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Chicago mayor seeks police oversight
May 9 2007 11:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Richard Daley introduced a measure on Wednesday that would give him direct oversight of the agency that reviews police misconduct allegations instead of the police superintendent.
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'Dukes' car buyer fails to pay
May 9 2007 10:33PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A nearly $10 million eBay bid for a car made famous by "The Dukes of Hazzard" seems to have vanished faster than the Duke boys escaping from the sheriff.
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Former V.P. Mondale's son booked on DWI
May 9 2007 10:29PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The son of former Vice President Walter Mondale was arrested and booked early Wednesday on suspicion of drunken driving.
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Charges mount against ex-teacher in Ill.
May 9 2007 10:14PM (CT)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A former teacher accused of trying to kill a teenager and leaving her for dead in a park was charged Wednesday with roughing up rescue workers during his apparent suicide attempt.
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Extreme weather, fires befall nation
May 9 2007 10:13PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Nature's fury made life miserable Wednesday from one end of the nation to the other, with people forced out of their homes by wildfires near both coasts and the Canadian border and by major flooding in the Midwest.
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Extreme weather, fires befall nation
May 9 2007 10:13PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Nature's fury made life miserable Wednesday from one end of the nation to the other, with people forced out of their homes by wildfires near both coasts and the Canadian border and by major flooding in the Midwest.
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Extreme weather, fires befall nation
May 9 2007 10:13PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Nature's fury made life miserable Wednesday from one end of the nation to the other, with people forced out of their homes by wildfires near both coasts and the Canadian border and by major flooding in the Midwest.
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U.N. envoy urges anti-pollution action
May 9 2007 10:12PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Industrialized nations played a major role in generating polluting emissions and must now take the lead in reversing the problem, a U.N. climate change official said Wednesday.
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DNA questioned in serial killer case
May 9 2007 10:02PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Prosecutors were ordered Wednesday to give defense attorneys DNA samples that authorities say ties a suspected serial killer to a pair of sexual assaults in 2005.
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Doctor in terror trial defends himself
May 9 2007 9:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Florida doctor accused of pledging to support terrorists testified Wednesday that he never believed he was agreeing to aid al-Qaida when he took an oath from an FBI agent the government says was posing as a terror recruiter.
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MSHA: Lightning followed cable in Sago
May 9 2007 9:51PM (CT)
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) - One or more lightning strikes likely caused an electrical current in a cable left deep inside the Sago Mine and touched off the methane blast blamed for the deaths of 12 coal miners last year, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday.
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MSHA: Lightning followed cable in Sago
May 9 2007 9:51PM (CT)
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) - One or more lightning strikes likely caused an electrical current in a cable left deep inside the Sago Mine and touched off the methane blast blamed for the deaths of 12 coal miners last year, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday.
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MSHA: Lightning followed cable in Sago
May 9 2007 9:51PM (CT)
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) - One or more lightning strikes likely caused an electrical current in a cable left deep inside the Sago Mine and touched off the methane blast blamed for the deaths of 12 coal miners last year, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday.
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MSHA: Lightning followed cable in Sago
May 9 2007 9:51PM (CT)
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) - One or more lightning strikes likely caused an electrical current in a cable left deep inside the Sago Mine and touched off the methane blast blamed for the deaths of 12 coal miners last year, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday.
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Churches to provide immigrants sanctuary
May 9 2007 9:45PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Churches in five big U.S. cities plan to protect illegal immigrants from deportation, offering their buildings as sanctuary if need be, as they pressure lawmakers to create a path to citizenship for the nation's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants.
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Churches to provide immigrants sanctuary
May 9 2007 9:45PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Churches in five big U.S. cities plan to protect illegal immigrants from deportation, offering their buildings as sanctuary if need be, as they pressure lawmakers to create a path to citizenship for the nation's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants.
