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Tenn. meth law restricts cold tablet sales
Mar 30 2005 11:12PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen signed a law Wednesday aimed at fighting the state's soaring methamphetamine problem by regulating sale of over-the-counter cold medicines.
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Ex-school official said tied to terrorism
Mar 30 2005 11:11PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A former public schools official, accused of conspiring with a Florida man in the 1990s to raise money and recruit Muslim extremists to fight in Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechnya and Somalia, was ordered held Wednesday to face federal terrorism charges.
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Soldier to face trial for Kan. killings
Mar 30 2005 11:02PM (CT)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Fort Riley soldier will face a court-martial in June for the deaths of two other soldiers at a home in rural Kansas, the Army announced Thursday.
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High court rejects new Schiavo request
Mar 30 2005 10:57PM (CT)
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene in the Terri Schiavo case for the sixth time late Wednesday, taking less than two hours to reject her parents' request that the feeding tube for their brain-damaged daughter be reinserted.
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N.J. girl slain after refusing to kiss man
Mar 30 2005 10:56PM (CT)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A 15-year-old girl was fatally shot after refusing a man's demand for a kiss, authorities said. The alleged gunman was captured Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.
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Pa. lawmaker charged in white powder hoax
Mar 30 2005 10:54PM (CT)
GLENSHAW, Pa. (AP) - A legislator was charged Wednesday with lying about a white powder he claimed was inside a letter mailed from a critical constituent, and with retaliating against and harassing those who questioned his political finances.
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Skipper of wrecked freighter sentenced
Mar 30 2005 10:50PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The captain of a freighter that ran aground in the Aleutian Islands and broke apart, spilling more than 335,000 gallons of fuel, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of making a false statement to federal investigators.
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Albuquerque police chief resigns
Mar 30 2005 10:24PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The police chief resigned abruptly Wednesday amid a scandal involving his department's alleged mishandling of evidence.
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Judge voids U.S. approval of Mont. mine
Mar 30 2005 10:01PM (CT)
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A judge sidelined a copper and silver mine criticized by environmentalists and swank jeweler Tiffany, saying the plan was approved without consideration of the possible harm to imperiled grizzly bears and bull trout.
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Poll: No nation should have nuke weapons
Mar 30 2005 10:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Though the Soviet Union is gone, the nuclear fears that fueled the Cold War haven't disappeared. Most Americans think nuclear weapons are so dangerous that no country should have them, and a majority believe it's likely that terrorists or a nation will use them within five years.
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Maine gives final OK to gay rights bill
Mar 30 2005 9:59PM (CT)
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - State lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday night to a bill to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination. It was expected to be signed Thursday by Gov. John Baldacci.
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Senator from Texas expects fight on FOI
Mar 30 2005 9:33PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Republican Sen. John Cornyn said Wednesday there is broad support for a bill to create a panel to study the federal Freedom of Information Act, but real reforms could run into trouble.
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Wash. may require 'green' state buildings
Mar 30 2005 9:32PM (CT)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Schools, universities and other public buildings would have to be built to meet energy efficiency, water conservation and other environmental standards under a bill given final approval by lawmakers Wednesday.
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Scout official pleads guilty in porn case
Mar 30 2005 9:31PM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A former high-ranking Boy Scouts of America official who ran a task force that worked to protect children from sexual abuse pleaded guilty Wednesday to a child pornography charge.
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U.S. may bring troops home if violence low
Mar 30 2005 9:10PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. forces in Iraq could begin coming home in significant numbers if insurgent violence is low through the general elections scheduled for the end of the year, a top general said Wednesday.
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Adventurers skiing from Alaska to Russia
Mar 30 2005 9:10PM (CT)
WALES, Alaska (AP) - Two men began skiing Wednesday to Russia from the icy shores of Alaska, dragging 250 pounds of gear on catamaran-style sleds. About a mile into the adventure, solid ice disappeared into water.
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Attorney sentenced in N.Y. slaying role
Mar 30 2005 8:45PM (CT)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - A defense attorney drew a sentence of up to 18 years in prison Wednesday after balking at a plea deal in which he admitted conspiring to kill a nightclub owner, distribute cocaine and launder more than $200,000.
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Car may have sparked fatal Texas blast
Mar 30 2005 8:23PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Investigators said Wednesday it appears likely some sort of spark combined with hydrocarbon liquid and vapor to set off the fiery refinery explosion that killed 15 people and injured more than 100 others last week.
