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States urged to get abused kids' lawyers
Apr 23 2007 11:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Fifteen states get failing grades on a first-of-its-kind report card assessing the legal representation provided to abused and neglected children as courts make potentially fateful decisions about whether to separate them from their families.
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Ill. town evacuated after ammonia leak
Apr 23 2007 11:33PM (CT)
SEWARD, Ill. (AP) - A small northern Illinois town and some surrounding homes were evacuated Monday night after an anhydrous ammonia leak was reported at an area plant, authorities said.
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Boy, 13, killed in Mont. police shootout
Apr 23 2007 11:20PM (CT)
FORT BENTON, Mont. (AP) - Law enforcers fatally shot a 13-year-old boy after he fired a gun at them on a state highway, authorities said Monday.
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Pope defrocks former Illinois priest
Apr 23 2007 11:08PM (CT)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI defrocked a priest accused of sexually molesting teenage boys decades ago while directing a Catholic youth camp, church officials said Monday.
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Crews protecting town near Ga. wildfire
Apr 23 2007 11:05PM (CT)
WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) - Firefighters used bulldozers Monday to widen breaks that were protecting a small community from a wildfire that has blackened more than 87 square miles of forest in southeast Georgia.
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Ex-Alaska lawmaker found on island
Apr 23 2007 10:36PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A former state lawmaker and prominent attorney was found hypothermic but conscious on an island Monday, a day after his boat was discovered cruising unmanned in a Juneau bay.
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Man kills Houston complex manager, self
Apr 23 2007 10:26PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A man facing eviction from a luxury apartment complex shot and killed the manager and then himself after writing an e-mail to friends saying he had died, police said. At least two other people were injured.
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Writer Halberstam, 73, killed in crash
Apr 23 2007 10:17PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - David Halberstam, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who chronicled the Vietnam War generation, civil rights and the world of sports, was killed in a car crash Monday, his wife and local authorities said. He was 73.
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Writer Halberstam, 73, killed in crash
Apr 23 2007 10:17PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - David Halberstam, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who chronicled the Vietnam War generation, civil rights and the world of sports, was killed in a car crash Monday, his wife and local authorities said. He was 73.
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Writer Halberstam, 73, killed in crash
Apr 23 2007 10:17PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - David Halberstam, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who chronicled the Vietnam War generation, civil rights and the world of sports, was killed in a car crash Monday, his wife and local authorities said. He was 73.
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NYC puts brakes on unregulated pedicabs
Apr 23 2007 9:51PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The City Council on Monday put the brakes on legions of unregulated bicycle taxis, adopting licensing and safety standards that the drivers called unfair and the mayor vetoed last month.
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Va. Tech classes resume with talks, hugs
Apr 23 2007 9:40PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Chemistry professor Joe Merola tried to give a lecture Monday, but looking out at 100 Virginia Tech students' faces _ and the sweat shirt he'd placed on the seat of a wounded student _ he couldn't do it.
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Va. Tech classes resume with talks, hugs
Apr 23 2007 9:40PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Chemistry professor Joe Merola tried to give a lecture Monday, but looking out at 100 Virginia Tech students' faces _ and the sweat shirt he'd placed on the seat of a wounded student _ he couldn't do it.
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Va. Tech classes resume with talks, hugs
Apr 23 2007 9:40PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Chemistry professor Joe Merola tried to give a lecture Monday, but looking out at 100 Virginia Tech students' faces _ and the sweat shirt he'd placed on the seat of a wounded student _ he couldn't do it.
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Va. Tech classes resume with talks, hugs
Apr 23 2007 9:40PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Chemistry professor Joe Merola tried to give a lecture Monday, but looking out at 100 Virginia Tech students' faces _ and the sweat shirt he'd placed on the seat of a wounded student _ he couldn't do it.
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Va. Tech classes resume with talks, hugs
Apr 23 2007 9:40PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Chemistry professor Joe Merola tried to give a lecture Monday, but looking out at 100 Virginia Tech students' faces _ and the sweat shirt he'd placed on the seat of a wounded student _ he couldn't do it.
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McGreevey says wife knew he was gay
Apr 23 2007 9:15PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The estranged wife of former New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey knew he was gay before they married, he claimed in court papers filed Monday.
