online)

    2000 census the topic of federal talks here  Jun 29, 2009
    "Working together we can ensure a win in the 2000 census.Ryan, who serves on the House Subcommittee on the Census, was joined at the hearing by two colleagues - Reps. Dan Miller, R-Fla., and Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and a battery of local and state politicians. They gathered at Racine City Hall to discuss ways to improve the upcoming census. Later, Ryan and Miller discussed the census with The Journal Times editorial board.In 1990, the census missed about 30,000 state residents and about 100... (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    Insurance sector pins hope on budget  Jun 27, 2009
    Prior to the privatization of the sector in the year 2000, Form I (actuarial report of valuation surplus), was used as a basis for computing the deemed profits from the life insurance business as confirmed by judicial precedents. With the opening up of the insurance sector in the year 2000 to the private players, a revised set of financial statements and actuarial valuation report was prescribed by The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), which provided for bifurcation of the... (India Times)

    Rocket Day 'Miss' is itself a 'Miss'  Jun 26, 2009
    In the early 1990s, it was predicted that there would be flying cars by the year 2000. Here we are in 2009, and electric cars are still the automobiles of the future to most people. (NJ.com -- Times)

    Michael Jackson sued over Hawai`i no-show  Jun 26, 2009
    The Gloved One, who was to perform in two separate time zones to create an international dateline buzz on the eve of the Year 2000 celebration, is being sued by Mama Concerts a Germany-based promotion company. Mama Concerts as working with Marek Lieberberg Presents, of Germany and Maui, on the Honolulu concert that never happened. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    War On Taliban Shifts To Drug Lords  Jun 25, 2009
    What the Taliban did was in a single season - year 2000 - ordered all Opium production to cease, which it did. (as in, you stop production or we kill you) They claimed it was for religious reasons but the real reason was that the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) had promised the Taliban a payment of 250 million dollars if they ended poppy production. (CBS News)

    Endurance Planner Announce the Release of its Training System with Tiered Training Packages for All Levels of Triathletes  Jun 25, 2009
    Tom Evans, the reigning Ironman Couer D'Alene and Ironman Florida Champion, has enjoyed huge success since taking up long distance triathlon racing in the year 2000. After a 10year swimming career, Tom spent time whitewater kayaking, mountain biking and cycle racing. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    California losing ground in manufacturing  Jun 24, 2009
    The study looks at California s manufacturing decline compared to competitive peer states, shows what the state would look like if it had maintained year 2000 levels of manufacturing, and explains the huge economic benefits and ripple effects from high and even low wage manufacturing. The Milken Institute also examines the challenges the industry faces in California and recommends some changes to make the sector more competitive in the Golden State. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

    Kufuor's Biggest Mistake  Jun 24, 2009
    According to Mr Pratt, the former President should not have appointed Dr Brobby in the first place because the latter campaigned against the NPP before they came to power in the year 2000. Mr Pratt was speaking in reaction to criticisms and allegations Dr Brobby leveled on him and other two people, namely, Ben Ephson of Daily Dispatch newspaper and Ametor Kwame of Ghana Palava newspaper for calling him (Brobby) a thief, and alleging that he had embezzled Ghana@50 celebration money. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Herbert W. George  Jun 24, 2009
    Herb was the husband of the late Marilyn L. (Blume) George, who died in the year 2000, and husband of the late Dorothy (Kearney) George, who died in 1974. Herb is survived by three daughters; Margaret H. Collins married to Joseph Collins of Braintree, Deborah (Rae) Connors married to Robert Jeffrey Connors of Bridgewater and Diane (Rae) King married to James King of Hanson. (Weymouth News, MA)

