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Immigration rally turnout lower than '06
May 1 2007 11:35PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Immigration rallies held nationwide Tuesday produced only a fraction of the million-plus protesters who turned out last year, as fear about raids and frustration that the marches haven't pushed Congress to pass reform kept many people at home.
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Immigration rally turnout lower than '06
May 1 2007 11:35PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Immigration rallies held nationwide Tuesday produced only a fraction of the million-plus protesters who turned out last year, as fear about raids and frustration that the marches haven't pushed Congress to pass reform kept many people at home.
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Immigration rally turnout lower than '06
May 1 2007 11:35PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Immigration rallies held nationwide Tuesday produced only a fraction of the million-plus protesters who turned out last year, as fear about raids and frustration that the marches haven't pushed Congress to pass reform kept many people at home.
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New Orleans school head to step down
May 1 2007 10:23PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Barely a year after being given the helm of the city's beleaguered school system, the state-appointed superintendent announced Tuesday she would step down to focus on her family and new job opportunities.
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Bomber suspect's brother gets probation
May 1 2007 10:19PM (CT)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - A Palestinian immigrant avoided prison time Tuesday for failing to tell the FBI about his brother's written vow to become a suicide bomber in Israel.
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Man accused of running 'warehouse bank'
May 1 2007 10:17PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - A man operated a "warehouse bank" out of his home in the south Seattle suburbs, taking at least $28 million from people around the country who wanted the discretion of a Swiss bank account without going to Switzerland, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.
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Fellow astronaut suspected Nowak affair
May 1 2007 10:10PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Fellow astronauts described Lisa Nowak as smart, hardworking and a good mother, but also selfish and unwilling to perform tasks for which she hadn't trained, according to documents released Tuesday by the state attorney's office.
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2 bodies spotted on Grand Teton
May 1 2007 10:09PM (CT)
MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) - Rangers on Tuesday spotted two bodies on Grand Teton believed to be climbers reported late for their return, park officials said.
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Scientists protest proposed species rule
May 1 2007 9:39PM (CT)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - More than three dozen scientists have signed a letter to protest a new Bush administration interpretation of the Endangered Species Act, saying it jeopardizes animals such as wolves and grizzly bears.
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Lawsuit aims to halt mosque construction
May 1 2007 9:30PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A man fighting the opening of a mosque in his suburban neighborhood filed a lawsuit Tuesday to try and halt construction, a move derided by Arab leaders as anti-Muslim.
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Technicians could be used to nab abusers
May 1 2007 9:22PM (CT)
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) - Computer technicians would be obligated to report child abuse just like doctors, teachers and others who work closely with children, under measures being considered by lawmakers in two states.
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Denver voters re-elect mayor
May 1 2007 9:11PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Mayor John Hickenlooper easily won election to a second term Tuesday, facing only token opposition after a first term plagued by an election fiasco and criticism about his blizzard response.
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Texas officials criticize fence plan
May 1 2007 9:10PM (CT)
McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A new map showing President Bush's planned border fence has riled Rio Grande Valley officials, who say the proposed barrier reneges on assurances that the river would remain accessible to farmers, wildlife and recreation.
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Ga. schools cautious on Bible classes
May 1 2007 9:09PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's public schools walk a delicate line as they decide whether to offer the nation's first state-funded Bible classes _ measuring the difference between preaching and teaching with the likelihood of costly lawsuits looming for those that miss the mark.
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New details in farmhouse shootout
May 1 2007 9:07PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - When a SWAT team readied themselves to inspect a Catskills farmhouse last week, they believed the man they were looking for had already fled into the woods after tripping the house's alarm.
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Defense export defendant testifies
May 1 2007 8:52PM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Chinese-American engineer accused of conspiring to export defense technology materials denied at his federal trial Tuesday that he was trying to give information to the Chinese government.
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Teacher cleared in urination dispute
May 1 2007 8:45PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - School officials on Tuesday cleared a science teacher who was accused of forcing a 14-year-old boy to urinate into a bottle during class, saying the eighth grader acted on his own.