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Churches to provide immigrants sanctuary
May 9 2007 9:45PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Churches in five big U.S. cities plan to protect illegal immigrants from deportation, offering their buildings as sanctuary if need be, as they pressure lawmakers to create a path to citizenship for the nation's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants.
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Churches to provide immigrants sanctuary
May 9 2007 9:45PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Churches in five big U.S. cities plan to protect illegal immigrants from deportation, offering their buildings as sanctuary if need be, as they pressure lawmakers to create a path to citizenship for the nation's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants.
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Poll: Americans back U.N. peacekeeping
May 9 2007 9:28PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A global poll found solid support in the United States and several other countries for an expanded role for the world body in peacekeeping.
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Wisconsin welfare reforms turns 10
May 9 2007 8:59PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Susan Gramza credits Wisconsin's groundbreaking welfare reform program with helping her land a job as a housekeeping manager, support her four children and put away money, too. But another mother, Veronica Sanford, got fired from her job for missing work, and washed out of the program.
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Fake bomb vanishes during drill in LA
May 9 2007 8:49PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police evacuated Union Station Wednesday after a bag containing a fake explosive for a sheriff's drill disappeared, officials said.
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Retired generals challenge GOP in ads
May 9 2007 8:44PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Three retired generals challenged a dozen members of Congress in a new ad campaign Wednesday, saying the politicians can't expect to win re-election if they support President Bush's policies in Iraq.
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Retired generals challenge GOP in ads
May 9 2007 8:44PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Three retired generals challenged a dozen members of Congress in a new ad campaign Wednesday, saying the politicians can't expect to win re-election if they support President Bush's policies in Iraq.
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Retired generals challenge GOP in ads
May 9 2007 8:44PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Three retired generals challenged a dozen members of Congress in a new ad campaign Wednesday, saying the politicians can't expect to win re-election if they support President Bush's policies in Iraq.
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Oregon gov. signs domestic partner bill
May 9 2007 7:50PM (CT)
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon on Wednesday joined a growing list of states prepared to offer gay couples at least some of the benefits of marriage.
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Rep.: N.J. soldiers still vulnerable
May 9 2007 7:43PM (CT)
FORT DIX, N.J. (AP) - One of the six men accused of plotting an attack on Fort Dix used his pizza delivery job to gain access to the Army base and scout it out, exposing what may be a security vulnerability, a congressman said Wednesday.
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Tammy Faye Messner ends cancer treatment
May 9 2007 7:39PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Former televangelist Tammy Faye Messner said doctors have stopped treating her cancer and that her weight has dropped to 65 pounds.
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Marine: Squad leader shot unarmed Iraqis
May 9 2007 7:32PM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - A Marine squad leader who led an attack that killed 24 Iraqi civilians shot five men as they stood with their hands up and told comrades to lie about it, a Marine sergeant testified Wednesday.
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Marine: Squad leader shot unarmed Iraqis
May 9 2007 7:32PM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - A Marine squad leader who led an attack that killed 24 Iraqi civilians shot five men as they stood with their hands up and told comrades to lie about it, a Marine sergeant testified Wednesday.
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Marine: Squad leader shot unarmed Iraqis
May 9 2007 7:32PM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - A Marine squad leader who led an attack that killed 24 Iraqi civilians shot five men as they stood with their hands up and told comrades to lie about it, a Marine sergeant testified Wednesday.
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Feds say terror attack was at hand
May 9 2007 7:30PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Federal authorities said Wednesday that six Muslim men suspected of plotting to massacre U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix were on the verge of carrying out the attack when they were arrested this week.
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Feds say terror attack was at hand
May 9 2007 7:30PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Federal authorities said Wednesday that six Muslim men suspected of plotting to massacre U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix were on the verge of carrying out the attack when they were arrested this week.
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Feds say terror attack was at hand
May 9 2007 7:30PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Federal authorities said Wednesday that six Muslim men suspected of plotting to massacre U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix were on the verge of carrying out the attack when they were arrested this week.
