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Chavez to discount oil for U.S. poor
Sep 21 2006 11:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited a Harlem church Thursday and promised to more than double the amount of discounted heating oil his country ships to needy Americans. He also took another swipe at President Bush.
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Church to fight IRS demand for documents
Sep 21 2006 11:58PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A liberal church that has been threatened with the loss of its tax-exempt status over an anti-war sermon delivered just days before the 2004 presidential election said Thursday it will fight an IRS order to turn over documents on the matter.
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Crews try to corral California wildfires
Sep 21 2006 11:31PM (CT)
OJAI, Calif. (AP) - Fire crews made an all-out effort Thursday to surround a two-week-old wildfire before hot, dry Santa Ana winds arrived to renew its ferocity.
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Judge rebukes AG in nightclub fire case
Sep 21 2006 11:26PM (CT)
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - The judge overseeing the criminal case in a deadly nightclub fire issued a stinging rebuke of Attorney General Patrick Lynch's office Thursday, saying it leaked word of plea agreements for the club's owners before victims' relatives learned of the deals.
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Shot New York trooper awakes from coma
Sep 21 2006 10:42PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A trooper who police believe was shot by former fugitive Ralph "Bucky" Phillips was semiconscious Thursday after being in a medically induced coma since last month, state police said.
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Columbia scraps plans for Ahmadinejad
Sep 21 2006 10:34PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Columbia University scrapped plans Thursday for a speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, citing security and logistical problems. The cancellation came after a Jewish activist group expressed outrage that the hard-line leader had been invited to speak.
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Hurricane Helene weakens in Atlantic
Sep 21 2006 10:32PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Helene was downgraded to a Category 1 storm Thursday as it churned in the open Atlantic well east of Bermuda, forecasters said.
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Tensions rise in Houston over evacuees
Sep 21 2006 10:31PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A gun shop is running a radio commercial advising Houstonians to arm themselves against Katrina evacuees, contributing to rising tensions between longtime residents and the storm refugees who have been blamed for the city's rising crime rate.
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Karr rejects pornography plea deal offer
Sep 21 2006 10:21PM (CT)
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - One-time JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect John Mark Karr rejected a deal from prosecutors that would have freed him on probation in exchange for a guilty plea on child pornography charges, his lawyer said Thursday.
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Jail reviews security after 6 men escape
Sep 21 2006 10:14PM (CT)
LA VILLA, Texas (AP) - Investigators tried to determine Thursday how a former police officer facing drug charges was able to escape with five other inmates from a privately run federal jail near the Mexican border.
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Search for E. coli source narrowed
Sep 21 2006 10:13PM (CT)
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - California produce growers and processors worked to draw up new food-safety measures Thursday as government investigators trying to pinpoint the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak narrowed their search to three counties.
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Court: Senator can't be military judge
Sep 21 2006 10:07PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - It is unconstitutional for Sen. Lindsey Graham to serve as a member of Congress and a military judge at the same time, a military court has ruled.
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"La Bamba" star accused in domestic spat
Sep 21 2006 9:56PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors charged actor Lou Diamond Phillips on Thursday with domestic battery in connection with an incident last month involving his live-in girlfriend.
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Man charged with faking son's illness
Sep 21 2006 9:49PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A father was arrested on charges of faking cystic fibrosis in his son by keeping the boy thin and fabricating medical bills _ a story that authorities say fooled even his estranged wife.
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2 sentenced to life in 3 youths' murders
Sep 21 2006 9:44PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Two men were sentenced to life in prison for the near-decapitation murders of three of their young relatives, slayings the judge said were meant to send a message to their families.
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Feds charge N.J. man with Sept. 11 scam
Sep 21 2006 9:42PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A New Jersey painter was arrested Thursday on charges he pulled off what prosecutors say is the biggest fraud yet from a Sept. 11 compensation fund _ more than $1 million.
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3 teens charged in Wis. school plot
Sep 21 2006 9:35PM (CT)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Prosecutors formally charged three teens Thursday with plotting to kill high school students in a Columbine-style attack with the cache of guns and bombs police seized last week.
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Agents find 3 immigrants in duffel bags
Sep 21 2006 9:34PM (CT)
FALFURRIAS, Texas (AP) - Agents working an immigration checkpoint found three illegal immigrants hidden in sealed nylon duffel bags, Customs and Border Protection said Thursday.
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Strippers banned at some Duke U. events
Sep 21 2006 9:23PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A policy banning strippers from on-campus events is back in the rule book at Duke University, after officials noticed it was missing when members of the school's lacrosse team were accused of raping an exotic dancer earlier this year.
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Dragging death victim identified
Sep 21 2006 9:13PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A woman dragged to her death behind a vehicle was identified Thursday as a mother of three from the Mexican state of Guerrero, the Mexican consul general said.
