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Mrs. Spitzer a behind-the-scenes force
Mar 13 2008 11:59PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Silda Wall Spitzer wore a blank, shellshocked, puffy-eyed expression as she stood by her husband throughout the tawdry call-girl scandal that would cost him the governor's mansion.
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Charges dropped for leaving kid in car
Mar 13 2008 11:51PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Child endangerment and obstruction charges were dropped Thursday against a woman who briefly left her 2-year-old daughter sleeping in the car while she and her two older daughters poured coins into a Salvation Army kettle.
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Severed digits actually give hope to kin
Mar 13 2008 11:44PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The image turns Patrick Reuben's stomach: someone cutting off his twin brother's finger and putting it in a package with other severed digits.
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Severed digits actually give hope to kin
Mar 13 2008 11:44PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The image turns Patrick Reuben's stomach: someone cutting off his twin brother's finger and putting it in a package with other severed digits.
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Severed digits actually give hope to kin
Mar 13 2008 11:44PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The image turns Patrick Reuben's stomach: someone cutting off his twin brother's finger and putting it in a package with other severed digits.
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Border measures pushing migrants to sea
Mar 13 2008 10:25PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The migrants board rickety boats in the dark, taking orders from inexperienced seamen. From sandy Mexican shores popular with weekend tourists, they can see downtown San Diego's lights when the sky is clear.
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Border measures pushing migrants to sea
Mar 13 2008 10:25PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The migrants board rickety boats in the dark, taking orders from inexperienced seamen. From sandy Mexican shores popular with weekend tourists, they can see downtown San Diego's lights when the sky is clear.
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Border measures pushing migrants to sea
Mar 13 2008 10:25PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The migrants board rickety boats in the dark, taking orders from inexperienced seamen. From sandy Mexican shores popular with weekend tourists, they can see downtown San Diego's lights when the sky is clear.
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Okla. House passes campus gun bill
Mar 13 2008 10:23PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The state House agreed Thursday to allow people with specialized firearms training, such as military personnel, to carry concealed weapons on the state's college campuses, despite opponents who said it made no sense following shootings at schools across the country.
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Fla. plane crash kills 4 surveying birds
Mar 13 2008 10:14PM (CT)
INDIANTOWN, Fla. (AP) - A small plane crashed in a pasture near a luxury home development Thursday, killing four men as they surveyed bird populations near Lake Okeechobee, officials said.
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Suspects in UNC death had criminal past
Mar 13 2008 9:46PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A teenager's arrest Thursday ended a violent crime spree, authorities said, that included the slaying of a graduate student at Duke University and the University of North Carolina's student body president.
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Suspects in UNC death had criminal past
Mar 13 2008 9:46PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A teenager's arrest Thursday ended a violent crime spree, authorities said, that included the slaying of a graduate student at Duke University and the University of North Carolina's student body president.
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Sheriff recommends charge in toilet case
Mar 13 2008 9:35PM (CT)
NESS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A man should be charged for allowing his girlfriend to sit on their toilet so long that her body became stuck to the seat, the sheriff said Thursday.
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Sheriff recommends charge in toilet case
Mar 13 2008 9:35PM (CT)
NESS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A man should be charged for allowing his girlfriend to sit on their toilet so long that her body became stuck to the seat, the sheriff said Thursday.
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Sheriff recommends charge in toilet case
Mar 13 2008 9:35PM (CT)
NESS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A man should be charged for allowing his girlfriend to sit on their toilet so long that her body became stuck to the seat, the sheriff said Thursday.
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Dead cop's kin: NY should investigate
Mar 13 2008 9:15PM (CT)
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (AP) - A county investigation cleared four police officers in the killing of an off-duty colleague, but the victim's family criticized it Thursday as rushed and incomplete.
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Police: Man forced girl to kill pet cat
Mar 13 2008 9:03PM (CT)
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - A man was jailed Thursday on charges he forced his 7-year-old daughter to kill the family cat by holding a knife in her hand and making her stab the pet.