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Prosecutor: Couple rubbed out by mob
May 9 2007 7:17PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A husband and wife who robbed gangland social clubs _ sometimes forcing their victims to drop their pants _ were rubbed out for humiliating the mob, a prosecutor said Wednesday at closing arguments at a racketeering trial.
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Mother accused of directing fight on bus
May 9 2007 5:58PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Prosecutors plan to use a surveillance video in the case against a mother who was charged with barging onto a school bus and telling her daughter to fight another girl.
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Cuban militant still could be deported
May 9 2007 5:37PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Attorneys for an anti-Castro Cuban militant whose immigration fraud case was tossed said Wednesday they expect he will remain free while U.S. authorities decide whether and to what country they can deport him.
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Bribery pleas prompt look at donations
May 9 2007 5:36PM (CT)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Guilty pleas from two oil field services executives who admit bribing legislators have Alaska officials examining whether they should give up campaign contributions connected to their company, for years a major player in state politics.
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Chicago dumps racy law firm billboard
May 9 2007 5:21PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A racy billboard proclaiming "Life's short. Get a divorce" caused such an uproar that city workers stripped it from its downtown perch after a week.
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Ex-teacher pleads guilty in sex case
May 9 2007 5:21PM (CT)
TOMPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A former teacher charged with having sex with a 14-year-old middle school student and running off to Mexico with him pleaded guilty Wednesday to a sodomy charge.
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Ex-teacher pleads guilty in sex case
May 9 2007 5:21PM (CT)
TOMPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A former teacher charged with having sex with a 14-year-old middle school student and running off to Mexico with him pleaded guilty Wednesday to a sodomy charge.
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Ex-Ohio workers' comp exec sentenced
May 9 2007 5:17PM (CT)
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - The former chief financial officer of the Ohio workers' compensation agency was sentenced Wednesday to more than five years in federal prison for accepting bribes in an investment scandal widely blamed for state Republican losses in last year's election.
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Woman sentenced for poisoning husband
May 9 2007 4:56PM (CT)
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) - A woman was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Wednesday for killing her husband by lacing his drink with antifreeze in hopes of obtaining his life insurance proceeds.
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Probe: Vents shut down before explosion
May 9 2007 4:47PM (CT)
DANVERS, Mass. (AP) - Flammable vapors collected, then ignited in a seismic explosion after employees at a paint and ink factory shut off a ventilation system that neighbors had complained was too noisy, investigators said Wednesday.
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Bacteria outbreak sickens Mo. tots
May 9 2007 4:47PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Youngsters in the St. Louis area have been hit hard in the last six months by an outbreak of shigellosis, an infectious disease that isn't typically life-threatening but can cause severe flu-like symptoms.
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Child's arrest angers Minn. tribe
May 9 2007 4:31PM (CT)
VINELAND, Minn. (AP) - The 11-year-old boy was led from his school in handcuffs, held overnight in a juvenile detention center, and hauled into court in shackles and an orange prison jumpsuit.
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Child's arrest angers Minn. tribe
May 9 2007 4:31PM (CT)
VINELAND, Minn. (AP) - The 11-year-old boy was led from his school in handcuffs, held overnight in a juvenile detention center, and hauled into court in shackles and an orange prison jumpsuit.
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Child's arrest angers Minn. tribe
May 9 2007 4:31PM (CT)
VINELAND, Minn. (AP) - The 11-year-old boy was led from his school in handcuffs, held overnight in a juvenile detention center, and hauled into court in shackles and an orange prison jumpsuit.
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Child's arrest angers Minn. tribe
May 9 2007 4:31PM (CT)
VINELAND, Minn. (AP) - The 11-year-old boy was led from his school in handcuffs, held overnight in a juvenile detention center, and hauled into court in shackles and an orange prison jumpsuit.
