The America's Intelligence Wire articles from May 2009

The America's Intelligence Wire archives from May 2009

VRX and Sabre Agree to Third Extension of Debenture Maturity Date.
May 1, 2009... (From Canada Newswire) VANCOUVER , May 1 /CNW/ - VRX Worldwide Inc. (TSX-V:VRW) reports that VRX and Sabre have mutually agreed to further extend the amended maturity date of the convertible debenture that was entered into on January 30,...

Airman in Alaska charged with forced miscarriage.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) A court-martial is under way in Alaska for an airman on charges he laced his wife's food with ulcer medication to force her to miscarry. Airman 1st Class Scott Boie of Milton, Wis., is charged with assault and causing...

Bus runs down RI teen distracted by phone, music.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) A 15-year-old girl wearing headphones and looking down at her cell phone while crossing a street was struck and killed Friday by a school bus carrying students to a suburban Providence high school, police said. ...

Tenn. ash spill estimate increases to $975M.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) The nation's largest public utility now says cleaning up a massive coal ash spill will cost as much as $975 million and could take several years. The Tennessee Valley Authority made those disclosures Friday in a...

How fast-moving swine flu hopscotched the globe.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: SHARON COHEN and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ A 5-year-old Mexican boy takes ill in his dusty village. He coughs, he sneezes, he gasps for breath. Hundreds of Edgar Hernandez's neighbors in La Gloria _ villagers who...

Souter's home state glad to have him back.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: HOLLY RAMER When U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter retires this summer, you won't find him living in a beachfront condo or lakeside retreat. Instead, Souter likely will return to a 200-year-old...

Woman accused in Maine of bid to bite flight crew.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: HOLLY RAMER A British woman accused of downing prescription drugs, two or three bottles of wine and liquid soap from a London-bound jetliner's lavatory before scuffling with flight attendants will remain in...

Calif. postal worker opened cards, stole money.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: HOLLY RAMER A northern California postal worker has pleaded guilty to opening greeting cards and stealing the cash inside. Prosecutors say Dean Hudson of Marysville stole between $5,000 and $10,000 during...

VA: 5th HIV case linked to unsterile equipment.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: HOLLY RAMER The Department of Veterans Affairs says a fifth patient has tested positive for HIV and another seven have tested positive for hepatitis after being exposed to contaminated medical equipment at...

US carriers cutting service to Mexico.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: DAVID KOENIG Continental Airlines Inc. and Delta said Friday they will reduce service to Mexico, as swine flu fears keeps many U.S. travelers from venturing south of the border. Continental, the biggest...

New jury problem surfaces in Fla. terror trial.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: CURT ANDERSON A new jury problem surfaced Friday in the terrorism conspiracy trial of six men when panel members asked a federal judge to remove a juror because she supposedly refused to deliberate. A few...

Chrysler's Canadian plants halt production.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CURT ANDERSON Chrysler Canada's southern Ontario assembly plants have halted production indefinitely while its parent company restructures under bankruptcy protection in the United States. The...

Bolivia's Morales nationalizes Air BP operations.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CARLOS VALDEZ Bolivian President Evo Morales ordered a government takeover of the local subsidiary of British aviation fuel supplier Air BP on Friday. At a rally to mark international workers' day _...

Federer, Djokovic to meet at Rome Masters.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANDREW DAMPF Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic won to meet in the Rome Masters semifinals, while three-time champion Rafael Nadal loomed larger in the other half of the draw. Nadal cruised past...

Fiji formally ousted from Pacific democracy bloc.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ROD McGUIRK South Pacific nations announced Saturday that military-ruled Fiji has been suspended from the 16-nation bloc for its rejection of democracy, freedom and human rights. "A regime which...

Glaxo boosts production of antiviral medication.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ROD McGUIRK GlaxoSmithKline, the world's second-largest drugmaker, said Friday it has boosted production of antiviral medication as the U.S. government reported two dozen additional cases of swine flu. ...

Reynoso apologizes for coughing, gestures.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ROD McGUIRK Chivas Guadalajara defender Hector Reynoso apologized on Friday for coughing and making other gestures in an opponent's face, pretending he wanted to spread swine flu. The Mexican...

