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Boy leads protest over deported mother
Sep 12 2007 11:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An 8-year-old boy whose mother was deported to Mexico led a chanting crowd of about 150 pro-immigration activists through the halls of Congress on Wednesday. Capitol Police arrested two demonstrators for disorderly conduct.
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Tropical Storm Humberto forms off Texas
Sep 12 2007 11:31PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Tropical Storm Humberto formed off the Texas coast Wednesday, promising to bring more rain and possibly flooding to a state coming off one of the wettest summers in more than 50 years.
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7 jail inmates escape, 3 caught in Tenn.
Sep 12 2007 11:23PM (CT)
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (AP) - Seven inmates escaped from a county jail by telling a guard they needed ice and then attacking him when he brought it, authorities said.
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Elderly Pa. man held on murder charges
Sep 12 2007 11:10PM (CT)
BROOKHAVEN, Pa. (AP) - An 82-year-old man was being held Wednesday on charges that he assaulted his wife and inflicted injuries that led to her death, authorities said.
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6-year-old girl found hanged in Texas
Sep 12 2007 11:07PM (CT)
CORSICANA, Texas (AP) - A 6-year-old girl was found hanged inside her family's garage and had been sexually assaulted before she died, police said Wednesday.
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No hate crime charges in torture case
Sep 12 2007 10:23PM (CT)
BIG CREEK, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities decided Wednesday not to pursue hate crime charges in the kidnapping and weeklong torture of a black woman, instead going after the suspects, who are white, on state charges that carry stiffer penalties.
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No hate crime charges in torture case
Sep 12 2007 10:23PM (CT)
BIG CREEK, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities decided Wednesday not to pursue hate crime charges in the kidnapping and weeklong torture of a black woman, instead going after the suspects, who are white, on state charges that carry stiffer penalties.
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No hate crime charges in torture case
Sep 12 2007 10:23PM (CT)
BIG CREEK, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities decided Wednesday not to pursue hate crime charges in the kidnapping and weeklong torture of a black woman, instead going after the suspects, who are white, on state charges that carry stiffer penalties.
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No hate crime charges in torture case
Sep 12 2007 10:23PM (CT)
BIG CREEK, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities decided Wednesday not to pursue hate crime charges in the kidnapping and weeklong torture of a black woman, instead going after the suspects, who are white, on state charges that carry stiffer penalties.
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Ex-priest pleads guilty in fraud case
Sep 12 2007 10:21PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A former priest pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his church by setting up secret bank accounts to pay for a life of luxury, including traveling around the world and buying a condominium.
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Ex-priest pleads guilty in fraud case
Sep 12 2007 10:21PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A former priest pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his church by setting up secret bank accounts to pay for a life of luxury, including traveling around the world and buying a condominium.
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Ex-oil exec says he paid Alaska lawmaker
Sep 12 2007 10:21PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The former head of an oil field services company testified Wednesday that he paid a lawmaker nearly $8,000 to help keep him in office and advocate for the construction of a natural gas pipeline tapping the state's vast North Slope Reserves.
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Bush taps Frist for aid program board
Sep 12 2007 10:17PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - President Bush on Wednesday nominated former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist to the board of an international aid program that seeks to encourage democracy and openness in poor countries.
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Once again, no deal on redistricting
Sep 12 2007 10:02PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California lawmakers once again have failed to agree on legislation that would strip them of the powerful role of drawing the state's legislative and congressional districts.
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Fallujah Marine pleads not guilty
Sep 12 2007 9:49PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former Marine sergeant pleaded not guilty Wednesday in civilian court to manslaughter in the deaths of two captured insurgents in Iraq.
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Monthlong fire evacuation order lifted
Sep 12 2007 9:34PM (CT)
HOLDEN VILLAGE, Wash. (AP) - Residents of a religious retreat in the mountains of central Washington were allowed to return home Wednesday, about a month after wildfires forced them out.
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NY judges sue for pay raise
Sep 12 2007 9:19PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's judges have taken their long-standing battle for bigger paychecks into court, suing the state for higher salaries and back pay.