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Va. Tech seniors prepare for transition
May 9 2007 4:24PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The workers stand near the 50-yard line in Lane Stadium, unfolding flimsy black chairs and setting each precisely in place, one beside the other, row after flawless row. It has been this way every graduation at Virginia Tech, mundane and methodical, chair after chair. Until now.
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Indictment in civil rights-era killing
May 9 2007 4:12PM (CT)
MARION, Ala. (AP) - A 73-year-old retired state trooper was indicted Wednesday in the 1965 shooting death of a black man _ a killing that set in motion the historic civil rights protests in Selma and led to passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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Indictment in civil rights-era killing
May 9 2007 4:12PM (CT)
MARION, Ala. (AP) - A 73-year-old retired state trooper was indicted Wednesday in the 1965 shooting death of a black man _ a killing that set in motion the historic civil rights protests in Selma and led to passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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Wildfire blazes behind LA observatory
May 9 2007 3:24PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Firefighters made progress Wednesday against a wildfire blazing over Dante's View in the brush-covered hills behind the city's iconic Griffith Observatory. Animals at the nearby Los Angeles Zoo were moved indoors, and dozens of homes were evacuated.
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Wildfire blazes behind LA observatory
May 9 2007 3:24PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Firefighters made progress Wednesday against a wildfire blazing over Dante's View in the brush-covered hills behind the city's iconic Griffith Observatory. Animals at the nearby Los Angeles Zoo were moved indoors, and dozens of homes were evacuated.
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Wildfire blazes behind LA observatory
May 9 2007 3:24PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Firefighters made progress Wednesday against a wildfire blazing over Dante's View in the brush-covered hills behind the city's iconic Griffith Observatory. Animals at the nearby Los Angeles Zoo were moved indoors, and dozens of homes were evacuated.
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Wildfire blazes behind LA observatory
May 9 2007 3:24PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Firefighters made progress Wednesday against a wildfire blazing over Dante's View in the brush-covered hills behind the city's iconic Griffith Observatory. Animals at the nearby Los Angeles Zoo were moved indoors, and dozens of homes were evacuated.
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Wildfire blazes behind LA observatory
May 9 2007 3:24PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Firefighters made progress Wednesday against a wildfire blazing over Dante's View in the brush-covered hills behind the city's iconic Griffith Observatory. Animals at the nearby Los Angeles Zoo were moved indoors, and dozens of homes were evacuated.
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Wildfire blazes behind LA observatory
May 9 2007 3:24PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Firefighters made progress Wednesday against a wildfire blazing over Dante's View in the brush-covered hills behind the city's iconic Griffith Observatory. Animals at the nearby Los Angeles Zoo were moved indoors, and dozens of homes were evacuated.
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Wildfire blazes behind LA observatory
May 9 2007 3:24PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Firefighters made progress Wednesday against a wildfire blazing over Dante's View in the brush-covered hills behind the city's iconic Griffith Observatory. Animals at the nearby Los Angeles Zoo were moved indoors, and dozens of homes were evacuated.
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Fla. officer guilty in corruption case
May 9 2007 3:13PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping escort what he thought was a heroin shipment in a corruption sting where undercover FBI agents posed as mobsters.
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Navy names 5 killed in Nevada crash
May 9 2007 3:09PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - The Navy released the names Wednesday of five crew members killed when their helicopter crashed during a training mission in the Nevada desert.
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2 say they were drugged to be deported
May 9 2007 2:50PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two immigrants who are appealing deportation orders claim they were forcibly sedated as the U.S. tried to fly them out of the country.
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Conservative groups meet in Poland
May 9 2007 2:40PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Many prominent U.S. conservative groups are shifting their attention overseas this week, organizing a conference in Poland that will decry Europe's liberal social policies and portray the host nation as a valiant holdout bucking those trends.
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Man beheads mother with saw, kills self
May 9 2007 2:40PM (CT)
LA HABRA, Calif. (AP) - A man cut off his mother's head with a circular saw and then died trying to decapitate himself, authorities said.
