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Harvard to stop early admissions
Sep 11 2006 11:02PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Harvard University will eliminate its early admissions program because it puts poor and minority students at a disadvantage, school officials planned to announce Tuesday.
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Judge says immigrant child can stay
Sep 11 2006 10:46PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 10-year-old Salvadoran boy who was apprehended while trying to cross the U.S. border on his own to find his mother can stay in America at least until next summer, an immigration judge ruled Monday.
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Radio talk host released from jail
Sep 11 2006 10:43PM (CT)
GRETNA, La. (AP) - A popular radio talk-show host charged with killing his estranged wife was released from jail Monday night after posting bond.
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Man charged in Phoenix Baseline case
Sep 11 2006 10:41PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - An ex-con and construction worker was charged Monday with 17 felony counts in two sexual assaults linked to an investigation of a string of serial killings.
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U.S. observes 5-year anniversary of 9/11
Sep 11 2006 10:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Clutching photos to their hearts and blowing kisses to the sky, tearful loved ones of Sept. 11 victims recited a 3 1/2-hour litany of the lost Monday, the names echoing across an expanse still largely desolate five years after terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center.
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Comair warns pilots about airport signs
Sep 11 2006 10:30PM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Comair has begun warning pilots to use "extreme caution" when navigating runways at the airport where a crash killed 49 people last month, saying some diagrams aren't accurate, according to an e-mail obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
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ABC airs edited 9/11 miniseries
Sep 11 2006 9:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Editing changes made by ABC to the first part of its miniseries "The Path to 9/11" were cosmetic and didn't change the meaning of scenes that had angered several former Clinton administration officials, a spokesman for the former president said Monday.
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Bolton faults U.N. members on reform
Sep 11 2006 9:51PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The failure to achieve reform at the United Nations is the fault of its member states, not necessarily the U.N. system itself, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Monday.
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Gov't drops protests to Vegas water plan
Sep 11 2006 9:46PM (CT)
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Four federal agencies dropped their protests to a plan to pipe water to booming Las Vegas from a valley near the Nevada-Utah line, the state water engineer said Monday.
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Birth mother sues to visit injured girl
Sep 11 2006 9:38PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The biological mother of a girl who authorities say suffered severe brain injuries at the hands of her adoptive parents sued the state on Monday, demanding that she be allowed to visit her daughter in the hospital.
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Police investigating Schwarzenegger tape
Sep 11 2006 9:30PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A state investigation team is examining whether hackers were involved in releasing a digital recording of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger talking about a Hispanic legislator's fiery temper, a spokesman said.
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Fire prompts closure of Calif. highway
Sep 11 2006 9:23PM (CT)
CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) - A fast-moving wildfire prompted the closure of Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Monday, as firefighters worked to keep the flames from crossing the roadway.
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Band director charged with student rape
Sep 11 2006 9:15PM (CT)
DOVER, Del. (AP) - The director of the Delaware State University band has been charged with raping a student, state police said Monday. Miguel A. Bonds, 31, was arrested Sunday night and charged with second-degree rape, two counts of third-degree unlawful sexual contact, and providing alcohol to an underage person.
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Detroit teachers defy judge's order
Sep 11 2006 9:13PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Thousands of striking Detroit teachers defied a judge's order to return to work Monday as school officials and the union resumed contract talks in the two-week dispute.
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Mayor vetoes Chicago 'living wage' bill
Sep 11 2006 9:13PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Richard Daley vetoed an ordinance Monday that would have required mega-retailers to pay their workers more than other employers after some of the nation's largest stores including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. warned the measure would keep them from opening their doors within the city's limits.
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In Pa., mourners remember Flight 93
Sep 11 2006 9:11PM (CT)
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - One man drove seven hours on his motorcycle to attend the ceremony. A 15-year-old girl also showed up, hoping to understand the deaths of 40 airline passengers and crew. Another visitor was a flight attendant.
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Judge says Florida teen unfit for trial
Sep 11 2006 8:30PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A teenager accused of raping an 8-year-girl and leaving her for dead in an abandoned landfill has been declared mentally incompetent and unfit to stand trial.
