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S.C. Lt. governor injured in plane crash
May 23 2006 11:37PM (CT)
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) - Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer was injured Tuesday afternoon when the small plane he was piloting crashed shortly after takeoff and caught fire.
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S.F. school board may end JROTC program
May 23 2006 11:09PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco Board of Education is considering expelling the Junior ROTC program from the city's high schools because of the Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on gays.
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ACLU seeks to rally against phone snooping
May 23 2006 10:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A civil rights group was launching a nationwide Don't Spy On Me campaign Wednesday to urge the public to demand that the Federal Communications Commission and state utility commissions probe whether phone companies broke laws by sharing customer records with the government's biggest spy agency.
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Judge hears challenge to smuggling chrages
May 23 2006 10:53PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona law that makes immigrant smuggling a state crime was never intended to target the immigrants _ only the human traffickers they hire, attorneys for some of the first immigrants charged under the law argued Tuesday.
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Ex-Homeland Security aide pleads not guilty
May 23 2006 10:51PM (CT)
BARTOW, Fla. (AP) - A former Department of Homeland Security press aide has pleaded not guilty to charges that he had sexually explicit conversations on the Internet with someone he thought was a teenage girl.
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5 run over at Ga. McDonald's; 3 are tots
May 23 2006 10:36PM (CT)
COVINGTON, Ga. (AP) - A driver ran over three young children and two women in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant Tuesday, police said. One witness described the man as having a smile on his face.
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Conn. cadet's lawyers suggest conspiracy
May 23 2006 10:33PM (CT)
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - Attorneys for a Coast Guard cadet facing a court-martial on a rape charge argued Tuesday that the sex was consensual and suggested that classmates colluded to bring other sex charges against him.
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NYC to put cameras on buses
May 23 2006 10:30PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of buses will be outfitted with surveillance cameras as part of a security upgrade prompted by bombings on public transit systems in London and Madrid.
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Fox, in U.S., says walls won't fix problem
May 23 2006 10:17PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Kicking off a four-day, three-state tour, Mexican President Vicente Fox said Tuesday that his nation wants to be part of the solution in the immigration debate, not the problem.
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La. governor, New Orleans mayor vow unity
May 23 2006 10:14PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Never political pals, divisions between Gov. Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin only worsened as the mayor repeatedly blamed the state for dragging its feet on hurricane recovery.
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Trial opens for 2nd Abu Ghraib dog handler
May 23 2006 10:12PM (CT)
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - Prosecutors at the court martial of an Army dog handler said Tuesday he was part of a crew of corrupt soldiers who enjoyed tormenting detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
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Mo. pair sought in grisly rape, killing
May 23 2006 10:08PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Police searched Tuesday for a suburban couple accused of beating, raping and strangling a woman _ and of videotaping the deadly assault.
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Building near WTC entombs toxins, remains
May 23 2006 10:06PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - While debates rage about why more buildings have not gone up at the World Trade Center site, there is one, shrouded in a web of black netting and full of trade center dust, that can't seem to come down.
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GM offers gas-price cap for SUV buyers
May 23 2006 10:00PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Aiming to capitalize on consumer angst about the high cost of gasoline, General Motors Corp. on Tuesday said it would cap pump prices at $1.99 for customers in California and Florida who buy certain vehicles by July 5.
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Ky. mine investigators look at gas seals
May 23 2006 9:51PM (CT)
HOLMES MILL, Ky. (AP) - Mine safety officials say a sealing material used at a southeastern Kentucky mine where an explosion killed five miners is an easy and cost-effective way to contain combustible gases, but others in the industry say convenience comes at a cost.
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Barn at Hoffa search site to come down
May 23 2006 9:48PM (CT)
MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A demolition company on Wednesday will start pulling down a barn at a horse farm that is the focus of the FBI's renewed probe into Jimmy Hoffa's death.
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La. holds 2-day evacuation drill
May 23 2006 9:40PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - State and federal authorities tracked the path of a fictitious "Hurricane Alicia" on Tuesday as part of two-day drill aimed at avoiding the chaos that followed last year's deadly Hurricane Katrina.
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Boy held in deadly school bus accident
May 23 2006 9:25PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge on Tuesday ordered a mental health evaluation for an 8-year-old boy accused of sneaking onto an empty school bus and releasing the parking brake, causing it to roll forward and fatally crush a second-grade girl.
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Texas justice admonished for Miers support
May 23 2006 9:13PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas Supreme Court justice was admonished for improperly using his position to support close friend Harriet Miers when she was nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court last year.
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Abortion doctor's killer to represent self
May 23 2006 8:49PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Anti-abortion extremist James Kopp, who admits he was the sniper who killed an abortion doctor in 1998, will defend himself against federal charges of violating abortion clinic access laws.
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Cuban cleared in rape held for immigration
May 23 2006 8:42PM (CT)
MARATHON, Fla. (AP) - A Cuban man wrongly accused of a 1982 rape was arrested by immigration officers Tuesday, hours after a judge dismissed his sexual assault conviction based on DNA evidence.
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As many as 6 major hurricanes predicted
May 23 2006 8:28PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - With visible reminders from last year's Atlantic hurricane season _ blue tarps and broken signs _ still dotting parts of Florida and the Gulf Coast, forecasters warned storm-weary residents to prepare for as many as six major hurricanes this year.
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Prosecutors back air marshals in shooting
May 23 2006 8:19PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Two federal air marshals were justified in fatally shooting an airline passenger at Miami International Airport in December and will not be charged with any crime, authorities have concluded.