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Death penalty sought in fatal wildfire
May 9 2007 2:34PM (CT)
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A prosecutor said Wednesday he will pursue the death penalty against the man accused of setting a wildfire that killed five firefighters last fall.
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Reputed mob boss sentenced in trash case
May 9 2007 2:11PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - An elderly reputed mob boss snared by a federal probe of the trash hauling industry in Connecticut and New York was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison.
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U. of Del. party offends some students
May 9 2007 1:47PM (CT)
NEWARK, Del. (AP) - A Latino student organization at the University of Delaware is demanding that an honor fraternity expel members who attended a Cinco de Mayo party deemed by some people to be offensive.
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La. heart patients get $7.4M settlement
May 9 2007 1:29PM (CT)
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A hospital agreed to pay $7.4 million to settle its part of a class-action suit accusing a cardiologist of doing unnecessary angioplasties and other procedures.
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Atlantic's first named storm forms early
May 9 2007 1:20PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The first named storm of the year formed Wednesday off the southeastern U.S. coast, more than three weeks before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters said.
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Atlantic's first named storm forms early
May 9 2007 1:20PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The first named storm of the year formed Wednesday off the southeastern U.S. coast, more than three weeks before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters said.
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NY prosecutor: Insurance behind hit plot
May 9 2007 12:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Two men hatched a scheme to make hundreds of thousands of dollars by taking out insurance policies on down-and-out victims without their knowledge, then having them killed, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday at a federal death penalty trial.
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Evacuations, sandbagging in Missouri
May 9 2007 12:39PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Flood water topped at least 20 levees protecting low-lying communities along the Missouri River and other nearby streams, authorities said Wednesday.
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Evacuations, sandbagging in Missouri
May 9 2007 12:39PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Flood water topped at least 20 levees protecting low-lying communities along the Missouri River and other nearby streams, authorities said Wednesday.
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Evacuations, sandbagging in Missouri
May 9 2007 12:39PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Flood water topped at least 20 levees protecting low-lying communities along the Missouri River and other nearby streams, authorities said Wednesday.
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GI Bill's buying power shrinks
May 9 2007 12:39PM (CT)
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - Marc Edgerly and his father, Carl, both joined the Army as young men, served during wartime and eventually decided that college, not a full-time military career, was what they wanted. But the cost they shouldered for that education is dramatically different.
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Dulles control tower evacuated for fumes
May 9 2007 12:26PM (CT)
CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) - Fumes from a work site forced air traffic controllers to evacuate their tower at Dulles International Airport and shift to a backup facility for about two hours Wednesday.
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Vegans sentenced for starving their baby
May 9 2007 12:13PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A vegan couple were sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the death of their malnourished 6-week-old baby boy, who was fed a diet largely consisting of soy milk and apple juice.
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Some profit off Va. Tech domain names
May 9 2007 11:57AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - When Fred McChesney heard about the Virginia Tech shooting spree on April 16, he was appalled. But what he did next has appalled many others.
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Treatment of stunted daughter broke law
May 9 2007 11:39AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - A hospital acknowledged breaking state law when doctors performed a hysterectomy on a severely developmentally disabled girl whose growth was medically stunted to make caring for her easier for her parents.
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2007 could see a busy hurricane season
May 9 2007 11:02AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Two national hurricane experts say they expect an especially active storm season in the Atlantic this year, with one predicting 17 tropical storms and hurricanes.
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Kan. residents weigh whether to rebuild
May 9 2007 10:31AM (CT)
GREENSBURG, Kan. (AP) - For five years, Omero Carrillo worked on his old home, studying period decor, painting and refinishing floors, only to see the tornado that leveled most of this town reduce it to rubble in a moment.
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Kan. residents weigh whether to rebuild
May 9 2007 10:31AM (CT)
GREENSBURG, Kan. (AP) - For five years, Omero Carrillo worked on his old home, studying period decor, painting and refinishing floors, only to see the tornado that leveled most of this town reduce it to rubble in a moment.