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Legal cloud lingers over Spitzer
Mar 13 2008 8:42PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - As Gov. Eliot Spitzer prepares to leave office, the disgraced politician faces a tangled battle with prosecutors that will send lawyers into murky legal territory.
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Legal cloud lingers over Spitzer
Mar 13 2008 8:42PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - As Gov. Eliot Spitzer prepares to leave office, the disgraced politician faces a tangled battle with prosecutors that will send lawyers into murky legal territory.
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Legal cloud lingers over Spitzer
Mar 13 2008 8:42PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - As Gov. Eliot Spitzer prepares to leave office, the disgraced politician faces a tangled battle with prosecutors that will send lawyers into murky legal territory.
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Guilty pleas in Manhattan firehouse fire
Mar 13 2008 8:37PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Two former firefighters pleaded guilty Thursday to lesser charges in a blaze they set at a firehouse as a prank last year.
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Canadian pleads guilty in pipeline plot
Mar 13 2008 8:11PM (CT)
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A Canadian man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal terrorism charge for plotting to blow up the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline in 2000.
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Magazines to Spitzer call girl: Call us
Mar 13 2008 6:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The woman at the center of the Eliot Spitzer call girl scandal will have no problem cashing in on her notoriety: Penthouse and Hustler are already knocking on her door.
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Katrina victims complain about red tape
Mar 13 2008 6:39PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Two and a half years after Hurricane Katrina, tens of thousands of miserable homeowners are still waiting for their government rebuilding checks, and many complain they can't even get their calls returned. But the company that holds the big contract to distribute the aid is doing quite well for itself.
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Katrina victims complain about red tape
Mar 13 2008 6:39PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Two and a half years after Hurricane Katrina, tens of thousands of miserable homeowners are still waiting for their government rebuilding checks, and many complain they can't even get their calls returned. But the company that holds the big contract to distribute the aid is doing quite well for itself.
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Girl falls over fence at St. Louis Zoo
Mar 13 2008 6:22PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A young girl fell over a wooden fence that borders a sun bear exhibit at the St. Louis Zoo, suffering a cut on her head but not coming near the animals.
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No verdict in NYC child death case
Mar 13 2008 6:19PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Jurors have concluded their first day of deliberations without a verdict at the trial of the stepfather accused of torturing and killing 7-year-old Nixzmary (NIX'-mahr-ee) Brown.
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Train kills track inspector in R.I.
Mar 13 2008 6:09PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - An Amtrak express train struck three workers inspecting the tracks, killing one, just outside a downtown station on Thursday.
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Glass baby bottles make a comeback
Mar 13 2008 6:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Meg Robustelli had heard reports that a chemical in most plastic baby bottles could be dangerous, but she had not done anything about it. That's when her mother stepped in and bought her glass bottles.
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Glass baby bottles make a comeback
Mar 13 2008 6:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Meg Robustelli had heard reports that a chemical in most plastic baby bottles could be dangerous, but she had not done anything about it. That's when her mother stepped in and bought her glass bottles.
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Glass baby bottles make a comeback
Mar 13 2008 6:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Meg Robustelli had heard reports that a chemical in most plastic baby bottles could be dangerous, but she had not done anything about it. That's when her mother stepped in and bought her glass bottles.
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2 sentenced in W.Va. torture case
Mar 13 2008 6:02PM (CT)
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) - Two women accused of taking part in the torture of a young black woman received the maximum sentences possible Thursday, but the victim's mother said it wasn't enough.
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2 sentenced in W.Va. torture case
Mar 13 2008 6:02PM (CT)
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) - Two women accused of taking part in the torture of a young black woman received the maximum sentences possible Thursday, but the victim's mother said it wasn't enough.
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2 sentenced in W.Va. torture case
Mar 13 2008 6:02PM (CT)
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) - Two women accused of taking part in the torture of a young black woman received the maximum sentences possible Thursday, but the victim's mother said it wasn't enough.
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Trans fat banned in Boston restaurants
Mar 13 2008 5:53PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Boston has joined others cities in banning artery-clogging trans fats from food served in restaurants and grocery stores. Businesses, as well as schools and hospitals, will have to stop using oils and spreads that contain trans fats. Prepackaged foods such as a bag of chips or cookies won't be included.
