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Rare Bay Area snow causes deadly crash
Mar 11 2006 11:27PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A storm spread rarely seen snow and sleet across the San Francisco area early Saturday, and two people were killed in a 28-vehicle pileup on slippery Highway 101 just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, authorities said.
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Human waste put in food, ex-inmates claim
Mar 11 2006 11:26PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Four former inmates sued the private company that runs the Citrus County jail, alleging two former officers put human waste in their food and drinks.
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Report tracks L.A. police chief's trips
Mar 11 2006 11:16PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police Chief William Bratton spent more than one-third of last year _ 125 days _ traveling out of town on business or personal trips, a newspaper reported.
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Friends remember slain American hostage
Mar 11 2006 11:07PM (CT)
CLEAR BROOK, Va. (AP) - Just as they have done since Tom Fox was taken hostage in Iraq last year, fellow Quakers sat in silence Saturday praying this time not for him, but those who killed him.
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Passenger accused of threat is charged
Mar 11 2006 10:58PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A man accused of making threats aboard a commuter airplane and punching an off-duty crew member before other passengers subdued him was charged Saturday.
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Tennessee house fire kills 9 in family
Mar 11 2006 10:38PM (CT)
EVENSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A house fire killed nine members of a family, including six children, in eastern Tennessee early Saturday, officials said.
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Tennessee house fire kills 9 in family
Mar 11 2006 10:38PM (CT)
EVENSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A house fire killed nine members of a family, including six children, in eastern Tennessee early Saturday, officials said.
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Soldier dies in Hawaii training accident
Mar 11 2006 10:35PM (CT)
POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (AP) - One soldier died and four others were injured during a live-fire training exercise on the Big Island, the Army said Saturday.
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More witnesses recant in school shooting
Mar 11 2006 10:32PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Two more witnesses recanted their statements to authorities when called to testify against the men accused in the shooting death of a 10-year-old boy near a school.
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House fire in Indiana kills family of 6
Mar 11 2006 7:20PM (CT)
SHOALS, Ind. (AP) - A house fire possibly sparked by a wood-burning stove killed a couple and their four young children early Saturday, shortly after they returned from a trip, officials and relatives said.
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Judge won't drop charges in mosque sting
Mar 11 2006 6:35PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A federal judge refused to dismiss charges against two Muslims arrested in an FBI anti-terrorism sting, rejecting claims that evidence was tainted by use of illegal warrantless wiretaps.
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Calif. terror trial paints murky picture
Mar 11 2006 4:53PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The government painted an ominous portrait of Hamid Hayat and his father after arresting them nearly 10 months ago and charging them with lying about whether Hamid attended a terrorists' training camp in Pakistan.
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Jury finds Wis. state legislator guilty
Mar 11 2006 4:45PM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A former speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly was convicted Saturday of using state employees as campaign workers, with the jury rejecting his claims that it was common practice and that he thought the workers were off the state clock.
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Developer fights for WTC rebuilding rights
Mar 11 2006 4:23PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Larry Silverstein ran the World Trade Center for just six weeks, signing a lucrative lease for the 110-story twin towers in the summer of 2001 only to watch terrorists destroy them on Sept. 11.
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Anthrax patient's condition still serious
Mar 11 2006 3:40PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A drum maker hospitalized with inhalation anthrax remained in serious condition Saturday after suffering a setback this week, hospital officials said.
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Wife pleads not guilty in poisoning death
Mar 11 2006 1:07PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A woman has pleaded not guilty to poisoning her husband, a Marine, and using his life insurance money to get breast enhancements and throw parties.
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DUI defense lawyers challenge breath test
Mar 11 2006 12:29PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Timothy Muldowny's lawyers decided on an unconventional approach to fight his drunken driving case: They sought computer programming information for the Intoxilyzer alcohol breath analysis machine to see whether his test was accurate.
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Friends sentenced for taped sex assault
Mar 11 2006 11:03AM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - The son of a former Orange County assistant sheriff and two friends were each sentenced Friday to six years in prison for the videotaped sexual assault of an unconscious teenage girl.
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100,000 march in favor of immigrant rights
Mar 11 2006 10:56AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Hoisting American flags into the air, tens of thousands of immigrants from the Chicago area marched downtown in a display of support for immigrant rights as a bill to stiffen border enforcement awaits action in the U.S. Senate.
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DOJ faults FBI for fingerprinting error
Mar 11 2006 9:33AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An FBI mistake linking an Oregon lawyer, a Muslim convert, to the 2004 Madrid train bombings was a "watershed event" that led to improved fingerprint identification but more needs to be done, according to a federal report.
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Ex-Atlanta mayor faces 9 years in prison
Mar 11 2006 6:03AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal jury found former mayor Bill Campbell guilty of tax evasion, but cleared him of charges he lined his pockets with payoffs as he guided Atlanta through a period of robust development in the 1990s.
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Eliasson wants accord on rights council
Mar 11 2006 5:56AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The top U.N. negotiator for a proposed Human Rights Council said he would put off seeking final approval for the body in a last bid to overcome U.S. objections.
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Gotti dodges racketeering conviction again
Mar 11 2006 4:07AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A third trial looms for John A. "Junior" Gotti after a jury all but begged to be freed from deciding whether he committed racketeering and arranged the brutal attack on the founder of the Guardian Angels crime-fighting group.
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Pastor takes reality course in teen life
Mar 11 2006 2:49AM (CT)
WARSAW, Ind. (AP) - Scott Greene leaps to spike the volleyball but holds back, letting it drop on his side of the net. "Scott!" a teammate yells, exasperated. "That's the second time," another chides. It's a typical scene repeated in high schools across the country: A student makes a mistake, is embarrassed and hears from classmates. But Greene is no typical student.
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Beatty urges Dems to beat Schwarzenegger
Mar 11 2006 1:34AM (CT)
BEVERYLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Actor-activist Warren Beatty had a warning for California Democrats on Friday _ don't forget the real fight for the governor's office is in November against Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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FBI: Flight diverted over unruly passenger
Mar 11 2006 1:04AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A man made threats aboard a commuter airplane and punched an off-duty crew member Friday before other passengers subdued him, authorities said.
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American hostage knew the dangers in Iraq
Mar 11 2006 12:26AM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - When Tom Fox didn't appear this week on a video of Christian activists taken hostage in Iraq, members of his Quaker congregation prepared themselves for the worst while praying for the best.
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