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Police: Man tried to burn S.F. landmark
Oct 29 2007 11:45PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A man accused of prematurely torching the Burning Man festival's namesake effigy in August has been arrested on suspicion of trying to set fire to an historic cathedral, police said Monday.
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1 in 10 schools are 'dropout factories'
Oct 29 2007 11:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. That dubious distinction applies to more than one in 10 high schools across America.
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1 in 10 schools are 'dropout factories'
Oct 29 2007 11:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. That dubious distinction applies to more than one in 10 high schools across America.
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1 in 10 schools are 'dropout factories'
Oct 29 2007 11:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. That dubious distinction applies to more than one in 10 high schools across America.
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1 in 10 schools are 'dropout factories'
Oct 29 2007 11:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. That dubious distinction applies to more than one in 10 high schools across America.
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1 in 10 schools are 'dropout factories'
Oct 29 2007 11:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. That dubious distinction applies to more than one in 10 high schools across America.
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Man pleads guilty in slayings in Texas
Oct 29 2007 11:41PM (CT)
HENDERSON, Texas (AP) - A convicted burglar pleaded guilty Monday to the deaths of five people who were abducted from a fast-food restaurant in one of Texas' most notorious and longest-unsolved mass murder cases.
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Veteran Palestinian lawmaker urges peace
Oct 29 2007 11:22PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The Palestinian people have plunged into a deep depression with unemployment and poverty at record levels, and peace between with Israel is the only answer, a longtime Palestinian lawmaker said Monday.
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Mob moll says Mafiosi helped FBI
Oct 29 2007 11:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The FBI used mob muscle to solve the 1964 disappearance of three civil rights volunteers in Mississippi, a gangster's ex-girlfriend testified Monday, becoming the first witness to repeat in open court a story that has been underworld lore for years.
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UN: Try or release enemy combatants
Oct 29 2007 10:35PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.N. human rights expert is calling on the United States to prosecute or release suspects detained as "unlawful enemy combatants" and to move quickly to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.
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Va. county to look at Saudi school texts
Oct 29 2007 10:08PM (CT)
McLEAN, Va. (AP) - Fairfax County officials are reviewing Arabic-language textbooks at a private Islamic school following a federal panel's recommendation that the school be shut down.
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Explosion at Iowa chemical facility
Oct 29 2007 9:52PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An explosion and fire Monday at a chemical distribution facility northeast of Des Moines sent plumes of thick smoke into the sky and burned out of control for several hours after it ignited.
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Defense: Keep defender motion secret
Oct 29 2007 9:45PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Lawyers for a man accused of a deadly rampage that began at a courthouse urged a judge Monday to keep under seal parts of a filing from the state public defender's office that they said could hurt Brian Nichols' ability to get a fair trial.
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Investigators eye deck in N.C. fire
Oct 29 2007 9:43PM (CT)
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) - For the group of college buddies spending a late-season weekend at a friend's beach house, the deck overlooking a canal was the center of their good times.
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Investigators eye deck in N.C. fire
Oct 29 2007 9:43PM (CT)
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) - For the group of college buddies spending a late-season weekend at a friend's beach house, the deck overlooking a canal was the center of their good times.
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Many teens don't know the law about sex
Oct 29 2007 9:17PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The tough Georgia law that sent Genarlow Wilson to prison for having oral sex with a fellow teenager has been watered down. But in Georgia _ and in many other states _ it's still a crime for teenagers to have sex, even if they're close in age.
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Many teens don't know the law about sex
Oct 29 2007 9:17PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The tough Georgia law that sent Genarlow Wilson to prison for having oral sex with a fellow teenager has been watered down. But in Georgia _ and in many other states _ it's still a crime for teenagers to have sex, even if they're close in age.
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Fires boost Schwarzenegger's image
Oct 29 2007 9:16PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The crowd roared its approval over the weekend as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tossed the coin to start the San Diego Chargers game at Qualcomm Stadium, which just days earlier had been an emergency shelter for thousands of people driven from their homes by raging wildfires.
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Fires boost Schwarzenegger's image
Oct 29 2007 9:16PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The crowd roared its approval over the weekend as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tossed the coin to start the San Diego Chargers game at Qualcomm Stadium, which just days earlier had been an emergency shelter for thousands of people driven from their homes by raging wildfires.
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Experts: O.J. plea deals cut both ways
Oct 29 2007 9:16PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Cutting deals with co-defendants to testify against O.J. Simpson could undercut prosecutors if they ever need to convince a jury the former football star is guilty of serious crimes, legal experts said Monday.
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Fire victims navigate recovery process
Oct 29 2007 9:15PM (CT)
RAMONA, Calif. (AP) - Nichole Booth's hands were stained with ash from picking through the blackened and twisted pieces left of her life after an inferno engulfed everything she owned.
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Fire victims navigate recovery process
Oct 29 2007 9:15PM (CT)
RAMONA, Calif. (AP) - Nichole Booth's hands were stained with ash from picking through the blackened and twisted pieces left of her life after an inferno engulfed everything she owned.
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Fire victims navigate recovery process
Oct 29 2007 9:15PM (CT)
RAMONA, Calif. (AP) - Nichole Booth's hands were stained with ash from picking through the blackened and twisted pieces left of her life after an inferno engulfed everything she owned.
