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Death penalty panel makes suggestions
Feb 25 2007 11:16PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A commission examining last year's botched lethal injection execution said Sunday it will recommend changes this week aimed at reducing errors in Florida's death row procedures.
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Welfare state growing despite overhauls
Feb 25 2007 10:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The welfare state is bigger than ever despite a decade of policies designed to wean poor people from public aid.
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Welfare state growing despite overhauls
Feb 25 2007 10:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The welfare state is bigger than ever despite a decade of policies designed to wean poor people from public aid.
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Welfare state growing despite overhauls
Feb 25 2007 10:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The welfare state is bigger than ever despite a decade of policies designed to wean poor people from public aid.
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East braces for deadly winter storm
Feb 25 2007 10:40PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A huge winter storm plowed toward the East Coast on Sunday after dumping as much as 2 feet of snow in the upper Midwest, grounding hundreds of airline flights and closing major highways on the Plains.
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East braces for deadly winter storm
Feb 25 2007 10:40PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A huge winter storm plowed toward the East Coast on Sunday after dumping as much as 2 feet of snow in the upper Midwest, grounding hundreds of airline flights and closing major highways on the Plains.
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East braces for deadly winter storm
Feb 25 2007 10:40PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A huge winter storm plowed toward the East Coast on Sunday after dumping as much as 2 feet of snow in the upper Midwest, grounding hundreds of airline flights and closing major highways on the Plains.
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Farrakhan stresses unity in farewell
Feb 25 2007 10:14PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan stressed religious unity Sunday in what was expected to be his last major speech, saying the world is at war because Christians, Muslims and people of other faiths are divided.
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Farrakhan stresses unity in farewell
Feb 25 2007 10:14PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan stressed religious unity Sunday in what was expected to be his last major speech, saying the world is at war because Christians, Muslims and people of other faiths are divided.
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Farrakhan stresses unity in farewell
Feb 25 2007 10:14PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan stressed religious unity Sunday in what was expected to be his last major speech, saying the world is at war because Christians, Muslims and people of other faiths are divided.
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Police: 7 die in Conn. murder-suicides
Feb 25 2007 9:34PM (CT)
ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) - A total of seven people died in two separate weekend shootings at Connecticut homes, including an 81-year-old gunman, police said Sunday. Investigators believed both incidents were murder-suicides.
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Police: 7 die in Conn. murder-suicides
Feb 25 2007 9:34PM (CT)
ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) - A total of seven people died in two separate weekend shootings at Connecticut homes, including an 81-year-old gunman, police said Sunday. Investigators believed both incidents were murder-suicides.
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Mass. would offer cancer vaccine free
Feb 25 2007 8:54PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Every Massachusetts girl between the ages of 9 and 18 would be eligible to receive a free vaccine against the virus that causes cervical cancer under Gov. Deval Patrick's budget proposal.
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Powerful tornado ravages Ark.; 40 hurt
Feb 25 2007 8:50PM (CT)
DUMAS, Ark. (AP) - Dozens of homes and businesses looked like they were shredded by "high explosives," the Arkansas lieutenant governor said Sunday as he surveyed the damage a day after a powerful storm injured 40 people.
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Powerful tornado ravages Ark.; 40 hurt
Feb 25 2007 8:50PM (CT)
DUMAS, Ark. (AP) - Dozens of homes and businesses looked like they were shredded by "high explosives," the Arkansas lieutenant governor said Sunday as he surveyed the damage a day after a powerful storm injured 40 people.
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Fatal jaguar attack on zookeeper probed
Feb 25 2007 7:59PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Officials on Sunday were trying to determine why a zookeeper killed by a jaguar had opened the door to the animal's enclosure when zoo policies ban staff members from entering exhibits when big cats are inside.
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Man sought in foiled Florida kidnapping
Feb 25 2007 7:07PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A 13-year-old boy bound to a tree in the woods foiled a kidnapping-for-ransom plan by using a safety pin, his teeth and his hands to escape, police said Sunday.
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Man sought in foiled Florida kidnapping
Feb 25 2007 7:07PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A 13-year-old boy bound to a tree in the woods foiled a kidnapping-for-ransom plan by using a safety pin, his teeth and his hands to escape, police said Sunday.
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Man sought in foiled Florida kidnapping
Feb 25 2007 7:07PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A 13-year-old boy bound to a tree in the woods foiled a kidnapping-for-ransom plan by using a safety pin, his teeth and his hands to escape, police said Sunday.
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Slavery ties Sharpton to Thurmond
Feb 25 2007 5:34PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton is a descendant of a slave owned by relatives of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond _ a discovery the civil rights activist called "shocking" on Sunday.
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Fire kills 2 college students in Boston
Feb 25 2007 5:32PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - An early morning blaze that killed two Boston University students and seriously injured a third person was caused by a burning candle, fire investigators said Sunday.
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3 held as suspects in killings of 2 boys
Feb 25 2007 3:25PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Three people were in custody Sunday in connection with the deaths of two boys police found shot in the head along with an injured man tied up inside a ransacked house.
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Vacancies down around Ground Zero
Feb 25 2007 1:34PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Rents are up and vacancies are down to pre-Sept. 11 levels in lower Manhattan's commercial real estate market.
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Vacancies down around Ground Zero
Feb 25 2007 1:34PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Rents are up and vacancies are down to pre-Sept. 11 levels in lower Manhattan's commercial real estate market.
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Surveillance cameras get smarter
Feb 25 2007 1:30PM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - The next time you walk by a shop window, take a glance at your reflection. How much do you swing your arms? Is the weight of your bag causing you to hunch over? Do you still have a bit of that 1970s disco strut left?
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Virginia apologizes for role in slavery
Feb 25 2007 11:35AM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Meeting on the grounds of the former Confederate Capitol, the Virginia General Assembly voted unanimously Saturday to express "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery.
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A haunting letter leads to justice
Feb 25 2007 5:08AM (CT)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - William Beebe had been haunted by that night for years. He'd tried to send the letter before _ and failed. Just like he'd failed to stick with Alcoholics Anonymous. Just like he'd failed at so much in life. This time, he was staying with the 12-step program. But should he really take that treacherous ninth step?
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U.S. schools weigh extending hours, year
Feb 25 2007 1:20AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - School principal Robin Harris used to see the clock on her office wall as the enemy, its steady ticking a reminder that time was not on her side.
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U.S. schools weigh extending hours, year
Feb 25 2007 1:20AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - School principal Robin Harris used to see the clock on her office wall as the enemy, its steady ticking a reminder that time was not on her side.
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U.S. schools weigh extending hours, year
Feb 25 2007 1:20AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - School principal Robin Harris used to see the clock on her office wall as the enemy, its steady ticking a reminder that time was not on her side.
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