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Disabled girl, 10, dies of bathtub burns
May 1 2007 8:44PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A 10-year-old disabled girl severely burned by scalding bath water died after going more than a week without medical treatment, authorities said Tuesday. Her father and a female relative were charged in her death.
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Disabled girl, 10, dies of bathtub burns
May 1 2007 8:44PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A 10-year-old disabled girl severely burned by scalding bath water died after going more than a week without medical treatment, authorities said Tuesday. Her father and a female relative were charged in her death.
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Disabled girl, 10, dies of bathtub burns
May 1 2007 8:44PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A 10-year-old disabled girl severely burned by scalding bath water died after going more than a week without medical treatment, authorities said Tuesday. Her father and a female relative were charged in her death.
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Pilot error in Yankees pitcher crash
May 1 2007 8:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and his flight instructor did not realize their misjudgment of a U-turn until it was too late to avoid their fatal New York City plane crash, investigators said Tuesday.
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Pilot error in Yankees pitcher crash
May 1 2007 8:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and his flight instructor did not realize their misjudgment of a U-turn until it was too late to avoid their fatal New York City plane crash, investigators said Tuesday.
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U.N. sees gains in Darfur refugee crisis
May 1 2007 8:05PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The international community has made progress in easing the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, but those efforts could unravel because of the "total failure" to bring lasting security to the Sudanese region, the top U.N. refugee official said Tuesday.
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Kent State audio tape released
May 1 2007 8:01PM (CT)
KENT, Ohio (AP) - A static-filled recording of war protesters yelling, followed by a voice and gunfire, was released Tuesday by a survivor of the Kent State University shooting who claims the tape proves a military order was given to fire on demonstrators.
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Kent State audio tape released
May 1 2007 8:01PM (CT)
KENT, Ohio (AP) - A static-filled recording of war protesters yelling, followed by a voice and gunfire, was released Tuesday by a survivor of the Kent State University shooting who claims the tape proves a military order was given to fire on demonstrators.
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6 wounded in north Florida, police say
May 1 2007 7:48PM (CT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Six teenagers were wounded Tuesday in two separate shootings near downtown that police believe may have been retaliation for a fight about a girl, authorities said.
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6 wounded in north Florida, police say
May 1 2007 7:48PM (CT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Six teenagers were wounded Tuesday in two separate shootings near downtown that police believe may have been retaliation for a fight about a girl, authorities said.
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6 wounded in north Florida, police say
May 1 2007 7:48PM (CT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Six teenagers were wounded Tuesday in two separate shootings near downtown that police believe may have been retaliation for a fight about a girl, authorities said.
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Dead Nev. pol's husband died naturally
May 1 2007 7:44PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - No evidence of foul play was found in the exhumed body of the former husband of late Nevada state Controller Kathy Augustine, the Clark County coroner said Tuesday.
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Lawyers: Don't release child's statement
May 1 2007 7:39PM (CT)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A prosecutor and the attorney for a 10-year-old boy who pleaded no contest to beating a homeless veteran asked a judge Tuesday to reject requests to release a taped statement from the boy.
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Trapeze artist killed in fall in Calif.
May 1 2007 7:32PM (CT)
SOUTH EL MONTE, Calif. (AP) - The fatal plunge of a circus performer during a show packed with children is under investigation by the state's workplace safety division, officials said Tuesday.
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Fake-firefighter jury hears 911 call
May 1 2007 7:29PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A woman attacked by a man posing as a firefighter was hysterical after she escaped her bonds, and she screamed for help but refused to allow police officers into her apartment, according to a 911 tape played Tuesday.
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Environmentalists blast Western drilling
May 1 2007 7:20PM (CT)
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Environmental groups are blaming loss of wildlife habitat and fewer hunting spots in the West on Bush administration energy policies that spurred a boom in oil and gas drilling.
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Ga. wildfire called 'a long-term battle'
May 1 2007 7:17PM (CT)
WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) - Authorities warned locals Tuesday it would be a while before crews can extinguish vast wildfires that have burned more than 135 square miles of forest and swampland in southeast Georgia in two weeks.