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Mom may face deportation, with her kids
Sep 12 2007 9:17PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) - An illegal immigrant allowed to stay in the U.S., apparently because of a routine delay in paperwork, while her four children face deportation could now be forced to go back to Mexico, a government lawyer told an immigration court Wednesday.
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Mom may face deportation, with her kids
Sep 12 2007 9:17PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) - An illegal immigrant allowed to stay in the U.S., apparently because of a routine delay in paperwork, while her four children face deportation could now be forced to go back to Mexico, a government lawyer told an immigration court Wednesday.
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Mom may face deportation, with her kids
Sep 12 2007 9:17PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) - An illegal immigrant allowed to stay in the U.S., apparently because of a routine delay in paperwork, while her four children face deportation could now be forced to go back to Mexico, a government lawyer told an immigration court Wednesday.
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Judge strikes sex offense commitment law
Sep 12 2007 9:01PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The U.S. government cannot keep sex offenders in custody beyond the end of their prison sentences, a federal judge has ruled, striking down a law aimed at holding some in mental hospitals.
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Fossett teams spot uncharted crash sites
Sep 12 2007 9:00PM (CT)
MINDEN, Nev. (AP) - The small air force combing the Nevada wilderness for Steve Fossett has spotted a half-dozen uncharted crash sites that may bring some solace to the families of fliers who took off into the desert sky decades ago, never to be heard from again.
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Fossett teams spot uncharted crash sites
Sep 12 2007 9:00PM (CT)
MINDEN, Nev. (AP) - The small air force combing the Nevada wilderness for Steve Fossett has spotted a half-dozen uncharted crash sites that may bring some solace to the families of fliers who took off into the desert sky decades ago, never to be heard from again.
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ICE moves 600 detainees on safety fears
Sep 12 2007 8:57PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Federal authorities say they have pulled 600 detainees from a jail under contract with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, citing concerns about the safety and health of inmates.
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Feud brews over Katrina housing funds
Sep 12 2007 8:55PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A state agency wants to divert $600 million from a Hurricane Katrina housing program to a port restoration project, outraging advocacy groups who say the proposal shortchanges thousands of people still homeless on the Gulf Coast.
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LA judge: 'Dr. Phil' can get documents
Sep 12 2007 8:51PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Dr. Phil" can have access to documents about two brothers who were once suspected in the case of an Alabama teenager who vanished while on vacation in Aruba, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Saddam Hussein tape played in NY court
Sep 12 2007 8:40PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Saddam Hussein's voice wafted through a courtroom Wednesday as tapes were played from a 1990 meeting with a former Texas governor and an oilman now accused of paying millions of dollars to Iraqi officials to illegally win oil contracts.
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NASA sought to stop astronaut meltdowns
Sep 12 2007 8:32PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA e-mails released Wednesday indicate the space agency was looking for ways to prevent astronaut meltdowns just three months before one-time shuttle flier Lisa Nowak was arrested in a scandalous love triangle.
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Gay gov.'s wife wants support increase
Sep 12 2007 8:31PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The estranged wife of the nation's first openly gay governor wants a judge to increase her monthly support nearly fourfold to $4,000 so she can live a lifestyle closer to that of New Jersey's first lady.
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Judge deals blow to Cuban custody case
Sep 12 2007 8:27PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A judge on Wednesday dismissed several charges against a Cuban father seeking to regain custody of his young daughter, dealing another blow to the state's case against him.
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Beginning of polygamist's trial nears
Sep 12 2007 8:24PM (CT)
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) - Opening statements are expected Thursday in the trial of a polygamous sect leader accused of coercing a 14-year-old girl into sex with her 19-year-old cousin, officials said.
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Report faults sex-offender laws
Sep 12 2007 8:17PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Many state laws targeting convicted sex offenders violate the rights of people who pose little risk, a leading human rights group said Wednesday. It called for repeal of laws restricting where these ex-offenders can live and for curbs on access to online registries.