Gordon gets MRI for back pain.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JENNA FRYER Chronic back pain sent Jeff Gordon back to the doctor this week, and the four-time NASCAR champion is hopeful he's moved a step closer to diagnosing his problem. Gordon said on Friday he...

Report: 26 million people uprooted and vulnerable.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: EDITH M. LEDERER An estimated 26 million people uprooted by conflict or human rights violations remained in their own countries in 2008, far more than the 16 million who crossed borders the previous year...

A big underdog last time, Pacquiao is now favored.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: TIM DAHLBERG The last time Manny Pacquiao displayed his many talents he stopped Oscar De La Hoya in a fight no one thought he could win. The beating he administered not only sent De La Hoya into...

Michael Phelps headed for a wet Derby.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MIKE FARRELL Michael Phelps, who knows how to make a splash, will be at soggy Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals in swimming at the Beijing...

US: 5th HIV case linked to unsterile equipment.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MIKE FARRELL The Department of Veterans Affairs says a fifth patient has tested positive for HIV and another seven have tested positive for hepatitis after being exposed to contaminated medical equipment...

US beats France 6-2 at ice hockey worlds.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: GRAHAM DUNBAR Six players scored for the United States in a comfortable 6-2 win over France to begin its second round program at the ice hockey world championship on Friday. The U.S. got first-period...

VRX Reports 2008 Annual and Fourth Quarter Results.
May 1, 2009... (From Canada Newswire) Byline: GRAHAM DUNBAR VANCOUVER , May 1 /CNW/ - VRX Worldwide Inc. (TSX-V:VRW) today reported results for the three months and fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 . Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal...

Continental Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan.
May 1, 2009... (From Canada Newswire) Byline: GRAHAM DUNBAR VANCOUVER , May 1 /CNW/ - Continental Minerals Corporation ("Continental" or the "Company") (TSXV: KMK; OTCBB: KMKCF) announces that its Board of Directors has approved in principle the...

Progress Energy delays nuclear plant.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Ted Jackovics Progress Energy Florida this morning said it will delay initial operations for a proposed $17 billion nuclear power plant in Levy County and seek...

Man sentenced to life for killing Brandon bar fight bystander.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Tom Brennan TAMPA -- Tyrone Lamont Grimes was sentenced to life in prison today for killing Karen Williams, a bystander, during a Brandon bar scuffle in October 2007....

BRIEF: Discovery Cove reintroduces Florida resident discount.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Ted Jackovics Discovery Cove Florida has reintroduced a Florida resident offer effective now through June 30 and Sept. 8 through Dec. 18 at the 30-acre Orlando family...

2 cases of swine flu confirmed in Florida.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Keith Morelli TAMPA -- Two confirmed cases of swine flu have been reported in Florida, officials say -- an 11-year-old boy from Lee County and a 17-year-old girl in...

Swine flu precautions being taken, needed or not.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Indianapolis Star and News - Indiana) Byline: Shari Rudavsky With only one confirmed case of swine flu in the state, some officials in Indiana adopted a better-safe-than-sorry approach to...

Bolts, Tocchet make progress in contract talks.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Ira Kaufman TAMPA -- Rick Tocchet and Lightning general manager Brian Lawton are progressing toward a new contract that would remove Tocchet's "interim" tag as head...

IKEA theory: 'Do-it-yourself' creates loyalty, business.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Michael Sasso TAMPA -- To a brainy researcher, the cult of IKEA can be explained through psychology. The Swedish retailer sells mountains of build-it-yourself...

Obama seeks new federal law officers for state.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Elaine Silvestrini UPDATED: 54 MIN. AGO TAMPA -- President Barack Obama is apparently preparing to replace the top federal law enforcement officials in Florida,...

Graziano denied bail in murder solicitation case.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Stephen Thompson A Pinellas Circuit Judge has denied bail for Edward Graziano, who stands accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill his wife Debbie. This is the...