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Actress Sandra Bullock sues Tenn. agency
Sep 21 2006 9:13PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Actress Sandra Bullock's film company is suing the state's mental health agency to ensure it notifies her attorneys when a man she accuses of stalking her is released from a mental health facility.
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Court to hear appeal on Mo. voter ID law
Sep 21 2006 8:22PM (CT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Supreme Court agreed Thursday to quickly consider an appeal on a new voter law that would require photo identification before casting a ballot.
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Kinky Friedman defends 1980 racial slur
Sep 21 2006 8:18PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Comedian and independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman on Thursday defended his use of a racial slur during a performance at Houston nightclub 26 years ago after an audio clip of the standup routine was posted on the Internet.
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DNA advance gives Sept. 11 families hope
Sep 21 2006 8:16PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - There is new hope for the families of hundreds of Sept. 11 victims whose remains were never identified, according to the city medical examiner, who sent letters on Thursday saying an advance in DNA technology means "new identifications will be forthcoming."
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NYC, agency sign on to pricey WTC rents
Sep 21 2006 8:16PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The city and the World Trade Center site's owner joined other governments Thursday in committing to move office workers to ground zero at rents about 50 percent higher than current average prices in downtown Manhattan.
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Govt defends remarks by former EPA chief
Sep 21 2006 7:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The former Environmental Protection Agency chief should not be blamed for telling residents near the World Trade Center site that the area was safe after the 2001 terrorist attacks, the government told an appeals court Thursday.
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Branson pledges billions against warming
Sep 21 2006 7:30PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - British business mogul Richard Branson on Thursday pledged to invest about $3 billion over the next decade to combat global warming and promote alternative energy, saying that it was critical to protect the environment for future generations.
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Katrina doctor says she's not a murderer
Sep 21 2006 6:24PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A doctor accused of murdering four critically ill hospital patients with injections in the harrowing days after Hurricane Katrina is defending herself publicly for the first time, saying in a TV interview that she gave them drugs simply to ease their pain.
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Rep. Harris, GOP finally unite in Fla.
Sep 21 2006 6:13PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - President Bush came to Florida on Thursday and publicly complimented Rep. Katherine Harris for the first time since she won the GOP Senate nomination over the opposition of her own party.
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2 get death in Fla. video-game slayings
Sep 21 2006 5:19PM (CT)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A judge sentenced two men to death Thursday for the bloody beating deaths of six people over a video-game system.
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Owner of 'Smiling Bob' company indicted
Sep 21 2006 4:50PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - The maker of dietary supplements that claim to improve everything from sexuality to memory defrauded thousands of customers and banks of at least $100 million, federal authorities say.
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Charges in Mich. fire that killed horses
Sep 21 2006 4:37PM (CT)
CLYDE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities have arrested and charged a man in a string of arsons, including one that killed 18 horses in their barn at a Port Huron-area farm.
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HIV testing for all, U.S. agency says
Sep 21 2006 4:05PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Federal health officials Thursday recommended regular, routine testing for the AIDS virus for all Americans ages 13 to 64, saying an HIV test should be as common as a cholesterol check.
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Electrical cable catches fire in Philly
Sep 21 2006 3:35PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An underground electrical cable caught fire Thursday, sending smoke billowing into the streets and forcing several thousand office workers to evacuate, authorities said.
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FBI agents raid Cook County office
Sep 21 2006 1:33PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - FBI agents Thursday raided the offices where the Cook County government keeps its hiring records.
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Family of Texas inmate awarded $47.5M
Sep 21 2006 1:27PM (CT)
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) - Jurors ordered a private prison operator and its warden to pay $47.5 million to the family of a man beaten to death by fellow inmates four days before finishing his drug sentence.
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Fire prompts Philly offices to evacuate
Sep 21 2006 1:22PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An underground transformer fire forced evacuations at two downtown office buildings Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
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Artifacts found under Missouri church
Sep 21 2006 1:09PM (CT)
FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) - Archaeologists have uncovered coins, dishes, bullets, Indian jewelry and other artifacts from the remains of an 18th-century Catholic church rectory in suburban St. Louis that is said to be one of the oldest in the Midwest.
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Miss. mayor pleads not guilty to charges
Sep 21 2006 12:47PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mayor Frank Melton came into office like a Wild West marshal sworn to clean up the town. But somewhere along the line, prosecutors say, the crimefighting mayor crossed over from lawman to vigilante.
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Not guilty plea in Mo. baby kidnapping
Sep 21 2006 12:28PM (CT)
UNION, Mo. (AP) - The woman accused of slashing a new mother's throat and kidnapping her baby whispered not guilty to the charges and convulsed in sobs during her arraignment Thursday.
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One Cuban dies in attempt to reach U.S.