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Cassini in safe mode after moon flyby
Sep 12 2007 8:14PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The international Cassini spacecraft went into safe mode this week after successfully passing over a Saturn moon that was the mysterious destination of a deep-space faring astronaut in Arthur C. Clarke's novel "2001: A Space Odyssey."
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Third officer hit in shootout dies
Sep 12 2007 8:04PM (CT)
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - A West Texas police officer who was shot in the face during a weekend gun battle died Wednesday, making him the third lawman to die in the standoff.
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Woman found guilty in daughters' deaths
Sep 12 2007 7:44PM (CT)
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) - A woman who told police she was hearing the devil's voice was found guilty Wednesday of fatally stabbing her two young daughters.
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Transplant doctor pleads not guilty
Sep 12 2007 7:29PM (CT)
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) - A transplant surgeon pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two felony charges filed in connection with what prosecutors say was a failed attempt to recover the organs of a disabled man.
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Spector jury deliberates 3rd day
Sep 12 2007 7:26PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jurors in Phil Spector's murder trial completed a third day of deliberations without a verdict on Wednesday and went home after the judge warned them not to watch a TV program about the case.
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Legal scholar's UC deanship withdrawn
Sep 12 2007 7:14PM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - The University of California, Irvine, has withdrawn its offer to make renowned legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky dean of its new law school because he is "too politically controversial," he said Wednesday.
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Execution of cop killer halted in Ky.
Sep 12 2007 7:04PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The execution of a man convicted of murdering a sheriff and his deputy was halted by the Kentucky Supreme Court on Wednesday, two weeks before he was set to die in the state's first lethal injection in eight years.
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2 soldiers who wrote op-ed died in Iraq
Sep 12 2007 6:57PM (CT)
TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) - Two sergeants who helped write a New York Times op-ed article sharply critical of the Pentagon's assessment of the Iraq war were killed in a Baghdad crash this week, and one grieving mother wants the Army to explain their deaths.
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2 soldiers who wrote op-ed died in Iraq
Sep 12 2007 6:57PM (CT)
TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) - Two sergeants who helped write a New York Times op-ed article sharply critical of the Pentagon's assessment of the Iraq war were killed in a Baghdad crash this week, and one grieving mother wants the Army to explain their deaths.
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Coroner: 2 kids overheated in mom's car
Sep 12 2007 6:36PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Autopsies confirmed two toddlers whose bodies were found in trash bags at their home died from being left in a sweltering car while their mother worked, the coroner said Wednesday.
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U.S. failed to boost produce inspections
Sep 12 2007 6:27PM (CT)
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - Government regulators never acted on calls for stepped-up inspections of leafy greens after last year's deadly E. coli spinach outbreak, leaving the safety of America's salads to a patchwork of largely unenforceable rules and the industry itself, an Associated Press investigation has found.
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U.S. failed to boost produce inspections
Sep 12 2007 6:27PM (CT)
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - Government regulators never acted on calls for stepped-up inspections of leafy greens after last year's deadly E. coli spinach outbreak, leaving the safety of America's salads to a patchwork of largely unenforceable rules and the industry itself, an Associated Press investigation has found.
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Accused teacher taught for years in N.M.
Sep 12 2007 6:14PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Officials with Albuquerque Public Schools confirmed Wednesday that a substitute teacher accused of videotaping up the skirt of a young student had taught for years at various schools within the district.
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Ex-Army Corps contractor admits bribery
Sep 12 2007 6:08PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A former contractor for the Army Corps of Engineers accused of giving confidential information to a company seeking work on a levee reconstruction project pleaded guilty Wednesday to bribery.
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Mexican officers arrested at gun show
Sep 12 2007 5:50PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Three high-ranking Mexican police officers were arrested on allegations of buying weapons and ammunition at a gun show in Phoenix in violation of a law barring noncitizens from purchasing firearms, a U.S. official said Wednesday.
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Mexican officers arrested at gun show
Sep 12 2007 5:50PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Three high-ranking Mexican police officers were arrested on allegations of buying weapons and ammunition at a gun show in Phoenix in violation of a law barring noncitizens from purchasing firearms, a U.S. official said Wednesday.
