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• Moon buggy to debut in inaugural parade
WASHINGTON - Before it gets to space, a moon buggy will make history by being the first to boogie along an inaugural parade. NASA will participate in President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural parade with the crew of the latest shuttle mission and a ...
• Pinched Americans hit the gym, but seek deals
But Spevak noted Equinox experienced what he called a "softening" in new health club memberships since the autumn and froze its rates for 2009, holding prices steady for the first time in its 18-year history. Many people are taking advantage of ...
• Report: U.S. lax on whale, dolphin protections
Bush designated what he called "three beautiful and biologically diverse areas of the Pacific Ocean" as national marine monuments in what was the largest marine conservation effort in history. Bush used his announcement to broadly defend his ...
• Australian Antarctic outpost becomes a hot spot
Chris Perkins, sales and marketing manager for Orion Expedition Cruises which runs trips to Cape Denison, said Mawson's Hut was a part of Australian history that had now become slightly more accessible. “It's becoming more popular because more ...
• DVD reviews: ‘Prince Caspian,’ ‘Wanted’
The Original Watergate Interviews” — David Frost made television history with his 1977 Richard Nixon interviews. Timed to the theatrical release of Ron Howard’s drama “Frost/Nixon” starring Frank Langella and Michael Sheen, this release ...