Rangel rakes in cash from island rum scrum (The Washington Times)The outcome of a legislative tussle over rum taxes between Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands remains in doubt, but there is already one clear winner -- the House's top tax writer, Rep. Charles B. Rangel, a New York Democrat who is pocketing campaign cash from both territories. At issue are competing bills that could make or break a deal that lured rum producer Captain Morgan from its ...

Mudbugs Introduce Bacardi Rum Club (OurSports Central)BOSSIER CITY, LA - The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs are proud to introduce the most exclusive VIP fan experience in the Central Hockey League: the all-new Bacardi Rum Club at CenturyTel Center!

Fight to the death between two stags witnessed by BBC team (BBC News)A fight to the death between two stags is witnessed by a BBC Autumnwatch crew filming on the island of Rum.

Bacardi Buildings Deemed Historic By Miami (CBS4 Miami)Tuesday afternoon, Miami's historic preservation board voted to declare two mural-adorned buildings owned by rum maker Bacardi USA "historic". The board also decided to study an unmarked South Florida cemetery, located in an area of Miami once called Lemon City, to possibly one day deem it a historic landmark.

Massive Bank Spinoff Could Take IPO Market To Sunnier Climes (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance)Brazil has turned into a favorite place to seek escape from the world's financial woes, and not just by taking a goodly supply of rum to a topless...

The Coppell Police Department responded to the following incidents (Coppell Gazette)3:39 p.m. Theft reported in the 600 block of Phillips Drive. Unknown suspect stole victim's wedding ring. 1:03 p.m. Hit and rum accident reported in the 100 block of N. Moore Road . Unknown suspect backed vehicle into unattended motorcycle and left without leaving information.

Andro Linklater writes of Wilkinson's double life (AP via Yahoo! News)"An Artist in Treason: The Extraordinary Double Life of General James Wilkinson" (Walker, 392 pages, $27), by Andro Linklater: Born into a Maryland plantation family a bit less grand than George Washington's or Thomas Jefferson's in Virginia, James Wilkinson became a founding stepfather of the American republic.

'Potter' star Maggie Smith recounts cancer battle (AFP via Yahoo! News)"Harry Potter" actress Maggie Smith fears taking to the stage again after suffering breast cancer, which left her bald during filming of the last Potter movie, she said in an interview Monday.

House committee investigating flavored cigars (AP via Yahoo! Finance)The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce is investigating claims from public health groups about whether two tobacco companies' flavored cigars fall under a ban on flavored cigarettes, according to letters sent to the companies by the committee's chairman.

Samoan paradise gone (MSNBC)APIA, Samoa – Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of "Treasure Island" called the Samoan Islands home. He died here, at only 44 and was later buried on a hilltop overlooking the Pacific. But as gifted a writer as he was, even he might be at a loss for words to describe his beloved Samoa now.

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