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Trucker charged in attack
Sep 12 2007 5:44PM (CT)
JONESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - The sign outside Jordan's Country Restaurant says "Truckers Welcome," and Adam Leroy Lane treated the eatery in the shadow of Interstate 77 like home base.
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Trucker charged in attack
Sep 12 2007 5:44PM (CT)
JONESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - The sign outside Jordan's Country Restaurant says "Truckers Welcome," and Adam Leroy Lane treated the eatery in the shadow of Interstate 77 like home base.
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Trucker charged in attack
Sep 12 2007 5:44PM (CT)
JONESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - The sign outside Jordan's Country Restaurant says "Truckers Welcome," and Adam Leroy Lane treated the eatery in the shadow of Interstate 77 like home base.
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Trucker charged in attack
Sep 12 2007 5:44PM (CT)
JONESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - The sign outside Jordan's Country Restaurant says "Truckers Welcome," and Adam Leroy Lane treated the eatery in the shadow of Interstate 77 like home base.
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Marine instructor cleared of assault
Sep 12 2007 5:12PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A Marine Corps drill instructor accused of kicking, punching and spitting on recruits has been acquitted of assault but convicted of violating an order on how to treat them.
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Lawyers: Courthouse suspect 'delusional'
Sep 12 2007 5:05PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A man charged with fatally shooting four people in a 2005 rampage that began inside a courthouse where he was being tried for rape was suffering a "delusional compulsion" when he committed the killings, his lawyers said Wednesday.
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Letter: FEMA rejects Katrina costs
Sep 12 2007 4:38PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The federal government has rejected a request for nearly $12 million to reimburse Mississippi's most populous coastal county for removing debris from Hurricane Katrina, citing concerns about the quality and cost of the work.
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Amish share massacre survivors' stories
Sep 12 2007 4:17PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - One shooting survivor depends entirely on her family for care and is fed through a tube. Another just endured surgery to repair a damaged shoulder and arm. A third suffers lasting vision problems.
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Amish share massacre survivors' stories
Sep 12 2007 4:17PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - One shooting survivor depends entirely on her family for care and is fed through a tube. Another just endured surgery to repair a damaged shoulder and arm. A third suffers lasting vision problems.
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Corps blamed for shoddy Everglades work
Sep 12 2007 4:09PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A major Everglades restoration project is stalled because of shoddy work managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a reservoir that could threaten an interstate and nearby communities if levee walls failed, state officials said Wednesday.
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States weigh compensation for inmates
Sep 12 2007 3:20PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - When Antonio Beaver was freed from prison by DNA evidence, he was overwhelmed by supporters eager to help him return to normal life after spending nearly 11 years behind bars.
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States weigh compensation for inmates
Sep 12 2007 3:20PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - When Antonio Beaver was freed from prison by DNA evidence, he was overwhelmed by supporters eager to help him return to normal life after spending nearly 11 years behind bars.
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Jury can hear part of Flight 93 tape
Sep 12 2007 2:48PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The dramatic final moments of United Airlines Flight 93 that were captured on a cockpit voice recorder can be played for a jury at the first trial stemming from lawsuits filed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Child beheading conviction overturned
Sep 12 2007 1:52PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A divided appeals court Wednesday overturned the conviction and death sentence of a man condemned for killing and beheading his common-law wife's three children.
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Judge says ex-cop lied at mob trial
Sep 12 2007 1:46PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The judge who presided over Chicago's biggest mob trial in years expressed doubts Wednesday about setting bond for a retired policeman convicted in the case, saying his testimony was unbelievable.
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Meatpackers union sues over plant raids
Sep 12 2007 1:40PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A union representing workers at six Swift & Co. meatpacking plants sued federal immigration authorities Wednesday, alleging agents violated the workers' rights during raids by roughly handling even those not suspected of crimes.
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Fla. synagogue offers time-share torah
Sep 12 2007 1:14PM (CT)
PINECREST, Fla. (AP) - Dinner was over by the time the party's honored guest showed up at the table. She didn't speak a word. And she left in the rabbi's arms.