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2 Cuban activists plead guilty
Sep 11 2006 8:01PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A prominent Cuban activist suspected of trying to procure arms for an attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow President Fidel Castro's communist government pleaded guilty Monday to a weapons charge.
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Closed hearing in terror case fought
Sep 11 2006 7:48PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A pretrial hearing to discuss the procedures for disclosing classified information in a case against two men accused of supporting terrorists should be open to the public, an attorney for several news organizations argued Monday.
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Judge won't block Ariz. voter ID law
Sep 11 2006 7:19PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A federal judge on Monday refused to block a law that requires Arizona voters to present identification before casting a ballot.
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Where you live linked to life expectancy
Sep 11 2006 7:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Where you live, combined with race and income, plays a huge role in the nation's health disparities, differences so stark that a report issued Monday contends it's as if there are eight separate Americas instead of one.
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Chinatown bus line agrees to inspections
Sep 11 2006 6:53PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A company that runs a low-fare bus service between Boston and New York reached an agreement with state inspectors Monday that keeps its fleet on the road.
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TV revisits 9-11 by replaying coverage
Sep 11 2006 6:51PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - TV news revisited the horror of Sept. 11 on Monday by replaying long stretches of coverage from that day as the events unfolded before a nation's eyes.
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Man gets 23 years in smuggling case
Sep 11 2006 6:01PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A man convicted of participating in the nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt was sentenced Monday to more than 23 years in prison.
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Former AP bureau chief Wilson dies at 68
Sep 11 2006 5:52PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - James Wilson, a retired Associated Press executive who in a 32-year career covered some of the nation's biggest stories, including the uprising at Wounded Knee, S.D., has died. He was 68.
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Ohio woman missing from cruise ship
Sep 11 2006 5:36PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Authorities are investigating the disappearance of an Ohio woman who was reported missing Monday from a Carnival Cruise Lines ship.
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New charges filed against Ozarks pastor
Sep 11 2006 5:10PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - New charges were filed against a pastor on Monday amid the expansion of an investigation into allegations that leaders of two reclusive church communes sexually abused girls.
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Bicyclist awaiting ambulence hit again
Sep 11 2006 4:49PM (CT)
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - A driver has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries after her car hit a bicyclist who was in the road waiting on an ambulance to treat him for injuries after being hit by another car.
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Funeral for N.Y. trooper draws thousands
Sep 11 2006 4:20PM (CT)
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - A state trooper who was shot during the hunt for one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted fugitives was a "hero in the very truest sense of the word," Gov. George Pataki said at the lawman's funeral Monday.
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2 killed in murder-suicide at prison
Sep 11 2006 4:06PM (CT)
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (AP) - A prison guard fatally shot his estranged girlfriend, then turned the gun on himself while both were on duty at a women's prison, authorities said.
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Tropical Storm Gordon forms
Sep 11 2006 3:58PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Gordon formed Monday in the open Atlantic and was expected to head in the general direction of Bermuda, where Hurricane Florence had already brought strong winds and high waves, forecasters said.
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Suspicious bags affect travel on 9/11
Sep 11 2006 3:11PM (CT)
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Suspicious bags led to brief shutdowns of an airport and major train station Monday, demonstrating the nation's heightened sensitivity to security threats on the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Shuttle brings addition to space station
Sep 11 2006 3:04PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Using their ship's robotic arm, astronauts aboard space shuttle Atlantis handed over the first big addition to the international space station in more than 3 1/2 years Monday and will conduct three spacewalks to install the giant new section.
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Appeals court rules reporter in contempt
Sep 11 2006 2:00PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court panel upheld a contempt of court citation Monday against a freelance journalist who is refusing to cooperate with a grand jury investigating an anarchists' protest he videotaped.
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Alaska troopers rip wall to arrest man
Sep 11 2006 1:53PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A state trooper partially bulldozed a trailer home to compel an armed man inside to surrender, more than two days after he barricaded himself there.
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Report faults airport security official
Sep 11 2006 1:31PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - The former top federal airport security official for Arizona violated security protocols, mismanaged her office, misused government vehicles and went on vacations without taking leave, according to a government report.
