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By Greg Flakus Houston 02 August 2007 Officials in Minneapolis are preparing for more sad news as recovery efforts go forward on the Mississippi River, where a major bridge collapsed Wednesday. There are only four confirmed deaths from the incident,

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The Royal Commission on the Canterbury Earthquakes has been trying to find out why some buildings collapsed on February 22nd 2011. Their report last week was about the CTV building, which killed 115 people when it collapsed and fire broke out. After

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This applicant shows that her interest in public interest law flows naturally from her volunteer activities and life experiences. When you finish this essay, do you have a sense of unity and completion? She tied her conclusion both to the highlights

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HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKENDANCHOR: The nation's infrastructure received an overall grade of D- plus in a report card published this week by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the same grade the group issued in 2013. Among the 16 cate

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