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GHNS NATIONAL BUDGET FOR 3.20.08 editions
Here are the top national stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/homepage. Please submit stories below no later than 6 p.m. local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly.
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SUNSHINE WEEK: This week is Sunshine Week. National reporter Lauren FitzPatrick's package is on the news service. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/special_reports/x1092586089
FAMILY TAB: GateHouse's first Family tab, a 24-page monthly publication, is now available on the news service. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/x691149494
LIFESTYLES/Home&Garden
HOME&GARDEN PAGE: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/home_and_garden/x1993302079
HOME&GARDEN VIDEO: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/home_and_garden/x1379339138
HOME HELP: Make backyard squirrels your friends this year; plus, a potpourri recipe, stain-removal tips and more. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/home_and_garden/x1438209770
TRAVELOGUE: This week in the travel rail, a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame, tips on traveling with wine and more. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/travel/x691151365
LIFESTYLES/Features, Entertainment
EASTER ILLUSTRATION: Color illustration for Easter (religious-themed) by Dave Granlund. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/cartoons/holiday_cartoons/x1379339575
GOODBYE, GOOD FRIDAY? Time was many towns would practically shut down from noon to 3 p.m. Good Friday afternoon, the time it's believed Jesus hung on the cross before dying. Businesses would close and people would crowd churches. No more. (ILLUSTRATION to come this evening). Editors: Story focuses on Peoria, Ill., area, but it can easily be localized with a quote or two. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/religion/x1126221389
EASTER CONTENT: Stories related to Easter will be packaged here. New content will be added as it comes in. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/x691147024
EASTER RAIL: Fun facts about Easter, divided into religious and nonreligious sections. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/x513690525
THE BEER NUT: Only one word to describe Belgium beers: beautiful. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/food/beverages/x1775733084
MOVIE REVIEW: "Funny Games" lacks poignancy of original film. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/x39093082
MOVIE REVIEW: "Snow Angels" OK, but it's not perfect. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/x691151896
OPINIONS
GRANLUND TOON: On John McCain noting 5 years in Iraq and 95 to go. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/cartoons/x1993302729
EASTER ILLUSTRATION: Color illustration for Easter (religious-themed) by Dave Granlund. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/cartoons/holiday_cartoons/x1379339575
CHARITA GOSHAY: Why is McCain siding with Bush on torture issue? How disappointing. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/columnists/charita_goshay/x1870707277
LORETTA LAROCHE: Public disgraces (like Eliot Spitzer's) are now entertainment. Sigh. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/columnists/x513691702
MAHONEY: Cartoon on Wall Street's troubles. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/cartoons/x1993302962
MICHAEL WINSHIP: It wasn't just the naked human pyramids or the prisoner in a black hood standing on a small box with wires attached to his body. I knew the Abu Ghraib torture prison was big trouble when I first saw the pictures with the dogs. Guard dogs snarling at cowering men. Many Arabs, including Arab Iraqis, are afraid of dogs, uncomfortable in their presence, especially in a confined space. Canines are considered unclean. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/columnists/michael_winship/x2015306604
BRITT CARTOON: War is romantic, according to Bush. Will be posted this afternoon in Cartoons.
EDITORIAL: Bear Stearns bailout: Perhaps this move was necessary, as the Federal Reserve says, to avert an even bigger disaster. But it also should trouble Americans. The Fed has essentially shifted the risk from J.P. Morgan's shoulders onto the government's. Peoria Journal Star. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/editorials/x1126221172
SPORTS
NASCAR CONTENT: This week's NASCAR content - the pages and the stories/art - are all linked to from this package: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/sports/x513690681
FAUSTO CARMONA: Feature on Cleveland pitcher who rose to prominence in last year's playoffs. Andy Call, Repository. / afternoon / Pro Baseball
NEWS
REEBOK: Reebok International has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a case with federal consumer protection authorities involving the company's recall of about 300,000 bracelets two years ago. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/x1870708051
OOPS: Grocery store manager in Illinois accidentally shoots himself in the leg while showing gun to his wife. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/x1379339806
ROCKY ROAD TO JAIL: Massachusetts man admits sticking blade in ice cream. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/x688590180