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Md. celebrates holiday with acquisition
Feb 19 2007 11:54PM (CT)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland celebrated Presidents Day with a reading of George Washington's handwritten 1783 resignation from the Continental Army, a document the state recently acquired from private owners.
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Rescuer: Dog may have saved climbers
Feb 19 2007 11:02PM (CT)
GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) - Three climbers who tumbled off a ledge on Mount Hood were taken away in an ambulance after they hiked down much of the state's highest peak with their rescuers _ and a dog who may have saved their lives.
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Rescuer: Dog may have saved climbers
Feb 19 2007 11:02PM (CT)
GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) - Three climbers who tumbled off a ledge on Mount Hood were taken away in an ambulance after they hiked down much of the state's highest peak with their rescuers _ and a dog who may have saved their lives.
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Businesses also celebrating Mardi Gras
Feb 19 2007 10:47PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The final weekend leading up to Mardi Gras has been a boon for hotels, restaurants and bars, with business generally brisker than last year, the first Carnival since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
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Gunman takes over Md. shop; fire erupts
Feb 19 2007 10:27PM (CT)
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - Fire engulfed a liquor store in a shopping center Monday just moments after a gunman barricaded inside began negotiating with police.
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Footage of JFK motorcade is discovered
Feb 19 2007 9:45PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A recently discovered home movie showing President John F. Kennedy's motorcade shortly before his assassination was unveiled Monday on the Web site of a Dallas museum.
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Utah gunman's 1st target leaves hospital
Feb 19 2007 9:17PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The first person hit by a gunman at a shopping mall was released from the hospital Monday, a week after he staggered into a restaurant to warn that a killer was on the loose.
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Vulcan Materials to acquire Fla. company
Feb 19 2007 8:57PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Vulcan Materials Co., a maker of construction aggregates, plans to acquire Florida Rock Industries Inc. for $4.6 billion, the two companies said Monday.
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Suspect held in Chicago family slayings
Feb 19 2007 7:57PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - An Iranian immigrant accused of using a 3-pound hammer to beat his wife, sister-in-law and mother-in-law to death and then repeatedly stabbing them told police that the women had "disrespected" him, authorities said Monday.
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Fla. airman pleads not guilty to rape
Feb 19 2007 7:49PM (CT)
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) - An Air Force officer accused of raping four men and attempting to rape two others pleaded not guilty Monday at the opening of his court-martial.
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Teen hurt in emergency room shooting
Feb 19 2007 6:31PM (CT)
MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) - A 14-year-old boy chased down a 15-year-old boy and shot him in the face at the entrance to a hospital emergency room, where the victim immediately sought treatment, authorities said Monday.
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Gay couples get licenses in N.J.
Feb 19 2007 6:25PM (CT)
TEANECK, N.J. (AP) - Hundreds of gay couples were granted the same legal rights, if not the title, as married couples Monday as New Jersey became the third state to offer civil unions.
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Gay couples get licenses in N.J.
Feb 19 2007 6:25PM (CT)
TEANECK, N.J. (AP) - Hundreds of gay couples were granted the same legal rights, if not the title, as married couples Monday as New Jersey became the third state to offer civil unions.
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Gay couples get licenses in N.J.
Feb 19 2007 6:25PM (CT)
TEANECK, N.J. (AP) - Hundreds of gay couples were granted the same legal rights, if not the title, as married couples Monday as New Jersey became the third state to offer civil unions.
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Witness: Condemned inmate's IV was OK
Feb 19 2007 6:23PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Intravenous lines were properly placed in the veins of a death row inmate and were not to blame for his botched execution in December, a medical professional who monitored his death said Monday.
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Ultralight crash strands pilot in tree
Feb 19 2007 5:25PM (CT)
CAMERON, N.C. (AP) - A gust of wind blew an ultralight aircraft into a tree Monday, and the pilot had to be rescued from the branches.
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Lawyer: settlement near over hurricane
Feb 19 2007 5:06PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana's state-run insurer is nearing a mass settlement with homeowners that would be the first deal of its kind in the state since hurricanes Rita and Katrina led to thousands of lawsuits, an attorney for the homeowners said Monday.
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Philly mayor's brother arrested
Feb 19 2007 4:53PM (CT)
MOORESTOWN, N.J. (AP) - A brother of the mayor of Philadelphia was arrested Monday on outstanding traffic warrants, authorities said.
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Vice principal's trial begins this week
Feb 19 2007 3:42PM (CT)
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Students at Fremont Elementary School knew Vincent Brothers as the tall vice principal who would sometimes join them on the basketball court. Adults knew him as a family man and mentor.
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Letters show convicted killer's demons
Feb 19 2007 2:21PM (CT)
ABBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Steven Bixby considers himself a patriot and a prophet with no regrets about gunning down two law officers at his parents' home, according to hundreds of pages of letters written after his arrest.