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White cops in Milwaukee win bias suit
Mar 30 2005 8:21PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A federal jury found that Milwaukee's former police chief discriminated against 17 white men by promoting women and minorities ahead of them.
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Lt. not at work day of courthouse rampage
Mar 30 2005 7:24PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A sheriff's lieutenant who assigned himself as additional security for a rape trial was excused from work the day the defendant overpowered a deputy and began a deadly shooting rampage, authorities said Wednesday.
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Conn. lawmakers won't ban death penalty
Mar 30 2005 7:21PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - With New England's first execution in 45 years looming, Connecticut lawmakers refused Wednesday to overturn the state's death penalty.
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Calif. judge stays pro-gay marriage ruling
Mar 30 2005 6:57PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California judge who ruled that gay couples should be allowed to marry stayed his decision Wednesday pending the outcome of anticipated appeals.
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New Calif. secretary of state sworn in
Mar 30 2005 6:36PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A former lawmaker was sworn in Wednesday as California secretary of state, and quickly promised to restore public confidence in the beleaguered office.
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Judge tosses suit over L.A. airport terror
Mar 30 2005 6:34PM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - The city of Los Angeles can't be held liable for a terrorist shooting that left two people dead at Los Angeles International Airport nearly three years ago, a judge has ruled.
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Deputy describes Minn. shootings scene
Mar 30 2005 6:14PM (CT)
RED LAKE, Minn. (AP) - The 16-year-old gunman in the Red Lake High School shootings was wounded by tribal police officers before retreating to a classroom and taking his own life, according to an account by a sheriff's deputy.
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Report cites U.N. election office problems
Mar 30 2005 6:12PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A report commissioned by the United Nations calls for a formal investigation into the operation of the widely praised U.N. office that helps organize elections around the world, citing staff allegations of sexual and professional harassment and the possible misuse of money to support travel for a favored group of staff members.
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Jury says New Orleans DA guilty of bias
Mar 30 2005 6:01PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans' first black district attorney discriminated against 43 whites when he fired them en masse and replaced them with blacks upon taking office in 2003, a federal jury decided Wednesday. The jury awarded the employees about $1.8 million in back pay and damages.
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Death charged in theft from cemetery
Mar 30 2005 5:28PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - His name is Death, and prosecutors say he stole from a cemetery. Donald Death Jr., 60, of Locust Valley, was arraigned Wednesday on charges he stole nearly $300,000 from the Locust Valley Cemetery Association on Long Island.
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Miss. Congress OKs Commandments display
Mar 30 2005 5:24PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would allow the Ten Commandments and other religious texts to be placed in public buildings, a day after the Senate also approved it.
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Conservative pundit hit in face with pie
Mar 30 2005 4:59PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - Even a pie in the face couldn't silence conservative pundit William Kristol. Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard and former chief of staff to Vice President Dan Quayle, was splattered by a student during a speech about U.S. foreign policy at Earlham College Tuesday.
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U.S. judge bars favoring younger retirees
Mar 30 2005 4:27PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A federal judge Wednesday barred the government from allowing companies to provide younger retirees with better health care benefits than they give to older ones who qualify for Medicare.
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Schiavo obit mistakenly appears on Web
Mar 30 2005 3:52PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A draft of CBSNews.com's obituary for Terri Schiavo mistakenly appeared on the Internet for a few hours, a network official said Wednesday.
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Fla. man kills couple he wrongly accused
Mar 30 2005 3:14PM (CT)
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A man who mistakenly believed a couple had turned him in for drug possession broke into their house and shot them to death, then killed himself, police said.
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Armed volunteers plan to patrol border
Mar 30 2005 3:14PM (CT)
TOMBSTONE, Ariz. (AP) - Hundreds of volunteers, some of them armed, are expected to take up positions along the Mexican border Friday and begin patrolling for illegal immigrants _ an exercise some fear could attract racist crackpots and lead to vigilante violence.
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Former Jackson bodyguard pleads innocent
Mar 30 2005 2:13PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A former Michael Jackson bodyguard who may be a witness in the pop singer's trial pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he committed a series of armed robberies in the Las Vegas area.
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Hundreds of sharks close Florida beaches
Mar 30 2005 2:11PM (CT)
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Hundreds of swarming sharks, some as close as 20 feet offshore, have closed down beaches in South Florida.