    Is The NPP Being Contained Or Encircled?  Jun 23, 2009
    The NDC learnt it bitterly in the year 2000. It is indeed hurtful to assert frankly, that the NPP had to learn this basic truism, 8 years after it had ridden to power on the back of the very same mistake the NDC did in the year 2000. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Ex-Ministers Of The NPP Was It A Selfish Private Interest  Jun 22, 2009
    In the year 2000, the NPP led by then candidate Kufour called on Ghanaians to vote for positive change since President Rawlings NDC government has destroyed the country. Mr. Kufour held an empty gallon in his hands and stated that selling petrol at 6,400 old Ghana cedis at that time was a criminal act by Mr. Rawlings. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Lower home values mean lower tax revenue  Jun 22, 2009
    "In other areas, where we did not see that degree of erosion of property values, we went back only five or six years. To go back to (sales from) the year 2000 for Palo Alto was not worth spending resources on. We have not seen the kind of decline in property values in high-end, established areas that we've seen in the mid- and lower end of the market, particularly in those areas that were fastest growing and had the most multifamily units.". The net result for Santa Clara County: Even though... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    An Internet trip into the past  Jun 22, 2009
    At the end of the year 2000, Molly Martin and her partner started remodeling a big, old, three-unit house they'd bought on Richland Avenue in the Bernal Heights district of San Francisco. It was a challenge, to say the least. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    White House: Census to better count gay couples  Jun 21, 2009
    "Thirty percent of same-sex couples in the year 2000 used the term 'husband' or 'wife,' and none of them were married," Gates said. "Granted, now we think maybe there are 35,000 who are legally married, but they are finding 10 times as many using that term.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Your Money: Bull market runs while bear market slumbers (1)  Jun 21, 2009
    Of course, you know what they've done since the year 2000. We keep thinking maybe we should do something, as we're past the age of retirement but when we talk to our stockbroker, he tells us we shouldn't get out when the market is low. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)

    Grads can't wait to get the hell out of Ohio; uptight Cincy  Jun 21, 2009
    We also need to educate our population for the year 2000 instead of the 1950 s when a HS diploma could get you a good paying job, now you need a college degree which is becoming increasingly more expensive, and burdening the young professionals with too much debt to start out. And finally we need to cut the cost of health care and pharmaceuticals so that they more closely match those of the rest of the world. (Cincinnati Nation)

    Hunter, Poeta Complete Heffernan's First Coaching Staff  Jun 20, 2009
    Jeremy Hunter (top) and Mike Poeta have joined Jim Heffernan's first coaching staff. - Illinois head wrestling coach has announced the hiring of as an assistant coach and the addition of as a volunteer assistant coach, completing Heffernan's first coaching staff. (Fightingillini.com)

    Pietramala Signs Two-Year Contract Extension  Jun 20, 2009
    Dave Pietramala, the second-winningest coach in school history, signed a two-year contract extension that secures him through the 2015 season. The manner in which Dave and his players represent Johns Hopkins is exemplary and we look forward to many more years with Dave leading our program. (Hopkinssports.com)

    Congress Sends Obama War Spending Bill  Jun 19, 2009
    Year 2000, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld - Was involved in selling a Nuclear Plant to : North Korea - Along with the technology to refine : Uranium and produce Plutonium. It was Cheney who directed Halliburton toward aggressive business dealings with Iran - in violation of U.S. law - in the mid-1990s, which continued through 2005 and is the reason Iran has the capability to enrich weapons-grade uranium. (CBS News -- US)

    Jackass Penguins Freed After Rehab  Jun 18, 2009
    SOUNDBITE: (English) Vanessa Strauss, CEO, SANCCOB: "It's the first time that we've rescued birds from Namibia and released them in the Western Cape. We not sure what they will do but we know from research that was done in the year 2000 with the treasure oil spill that the birds do head back immediately.". The beach is full of visitors and well wishers, eager to take part and watch the wildlife spectacle. (National Geographic)

    Teens get jail time in Mexican's beating death  Jun 18, 2009
    "Since the year 2000, we've seen a 50 percent surge in the number of hate groups across the country, to a record 926 by our latest count," he said. "The increase has been fueled by the same factor responsible for the rise in the anti-Latino hate crimes -- a backlash against the changing demographics of our country, a backlash fueled by politicians trolling for votes and pundits looking for ratings.". (CNN)

    Should We Bail Out the Airlines?  Jun 18, 2009
    But U.S. passenger airlines employed about 408,000 last year, down from more than 523,000 in the year 2000. And, yes, the airlines are hurting. (ABC News -- Business)

    Murphy to be keynote speaker  Jun 17, 2009
    According to Norman, usage of nursing homes has dropped 20 percent in Massachusetts since the year 2000, saving taxpayers more than $440 million annually. The meeting will also install Paul Lanzikos, to his second year as president of the Mass Home Care Association. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)

    Murphy honored by statewide group  Jun 17, 2009
    According to Norman, usage of nursing homes in Massachusetts has dropped 20 percent since the year 2000, saving taxpayers more than $440 million annually. Loading commenting interface. (Burlington Union, MA)

    Issa: Reform Is Needed, but Don’t Use Medicare Model  Jun 17, 2009
    9 percent of the total national health cost, rose to 15 percent by the year 2000, and the price tag keeps rising. In fact, the Congressional Budget Office projects that together the programs could consume as much as 20 percent of gross domestic product in the next generation. (Roll Call)