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Shandling testifies at wiretap trial
Mar 13 2008 5:42PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Comedian Garry Shandling injected the first dose of star power into a Hollywood private investigator's wiretapping trial Thursday, testifying that he was troubled to find his name on an unauthorized background check.
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Man pleads guilty over exports to India
Mar 13 2008 5:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A businessman pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy for illegally exporting sensitive military components to India.
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Worker sentenced in actress' NYC slaying
Mar 13 2008 5:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A construction worker who admitted strangling an actress and then hanging her body to make it look like a suicide was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday.
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Military sees fewer sex assault reports
Mar 13 2008 5:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Draft documents reveal that reports of sexual assaults in the military declined slightly last year after several years of sizable increases.
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Mechanic killed at W.Va. coal prep plant
Mar 13 2008 4:55PM (CT)
BOOMER, W.Va. (AP) - A contract mechanic at a coal prep plant was fatally crushed when a metal plate under a bulldozer fell on him while he was working on the machine, authorities said Thursday.
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Death verdict for escapee who killed 2
Mar 13 2008 4:42PM (CT)
ABINGDON, Va. (AP) - A jury recommended the death penalty Thursday for a man who murdered a hospital security guard and a sheriff's deputy after escaping from custody.
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Death verdict for escapee who killed 2
Mar 13 2008 4:42PM (CT)
ABINGDON, Va. (AP) - A jury recommended the death penalty Thursday for a man who murdered a hospital security guard and a sheriff's deputy after escaping from custody.
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Free cards offer to writers
Mar 13 2008 4:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Eager to encourage letter writing, the post office is trying a new tack, offering to let people mail a card to a friend for free.
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Family can sue over blocked medical care
Mar 13 2008 3:14PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The family of a now-deceased illegal immigrant who said he was denied medical care for cancer can sue the federal government for damages, a federal judge ruled, calling the allegations "beyond cruel and unusual" punishment.
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A primer on a chemical causing concern
Mar 13 2008 3:10PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Bisphenol A is a manmade chemical used to make many hard plastic products: reusable food containers, DVDs, helmets and goggles. It's also in the protective linings in food cans and dental sealants.
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3rd man arrested in San Diego sea rescue
Mar 13 2008 3:06PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Three of the 15 people who were stranded on a boat for three days off the Pacific Coast have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling illegal immigrants.
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D.C. fire forces about 200 from homes
Mar 13 2008 2:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fire ravaged an apartment building overnight, forcing the evacuation of several neighboring buildings and damaging a church.
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Gas, oil rise to records as dollar falls
Mar 13 2008 2:23PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Gas and oil prices jumped again to new highs Thursday as the dollar weakened, although crude's advanced limited by fresh evidence of a U.S. economic slowdown.
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Gas, oil rise to records as dollar falls
Mar 13 2008 2:23PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Gas and oil prices jumped again to new highs Thursday as the dollar weakened, although crude's advanced limited by fresh evidence of a U.S. economic slowdown.
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Gas, oil rise to records as dollar falls
Mar 13 2008 2:23PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Gas and oil prices jumped again to new highs Thursday as the dollar weakened, although crude's advanced limited by fresh evidence of a U.S. economic slowdown.
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Apparent suicide clouds S.C. mystery
Mar 13 2008 1:44PM (CT)
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - A business executive questioned by investigators in a couple's disappearance apparently committed suicide by slashing his inner thigh with a knife, authorities said Thursday.
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Lutheran group addresses marriage issue
Mar 13 2008 1:30PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A task force drafting a statement on sexuality for the nation's largest Lutheran group said Thursday that the church should continue defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
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Emu ranching struggles to take flight
Mar 13 2008 1:23PM (CT)
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Emu ranchers had hoped the arguably ugly birds with useless wings would take flight in agribusiness. But emu ranching _ like some other types of nontraditional livestock operations_ is struggling to take off.