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Kan. residents weigh whether to rebuild
May 9 2007 10:31AM (CT)
GREENSBURG, Kan. (AP) - For five years, Omero Carrillo worked on his old home, studying period decor, painting and refinishing floors, only to see the tornado that leveled most of this town reduce it to rubble in a moment.
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Kan. residents weigh whether to rebuild
May 9 2007 10:31AM (CT)
GREENSBURG, Kan. (AP) - For five years, Omero Carrillo worked on his old home, studying period decor, painting and refinishing floors, only to see the tornado that leveled most of this town reduce it to rubble in a moment.
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Kan. residents weigh whether to rebuild
May 9 2007 10:31AM (CT)
GREENSBURG, Kan. (AP) - For five years, Omero Carrillo worked on his old home, studying period decor, painting and refinishing floors, only to see the tornado that leveled most of this town reduce it to rubble in a moment.
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Md. to make contractors pay 'living wage'
May 9 2007 9:16AM (CT)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the nation's first statewide "living wage" law, requiring state contractors to pay at least $8.50 per hour, more in urban areas.
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Cop killer executed in Tennessee
May 9 2007 8:56AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man convicted of killing a Memphis police officer in 1981 was executed early Wednesday after a court rejected defense pleas for more time to examine newly revised execution protocols.
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Cop killer executed in Tennessee
May 9 2007 8:56AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man convicted of killing a Memphis police officer in 1981 was executed early Wednesday after a court rejected defense pleas for more time to examine newly revised execution protocols.
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Jail hiring Muslim chaplain after uproar
May 9 2007 8:19AM (CT)
NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) - The county jail where a Christian minister handed out anti-Islamic cartoons announced it will hire an imam for its Muslim inmates.
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LA immigrant activists plan June rally
May 9 2007 7:07AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A week after a pro-immigration rally was broken up by police using batons and rubber bullets, activists announced plans to march again next month to refocus attention on their pleas for a path to citizenship.
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LA immigrant activists plan June rally
May 9 2007 7:07AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A week after a pro-immigration rally was broken up by police using batons and rubber bullets, activists announced plans to march again next month to refocus attention on their pleas for a path to citizenship.
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States react to crisis pregnancy centers
May 9 2007 6:23AM (CT)
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - Ninety miles and a mountain range away from the nearest abortion provider, pregnant women stream into a tidy storefront here where they receive free pregnancy tests, baby clothes, diapers and warnings about the alleged dangers of abortion.
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States react to crisis pregnancy centers
May 9 2007 6:23AM (CT)
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - Ninety miles and a mountain range away from the nearest abortion provider, pregnant women stream into a tidy storefront here where they receive free pregnancy tests, baby clothes, diapers and warnings about the alleged dangers of abortion.
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Restaurant pulls hamburgers after injury
May 9 2007 6:19AM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Cracker Barrel and a hamburger supplier were investigating after a patron in South Carolina reported cutting her mouth on a piece of metal embedded in a patty, causing the chain to pull burgers from hundreds of restaurants.
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Calif. student arrested in shooting
May 9 2007 6:03AM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Acquaintances described Jonquel Brooks as an accomplished student and a goofy teenager who wanted to be a parole officer. But authorities said he killed a man over a video game console.
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Calif. student arrested in shooting
May 9 2007 6:03AM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Acquaintances described Jonquel Brooks as an accomplished student and a goofy teenager who wanted to be a parole officer. But authorities said he killed a man over a video game console.
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Wildfire burns in middle of Los Angeles
May 9 2007 4:55AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Firefighters said they were making major progress against a wildfire that roared across brush-covered hills in the city's sprawling Griffith Park on Tuesday, triggering evacuations of homes and some of the city's most famous landmarks.
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Man dies in Conn. dance faceoff
May 9 2007 12:18AM (CT)
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) - A man died while trying to outdo a rival with an acrobatic move while "battle dancing," police said.
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