    Top Marks for St Martin's in Malta  Jun 16, 2009
    Charles Theuma, Principal of St Martin's said: "I am delighted to receive this award on behalf of all our staff and of course our students. Since joining forces with the University of London External System in the year 2000, St Martin's has assisted over 100 Maltese and international students to graduate from the University of London, with an average of 50% of its graduates attaining a first class honours and a further 30% achieving an upper second class classification. With close to 400... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    68% of merit scholarships went to non-Bumiputra  Jun 16, 2009
    The breakdown of table showed that allocation for scholarships increased from RM109mil in year 2000 to RM659mil last year. Similarly, the number of students also increased from 748 in year 2000 to 2,000 last year, while 598 Bumiputra students getting scholarships in 2000 and increased to 1,100 last year ... For non-Bumiputra, number of students in year 2000 was 150 and had increased to 900 last year. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Why So Many Teens in Iran?  Jun 16, 2009
    The percentage of married Iranian women who use some form of contraception rose from 37 percent in 1976 to 74 percent by the year 2000. And there were approximately three times as many children born in 1988 as in 2008. (Slate)

    Letter from the editor: Chronicling newsprint’s finale — and a new beginning  Jun 16, 2009
    I remember the year 2000, when James Heckman won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Professor Heckman was out of the country presenting at a conference when the news came. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)

    Fuller, Eveland Named Assistant Volleyball Coaches  Jun 16, 2009
    Former Utah assistant Burt Fuller has been named to the Aztec volleyball coaching staff. Aztecs complete staff for 2009 season. (Goaztecs.com)

    Pokemon, Golden Books form partnership  Jun 16, 2009
    Golden Books plans to ship 17 books, as well as novelty products, to stores throughout the United States and Australia in August, with more products planned in the year 2000. The books will focus on the desire of the game's fans to collect and train Pokemon. (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    Springs Earns All-America Status on Day Two of NCAA Championships  Jun 16, 2009
    Senior Lamarra Currie wrapped up an incredible career with the 49ers today with a 26th place finish in the 200. Springs becomes Charlotte's third person to earn All-America status twice in same sports year. (Charlotte49Ers.com)

    Disputed Iran Election Prompts Rioting  Jun 16, 2009
    I do hope they have the courage to do that, what a shame so many came out and there vote was not even counted reminds me of the year 2000. by starleo146 June 13, 2009 11:37 AM PDT. (CBS News -- Early Show)

    Behind the food industry's iron curtain  Jun 16, 2009
    One-third of all Americans born after the year 2000 are going to have early-onset diabetes. That's going to bankrupt the healthcare system. (Salon)

    Buckfever gone batty  Jun 4, 2009
    It was like the year 2000 and Hansie the cheat was hot news. Do you have a rider when playing gigs. (iAfrica.com)

    Foreigners Invade Retail Trading In Ghana  Jun 4, 2009
    They also want a probe to be instituted into the activities of the GIPC since the year 2000. Mr. Aggrey indicated that government should put a Task Force in place to flush out all foreigners who have flouted the Trade Laws. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Ratings: Conan Off to Strong Start on 'TONIGHT'...  Jun 3, 2009
    Will there be trips all the way into the future, all the way to the year 2000. Will the masturbating bear make a comeback (pardon that, please. (The Drudge Report)

    Home health care: A compicated, simple isse  Jun 2, 2009
    15 before the year 2000. But it's close - and closer still if the person is trying to support more than just one individual. (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    Global cooling, warming alarms overdone  Jun 2, 2009
    We were told by numbers of "scientists" that there was to be a catastrophic cooling of our climate, and that by the year 2000 our growing season would be so short we would not be able to grow enough food to feed our people. This was reported in the media a number of times. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Star Trek - Simply Amazing  Jun 2, 2009
    But not since the year 2000 can I recall the experience I had with Star Trek (that was when Russell Crowe's Gladiator came out). I found myself thinking about the movie all day, planning how I could swing getting back into the theater again as soon as possible. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)

    People Profile--‘The Cabin’ begins Camerons’ busy life in the country  Jun 2, 2009
    During that year 2000, Dougal began his still continuing 60-mile, one-way commute into downtown Houston where his Cameron Management Co. owns and makes it headquarters in the Houston Club building. Once The Cabin was no longer needed as the family s abode their permanent Chappell Hill home, designed by graduate architect Cathy, having been completed in 2004 the Camerons dedicated much of its use in support of either Brenham Bible Church, Brenham Christian Academy or the Young Life and Campus... (Brenham Banner, TX)