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Suing day laborers won't reveal status
Sep 11 2006 1:06PM (CT)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Day laborers who claim a suburban village was illegally harassing them dropped part of their lawsuit Monday to avoid publicly revealing whether they are illegal immigrants.
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Homeless live on the beach in Hawaii
Sep 11 2006 1:01PM (CT)
WAIANAE, Hawaii (AP) - Bert Bustamante and his family look as if they are enjoying a vacation at the beach, with kids swimming in the ocean, fish frying on the grill and radio music floating in the air.
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Chicago embraces designer beef trend
Sep 11 2006 12:57PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Fashionistas who want the latest in couture can go to Paris or Milan, but for real cow-ture, the place to be is Chicago.
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Police swarm school over art project
Sep 11 2006 12:55PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Police swarmed a high school campus Monday after a 911 call about armed teenagers who turned out to be students re-enacting war scenes with camouflage and mock rifles for an art project.
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N.J. fights fed bid to block phone probe
Sep 11 2006 12:37PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey has the right to obtain information about a federal domestic surveillance program because that program is no longer a secret, the state argued in response to federal efforts to quash its investigation.
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Philip Morris disputes nicotine study
Sep 11 2006 11:57AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The nation's largest cigarette maker is disputing a study by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health that found nicotine in cigarettes has risen about 10 percent in the past six years.
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Sen. Graham: U.S. 'screwed up' in Iraq
Sep 11 2006 11:52AM (CT)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said the United States has "screwed up" in Iraq, but the idea of the war was correct and pulling out now would lead to more bloodshed across the Middle East.
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Utah polygamist to remain jailed
Sep 11 2006 10:37AM (CT)
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) - A preliminary hearing for polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was postponed Monday at the request of one of his newly hired lawyers.
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Penn Station briefly evacuated
Sep 11 2006 10:23AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Pennsylvania Station was briefly evacuated Monday morning and all train service was suspended because a suspicious bag was found amid the city's extra-vigilant security surrounding the Sept. 11 anniversary.
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San Francisco-bound flight diverted
Sep 11 2006 9:29AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal authorities diverted a San Francisco-bound United Airlines jet to Dallas as a precautionary security measure on Monday after finding an unclaimed BlackBerry on board.
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Former Congressman Burgener dies at 84
Sep 11 2006 9:26AM (CT)
ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) - Clair Burgener, a loyal ally of three Republican presidents who served the San Diego area in the U.S. House of Representatives for five terms, has died.
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Gay GOP candidate runs in Minn. primary
Sep 11 2006 8:40AM (CT)
BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) - State Sen. Paul Koering once fit neatly into the profile of socially conservative central Minnesota: abortion opponent, supporter of gun and property rights, outspoken supporter of veterans.
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6.0 Gulf quake felt from La. to Fla.
Sep 11 2006 8:33AM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The largest earthquake to strike the eastern Gulf of Mexico in the last 30 years sent shock waves from Louisiana to southwest Florida Sunday, but did little more than rattle residents.
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At Harvard, Khatami condemns bin Laden
Sep 11 2006 8:11AM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami, in a speech at Harvard University, condemned Osama bin Laden for committing crimes in the name of Islam and said Jews have the right to live peacefully, but he skirted the issue of whether they have the right to do so in their state of Israel.
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Thousands walk in memory of Sept. 11
Sep 11 2006 6:08AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of people gathered on the eve of the five-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks to walk from the National Mall to the Pentagon, where streaks of light were projected into the night sky to honor the victims.
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On anniversary, Bush to tour 9/11 sites
Sep 11 2006 4:47AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - President Bush is abandoning the quiet approach he has adopted in recent years to mark the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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Protesters conduct mock bin Laden hanging
Sep 11 2006 4:39AM (CT)
CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) - Activists protesting radical Islam conducted a mock hanging of Osama bin Laden across the street from a mosque on the eve of the anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks.
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Man questioned in death of TV anchor's kin
Sep 11 2006 12:48AM (CT)
BARDWELL, Texas (AP) - Police are questioning a 49-year-old man in connection with the death of the elderly aunt of "Dateline NBC" anchor Stone Phillips.
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