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A local man serving an eight year prison term for ripping a safe containing $100,000 worth of prescription drugs from the Sharon Pharmacy two years ago died Wednesday. State Police detectives from the Eastern District Major Crime Squad are investigating the untimely death of Frank Campbell, two days after he suffered a choking episode at Osborn Correctional Institutional in Somers.

It's true, the 3.5 percent third quarter GDP growth could be a good sign of good things to come...but most likely that's not the case. Brian Sullivan of FBN has put together five reasons why the US is not recovering.

The answer to the title is "yes" but it is not back door and should have been obvious to any observer of the markets as early as last October. What if the United States Treasury under Hank Paulson set up a policy for the banks that received government financial assistance to ask them to use their offshore affiliates to purchase US Treasury instruments to keep 10 year yields and thus mortgage rates artificially low?

A two year old boy is recovering from a brutal attack by a family pet, and we want to warn you the details of this story are deeply disturbing.