Academy's designers 'Imagine' a sparkling show.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Cloe Cabrera TAMPA -- There was a hammerhead shark-inspired gown, replete with a seashell headpiece; a leather dress with plenty of straight-jacket embellishments; and...

Bar owner didn't know poker games were illegal, attorney says.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Valerie Kalfrin TAMPA -- Douglas Craine thought some poker tables would attract customers to the Prime Time Sports Grill on Monday through Wednesday nights, his...

BRIEF: Swine flu fears prompt USF to ban handshakes at graduation ceremony.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Adam Emerson TAMPA -- Thousands of University of South Florida graduates will enjoy a walk on the dais this weekend, but once they get there, the university president...

BRIEF: County offers neighborhood grants.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Yvette C. Hammett TAMPA -- Is your community's playground falling apart? And the community's pressed for funds because the economy's in the tank? Hillsborough...

Plan ahead to deal with expected Ikea opening day traffic.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Rich Shopes TAMPA -- If the opening of Charlotte's Ikea store two months ago is any indication, commuters can expect a rash of challenges when Tampa's 353,000...

Tampa boasts flavor all its own.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Jeff Houck "Hey Jeff!" the e-mail started. I get that a lot. "I'll be in town next week," a friend from Chicago wrote. "Any suggestions for where I should...

Viva new colors, plants for sunny gardens.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Penny Carnathan The best bet for finding unusual and Florida-friendly plants is at local independent nurseries. And like other small businesses these days, they need...

Squirrely behavior is to be avoided.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tampa Tribune, Fla) Byline: Kim Franke-Folstad Clearly, I am not alone in the search for ways to fend off furry felons. I received dozens of suggestions for how to stop squirrels from...

New book says FDR tried to save Jewish refugees.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: RICHARD PYLE A new book disputes widely held assumptions that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was insensitive to the plight of European Jews under the Nazis, and instead concludes that he tried to arrange...

Report: 26 million refugees in their own countries.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: EDITH M. LEDERER An estimated 26 million people uprooted by conflict or human rights violations remained in their own countries in 2008, far more than the 16 million who crossed borders and became refugees...

Immigrants push for reforms at rallies across US.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ Immigrants and their families gathered at rallies across the country Friday to push for changes to U.S. immigration policy, but as a swine flu outbreak continued to spread, attendance at some...

Woman found dead with 2 kids was leaving boyfriend.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: ROBERT IMRIE Investigators say a Wisconsin woman found dead with two of her children was ending a relationship with the children's father. Portage County Sheriff John Charewicz said Friday that 30-year-old...

Police: 2 SoCal teens considered campus shooting.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: THOMAS WATKINS Police say two suburban high school students had a pair of loaded handguns, a spooky drawing depicting a killing and the intention of randomly shooting people on campus. The boys, ages 15...

New jury problem surfaces in US terror trial.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CURT ANDERSON A new jury problem surfaced Friday in the terrorism conspiracy trial of six men when panel members asked a federal judge to remove a juror because she supposedly refused to deliberate. A...

Australia seals ODI series win over Pakistan.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CURT ANDERSON Michael Clarke's and Shane Watson's unbroken 197-run partnership gave Australia an eight-wicket win over Pakistan and the one-day international series victory on Friday. Australia lead...

Reynoso apologizes for coughing, gestures.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CURT ANDERSON Chivas Guadalajara defender Hector Reynoso apologized on Friday for coughing and making other gestures in an opponent's face, pretending he wanted to spread swine flu. The Mexican...

US feasts on France 6-2, Finland stay unbeaten.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: GRAHAM DUNBAR The United States feasted on the French defense, producing six different scorers in a 6-2 victory to begin its second-round campaign at the ice hockey world championship on Friday. That...

Theriot's slam gives Cubs win over Marlins.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: GRAHAM DUNBAR Ryan Theriot's grand slam in the sixth inning helped the Chicago Cubs overcome pitcher Rich Harden's wildness to beat the Florida Marlins 8-6 in the National League on Friday. Theriot, a...

