| ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Trailer park day camp tries to give Oklahoma kids reason to hope | The contrast was evident — a woman dressed in a tiara and shimmering red evening gown was perched on a wooden pallet in a vacant lot of a mobile home park.Sprawled on blankets on the ground were a couple dozen children being encouraged to look past their humble surroundings to the possibilities in their lives.
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| | Thu, Jul. 9, 2009, 0:54 | |
| ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ | National Briefs | CourtsTrolley driver faces charge BOSTON — Aiden Quinn, a Boston trolley driver who investigators say was sending a text message during an accident, has been indicted on charges of grossly negligent operation of the train.
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| ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Weather threatens shuttle’s launch | CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Stormy weather could stall this weekend’s launch of space shuttle Endeavour.NASA will try to launch Endeavour on Saturday night, after a pair of delays last month caused by a hydrogen gas leak.
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| | Thu, Jul. 9, 2009, 0:15 | |
| ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Oklahoma City soldier sought help for friend | An Oklahoma City soldier who was fatally shot in Tennessee was trying to rescue a friend from a gang-infested neighborhood and show her a better way of life, his family said on Wednesday.U.S. Army Spc.
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