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Philly struggles with rising murder rate
Apr 23 2007 9:06PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A bloody, bullet-filled weekend left 11 people dead across the city, where drugs and disrespect have trumped brotherly love and the murder rate is on pace to be the highest in a decade. Philadelphia has seen more than one killing a day this year, totaling 127 as of Monday afternoon.
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Philly struggles with rising murder rate
Apr 23 2007 9:06PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A bloody, bullet-filled weekend left 11 people dead across the city, where drugs and disrespect have trumped brotherly love and the murder rate is on pace to be the highest in a decade. Philadelphia has seen more than one killing a day this year, totaling 127 as of Monday afternoon.
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Philly struggles with rising murder rate
Apr 23 2007 9:06PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A bloody, bullet-filled weekend left 11 people dead across the city, where drugs and disrespect have trumped brotherly love and the murder rate is on pace to be the highest in a decade. Philadelphia has seen more than one killing a day this year, totaling 127 as of Monday afternoon.
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Man acquitted in 'dungeon' rapes
Apr 23 2007 8:33PM (CT)
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) - A jury acquitted a convicted sex offender Monday of raping two teenage girls who police say escaped after they were left to die in an underground bunker he had built.
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NYC pledges 1 million new trees by 2017
Apr 23 2007 8:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - One million new trees will join the urban landscape of New York City by the year 2017 to reduce air pollution, cool temperatures and help improve the city's long term sustainability, officials said Saturday.
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NYC pledges 1 million new trees by 2017
Apr 23 2007 8:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - One million new trees will join the urban landscape of New York City by the year 2017 to reduce air pollution, cool temperatures and help improve the city's long term sustainability, officials said Saturday.
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Border agent charged with murder
Apr 23 2007 7:29PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A Border Patrol agent was charged Monday with first-degree murder in the shooting of an unarmed illegal immigrant at the border in January.
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Nurse guilty of dismembering husband
Apr 23 2007 7:28PM (CT)
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - A jury convicted a nurse Monday of killing her husband, hacking up his body and stuffing the parts into three suitcases she tossed into Chesapeake Bay.
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Nurse guilty of dismembering husband
Apr 23 2007 7:28PM (CT)
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - A jury convicted a nurse Monday of killing her husband, hacking up his body and stuffing the parts into three suitcases she tossed into Chesapeake Bay.
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Nurse guilty of dismembering husband
Apr 23 2007 7:28PM (CT)
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - A jury convicted a nurse Monday of killing her husband, hacking up his body and stuffing the parts into three suitcases she tossed into Chesapeake Bay.
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Nurse guilty of dismembering husband
Apr 23 2007 7:28PM (CT)
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - A jury convicted a nurse Monday of killing her husband, hacking up his body and stuffing the parts into three suitcases she tossed into Chesapeake Bay.
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Female cops say sgt. called them 'hos'
Apr 23 2007 7:25PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Several female police officers on Monday accused sergeants of insulting them by echoing the racially charged remarks that led to the firing of radio host Don Imus.
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Corzine upgraded, may govern via video
Apr 23 2007 7:25PM (CT)
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Aides to injured Gov. Jon S. Corzine said Monday they hope he will be able to run the state as he recovers, even if it means governing by video.
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'Girls Gone Wild' founder gets jail time
Apr 23 2007 5:13PM (CT)
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) - Blowing his nose and wiping away tears, the multimillionaire founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" video empire pleaded guilty to contempt of court Monday and was sentenced to 35 days in jail.
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Calif. coalition aims to build surf reef
Apr 23 2007 4:20PM (CT)
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) - Californians have created plenty of surf spots by accident with harbor jetties, power plant outflows and even drainage pipes. Creating one on purpose is proving more difficult.
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Calif. coalition aims to build surf reef
Apr 23 2007 4:20PM (CT)
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) - Californians have created plenty of surf spots by accident with harbor jetties, power plant outflows and even drainage pipes. Creating one on purpose is proving more difficult.
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Calif. coalition aims to build surf reef
Apr 23 2007 4:20PM (CT)
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) - Californians have created plenty of surf spots by accident with harbor jetties, power plant outflows and even drainage pipes. Creating one on purpose is proving more difficult.