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Explosives expert speaks in Rudolph case
Mar 30 2005 1:08PM (CT)
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Attorneys for serial bombing suspect Eric Rudolph tried to show Wednesday that traces of explosives found at his home could have been inadvertently spread there from the site of a deadly abortion clinic explosion by federal agents.
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Joan Kennedy recuperates from concussion
Mar 30 2005 12:26PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Joan Kennedy, the former wife of Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, is in the hospital recuperating from a concussion and a broken shoulder after a passer-by found her lying in a street, according to her son.
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Study: N.Y. sex workers face violence
Mar 30 2005 12:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - They're not out on the streets, but sex workers who conduct their business behind closed doors are still dealing with the same issues of violence and isolation that their street-based counterparts face, a new study says.
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Doctors upgrade Rev. Falwell's condition
Mar 30 2005 11:59AM (CT)
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - Doctors upgraded the Rev. Jerry Falwell's condition from critical to stable on Wednesday and removed the Moral Majority founder from a ventilator.
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Chico suspends fraternity over adult film
Mar 30 2005 10:51AM (CT)
CHICO, Calif. (AP) - California State University in Chico suspended a fraternity after its members admitted they participated in an adult film at their off-campus residence.
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Former Alabama Sen. Howell Heflin dies
Mar 30 2005 10:27AM (CT)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Former Sen. Howell Heflin, an influential voice on judicial nominations, including the tumultuous hearings for Clarence Thomas, has died. He was 83.
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Wanted animal rights activist arrested
Mar 30 2005 10:12AM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - An animal rights activist was arrested on a domestic terrorism charge after seven years on the run in connection with the release of thousands of minks from commercial farms.
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Visiting Afghan women have van stolen
Mar 30 2005 9:43AM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - A delegation of 10 Afghan women who are visiting Ohio to make business contacts lost $10,000 worth of crafts when their rented van was stolen.
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Falwell remains in critical condition
Mar 30 2005 9:06AM (CT)
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - The Rev. Jerry Falwell spent a comfortable night in the hospital but the Moral Majority founder remained critically ill and on a ventilator, a top aide said Wednesday.
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Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. dies
Mar 30 2005 8:49AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in December 2003, died Tuesday at his home in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. He was 67.
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Teens' risky behavior down since 1993
Mar 30 2005 8:44AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In many ways, children today are doing better than their parents did. They take fewer drugs, commit fewer crimes and have fewer babies. If they would just lay off the chips and soda.
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Giuliani to open branch of Texas law firm
Mar 30 2005 5:49AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani plans to open a New York office of about 25 lawyers for Bracewell & Patterson, a 60-year-old Texas-based firm with about 400 lawyers in 10 cities.
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Two women sought in theft of fetus
Mar 30 2005 5:36AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police are searching for two women who they believe made off with a preserved 13-week-old fetus from an exhibit at the California Science Center.
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Colo. gov. faces contraception law dilemma
Mar 30 2005 4:08AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Gov. Bill Owens, a Roman Catholic who campaigned for office on conservative values, could face a tough choice deciding whether to sign a bill requiring hospitals to tell rape victims about emergency contraception.
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Ariz. tribal college balks at funding halt
Mar 30 2005 3:50AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Five years ago, Arizona began sending $1.75 million a year to the Navajo Nation's college as part of a 10-year deal. Now, Republican lawmakers want to eliminate the transfer to Dine College to help ease the state's budget woes, a provision that American Indians say is just more unfair treatment of them by the government.
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Monks comfort Schiavo's parents
Mar 30 2005 2:26AM (CT)
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (AP) - Conspicuous in their simple black friar's robes, two Roman Catholic monks move daily among the colorful knot of protesters and reporters outside the hospice where Terri Schiavo lies dying.
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Meth fires claiming more victims
Mar 30 2005 2:07AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - At a conference on the scourge of methamphetamine, one item on the agenda was a tour of a seemingly unlikely place: a burn unit.
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Lobbyist's Mariana Islands work questioned
Mar 30 2005 1:23AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Auditors questioned whether a tiny U.S. territory in the Pacific got its money's worth when it paid millions of dollars to the firm of a lobbyist now under investigation for his work for Indian tribes.
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Joan Kennedy hospitalized in Mass.
Mar 30 2005 12:54AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Joan Kennedy, the former wife of Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, is in the hospital recuperating from a concussion and a broken shoulder after a passer-by found her lying in a street, according to her son.
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