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Fire guts 2 historic sites in D.C.
Apr 30 2007 11:23PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two fires ravaged historic sites in the nation's capital Monday, one gutting part of the 134-year-old Eastern Market and the other destroying irreplaceable documents and art at the Georgetown public library branch.
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Fire guts 2 historic sites in D.C.
Apr 30 2007 11:23PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two fires ravaged historic sites in the nation's capital Monday, one gutting part of the 134-year-old Eastern Market and the other destroying irreplaceable documents and art at the Georgetown public library branch.
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Fire guts 2 historic sites in D.C.
Apr 30 2007 11:23PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two fires ravaged historic sites in the nation's capital Monday, one gutting part of the 134-year-old Eastern Market and the other destroying irreplaceable documents and art at the Georgetown public library branch.
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Woman says Braunstein tied her up
Apr 30 2007 11:21PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The trial of a writer accused of posing as a city firefighter and sexually abusing a woman began Monday with the accuser testifying that she pretended to be unconscious.
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College president fired over DUI charges
Apr 30 2007 11:17PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The University of Mary Washington fired its president Monday after he was charged with drunken driving twice within two days.
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Calif. PI pleads guilty to forgery
Apr 30 2007 11:05PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A private investigator who worked to get condemned inmates off death row pleaded guilty Monday to forging documents to support their appeals, later declaring she did so because the death penalty is "barbaric."
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Corzine discharged 18 days after crash
Apr 30 2007 11:03PM (CT)
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - An emotional Gov. Jon S. Corzine was discharged from a hospital Monday and asked forgiveness for his conduct in a crash 18 days earlier in which he was critically injured.
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Recast genocide exhibit opens at U.N.
Apr 30 2007 11:02PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - An exhibit on the 1994 Rwandan genocide opened Monday at U.N. headquarters after organizers recast a section on the killings of 1 million Armenians in Turkey during World War I _ a reference that angered the Turks.
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Iowa farmer convicted in death
Apr 30 2007 10:57PM (CT)
RED OAK, Iowa (AP) - A farmer who was accused of killing a neighbor over a land feud and dumping his body in a cistern was convicted Monday at his second trial of manslaughter.
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Little Rock schools chief sues
Apr 30 2007 10:45PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The head of the Little Rock school system sued the board president and a board member Monday, accusing them of threatening employees who might have testified on his behalf at an upcoming disciplinary hearing.
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Student who urinated in class suspended
Apr 30 2007 10:34PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - School officials on Monday suspended a 14-year-old boy who said he had to urinate in a bottle after his science teacher refused to let him use the restroom. The teacher was being transferred to another school.
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More names possible in D.C. escort case
Apr 30 2007 10:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A woman accused of running a high-priced escort service apologized Monday to a former top State Department official outed as a customer, but said the testimony of prominent clients would prove her business was legal.
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More names possible in D.C. escort case
Apr 30 2007 10:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A woman accused of running a high-priced escort service apologized Monday to a former top State Department official outed as a customer, but said the testimony of prominent clients would prove her business was legal.
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More names possible in D.C. escort case
Apr 30 2007 10:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A woman accused of running a high-priced escort service apologized Monday to a former top State Department official outed as a customer, but said the testimony of prominent clients would prove her business was legal.
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Man convicted of 11 LA murders
Apr 30 2007 10:17PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former pizza deliveryman described by prosecutors as one of the city's most prolific serial killers was convicted Monday of murdering 10 women and one victim's fetus in the 1980s and '90s.
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Corps asked to explain pump contract
Apr 30 2007 10:09PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - When the Army Corps of Engineers solicited bids for drainage pumps for New Orleans, it copied the specifications _ typos and all _ from the catalog of the manufacturer that ultimately won the $32 million contract, a review of documents by The Associated Press found.
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Corps asked to explain pump contract
Apr 30 2007 10:09PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - When the Army Corps of Engineers solicited bids for drainage pumps for New Orleans, it copied the specifications _ typos and all _ from the catalog of the manufacturer that ultimately won the $32 million contract, a review of documents by The Associated Press found.
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Tenn. set to resume lethal injections
Apr 30 2007 10:05PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is set to go ahead with executions after the governor's three-month moratorium on the procedures expires Wednesday, the state correction commissioner said Monday.
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Bay Area commute goes smoothly
Apr 30 2007 9:59PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Bay Area commuters skirted the wreckage of a collapsed section of freeway Monday as crews began hauling away the charred debris that had been a vital link between San Francisco and its eastern suburbs.
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Bay Area commute goes smoothly
Apr 30 2007 9:59PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Bay Area commuters skirted the wreckage of a collapsed section of freeway Monday as crews began hauling away the charred debris that had been a vital link between San Francisco and its eastern suburbs.
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Bay Area commute goes smoothly
Apr 30 2007 9:59PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Bay Area commuters skirted the wreckage of a collapsed section of freeway Monday as crews began hauling away the charred debris that had been a vital link between San Francisco and its eastern suburbs.
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N.H. prescription law struck down
Apr 30 2007 9:48PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A federal judge on Monday struck down a state law that makes doctors' prescription-writing habits confidential, saying it violates the First Amendment.
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Threat closes Pa. community college
Apr 30 2007 9:46PM (CT)
MEDIA, Pa. (AP) - An e-mail message threatening violence against a community college led officials to close all five of its campuses Monday for a third day of classes.