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Demand high for cancer vaccine in N.H.
Apr 23 2007 4:04PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Demand for the vaccine against cervical cancer is outstripping supply as New Hampshire offers the shots for free, leading some providers to create waiting lists.
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Blue Angels mourn pilot who crashed
Apr 23 2007 4:02PM (CT)
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - The Navy's Blue Angels were back home Monday to regroup and mourn the loss of one of their pilots, killed in a crash while performing in one of his first air shows with the team.
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Blue Angels mourn pilot who crashed
Apr 23 2007 4:02PM (CT)
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - The Navy's Blue Angels were back home Monday to regroup and mourn the loss of one of their pilots, killed in a crash while performing in one of his first air shows with the team.
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Blue Angels mourn pilot who crashed
Apr 23 2007 4:02PM (CT)
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - The Navy's Blue Angels were back home Monday to regroup and mourn the loss of one of their pilots, killed in a crash while performing in one of his first air shows with the team.
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Man and woman shot at luxury hotel
Apr 23 2007 4:02PM (CT)
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A man and a woman were killed at a luxury oceanfront resort when police fired into their bungalow after they refused to drop a handgun, authorities said.
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World leaders pay tribute to Yeltsin
Apr 23 2007 4:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - World leaders on Monday praised Boris Yeltsin as a courageous fighter during the dramatic fall of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War, and they recalled his colorful, if sometimes bizarre, personality.
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DNA exonerates man who served 25 years
Apr 23 2007 3:11PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A man who spent 25 years in prison for rape was exonerated Monday as a judge threw out his convictions because DNA evidence showed he couldn't have committed the attack. An advocacy group said it was the 200th such case.
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New U.S. ambassador to U.N. starts job
Apr 23 2007 3:04PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Zalmay Khalilzad started his new job Monday as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, with one ambassador on the Security Council saying he has to be better than his controversial predecessor _ John Bolton.
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U.S. food safety strained by imports
Apr 23 2007 2:45PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The same food safety net that couldn't catch poisoned pet food ingredients from China has a much bigger hole.
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Residents located after Texas storm
Apr 23 2007 1:51PM (CT)
CACTUS, Texas (AP) - Fifty people left unaccounted for after a tornado destroyed homes in this Texas Panhandle town have been located and appear to be safe, an official said Monday.
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Residents located after Texas storm
Apr 23 2007 1:51PM (CT)
CACTUS, Texas (AP) - Fifty people left unaccounted for after a tornado destroyed homes in this Texas Panhandle town have been located and appear to be safe, an official said Monday.
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Residents located after Texas storm
Apr 23 2007 1:51PM (CT)
CACTUS, Texas (AP) - Fifty people left unaccounted for after a tornado destroyed homes in this Texas Panhandle town have been located and appear to be safe, an official said Monday.
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Residents located after Texas storm
Apr 23 2007 1:51PM (CT)
CACTUS, Texas (AP) - Fifty people left unaccounted for after a tornado destroyed homes in this Texas Panhandle town have been located and appear to be safe, an official said Monday.
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Residents located after Texas storm
Apr 23 2007 1:51PM (CT)
CACTUS, Texas (AP) - Fifty people left unaccounted for after a tornado destroyed homes in this Texas Panhandle town have been located and appear to be safe, an official said Monday.
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Residents located after Texas storm
Apr 23 2007 1:51PM (CT)
CACTUS, Texas (AP) - Fifty people left unaccounted for after a tornado destroyed homes in this Texas Panhandle town have been located and appear to be safe, an official said Monday.
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Residents located after Texas storm
Apr 23 2007 1:51PM (CT)
CACTUS, Texas (AP) - Fifty people left unaccounted for after a tornado destroyed homes in this Texas Panhandle town have been located and appear to be safe, an official said Monday.
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Educators: Troubled students common
Apr 23 2007 1:36PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Like so many, Rane Arroyo wept at the news of the Virginia Tech massacre. He cried for the 33 lives lost, but also in sympathy for the writing teachers who saw glimpses of the shooter's tortured mind.
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Abortion complaint against judge dropped
Apr 23 2007 1:18PM (CT)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A state panel has dismissed an ethics complaint that abortion opponents filed against a judge who threw out a criminal case against the state's best-known abortion provider.