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Fla. synagogue offers time-share torah
Sep 12 2007 1:14PM (CT)
PINECREST, Fla. (AP) - Dinner was over by the time the party's honored guest showed up at the table. She didn't speak a word. And she left in the rabbi's arms.
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Fla. synagogue offers time-share torah
Sep 12 2007 1:14PM (CT)
PINECREST, Fla. (AP) - Dinner was over by the time the party's honored guest showed up at the table. She didn't speak a word. And she left in the rabbi's arms.
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Bus crashes into Florida strip mall
Sep 12 2007 12:38PM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A public transit bus crashed into a strip mall Wednesday, breaking through the front of a check-cashing store and injuring seven people.
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Family alleges cover-up in mayor's death
Sep 12 2007 12:17PM (CT)
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - Investigators who determined that the first black mayor elected in the mostly white Louisiana town of Westlake killed himself are covering up a murder, the man's widow and children allege in a lawsuit.
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Plea deal in N.Y. slay-dismember case
Sep 12 2007 11:35AM (CT)
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - A resident of an exclusive gated community has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the slaying of a neighbor whose head was found in the trunk of his car.
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Pilot dies in crash at Reno air races
Sep 12 2007 10:41AM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A biplane stalled shortly after takeoff and crashed, killing the pilot during a practice run at the Reno National Championship Air Races.
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3 dead in Army chopper crash in Ala.
Sep 12 2007 10:30AM (CT)
SKYLINE, Ala. (AP) - An Army helicopter on a training flight in foggy weather struck a power line and crashed in northeast Alabama, killing all three soldiers on board, officials said Wednesday.
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Chicago officers allegedly beat 4 men
Sep 12 2007 9:50AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A group of off-duty Chicago police officers instigated a bar fight with four businessmen that was partially caught on videotape, according to witness statements filed in court.
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Officer suspended after video threat
Sep 12 2007 9:28AM (CT)
ST. GEORGE, Mo. (AP) - A suburban St. Louis police sergeant has been put on unpaid suspension, accused of threatening to invent charges against a driver who caught the exchange on videotape.
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Life expectancy of Americans hits 78
Sep 12 2007 9:00AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The life expectancy for Americans is nearly 78 years, the longest in U.S. history, according to new government figures from 2005 released Thursday.
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New Orleans keeps narrow black majority
Sep 12 2007 8:45AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans is narrowly retaining a black majority after Hurricane Katrina, according to a study released Wednesday by The Brookings Institution.
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Schwarzenegger vetoes Iraq pullout vote
Sep 12 2007 7:23AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced early Wednesday he had vetoed legislation that would have allowed Californians to vote on an advisory measure calling for President Bush to immediately withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq.
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Man kicks lawyer, gets Tasered
Sep 12 2007 6:02AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A defendant brought to court in a wheelchair began kicking his court-appointed lawyer and had to be subdued with a stun gun.
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Controversy over New York prof's tenure
Sep 12 2007 4:36AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A debate over an anthropologist's book on ancient Hebrew history isn't just academic _ it's spilled over into an online dispute between critics trying to keep her from getting tenure and supporters who say the effort stifles scholarly freedom.
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Nation marks 6th anniversary of 9/11
Sep 12 2007 4:08AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, victims' families gathered to mark the anniversary not where the World Trade Center's twin towers once stood, but at a nearby gray stone plaza.
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Nursing mom sues for extra exam time
Sep 12 2007 3:51AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A new mother who wants extra breaks so she can pump milk during a nine-hour medical licensing exam has asked a judge to settle her dispute with the board that administers the test.
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Convicted child killer Holton executed
Sep 12 2007 2:22AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man convicted of murdering four children with an assault rifle was executed Wednesday, becoming the first Tennessee inmate put to death by electrocution since 1960.
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Newcomer elected Nashville mayor
Sep 12 2007 2:11AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Political newcomer Karl Dean was elected mayor over former Congressman Bob Clement in Nashville's runoff election.
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