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Jury to weigh NYC subway bomb plot case
May 23 2006 6:22PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A jury ended its first day of deliberations Tuesday without a verdict in the trial of a Pakistani immigrant accused of plotting to blow up one of the city's busiest subway stations.
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Malvo: Muhammad planned extortion
May 23 2006 5:17PM (CT)
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - John Allen Muhammad had grand plans to extort millions of dollars from authorities in the 2002 Washington-area sniper shootings so he could set up a camp to train children how to terrorize cities and "shut things down," accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo testified Tuesday.
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First rebuilt skyscraper at WTC opens
May 23 2006 4:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The first destroyed skyscraper to be rebuilt since Sept. 11 opened Tuesday but attracted few tenants, despite offering state-of-the-art safety features that developers say will be part of all office towers to rise at the World Trade Center site.
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Miami lawyer pleads not guilty to fraud
May 23 2006 4:38PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A federal indictment unsealed Tuesday accused a disbarred attorney of defrauding thousands of clients out of $13.5 million in settlement money from lawsuits claiming they were made ill by exposure to asbestos.
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Colo. hopes to lure families to the track
May 23 2006 3:42PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado horse and dog racing industry is hoping to lure more families to the tracks this summer, facing an aging population of fans and competition from both mountain casinos and online gambling.
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Texas woman sues over winning Lotto ticket
May 23 2006 2:52PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A woman who claims she was part of a $36 million Lotto Texas jackpot pool but was excluded from the winnings has sued six women and the Texas Lottery Commission.
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Indian students protest eagle feather ban
May 23 2006 1:35PM (CT)
MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Some American Indian high school students are protesting a rule that will keep them from wearing eagle feathers attached to their caps at graduation.
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For 20 years, immigrants' status stalled
May 23 2006 1:06PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Luis Orozco was among the first in line nearly 20 years ago when federal lawmakers offered U.S. citizenship to nearly 3 million illegal immigrants. Today, he has a wife, two daughters and a car _ but he still is not an American citizen.
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Saudi men mistakenly board Fla. school bus
May 23 2006 12:59PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Two Saudi men who boarded a school bus full of students were released from jail Tuesday after federal officials determined they do not pose a security threat.
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Police charge L.A. women in mail fraud
May 23 2006 11:40AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The ties between two elderly women and a homeless man killed in a hit-and-run were strong enough to raise police suspicions five years ago, but it took a second death with eerie similarities for police to make arrests.
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Passengers restrain man on airline flight
May 23 2006 9:45AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An elderly man on an American Airlines flight was restrained by passengers, including television's "Dr. 90210," after he got out of his seat and shoved a flight attendant late Monday, officials said.
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School district to monitor student blogs
May 23 2006 8:42AM (CT)
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (AP) - High school students are going to be held accountable for what they post on blogs and on social-networking Web sites such as MySpace.com.
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LAPD vows to complete mandatory reforms
May 23 2006 8:25AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Police Department promises to complete court-ordered reforms by the end of the year, including a long-delayed computer system to help identify rogue officers, a police official told frustrated city leaders.
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Alaska's Denali showcases green technology
May 23 2006 8:15AM (CT)
DENALI NATIONAL PARK, Alaska (AP) - Visitors to Denali National Park and Preserve often are awe-struck by North America's highest mountain, standing majestically in the Alaska interior. But the park's new visitor center sends a different message: Even a mountain as big as Mount McKinley does not stand alone.
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Appeals court orders release of Ohio teen
May 23 2006 5:33AM (CT)
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - An appeals court ordered the release of a 14-year-old girl who had been jailed for 12 days after she ran away to avoid testifying against the man accused of molesting her.
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Parents end fight over Marine's remains
May 23 2006 5:27AM (CT)
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) - The feuding parents of a Marine killed in Iraq 16 months ago have reached an agreement on how to dispose of his remains.
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Security plan worries N.M. town officials
May 23 2006 5:04AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, N.M. (AP) - President's Bush announcement that he wants to beef up enforcement of immigration laws was met with a weary sigh by the new police chief of this little border village.
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Ariz. measure would give $1M to a voter
May 23 2006 4:06AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona political activist is placing his bets that a proposal to pay one lucky voter $1 million will drive people to the polls.
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L.A. lawyer pleads guilty to felony
May 23 2006 3:49AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles attorney admitted he illegally accepted money from a top class-action law firm that was indicted last week on charges of secretly paying more than $11 million in kickbacks to get people to take part in shareholder lawsuits.
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First class helps build Mass. college
May 23 2006 3:36AM (CT)
NEEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - When Joelle Arnold decided to go to college, she had offers from some topflight schools. MIT. Stanford. Cornell.
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U.S. attorney disputes prosecutions report
May 23 2006 1:04AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A U.S. attorney disputed a document that stated Border Patrol agents were demoralized by a lack of prosecutions of suspected immigrant smugglers, saying Monday the language reflected an individual's opinion and was not approved for release by Border Patrol management.
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N.C. mom found not guilty in son's death
May 23 2006 12:59AM (CT)
SYLVA, N.C. (AP) - A mother whose 8-year-old son died of heat exposure in her car while she worked a double shift at nursing home was acquitted Monday of all charges related to his death.
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Bear escapes from cage, attacks Ohio woman
May 23 2006 12:57AM (CT)
ORWELL, Ohio (AP) - A 500-pound bear escaped from an animal breeder Monday, entered a neighboring home and attacked a woman, a state wildlife officer said.
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