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Boy, 12, bitten by shark off Fla. coast
Apr 23 2007 12:16PM (CT)
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. (AP) - A 12-year-old boy was treated for puncture wounds after a shark bit him on the ankle, authorities said.
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VA allows Wiccan symbols on headstones
Apr 23 2007 11:47AM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wiccan pentacle has been added to the list of emblems allowed in national cemeteries and on goverment-issued headstones of fallen soldiers, according to a settlement announced Monday.
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Citadel to put locks on cadets' rooms
Apr 23 2007 9:48AM (CT)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The Citadel will break with tradition and install locks on all cadet rooms amid concerns about safety in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings.
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Gas release sends flame over Texas plant
Apr 23 2007 9:30AM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A pillar of fire more than 100 feet high erupted early Monday at an electric power plant after a safety valve opened on a natural gas line and a spark ignited it, authorities said. No one was injured.
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Professor fired over Va. Tech discussion
Apr 23 2007 7:28AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - An adjunct professor was fired after leading a classroom discussion about the Virginia Tech shootings in which he pointed a marker at some students and said "pow."
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Rep. Millender-McDonald dies of cancer
Apr 23 2007 3:02AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald, who fought for electoral reform and reached new heights for a black congresswoman in seven terms serving Southern California, has died. She was 68.
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Tech gunman shot victims over 100 times
Apr 23 2007 2:02AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho was as mysterious in death as he was in life, leaving behind few clues for medical examiners. Dr. William Massello, the assistant state medical examiner based in Roanoke, said Sunday that Cho died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his temple after firing enough shots to wound his 32 victims more than 100 times.
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Tech gunman shot victims over 100 times
Apr 23 2007 2:02AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho was as mysterious in death as he was in life, leaving behind few clues for medical examiners. Dr. William Massello, the assistant state medical examiner based in Roanoke, said Sunday that Cho died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his temple after firing enough shots to wound his 32 victims more than 100 times.
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Tech gunman shot victims over 100 times
Apr 23 2007 2:02AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho was as mysterious in death as he was in life, leaving behind few clues for medical examiners. Dr. William Massello, the assistant state medical examiner based in Roanoke, said Sunday that Cho died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his temple after firing enough shots to wound his 32 victims more than 100 times.
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Tech gunman shot victims over 100 times
Apr 23 2007 2:02AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho was as mysterious in death as he was in life, leaving behind few clues for medical examiners. Dr. William Massello, the assistant state medical examiner based in Roanoke, said Sunday that Cho died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his temple after firing enough shots to wound his 32 victims more than 100 times.
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Tech gunman shot victims over 100 times
Apr 23 2007 2:02AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho was as mysterious in death as he was in life, leaving behind few clues for medical examiners. Dr. William Massello, the assistant state medical examiner based in Roanoke, said Sunday that Cho died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his temple after firing enough shots to wound his 32 victims more than 100 times.
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Libraries boost offerings for immigrants
Apr 23 2007 1:43AM (CT)
OWATONNA, Minn. (AP) - Suleyman Mohamed stops by the downtown library nearly every day, browsing for books about his native Somalia or picking up DVDs that can help him brush up on his English skills.
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Libraries boost offerings for immigrants
Apr 23 2007 1:43AM (CT)
OWATONNA, Minn. (AP) - Suleyman Mohamed stops by the downtown library nearly every day, browsing for books about his native Somalia or picking up DVDs that can help him brush up on his English skills.
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Libraries boost offerings for immigrants
Apr 23 2007 1:43AM (CT)
OWATONNA, Minn. (AP) - Suleyman Mohamed stops by the downtown library nearly every day, browsing for books about his native Somalia or picking up DVDs that can help him brush up on his English skills.
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Va. high school struggles after shooting
Apr 23 2007 1:33AM (CT)
CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) - Westfield High School may be one of the newer schools in northern Virginia, but many in the community are already fiercely proud of it _ even as they worry it's reputation is under siege.
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Writer explains what being a Hokie means
Apr 23 2007 1:24AM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - I spent the past week receiving condolences for people I never met, people who died at a place I left 20 years ago.
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