    City sales tax is up for a vote next week  Jun 2, 2009
    The tax was given an extension through June 2010 in the year 2000. The committee is asking for it to be extended to June 2020. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)

    Entertainment Weekly's Picks of the Week  Jun 1, 2009
    Good luck, Mr. O'Brien: May you have this big gig all the way until the year 2000. Here are more EW Picks for the week of June 1. (CNN -- Showbiz)

    Beating stock market risks  May 31, 2009
    Not very long ago, in the year 2000, it wasn't kind to investors either. The Internet sector and other related fields saw extreme buyer interest and price boom. (India Times)

    More Assisted Reproduction, But Fewer Multiple Births  May 30, 2009
    "There has been a constant increase in ART activity: it increased by more than 25 percent in the two years since the previous report for the year 2000. This is due not only to an increase in the number of countries participating in this report but also to an increase in ART activity in most individual countries," de Mouzon said in a news release. "However, there are wide variations between countries in the availability and quality of ART. There are several reasons for this, such as fertility... (MEDLINEplus)

    Intergenerational financial gap  May 30, 2009
    Web search enhanced by. Saturday May 30, 2009. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)

    No comments posted.  May 30, 2009
    A: Club Havana was choreographed in the year 2000 by a former Ballet Hispanico member, Pedro Ruiz, and has music by Buena Vista Social Club. It is a club in Havana in the 50s; it has son, conga, bolero and more. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)

    Bishop: Cutie Fling Could Have Been Worse  May 30, 2009
    Asked why he welcomed Cutie into his church, Frade explained, "We have been talking to him as friends. We've known each other from the year 2000. We are both Cubans, and dealing in ecumenical and also trying to bring a peaceful change in Cuba. And he became more and more interested in our church, and showed that interest, and with time, about two years, it has been a long search for him, because he did not want to leave the Catholic faith. Actually, he traded his collar, his Roman Catholic... (CBS News)

    Rejoinder to Statesman's Editorial  May 29, 2009
    Before the year 2000 election, word was abroad that the Ya na would be murdered if the NPP won power. Rawlings said it on several fora but he was dismissed as an alarmist. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Now, it's Conan's turn  May 29, 2009
    On "Late Night," he got many to play "In the Year 2000," banter with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and riff on Abe Vigoda. The bits would have felt at home on "The Late Show with David Letterman.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    4 Investigates: Some doubt reported drop in rapes is for real  May 29, 2009
    11:13 PM CDT on Thursday, May 28, 2009. Lucy Bustamante / Eyewitness News. (WWLTV.com, LA)

    Assisted Reproduction Increasing: Almost 250,000 Babies Born In One Year  May 29, 2009
    There has been a constant increase in ART activity: it increased by more than 25% in the two years since the previous report for the year 2000. This is due not only to an increase in the number of countries participating in this report but also to an increase in ART activity in most individual countries. (Science Daily)

    Pain hurts our economy and is debilitating productivity in the Canadian workplace  May 28, 2009
    " Health care costs for treating individuals suffering from chronic pain are skyrocketing. Estimates place direct health care costs for Canada to be more than $6 billion per year (in year 2000 dollars) for individuals suffering from chronic pain. By 2025, with the aging population, these costs can be expected to rise to more than $10 billion per year (Phillips flocher, 2008)(2). According to the painexplained.ca survey, 70.5% of moderate to severe chronic pain sufferers are currently being... (Canada Newswire)

    Conflicting signs on metro Atlanta home prices  May 28, 2009
    Furthermore, Atlanta s median prices are back to year 2000 levels. On a chronological basis, that s among the worst for the top 20 MSAs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    For Conan OBrien, Tonights the night  May 28, 2009
    They included such favorites as Driving the Desk, the Year 2000, the Clutch Cargo-like celebrity vocals and especially producer/writer Robert Smigels Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Slideshow. (MSNBC -- Television)

    Buy Commodities, Pay Off Debt as Inflation Looms: John F. Wasik  May 27, 2009
    Like many commentators, Ferguson says U.S. households are experiencing a massive deleveraging, one that may bring spending back down to levels last seen in the year 2000. How to Invest. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)

    Parents Of Boy With Cancer Agree To Chemo  May 27, 2009
    Here are 2 websites among the many, but these only include statistics up through the year 2000. The 220,000 figure I believe I heard on 60 minutes last year but I'm sorry I can't be more certain. (CBS News)

    Ocean life in olden days: Researchers upend modern notions of 'natural' animal sizes, abundance  May 25, 2009
    Started in the year 2000, the Census of Marine Life is an international science research program uniting thousands of researchers worldwide with the goal of assessing and explaining the diversity, distribution and abundance of marine life. It is supported by private sources and government agencies the world over, listed online at. (EurekAlert!)