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UN sees gains in Darfur refugee crisis
May 1 2007 7:14PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The international community has made progress in easing the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, but those efforts could unravel because of the "total failure" to bring lasting security to the Sudanese region, the top U.N. refugee official said Tuesday.
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Trucker's record issue in Calif. crash
May 1 2007 7:10PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Tough anti-terrorism rules designed to limit who can transport hazardous materials on highways don't prevent people with checkered backgrounds from becoming truckers, experts and regulators acknowledged Tuesday.
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Klansman's posthumous testimony dropped
May 1 2007 6:44PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Prosecutors in a revived civil rights-era case dropped their attempt to get a television interview with a now-dead Klansman admitted as evidence after his widow testified Tuesday that he had mental problems.
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Atty: General to testify in Haditha case
May 1 2007 6:30PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A two-star general who commanded Marines in Iraq when 24 civilians were killed in the town of Haditha is set to testify in the first hearing in the case, a lawyer for a Marine charged in the case said Tuesday.
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5 denied bail in Ala. militia case
May 1 2007 6:20PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Five members of a self-styled militia were denied bail Tuesday after a federal agent testified they planned a machine gun attack on Mexicans, but a judge approved bail for a sixth man.
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N.J. governor pays seat belt ticket
May 1 2007 6:05PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Gov. Jon S. Corzine has voluntarily paid a $46 fine for violating state law by not wearing a seat belt during the trip in which a car crash left him critically injured, his spokesman said Tuesday.
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Lawyer: Charges dropped against Marine
May 1 2007 6:00PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Military prosecutors have agreed to withdraw criminal charges against a Marine accused of beating of Iraqi detainees in exchange for testimony against three subordinates, his lawyer said Tuesday.
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Miss America to testify in sex sting
May 1 2007 5:58PM (CT)
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) - An undercover sex sting that used Miss America as bait appeared to be in trouble until the beauty queen said Tuesday she changed her mind and agreed to testify against the men she helped arrest.
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Dallas press club sues former president
May 1 2007 5:47PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - The Press Club of Dallas has determined that its prestigious journalism competition was rigged in 2005 and 2006 and has sued its former president, a club official said Tuesday.
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Drink mix makes its way into meth
May 1 2007 5:07PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas police officers had seen leftover methamphetamine ingredients just like the mess they found in a suspected cook's trash can last month. What gave them pause this time were the packets of strawberry-flavored children's drink mix next to the bin.
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Former Ark. police chief, wife jailed
May 1 2007 4:49PM (CT)
CABOT, Ark. (AP) - A former police chief and his wife convicted of running a criminal organization dealing in drugs and jewelry were ordered jailed pending their appeals after they tested positive painkillers and cocaine, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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Health guide touts Latin-American diet
May 1 2007 4:08PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A new food pyramid, designed to encourage Latinos to eat healthier, touts the staples of traditional Latin-American cooking as the path to better nutrition.
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Health guide touts Latin-American diet
May 1 2007 4:08PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A new food pyramid, designed to encourage Latinos to eat healthier, touts the staples of traditional Latin-American cooking as the path to better nutrition.
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Health guide touts Latin-American diet
May 1 2007 4:08PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A new food pyramid, designed to encourage Latinos to eat healthier, touts the staples of traditional Latin-American cooking as the path to better nutrition.
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Wife denies knowing ex-N.J. gov. was gay
May 1 2007 3:40PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The estranged wife of the nation's first openly gay governor fired back at her husband during an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," saying she never knew he was gay and was shocked when he revealed his sexual orientation to her.
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Duke biz school punishes 34 for cheating
May 1 2007 3:33PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The largest cheating scandal ever at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business involved more than a take-home exam, a business school official said Tuesday.
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Dueling charge filed in W.Va. shootout
May 1 2007 3:23PM (CT)
WELCH, W.Va. (AP) - The annoying buzz of an all-terrain vehicle may have triggered a deadly shootout that led police to file a rare charge of "murder by duel," authorities said.