Sep 21 2006 11:31AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Sixteen Cubans reached the United States in a rickety, old boat, but one man trying to cross the Florida Straits with them died, the Coast Guard said Thursday.
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Religion news in brief
Sep 21 2006 11:12AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Vatican-ordered review of Roman Catholic seminaries in the United States has been completed and the results sent to Rome, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops says.
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Religion Today
Sep 21 2006 11:11AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Christine Benvenuto embodies a Jewish ideal. Her kitchen is kosher, she attends synagogue and has read rabbinic writings and Torah. But for many American Jewish leaders, she has an even more compelling quality. The mother of three, whose husband was born Jewish, is a convert.
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More arrests made in 1979 Mich. slaying
Sep 21 2006 11:09AM (CT)
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) - For more than a quarter century, the brutal sex slaying of Hope College student and hotel clerk Janet Chandler baffled law enforcement officials. As the case grew colder with each passing year, it became less likely that whoever was responsible would be brought to justice.
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States say new IDs could cost billions
Sep 21 2006 10:43AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - New federal security rules for issuing driver's licenses could cost $11 billion to implement, raising concerns among states about paying for the changes, according to a national survey of states released Thursday.
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Security tighter at CENTCOM after crash
Sep 21 2006 10:16AM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Security was tightened Thursday at MacDill Air Force Base, home of key command centers in the U.S. war on terrorism, after two teens in a stolen car drove through a security checkpoint and were later arrested.
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Power lines strand parachutist 8 hours
Sep 21 2006 10:16AM (CT)
LOVELAND, Ohio (AP) - A man using a motorized parachute got caught in overhead power lines, stranding him for about eight hours until cranes rescued him early Thursday.
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Tenn. father wounded trying to grab gun
Sep 21 2006 10:13AM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The maternal grandfather of a 10-year-old boy at the center of a custody dispute fatally shot the boy's paternal grandparents during an argument after watching him play baseball, authorities said Wednesday.
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N.D. jury weighs death sentence
Sep 21 2006 9:31AM (CT)
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Jurors who are deciding whether a convicted sex offender should be put to death for killing University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin are weighing pleas for justice and mercy.
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Jury hears driver's lament in L.A.
Sep 21 2006 6:42AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An elderly man whose car roared through a farmers market, hitting more than 70 people and killing 10, told police he did everything he could to stop, according to a tape recording of the interview.
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Calif. sues automakers over emissions
Sep 21 2006 6:23AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California is suing the auto industry over tailpipe emissions, marking the first time a state has sought monetary damages for the impact of global warming by vehicles.
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Man ordered tried on plane knife charge
Sep 21 2006 5:41AM (CT)
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) - A man accused of trying to bring a knife hidden inside a hollowed-out book onto a plane bound for his native Yemen has been ordered to stand trial on a felony charge.
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La. nursing home owners charged
Sep 21 2006 5:16AM (CT)
CHALMETTE, La. (AP) - It took only four hours for a grand jury to charge the owners of St. Rita's Nursing home _ where 35 people died in post-Hurricane Katrina flooding _ on charges of negligent homicide and cruelty to the infirm.
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Alleged 9/11 planner faces Gitmo hearing
Sep 21 2006 4:54AM (CT)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - Detainees accused of planning the Sept. 11 attacks, the USS Cole bombing and the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania are expected to face hearings within three months to determine whether they are enemy combatants.
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Experts: Spinach scare could hurt market
Sep 21 2006 4:52AM (CT)
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - The nationwide E. coli outbreak from bagged spinach could seriously dampen the popularity of prewashed, packaged salads with time-pressed and diet-conscious Americans, food safety and marketing experts say.
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Conference seeks to aid wounded vets
Sep 21 2006 3:13AM (CT)
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - First Lt. Ed Salau was feeling down early in his recovery from an injury sustained in Iraq, when his son bounded into his room at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The 12-year-old boy's words are burned into Salau's memory: "Dad, you're so lucky. You only lost one leg!"
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Former Enron CEO arrested in Dallas
Sep 21 2006 1:01AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling was ticketed for public intoxication earlier this month in Dallas, according to a newspaper report.
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Alaska dividend checks end 5-year slide
Sep 21 2006 12:29AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Almost every Alaskan will be $1,106.96 richer this year, thanks to dividend checks from the state's oil royalty investment program distributed annually to eligible residents just for living here.
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Virginia students suspend boycott
Sep 21 2006 12:07AM (CT)
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - More than 200 Randolph-Macon Woman's College students have suspended their boycott of classes in protest of the decision to allow men to the 115-year-old women's college.
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Hewlett Packard's chairwoman gets honor
Sep 21 2006 12:00AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s beleaguered chairwoman Patricia Dunn was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Bay Area Council on Wednesday during her first public appearance since landing at the center of a corporate investigation gone awry.
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