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Jim Goodnight, SAS CEO, to Keynote Joint Statistical MeetingsThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:01AMJim Goodnight, chief executive officer of SAS, the world’s leading business analytics software vendor, will give the keynote address at the Joint Statistical Meetings at the Vancouver (British Columbia) Convention Centre on Monday, August 2, at 4 pm.

Former North mayor, Navy man believes in hard work, doing what needs doingWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 4:16PMNORTH, S.C. - His parents taught him the importance of hard workand honesty, and the Navy "provided me with a wonderful life," saysH. Bruce Buckheister, former mayor of North.

Agent issue also a concern for DonovanWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:23PMFlorida coach Billy Donovan is aware of the dangers involved when agents contact college athletes.

Tea Party JittersWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 12:53PM“Liberty is on the march,” Dan Halloran yells as he clutches a microphone in front of a gathered crowd inside Webster Hall. “Not only is it on the march, but liberty is kicking ass and starting to take names all over the United States.”

New Report Finds Nearly Half of States Falling Short on Policies to Prevent and Fight CancerWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:21AMWASHINGTON, July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly half of all states are falling short on legislative solutions to prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). However, despite budget crises in several states, some state lawmakers still made positive progress in the fight against a disease that will kill an ...