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Atlanta zoo breeds endangered turtle
May 1 2007 3:18PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Zoo Atlanta has hatched a rare Arakan forest turtle, a victory for researchers trying to save the endangered Asian species _ one shell at a time.
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Man sues for information about family
May 1 2007 3:00PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A lawsuit against the head of a polygamy-practicing church demands information about the family that a man contends was taken from him as punishment for his lack of faith.
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Cheating expulsions at Air Force Academy
May 1 2007 2:31PM (CT)
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Fifteen cadets were expelled from the Air Force Academy in a cheating scandal and three others resigned, school commanders said Tuesday.
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Higher Wildfire risk in West, South
May 1 2007 2:27PM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The West and Southeast face an increased wildfire risk this year because of ongoing drought and an expected hotter than average summer, the National Interagency Fire Center reported Tuesday.
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Ky. cop involved in 2nd fatal shooting
May 1 2007 2:12PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - An officer who killed an armed teenager running from the scene of a reported break-in was involved in another fatal shooting, a police spokesman said Tuesday.
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D.C. fires worker over reporter's death
May 1 2007 2:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The city's fire chief has dismissed the lead emergency worker in the botched response to the beating death of a veteran New York Times reporter, overruling a review board's recommendations.
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Man guilty in slaying of gay Ala. teen
May 1 2007 1:18PM (CT)
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) - One of three defendants accused of killing a teenager because he was gay has pleaded guilty to capital murder, prosecutors said.
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Mo. to free 2 who killed abusive mates
May 1 2007 12:05PM (CT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The state parole board has agreed to release two women from prison two years after the governor commuted their life sentences for killing abusive husbands.
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Air Force NCO killed in Nevada shooting
May 1 2007 11:38AM (CT)
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - A veteran of three Air Force tours in Iraq and Afghanistan was killed in a double shooting outside a baby shower in a residential neighborhood.
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Atlanta mayor stands behind police chief
May 1 2007 11:09AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin says she stands behind Police Chief Richard Pennington despite the scandal and indictments that have followed the fatal shooting of a 92-year-old woman during a botched drug raid.
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Police: Truck crash was a murder attempt
May 1 2007 9:44AM (CT)
YORKTOWN, Ind. (AP) - A man intent on killing his estranged wife crashed his pickup truck into her home minutes after telling her to sit near the front window, authorities said.
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Idaho, Nez Perce tribe sign water deal
May 1 2007 9:14AM (CT)
LAPWAI, Idaho (AP) - A landmark $193 million settlement to resolve water rights claims by the Nez Perce Tribe has been signed nearly three years after it was negotiated.
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2 men charged in stray-bullet killing
May 1 2007 8:21AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Two men have been charged in the death of a woman visiting the city who was shot when she apparently was caught in crossfire during a shooting at a late-night party.
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Virginia changes law following shootings
May 1 2007 6:44AM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The governor has closed a loophole in state law that allowed the Virginia Tech gunman to pass a weapons background check despite having mental health issues.
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L.A. tops list of nation's most polluted
May 1 2007 6:29AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles can continue being the butt of smog jokes now that it has once again topped the American Lung Association's bad air list of most polluted cities in America.
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Arizona reveals design for state quarter
May 1 2007 3:33AM (CT)
PHOENIIX (AP) - The Grand Canyon State's quarter will feature both the national park and another familiar Arizona image: the saguaro cactus.
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Police: Shooter planned to 'cause havoc'
May 1 2007 3:24AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A man suspected of killing two people outside the Target store where he used to work returned to the mall to "cause havoc" before police fatally shot him, authorities said.
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Police: Shooter planned to 'cause havoc'
May 1 2007 3:24AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A man suspected of killing two people outside the Target store where he used to work returned to the mall to "cause havoc" before police fatally shot him, authorities said.
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Police: Shooter planned to 'cause havoc'
May 1 2007 3:24AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A man suspected of killing two people outside the Target store where he used to work returned to the mall to "cause havoc" before police fatally shot him, authorities said.
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Fire guts 2 historic sites in D.C.
May 1 2007 2:39AM (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.
May 1 2007 2:39AM (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.
May 1 2007 2:39AM (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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