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Ameristar breaks ground on Lake Charles casino

July 19, 2012 7:19 AM

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - Just under a month after getting state approval to take over the project, Ameristar Casinos Inc. of Las Vegas brought in a bulldozer to break ground for a $500 million resort in Lake Charles. The American Press reports that Ameristar CEO Gordon Kanofsky told spectators,... more »
Romney breaks from vacation for July Fourth parade

July 4, 2012 9:52 AM

WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) - Mitt Romney is taking a break from vacationing at his lakeside estate to march in the local Independence Day parade - and to see and be seen by the news media as well as potential voters. Romney and his family will parade through the center of... more »
Texas Runner Buses to Iowa and Breaks Marathon Record

October 18, 2010 10:46 AM

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A Kenyan living in Texas had to hop a bus to make it to Iowa, where he shattered the record at the Des Moines Marathon by more than 8 minutes. The Des Moines Register says James Kirwa of El Paso ran the 26.2-mile course in... more »