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  • October 2008

    • Naked Lunch? Maine Town Strips Diner of Booze

      Bangor Daily News  |  Oct 3, 08 2:41 PM CDT

      Naked Lunch? Maine Town Strips Diner of Booze

      (Newser) - A Maine restaurant has been denied a liquor license over a promotion that encourages skinny dipping in a nearby lake, the Bangor Daily News reports. The offer promised a free sandwich to any diner intrepid enough to strip and take the plunge behind the Black Frog Restaurant. After numerous complaints and three arrests, the town rejected the establishment's liquor license when it came up for renewal. More »

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      restaurant  • Maine  • promotion  • public nudity  • sandwich

  • September 2008

    • Cole in Hospital With Hepatitis

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 20, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      Cole in Hospital With Hepatitis

      (Newser) - Singer Natalie Cole has been hospitalized with complications related to hepatitis C, the Los Angeles Times reports. Cole was diagnosed with the liver disease in July and has been undergoing chemotherapy. That treatment and “the heavy promotional schedule for her new album took its toll,” her publicist said. Cole has put off a tour in support of her new album, which was set to start October 3. More »

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      singer  • album release  • hospitalization  • promotion  • public appearance  • hepatitis C

  • July 2008

    • Uncle Sam Short on Sergeants

      Salon  |  Jul 30, 08 2:26 PM CDT

      Uncle Sam Short on Sergeants

      (Newser) - The US Army, plagued by a shortage of non-commissioned officers, has lowered the bar for promotion so much that it has produced sergeants who are not ready to lead, Salon reports in an investigation of a military stretched thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In some cases, soldiers have been automatically promoted although their unit commanders had found them not ready for advancement. More »

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      Iraq war  • US military  • US Army  • soldier  • promotion  • enlist

    • Drown Money Woes With Cups of Joe

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Jul 10, 08 11:01 AM CDT

      Drown Money Woes With Cups of Joe

      (Newser) - While Congress worries about what to do for Americans squeezed by gas prices, Starbucks has its own ideas. To lure back people who are cutting pricey lattes out of the budget, new promotions are being launched around the country, writes the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.  More »

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      economy  • Starbucks  • coffee  • promotion  • vouchers

  • June 2008

    • Breastfeeding Officer Sparks Debate in China

      Reuters  |  Jun 22, 08 5:44 PM CDT

      Breastfeeding Officer Sparks Debate in China

      (Newser) - A policewoman has sparked debate in Beijing after breastfeeding nine orphaned babies during last month's earthquake, Reuters reports. Officials have promoted Jiang Xiaojuan, 30, calling her "hero and model police officer," but others argue that merit, not deeds, should lead to promotion. Xiaojuan left her baby at home to help with disaster relief and earned the press nickname "police mum." More »

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      China  • China earthquake  • Sichuan province  • breast feeding  • orphans  • promotion  • policewomen

  • March 2007

    • Army Battles Officer Shortage

      Boston Globe  |  Mar 14, 07 9:15 AM CDT

      Army Battles Officer Shortage

      (Newser) - The War in Iraq has left the Army so short of good officer material that the Pentagon is doling out promotions to unqualified soldiers, according to the Boston Globe . In 2006, the Army promoted thousands of soldiers ahead of schedule and against regulations to fill the void left by exhausted Iraq veterans. More »

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      Iraq war  • Pentagon  • US Army  • soldier  • promotion

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