Obama to visit Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Less than two weeks after his re-election, President Barack Obama will become the first U.S. president to visit the once pariah nation of Myanmar, drawing attention to the country's shift to democracy and highlighting what his administration regards as a marquee foreign policy
...Visitors' exec. says struggling to get conventions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The man responsible for booking Nashville's $585 million Music City Center says he's losing possible conventions because of a shortage of luxury hotels.
Butch Spyridon is president of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau.
He told The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/VXibl2) the city is losing business because it can't piece
...Pot votes in CO, WA raise specter of weed tourism
Associated Press
DENVER (AP) - Hit the slopes - and then a bong?
Marijuana legalization votes this week in Colorado and Washington state don't just set up an epic state-federal showdown on drug law for residents. The measures also open the door for marijuana tourism.
Both marijuana measures make marijuana
...Gas rationing begins in NY as power outages abate
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - A gasoline rationing plan that lets motorists fill up every other day went into effect in New York on Friday morning, as utility crews made some progress erasing outages that put thousands of new homes and businesses in the dark in a region still reeling from
...Toy trucks by the thousand honor mauled Pa. boy
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Toy construction trucks are pouring into the funeral home handling arrangements for a 2-year-old boy who was fatally mauled when he fell into a wild dog exhibit at the Pittsburgh zoo.
The parents of Maddox Derkosh requested the toys instead of flowers because their son liked to play with trucks and share them with friends. More
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