CARDSTON, Alberta. x--18s. Alberta's governing Conservatives are smarting today after finishing third in the Calgary-Glenmore byelection. Premier Ed Stelmach says a number of factors were at play in yesterday's loss of a riding that the Tories had held for 40 years.
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TAG: Stelmach was speaking today during a stop in Cardston.
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WASHINGTON (Jerry Bodlander) 35s. U-S lawmakers have voted to admonish South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson for his outburst during U-S President Obama's speech last week. (opens with sound) (WAS) (SOURCE:The Associated Press) (745p)
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WASHINGTON. x--04s. The U-S House of Representatives has voted to admonish Representative Joe Wilson over his ``you lie'' outburst to President Barack Obama during Obama's health care speech last week. After the vote, Wilson would not back down on his position that he owed no apology.
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TAG: The 240-179 vote on the resolution of disapproval reflected the partisan divide over the issue. Democrats insisted Wilson take responsibility for what they called a serious breach of decorum. Republicans called the vote a political stunt.
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NEW YORK (Warren Levinson) 32s. A New York coffee vendor says anti-terror agents who raided his apartment were very interested in a fellow vendor. (SOURCE:The Associated Press) (745p)
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TORONTO. x--22s. Nicolas Cage says it was clear to him that he be as wild as possible in his new film, ''Bad Lieutenant, Port of Call: New Orleans.'' Speaking at the Toronto International Film Festival, Cage says it was the only way to portray his character, a drug-addicted cop that spins wildly out-of-control.
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TAG: Cage's ludicrous character spirals into ever weirder territory while investigating a multiple homicide in post-Katrina New Orleans. Director Werner Herzog says much of the over-the-top sequences were brought into the storyline by Cage himself.
