Man carrying $600 pinched for alleged pencil theft

Police have arrested a man after he allegedly stole a pencil from a Bellingham store even though he was carrying $600 in cash. The man, 44, was booked into the Whatcom County Jail after police learned he had an outstanding warrant from Everett.

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Mideast grapples with oil price slump

Vast, oil-fueled budget surpluses may cushion some of the Mideast's major oil-producing countries now that crude prices have plummeted. But Iran, Iraq and a handful of other nations face daunting challenges to make up the money in coming months because of the price drop and global financial crisis.

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Survey of US cities finds funding woes worsening

Some findings of the National League of Cities' annual fiscal conditions survey to be released Monday.

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Financial hardships for most cities to grow in '09

Declining property-tax revenues, high energy prices and other financial headwinds will create greater economic hardships in 2009 for most cities across the U.S., a new report says.

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A nose job in a hospital with a private nurse in attendance had been something of a rite of passage for Joan Asher's children. But when her fourth and last child was ready for her own rhinoplasty recently, Ms. Asher asked her to postpone it.

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The Dimple Pinch 15 Year Old Blended-- Scotch Review

A word about blends-- Blends should be very much about creating the best whisky possible.

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Is pinching proprietary? We may find out in the coming months as many companies, inspired by the success of Apple's iPhone, release their own multitouch-enabled laptops, smartphones and tablets.

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A man who pinched a Channel 4 News presenter's bottom during a live broadcast is being sought by police

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Channel 4 News reporter Sue Turton has spoken for the first time about the incident in which she had her behind pinched live on television, saying "male reporters would never be treated to a public goosing".

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My friend Nicole's site Pinch My Salt has been nominated...

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