Morningstar Acquires Andex Associates, Leading Provider of Financial Communications Materials in Canada; Completes Acquisition of Equity Research and Data Business of C.P.M.S. Computerized Portfolio Management Services.
May 1, 2009... (From Canada Newswire) Byline: GRAHAM DUNBAR CHICAGO , May 1 /CNW/ -- Morningstar Research Inc., a Canadian subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), has acquired Andex Associates Inc., a privately held firm based in Windsor,...

West Energy announces changes to resolutions being considered at its Annual and Special Meeting.
May 1, 2009... (From Canada Newswire) Byline: GRAHAM DUNBAR CALGARY , May 1 /CNW/ - West Energy Ltd.("West" or the "Company") (TSX: WTL) announces that its Board of Directors has determined to withdraw one resolution and to amend another resolution....

Independent advisory panel tells Feds not to deregulate the public post office.
May 1, 2009... (From Canada Newswire) Byline: GRAHAM DUNBAR OTTAWA , May 1 /CNW Telbec/ - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) welcomes the recommendation of an independent advisory panel to not deregulate public postal services. In a...

19th century marine art 'Illuminating' at Bruce: JAMES BUTTERsWORTH'S VIEW OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF SAIL comes TO THE BRUCE MUSEUM.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Connecticut Post - Bridgeport, Connecticut) Byline: Phyllis A.S. Boros It takes an incredible talent to illustrate the great ships of the Golden Age of Sail with the accuracy of a documentarian,...

OPINION: Difficult future in a digital age.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Connecticut Post - Bridgeport, Connecticut) Byline: Michael J. Daly Sack's Coffee House at 2701 College Ave. in Berkeley, Calif., is a comfortable little spot in the morning, filled with the rich...

Bridgeport man gets prison for shooting.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Connecticut Post - Bridgeport, Connecticut) Byline: Daniel Tepfer BRIDGEPORT -- A city man, who spent more than a dozen years behind bars in connection with a fatal shooting, is back behind bars...

Redding woman's song earns honor from ISC.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Connecticut Post - Bridgeport, Connecticut) Byline: Sean Spillane Kelly Mittleman of Redding was named an honorable mention runner-up in the jazz category for the 2009 International Songwriting...

Connecticut Post, Bridgeport, Ken Dixon column: Still waiting for equality in schools.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Connecticut Post - Bridgeport, Connecticut) Byline: Ken Dixon Twenty years after the landmark Sheff v. O'Neill school-desegregation lawsuit, Hartford has 21 magnet schools and a moderate,...

EDITORIAL: The wrong side of an ugly debate.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Connecticut Post - Bridgeport, Connecticut) Byline: Ken Dixon U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman once again finds himself aligned with his Republican comrade Sen. John McCain and working against his caucus...

Triple-homicide jury still deliberating.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Connecticut Post - Bridgeport, Connecticut) Byline: Daniel Tepfer BRIDGEPORT -- After three days of deliberation, a 12-person Superior Court jury by Friday afternoon still had not reached a...

As deficit rises, 1-year budget suggested.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Connecticut Post - Bridgeport, Connecticut) Byline: Ken Dixon HARTFORD -- Comptroller Nancy Wyman has suggested that the General Assembly abandon plans to craft a new two-year budget and instead...

Eagle Rock Exploration - Stock Option Correction.
May 1, 2009... (From Canada Newswire) Byline: Ken Dixon CALGARY , May 1 /CNW/ - Eagle Rock Exploration Ltd. ("Eagle Rock") (TSXV:ERX) confirms that in respect of its previously announced granting of incentive stock options, to certain of its...

Media Advisory - Green is grand at opening of new WestJet Campus.
May 1, 2009... (From Canada Newswire) Byline: Ken Dixon Airline celebrates grand opening of new $100-million , LEED-rated Campus CALGARY , May 1 /CNW/ - WestJet's new $100 million Campus building will open its doors in style as Sean Durfy ,...

Mystery donor gives $7 million to Alaska school.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: RACHEL D'ORO The University of Alaska Anchorage has been given $7 million by a mystery donor who has so far gifted at least $81.5 million to 14 colleges run by women. School chancellor Fran Ulmer...