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Small U.S. towns bear scars from Iraq
Feb 19 2007 1:48PM (CT)
MCKEESPORT, Pa. (AP) - Edward "Willie" Carman wanted a ticket out of town, and the Army provided it. Raised in the projects by a single mother in this blighted, old industrial steel town outside Pittsburgh, the 18-year-old saw the U.S. military as an opportunity.
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Va. raps No Child testing rules
Feb 19 2007 1:22PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Officials in some high-immigrant school districts are threatening to defy a federal law that requires all children to take the same reading tests, even those struggling to learn English.
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Immigrants struggle with rising fees
Feb 19 2007 12:51PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Supporting herself and a 7-year-old son on a preschool teacher's salary in suburban Marin County, one of the nation's priciest housing markets, keeps Russian immigrant Sveta Nikitina on a tight budget.
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Buses Collide Near Fla. Airport; 2 Dead
Feb 19 2007 9:04AM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Two airport shuttle buses collided head-on in the dark near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, killing a driver in one bus and a passenger in the other, authorities said.
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Avalanches kill 6 in 3 western states
Feb 19 2007 7:21AM (CT)
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Weekend avalanches killed six people in Montana, Utah and Idaho, with one bruised survivor traveling miles by snowmobile and on foot to reach help, authorities said.
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Avalanches kill 6 in 3 western states
Feb 19 2007 7:21AM (CT)
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Weekend avalanches killed six people in Montana, Utah and Idaho, with one bruised survivor traveling miles by snowmobile and on foot to reach help, authorities said.
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Benefits for gay couples start in N.J.
Feb 19 2007 7:02AM (CT)
TEANECK, N.J. (AP) - Hundreds of gay couples received the same legal protections as married couples early Monday when a law making New Jersey the third state in the nation to offer civil unions took effect.
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Benefits for gay couples start in N.J.
Feb 19 2007 7:02AM (CT)
TEANECK, N.J. (AP) - Hundreds of gay couples received the same legal protections as married couples early Monday when a law making New Jersey the third state in the nation to offer civil unions took effect.
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Benefits for gay couples start in N.J.
Feb 19 2007 7:02AM (CT)
TEANECK, N.J. (AP) - Hundreds of gay couples received the same legal protections as married couples early Monday when a law making New Jersey the third state in the nation to offer civil unions took effect.
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Buses collide near Fla. airport; 2 dead
Feb 19 2007 6:56AM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Two airport shuttle buses collided head-on near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, killing at least two people, authorities said.
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Teen rescues 3 from icy N.Y. creek
Feb 19 2007 6:44AM (CT)
BELLMORE, N.Y. (AP) - Three young brothers who fell through ice into a frigid creek were rescued by a teenage neighbor who heard his mother's frightened screams for help, police said.
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JetBlue blues continue into Monday
Feb 19 2007 5:41AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Low cost fares, quirky blue potato chips and even a mea culpa from JetBlue Airways' founder may not be enough to ease passenger anxiety as the airline braced for another day of disrupted flights Monday.
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JetBlue blues continue into Monday
Feb 19 2007 5:41AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Low cost fares, quirky blue potato chips and even a mea culpa from JetBlue Airways' founder may not be enough to ease passenger anxiety as the airline braced for another day of disrupted flights Monday.
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JetBlue blues continue into Monday
Feb 19 2007 5:41AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Low cost fares, quirky blue potato chips and even a mea culpa from JetBlue Airways' founder may not be enough to ease passenger anxiety as the airline braced for another day of disrupted flights Monday.
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JetBlue blues continue into Monday
Feb 19 2007 5:41AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Low cost fares, quirky blue potato chips and even a mea culpa from JetBlue Airways' founder may not be enough to ease passenger anxiety as the airline braced for another day of disrupted flights Monday.
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JetBlue blues continue into Monday
Feb 19 2007 5:41AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Low cost fares, quirky blue potato chips and even a mea culpa from JetBlue Airways' founder may not be enough to ease passenger anxiety as the airline braced for another day of disrupted flights Monday.
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JetBlue blues continue into Monday
Feb 19 2007 5:41AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Low cost fares, quirky blue potato chips and even a mea culpa from JetBlue Airways' founder may not be enough to ease passenger anxiety as the airline braced for another day of disrupted flights Monday.
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Ore. lawmakers push climber safety bill
Feb 19 2007 4:39AM (CT)
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - There's danger aplenty on Oregon's tallest peak _ including avalanches and crevasses. Some say a small electronic device can improve the odds of survival.
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San Diego Diocese considers bankruptcy
Feb 19 2007 4:30AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego said in a letter to parishioners this weekend that it is considering declaring bankruptcy to avoid going to trial on more than 140 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by priests.
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