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Colorado River states file drought plan
Apr 30 2007 8:57PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Seven states dependent on the Colorado River filed a plan with the Interior Department on Monday aimed at divvying up water resources during times of drought.
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San Francisco lauded for pet perks
Apr 30 2007 8:49PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An abundance of pet-friendly hotels, off-leash dog parks and vegetarian restaurants helped this city place first Monday on an animals rights group's list of America's most humane cities.
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Police: Mo. mall shooter planned 'havoc'
Apr 30 2007 8:42PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A former Target employee who was turned down for a private security license and planned to "cause havoc" was identified Monday as the man suspected of killing two people in a crowded mall parking lot before he was shot by police.
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Police: Mo. mall shooter planned 'havoc'
Apr 30 2007 8:42PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A former Target employee who was turned down for a private security license and planned to "cause havoc" was identified Monday as the man suspected of killing two people in a crowded mall parking lot before he was shot by police.
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Police: Mo. mall shooter planned 'havoc'
Apr 30 2007 8:42PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A former Target employee who was turned down for a private security license and planned to "cause havoc" was identified Monday as the man suspected of killing two people in a crowded mall parking lot before he was shot by police.
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Police: Mo. mall shooter planned 'havoc'
Apr 30 2007 8:42PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A former Target employee who was turned down for a private security license and planned to "cause havoc" was identified Monday as the man suspected of killing two people in a crowded mall parking lot before he was shot by police.
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Virginia governor closes gun loophole
Apr 30 2007 8:41PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The governor on Monday closed the loophole in state law that allowed the Virginia Tech gunman to buy weapons despite a court ruling that he was a threat and needed psychiatric counseling.
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Jail for ex-lawmaker over fake anthrax
Apr 30 2007 7:42PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A former state representative pleaded no contest Monday to charges of concocting a bizarre fake-anthrax plot to smear a constituent who opposed him.
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Chicago barkeep sues city in beating
Apr 30 2007 7:12PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago bartender believed to have been beaten by an off-duty police officer in an attack caught on video sued the officer and the city Monday.
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Chicago barkeep sues city in beating
Apr 30 2007 7:12PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago bartender believed to have been beaten by an off-duty police officer in an attack caught on video sued the officer and the city Monday.
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Kent State shooting victim: Reopen case
Apr 30 2007 7:04PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - An audio recording made when National Guard troops killed four Kent State University students during an anti-war demonstration could resolve the mystery of whether a command to fire was issued and may offer a chance for healing for victims and shooters, a survivor said Monday.
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Truck driver acquitted of Wis. crash
Apr 30 2007 5:48PM (CT)
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) - A truck driver who had been accused of falling asleep at the wheel was acquitted of all charges in a bus crash that killed five people returning from a high school band competition.
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Cops: Mom in Md. slayings probably alive
Apr 30 2007 5:33PM (CT)
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - A woman whose children are believed to have been slain by their father in March is probably alive and could be in the United States or in Central America, the lead investigator said Monday.
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Immigration rallies planned nationwide
Apr 30 2007 4:42PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hispanic and other civil rights groups wrapped up plans for immigration reform marches and rallies Tuesday in dozens of cities, but conceded that a replay of last year's huge turnout was unlikely.
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Haitian migrants to U.S. rises
Apr 30 2007 4:33PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The number of Haitian migrants intercepted on their way to U.S. shores has risen, with nearly as many stopped in April as in all of last year, the Coast Guard said Monday.
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Ex-doctor reaches deal in steroid case
Apr 30 2007 4:11PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A former doctor will plead guilty to illegally prescribing anabolic steroids and human growth hormone to patients she never met or examined, her lawyer said Monday.
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Ga. fire expected to burn through week
Apr 30 2007 4:02PM (CT)
WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) - Wind gusts fanned flames into treetops Monday as crews continued to battle a wildfire that has burned 125 square miles of forest and swampland in the past two weeks.
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Texas residents object to incinerator
Apr 30 2007 3:32PM (CT)
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) - At the Carver Terrace housing projects, only a chain-link fence and a cluster of no-trespassing signs separate brightly painted jungle gyms from the Motiva oil refinery.
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Spector trial interrupted for two days
Apr 30 2007 1:44PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Testimony in Phil Spector's murder trial was canceled Monday because one of his attorneys had to see a doctor, the judge said.
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Wis. gives 8th-graders path to higher ed
Apr 30 2007 12:42PM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin is rolling out the nation's most expansive guarantee of higher education to students in hopes of raising college aspirations and improving preparedness.
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NYC subway hero sued by former lawyer
Apr 30 2007 10:44AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The commuter who became an instant hero when he saved a fallen teenager from being struck by a subway train is being sued by his former lawyer, who accuses him of breach of contract.
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Among black students, many immigrants
Apr 30 2007 9:32AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Something in the crowd made Shirley Wilcher wonder. As a college graduate in the early 1970s, her black classmates were like herself _ born in the United States, to American parents. But at an alumni reunion at Mount Holyoke College last year, she saw something different and asked for admissions data to prove it.
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Friends rally to aid Alaska lawmaker
Apr 30 2007 6:21AM (CT)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - In 1991, the state representative from Nome faced federal gun charges. Six unregistered machines guns and a 50 mm Soviet mortar were found in Richard Foster's possession.
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NAACP to bury "N" word
Apr 30 2007 12:10AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The NAACP held a symbolic funeral in Detroit 63 years ago for Jim Crow.
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