National Archives loses hard drive with Clinton era records

The National Archives — a repository of important government documents, including the U.S. Constitution — has lost a computer hard drive containing large volumes of Clinton administration records, including the names, phone numbers and Social Security numbers of White House staff members and visitors

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Coast Guard suspends search for 3 boaters

The Coast Guard ended its search Tuesday for two professional football players and a third man lost at sea, leaving the families to cope with unknown fates of the men and to organize a private search. “There’s a lot of things we have to come to grips with — we’ve all agreed unanimously we won’t give up hope,” said Bruce Cooper, father of Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper. Cooper, NFL free agent Corey Smith and former college football player William Bleakley are missing, with authorities believing a fishing boat carrying them and a fourth man overturned Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico

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Coast Guard set to end search for boaters

The Coast Guard’s search for three missing boaters, including two NFL players, will be called off at sundown Tuesday, Coast Guard Capt. Timothy Close said. Close’s announcement came a day after the Coast Guard rescued a fourth man who had been with the other three on a Saturday fishing trip off Florida’s Gulf Coast

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NFL player’s dad: ‘My son is a fighter’

Rescuers are using computer models to try to find three missing boaters, including two NFL players, off the Florida coast Tuesday, the Coast Guard said. One of the missing men was rescued Monday, but the search for others passed the 48-hour mark earlier Tuesday. Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, NFL free agent Corey Smith and former University of South Florida football player William Bleakley went missing Saturday after leaving on a fishing trip.

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