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Navy doctor's sex tape trial begins
Oct 29 2007 9:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Navy doctor accused of secretly videotaping Naval Academy midshipmen engaged in sexual acts committed a "flagrant violation of trust," military prosecutors said Monday as the doctor's court martial began.
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NY millionaires' slavery trial opens
Oct 29 2007 9:13PM (CT)
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - A pair of Indonesian women brought to the United States to work as housekeepers were starved, deprived of sleep and repeatedly stabbed and beaten by a millionaire couple, prosecutors said Monday at the couple's trial.
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Derailment spills acid, residents flee
Oct 29 2007 8:57PM (CT)
CLARA CITY, Minn. (AP) - More than 80 cars from two trains derailed early Monday and one car leaked a powerful acid, releasing a vapor cloud that closed schools and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate. No injuries were reported.
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Profiles of students killed in blaze
Oct 29 2007 8:14PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A look at some of the seven South Carolina college students who died in a weekend beach house fire in North Carolina. Officials have not released the victims' names, but The Associated Press has confirmed several identities through relatives and close friends:
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New Episcopal bishop for S.C.
Oct 29 2007 7:42PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A theologically conservative bishop whose election to the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina was invalidated by the national church has gained approval a second time and will be consecrated, officials said Monday.
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Enviro groups sue over obsolete warships
Oct 29 2007 7:01PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Several environmental groups sued the federal government Monday over toxic pollution caused by a fleet of mothballed warships floating near San Francisco Bay.
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Slaying suspect walks out of jail
Oct 29 2007 6:15PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A slaying suspect escaped from jail by assuming the identity of another inmate and was on the loose for more than six hours before authorities realized he was gone, officials said. He was still at large Monday.
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Miss. candidates offer dose of religion
Oct 29 2007 4:20PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Clutching a leather-bound Bible in a TV spot, Democrat John Arthur Eaves Jr. invokes Jesus as a minister to the "least and lost." He again quotes Scripture when criticizing his opponent, saying Gov. Haley Barbour is beholden to "moneychangers."
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NY Rep. McNulty announces retirement
Oct 29 2007 3:23PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Rep. Michael McNulty confirmed Monday that he will retire from Congress after 20 years of representing seven eastern New York counties.
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Court allows Ill. moment of silence
Oct 29 2007 3:07PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge refused Monday to temporarily bar schools from observing a brief period of prayer or reflective silence for students, but he allowed a lawsuit contesting the practice to move forward.
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Science panel nixes nuke waste proposal
Oct 29 2007 3:01PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A panel of the National Academy of Sciences urged President Bush on Monday to abandon an ambitious plan to resume nuclear waste reprocessing that is the heart of the administration's push to expand the civilian use of nuclear power.
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37 arrested at World Series celebrations
Oct 29 2007 12:54PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Police in riot gear cleared several large crowds gathered around Fenway Park early Monday after the Red Sox won their second World Series title in four years. Police said they made 37 arrests, mostly for disorderly conduct.
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37 arrested at World Series celebrations
Oct 29 2007 12:54PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Police in riot gear cleared several large crowds gathered around Fenway Park early Monday after the Red Sox won their second World Series title in four years. Police said they made 37 arrests, mostly for disorderly conduct.
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37 arrested at World Series celebrations
Oct 29 2007 12:54PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Police in riot gear cleared several large crowds gathered around Fenway Park early Monday after the Red Sox won their second World Series title in four years. Police said they made 37 arrests, mostly for disorderly conduct.
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Astronauts continue construction
Oct 29 2007 10:42AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Astronauts plowed ahead Monday with the mammoth job of moving a 17 1/2-ton beam on the international space station, a task made even more crucial following the discovery of debris in an important part of the orbiting lab's power system.
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Sarkozy cuts off 'stupid' CBS interview
Oct 29 2007 10:33AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - France's president abruptly ended a "60 Minutes" interview aimed at introducing him to U.S. audiences, dubbing it "stupid" and a "big mistake" and refusing to answer questions about his wife.
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Sarkozy cuts off 'stupid' CBS interview
Oct 29 2007 10:33AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - France's president abruptly ended a "60 Minutes" interview aimed at introducing him to U.S. audiences, dubbing it "stupid" and a "big mistake" and refusing to answer questions about his wife.
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Minn. woman found dead in car trunk
Oct 29 2007 10:22AM (CT)
SAVAGE, Minn. (AP) - A woman who went to inquire about a nanny job advertised online was found dead in the trunk of her car, police said.
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Ex-aide to Bush headed for Texas
Oct 29 2007 10:06AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Dan Bartlett, who left the White House as one of President Bush's most trusted advisers and his longest-serving aide, said he will move to Austin to work for a public affairs consulting firm.
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Released teen speaks at Baptist church
Oct 29 2007 9:14AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Genarlow Wilson, the young man released from prison after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for having consensual oral sex with another teenager, said Monday that the experience has matured him.
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Hawaii fire evacuees return home
Oct 29 2007 1:06AM (CT)
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii (AP) - About 400 people who fled a raging brush fire were allowed to return to their homes along the coast of Hawaii's largest island as firefighters sought to bring the blaze under control Sunday.
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Tailgaters replace evacuees at Qualcomm
Oct 29 2007 1:02AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Thousands of tailgaters packed into Qualcomm Stadium's parking lot Sunday, replacing the cars and camping tents that housed wildfire evacuees all week with a field of blue-and-yellow Chargers sunshades.
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