    Teen Summer Jobs: More Urgent, And Scarcer  May 24, 2009
    Statistics show that 33 percent of teenagers held jobs last summer, down from 45 percent in the year 2000. And experts predict even lower numbers for this year. (CBS News)

    Explain yourself  May 23, 2009
    If Hugh can provide, without generalization, the deeds and identities of the meddlers, according to his experience after the year 2000, this would give the people of Nogales a clear insight as to the consequences of government change from an elected to an unelected administrator. In my experience, the worst kind of meddling is when an unelected bureaucrat city official or employee attempts to undertake the authority to make policy. (Nogales International, AZ)

    Bailout bonanza driving skeptics  May 23, 2009
    Like the Y2K frenzy when billions of dollars were spent upgrading computer systems in fear of a global system crash when the clocks turned to the year 2000, the lack of a big financial crash is proof for some that there never was a problem to begin with. And like Y2K, it's harder to prove the absence of a negative. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)

    Early Identification Of Dementia Increasingly Difficult  May 23, 2009
    The study compared nondemented 70-year-olds examined in the early 1970s with nondemented 70-year-olds examined in the year 2000 ... A new H70 study was started in the year 2000. (Science Daily)

    Myhre: Local taxidermist wins 'world' honors  May 21, 2009
    His mallard drake captures 'best of category' division. "After high school I was trying to figure out what to do with life," Baker, a Sibley, Iowa, native said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Ex-Ministers Of The NPP ....  May 21, 2009
    In the year 2000, the NPP led by then candidate Kufour called on Ghanaians to vote for positive change since President Rawlings NDC government has destroyed the country. Mr. Kufour held an empty gallon in his hands and stated that selling petrol at 6,400 old Ghana cedis at that time was a criminal act by Mr. Rawlings. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Bipolar Patients Often Relapse  May 20, 2009
    Furthermore, he said, "When we followed up a cohort of all patients with their first bipolar disorder admission in the year 2000 for 5 years, 60% had no readmissions, and 15% of the patients had 66 of the readmissions.". The average readmission rate per patient during those 5 years was 1. (MEDLINEplus)

    The Palms Kirby Pert Jr.Just dont try to outdrive him (4)  May 20, 2009
    Kirby did and owned his first set of golf clubs in the year 2000. After six months with Uncle Gabriel, Kirby was needed at home when some family problems developed and so he came back to Cathedral City and found work in outside services (handling carts, working the driving range, valet cars, etc). (Desert Entertainer, CA)

    Rox throw clubhouse party for Helton  May 20, 2009
    After the game, veteran pitcher Aaron Cook addressed the team and presented Helton with a hunting rifle, engraved with his name, the Rockies' interlocking CR logo and "2,000 hits," as well as a bottle of Dom Perignon from the year 2000, autographed by his teammates. Manager Clint Hurdle, who has worked with Helton since his Minor League days, presented a bottle of Armand de Brignac Ace of Spades champagne. (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)

    Chargers Spotlight: Can Clark Click in 2009?  May 19, 2009
    So even though the Chargers did not draft a tackle this year for just the second time since the year 2000, the selection of two offensive linemen in the first four rounds may be tough for Clark to overcome. The team could try to stash Clark on the practice squad -- he is eligible because he was on the active list for fewer than nine regular season games last season -- although he could be signed away by another team at any time in that scenario. (ChargersUpdate.com)

    Collision of music, comedy  May 19, 2009
    That first episode, "Sally," included a handful of comedy classics, from "Robots," a send-up of ominous science-fiction songs set in "The distant future, the year 2000," to "The Most Beautiful Girl (in the Room)," a Prince-spoofing slow jam whose come-ons include: "And when you're on the street, depending on the street, I bet you are definitely in the top three good-lookin' girls on the street, yeah, depending on the street.". Their first EP, "The Distant Future," took home a Grammy last year... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Social Security, Medicare in need of extreme help (184)  May 19, 2009
    In the year 2000, Congress passed legislation providing for a National Moment of Remembrance to be held at 3 p.m. local time, for all Americans to voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a Moment of Remembrance and Respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to Taps. I m sure each of you will honor the memory of those heroes who put their country above all else. (Atmore Advance, AL)

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