Brian Williams: Noise from blogs, Twitter too much for Cronkite, ‘a modest man from Missouri’

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JDA Software Group swings to loss due to payment related to repurchase of preferred stock

JDA Software swings to loss on $8.6M payment

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — JDA Software Group Inc. reported a third-quarter loss on Monday, pushed into the red by an $8.6 million payment related to the repurchase of preferred stock.

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Sock it to me! Ariz. man finds 12 pairs of socks snatched from clothesline in back yard

Sock it to me! Ariz. man's socks stolen from yard

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — Someone must have really needed some socks.

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Microsoft: First 2 retail stores planned for Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mission Viejo, Calif.

Microsoft to open stores in Arizona, California

SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it is planning to open its first two retail stores in Arizona and California this fall.

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Summer bummer: Family-owned dude ranches have fewer travelers seeking the Western experience

Summer bummer: Dude ranches lack dudes, dudettes

BUENA VISTA, Colo. — Tom and Sue Murphy's dude ranch should be fully booked this time of year, their guests enjoying pastoral weeks of rafting, long horseback rides in the backcountry and evening hot springs soaks at 9,300 feet in the Rocky Mountains.

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US Airways plans to offer inflight Internet early next year in deal with Aircell

US Airways plans to offer inflight Internet

TEMPE, Ariz. — US Airways says it will provide in-flight Internet service beginning early next year in a deal with provider Aircell.

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UNESCO adds Dolomites to world heritage list, drops Dresden

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Myspace drug ring community busted after a mother alerts police

myspace-logoPhoenix-area mother helps bust Ecstasy ring

PHOENIX — Police are crediting a Phoenix-area mother's tip for the dismantling of an drug ring that even had a price list posted on MySpace. The woman's call to the Maricopa County Methamphetamine Task Force last week helped authorities find the dealers' MySpace page. By Tuesday, police say 10 Ecstasy dealers in Phoenix and nearby cities were under arrest. Authorities say they had a combined clientele of nearly 500 high school and college students.

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