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Not guilty plea in NY child death case
Mar 13 2008 12:54PM (CT)
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - A New York woman suspected of drowning her three children in a bathtub has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
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Sheriff threatens reporters with jail
Mar 13 2008 11:03AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO, Texas (AP) - When the Duval County sheriff said he would lock up reporters from local newspapers if they kept "interfering" in his business, no one took the threat lightly.
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Religion news in brief
Mar 13 2008 11:01AM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - The senior pastor of a Baptist church embroiled in a debate over putting photos of its gay members in a church directory will be allowed to keep his pulpit.
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Hellfire preacher stirs up campuses
Mar 13 2008 11:01AM (CT)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Bible in hand, Micah Armstrong strides into the middle of a small group of students at the University of Alabama and starts preaching.
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New York's hawks may be having chicks
Mar 13 2008 10:22AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Wildlife watchers say a celebrated couple of hawks with a penchant for roosting on Manhattan high-rises is poised to produce chicks for the first time since a 2004 furor over their Fifth Avenue nest.
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Spitzer scandal tricky for parents
Mar 13 2008 9:40AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Gil Rosa's high school students were young children when Bill Clinton's trysts with Monica Lewinsky threatened his presidency.
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Measure of a Nation: We are the change
Mar 13 2008 8:34AM (CT)
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - It's almost noon, almost time for what drew Carey Youngblood and his pals to the abandoned General Motors plant. Hands tucked deep in dirty jeans pockets, the factory men stomp their feet to stay warm as the countdown begins.
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Harvard says hacker broke into system
Mar 13 2008 7:36AM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Harvard University is notifying thousands of graduate students and applicants that their personal information may have been exposed by a data breach.
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Capitol Hill roiled by aircraft incident
Mar 13 2008 6:57AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A single-engine airplane violated restricted airspace around the nation's capital Wednesday and flew to within six miles of the U.S. Capitol building before being diverted by interceptor aircraft.
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Rocket lifts off with secret satellite
Mar 13 2008 6:56AM (CT)
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - An Atlas 5 rocket carrying a secret U.S. satellite lifted off before dawn Thursday, officials said.
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Ex-FBI official sentenced in abduction
Mar 13 2008 5:33AM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - A former FBI supervisor has been sentenced in Virginia to six years in prison for abducting a girlfriend.
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Report: Spitzer call girl identified
Mar 13 2008 5:14AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The call girl at the center of the prostitution scandal that prompted Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign in disgrace has been identified as a 22-year-old aspiring musician who struggled in a broken home as a child.
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Report: Spitzer call girl identified
Mar 13 2008 5:14AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The call girl at the center of the prostitution scandal that prompted Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign in disgrace has been identified as a 22-year-old aspiring musician who struggled in a broken home as a child.
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Report: Spitzer call girl identified
Mar 13 2008 5:14AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The call girl at the center of the prostitution scandal that prompted Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign in disgrace has been identified as a 22-year-old aspiring musician who struggled in a broken home as a child.
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Report: Spitzer call girl identified
Mar 13 2008 5:14AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The call girl at the center of the prostitution scandal that prompted Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign in disgrace has been identified as a 22-year-old aspiring musician who struggled in a broken home as a child.
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Report: Spitzer call girl identified
Mar 13 2008 5:14AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The call girl at the center of the prostitution scandal that prompted Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign in disgrace has been identified as a 22-year-old aspiring musician who struggled in a broken home as a child.
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Macabre discovery raises many questions
Mar 13 2008 4:38AM (CT)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Police thought they were handling a routine drug bust at a ritzy hotel until they opened a large container and found a woman's body preserved on a bed of dry ice.
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Mystery man absent so far at NYPD trial
Mar 13 2008 2:57AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - He's a mystery man at the trial of three police officers accused of killing an unarmed groom-to-be in a hail of gunfire on his wedding day _ variously referred to as the "SUV guy" and the "man in black."
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Dementia diagnosis may relieve patients
Mar 13 2008 2:57AM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Doctors often hesitate to tell patients they likely suffer from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, fearing the news will overwhelm them.
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