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U.S. investigates sale of MREs on eBay
Oct 29 2005 11:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Uncle Sam has tried to feed millions of hurricane victims this year with Meals-Ready-to-Eat, or MREs, only to fear that some of them have become Meals-Ready-for-eBay.
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John Paul II's Ford sells for $690,000
Oct 29 2005 11:21PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A light blue 1975 Ford Escort GL once owned by Pope John Paul II sold for $690,000 Saturday to a Houston multimillionaire who said he plans to put it in a museum he wants to build in his hometown.
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VX destruction stops in Ind.; water spills
Oct 29 2005 11:21PM (CT)
NEWPORT, Ind. (AP) - Army contractors halted operations Saturday at a western Indiana complex built to destroy a deadly nerve agent after nearly 500 gallons of caustic wastewater spilled in a contained area.
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Water spill halts VX destruction in Ind.
Oct 29 2005 11:21PM (CT)
NEWPORT, Ind. (AP) - Army contractors halted operations Saturday at a western Indiana complex built to destroy a deadly nerve agent after nearly 500 gallons of caustic wastewater spilled in a contained area.
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Hurricane Wilma's death toll 21 in Fla.
Oct 29 2005 11:17PM (CT)
WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) - The death toll from Hurricane Wilma rose to 21 in Florida, after state emergency officials reported seven more deaths Saturday in storm's aftermath.
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Caped teen kills two, then self in Calif.
Oct 29 2005 10:49PM (CT)
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (AP) - A 19-year-old in a black cape and a paintball mask went on a shooting rampage Saturday in his upscale Southern California neighborhood, killing a man and his daughter before committing suicide, authorities said.
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In Montgomery, crowds view Parks' body
Oct 29 2005 10:48PM (CT)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Hundreds of people slowly filed past the body of civil rights icon Rosa Parks on Saturday, just miles from the downtown street where she made history by refusing to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man.
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Clinton to Dems: Don't fear tough issues
Oct 29 2005 10:29PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Democrats can't be afraid to talk about hot-button issues, including abortion, and should fight back against personal attacks from conservatives if they want to regain power in Washington, former President Bill Clinton said Saturday.
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Calif. border police plan draws throngs
Oct 29 2005 9:36PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Dueling demonstrations over a plan to create state border police drew nearly 1,000 people to the Capitol on Saturday, and about two dozen police officers, some on horseback, stood between the rival gatherings to maintain order.
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Schwarzenegger Univision ads questioned
Oct 29 2005 9:24PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's special-election campaign bought nearly $1 million in advertising time from Univision, a Spanish-language TV network whose chairman is his biggest single donor, a newspaper reported Saturday.
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Philly braces for possible transit strike
Oct 29 2005 9:18PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The city made preparations Saturday for a possible transit strike as the region's main transportation agency and its largest labor union faced off in a stalemate over wages and health benefits.
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Hundreds rally for reconstruction work
Oct 29 2005 9:00PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Hundreds of people rallied at the state Capitol Saturday, pushing state officials to give more hurricane reconstruction work to Louisiana residents.
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Schwarzenegger varies campaign messages
Oct 29 2005 9:00PM (CT)
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - One day Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger describes himself as a warrior battling union bosses and their puppet army of legislators. Another day, he's humble, almost apologetic, telling viewers in a commercial released Friday: "I've had a lot to learn."
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Calif. frat members plead guilty in death
Oct 29 2005 8:47PM (CT)
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Four fraternity members have pleaded guilty in the death of a college student forced to drink large amounts of water during an initiation rite.
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Katrina cripples New Orleans court system
Oct 29 2005 8:22PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In his third day back on the bench since Hurricane Katrina struck two months ago, Criminal District Judge Benedict Willard opens court by entering a plea of his own _ for patience.
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Groups target human trafficking in U.S.
Oct 29 2005 8:22PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Florencia Molina's personal hellhole was a dressmaking shop on the outskirts of Los Angeles. She worked there up to 17 hours a day, seven days a week, and lived there, too, without the option of showering or washing her clothes.
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Mainers embrace daylight time extension
Oct 29 2005 8:17PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - John Rossignol says: Let there be light. Who can blame him? The winter sun goes down earlier in the day in his northern Maine hometown of Van Buren than anywhere else in the continental United States.
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Judge sets bail in Chicago student death
Oct 29 2005 5:59PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A judge set bail at $250,000 for one of two men accused of beating a University of Illinois-Chicago student to death with his own bicycle lock.
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Second medical helicopter crashes in Wash.
Oct 29 2005 5:37PM (CT)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A medical helicopter lost power while taking off and fell off the roof of a hospital, the second crash for the same company in a month.
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In Montgomery, crowds view Parks' body
Oct 29 2005 4:33PM (CT)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Hundreds of people slowly filed past the body of civil rights icon Rosa Parks on Saturday, just miles from the downtown street where she made history by refusing to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man.
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Vet who photographed Iraq loses some sight
Oct 29 2005 2:45PM (CT)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Army Sgt. Walt Gaya spent his time in Iraq peering _ through the scope of his sniper rifle and through the lens of his camera, snapping black-and-white pictures of his unit and of life in the turbulent city of Mosul.
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New Orleans fire officers for desertion
Oct 29 2005 1:53PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Amid the chaos that ensued as Hurricane Katrina struck the city, dozens of police officers and civilian employees left their posts unexpectedly and were not heard from again. On Friday, the New Orleans Police Department fired 51 of them _ 45 officers and six civilian workers _ for abandonment.
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Forest Service looks into 'green' status
Oct 29 2005 12:11PM (CT)
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Private timber companies have been getting "green" certifications for the past decade to boost sales among consumers who want to be assured that forests are not harmed by producing the lumber they buy.
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Alaska high court backs partner benefits
Oct 29 2005 5:36AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Gay rights advocates claimed a major victory after the state Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to deny benefits to same-sex partners of public employees.
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Actress slain in gang-related shooting
Oct 29 2005 4:27AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Teen actress Tara Correa-McMullen, who portrayed a former gang member in the TV show "Judging Amy," was shot to death amid gang violence, police said.
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Texans examine disaster preparedness
Oct 29 2005 3:58AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita showed that both government officials and citizens still have much to learn to adequately deal with major disasters, experts said at a town hall meeting aired on ABC's "Nightline."
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Parks' program impacts Detroit man, others
Oct 29 2005 3:16AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Nate Phillips was just a confused teen when he heard about a program that would set his life's course _ a six-week, cross-country civil rights tour featuring the most qualified guide imaginable, Rosa Parks.
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Bone fragments found near WTC said human
Oct 29 2005 12:50AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Ten bone fragments discovered more than four years after the World Trade Center attacks on the rooftop of a nearby skyscraper are human, officials said Friday.
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