Swine flu or not, many workers can't stay home.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: JOCELYN NOVECK You wake up one morning and you're feeling achy and feverish. The directions from health officials battling swine flu are clear: Stay home from work. Don't risk infecting others. And certainly...

Police find Ga. prof's Jeep; search nearby woods.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: KATE BRUMBACK Law enforcement officers swarmed a heavily wooded area in northeast Georgia on Friday, searching for a former university professor suspected of killing his wife and two other people, but the only...

Indiana attorney general warns of swine flu scam.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: KATE BRUMBACK Indiana's attorney general is warning of a telephone scam offering the sale of "mandatory swine flu kits." Attorney General Greg Zoeller says telephone solicitors are telling people the U.S....

More than 400 schools closed, 140 US flu cases.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: ERICA WERNER President Barack Obama voiced hope Friday that the swine flu virus will run its course "like ordinary flus" as officials reported more than two dozen new cases and scores more schools shut down....

Now more than 140 swine flu cases in US.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: ERICA WERNER President Barack Obama voiced hope Friday that the swine flu virus will run its course "like ordinary flus" as officials reported more than two dozen new cases and scores more schools shut down....

VA: 5th HIV case linked to unsterile equipment.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: ERICA WERNER A fifth patient has tested positive for HIV, and seven more have tested positive for hepatitis after being exposed to contaminated medical equipment at three Department of Veterans Affairs...

Woman found dead with 2 kids was leaving boyfriend.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: ROBERT IMRIE Investigators say a Wisconsin woman found dead with two of her children was ending a relationship with the children's father. Portage County Sheriff John Charewicz said Friday that 30-year-old...

Ex-Texas sheriff facing prison in sex scandal dies.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: ANGELA K. BROWN Former Montague County Sheriff Bill Keating, who had faced up to a decade in federal prison for a sexual assault and was accused of letting inmates have the run of his small-town jail, died of...

Book says Roosevelt tried to save Jewish refugees.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: RICHARD PYLE A new book disputes widely held assumptions that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was insensitive to the plight of European Jews under the Nazis, and instead concludes that he tried to arrange...

Hotmail, simple codes said used in attack planning.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: PAMELA HESS In the days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, alleged al-Qaida operations mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed intended to use his free Hotmail account to direct a U.S.-based operative to...

Father of Mexican baseballer reported kidnapped.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: PAMELA HESS The father of Mexican baseball player Oscar Robles has been kidnapped in an armed attack, says the attorney general's office for the state of Baja California. A spokesman for the office...

Chrysler president LaSorda to retire immediately.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: PAMELA HESS Chrysler says its president and vice chairman, Tom LaSorda, is leaving the automaker immediately. LaSorda said Thursday when Chrysler filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection that he...

Mexico begins 5-day shutdown to curb virus.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Mexico City's streets, normally filled on Labor Day with throngs of celebrating workers, were eerily quiet Friday as Mexicans began a forced five-day holiday to curb the spread of swine...

Unbeaten Finland edges Slovakia 2-1 in OT.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Finland retained its unbeaten record but needed overtime to prevail 2-1 over a well-organized Slovakia at the ice hockey world championship on Friday. Finland captain Sami Kapanen...

Hong Kong confirms Asia's 1st swine flu case.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DIKKY SINN and MIN LEE Hong Kong quarantined hundreds of hotel guests and workers Friday after a tourist from Mexico tested positive for swine flu, Asia's first confirmed case of the disease. With...

Tiger falls out of first with shaky finish.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DOUG FERGUSON Bubba Watson overpowered Quail Hollow and wound up with a perfect day _ he tied a course record with a 30 on the front nine, shot 7-under 65 to share the lead, and doesn't have to play with...

LexisNexis warns 32,000 of possible data breach.
May 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DOUG FERGUSON The LexisNexis online information service is warning 32,000 people their personal information may have been improperly accessed in a credit card fraud scheme that postal officials say bilked...

EDITORIAL: No time for unfunded mandates.
May 1, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Connecticut Post - Bridgeport, Connecticut) It's pretty tough to argue with a state bill that says all American flags flown at public buildings must be made in America. What, after all, is a more...