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GOP governors victorious on election day Tuesdayís Election Day ended with Republican gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey. Bob McDonnell easily defeated Democratic candidate Creigh Deeds for the governorship in Virginia, while Chris Christie narrowly toppled Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine for the position.

San Francisco bridge closed temporarily The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge closed Tuesday after a rod and metal brace from an emergency repair job fell onto westbound lanes. A pair of drivers impacted with the debris and hundreds of others were stranded, but no injuries have …

American arrested on terrorism charges Law enforcement officials have arrested a Massachusetts man for conspiracy to provide material to terrorists. United States federal prosecutors allege 27 year old Tarek Mehanna from Boston traveled to the Middle East in order to receive terror training alongside co-conspirators. …

Power plants use wood as new power source Across the nation, power plants have returned to wood burning as an energy source in light of bills passed by Congress and state mandates for renewable power. According to William Perritt, editor of Wood Biomass Market Report, …

Select inmates cleared for release in prison Seventy-five of the 223 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay detention facility have been cleared for release by the Obama Administration. Obama has set a Jan. 22 deadline for the closure of the detention facility, but as each prisonerís case …

Health officials to end sales of flavored tobacco Federal health officials intend to end the sale of flavored tobacco products in order to avoid luring children and teenagers into smoking.†† ìBanning the marketing and use of strawberry, chocolate and other flavored cigarettes will help slow …