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Another Wash. state jail escapee captured
Dec 7 2005 11:59PM (CT)
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Another of the nine inmates who escaped from a four-story jail using bed sheets tied into ropes has been caught, leaving just one of the men still at large.
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Schwarzenegger helps unveil Davis' portrait
Dec 7 2005 11:57PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gray Davis was joined Wednesday by his former political foe, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, as Davis' official gubernatorial portrait was unveiled.
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Police to discipline up to 20 officers
Dec 7 2005 11:49PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - One police officer was suspended and others faced discipline after making videos that included racist, sexist and homophobic stereotypes, officials said Wednesday.
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Air marshal kills man who made bomb claim
Dec 7 2005 11:46PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - An agitated passenger who claimed to have a bomb in his backpack was shot and killed by a federal air marshal Wednesday after he bolted frantically from a jetliner that was boarding for takeoff, officials said. No bomb was found.
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Hecklers cause Coulter to cut UConn speech
Dec 7 2005 11:14PM (CT)
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Conservative columnist Ann Coulter gave up trying to finish a speech at the University of Connecticut on Wednesday night when boos and jeers from the audience became overwhelming.
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Subway workers unearth N.Y. history
Dec 7 2005 11:13PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Workers extending a subway tunnel have unearthed a section of stone wall believed to be part of fortifications from New York's pre-Revolutionary War era, city parks officials said on Wednesday.
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Oklahoma woman charged with child abuse
Dec 7 2005 11:07PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma City woman was charged with child abuse Wednesday for injecting human waste into her 2 1/2-year-old daughter, Oklahoma County District Attorney Wes Lane said.
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Former S.C. Governor Carroll Campbell dies
Dec 7 2005 11:06PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Former Gov. Carroll Campbell Jr., who helped turn South Carolina into a Republican stronghold and recruited big-name industries, died Wednesday of a heart attack. He was 65.
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Feds bust home delivery marijuana ring
Dec 7 2005 11:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A sophisticated drug ring delivered high-grade marijuana to the doorsteps of thousands of regular customers _ including celebrities _ during the last six years in Manhattan and on Long Island, authorities said Wednesday.
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Prof. critical of creationism resigns post
Dec 7 2005 10:58PM (CT)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A University of Kansas professor who drew criticism for e-mails he wrote deriding Christian fundamentalists over creationism resigned Wednesday as chairman of the Department of Religious Studies.
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Suspect's neighbors stunned by shooting
Dec 7 2005 10:42PM (CT)
MAITLAND, Fla. (AP) - Neighbors knew him as a simple man who worked in the paint department of a home-supply store and spent his leisure time tending to the yard of his ranch-style home in this Orlando suburb.
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Kissinger: U.S. should stay in Iraq for now
Dec 7 2005 10:39PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said Wednesday that Republicans and Democrats should forge bipartisan support for President Bush to bring stability to Iraq instead of arguing over the war.
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Murderer denied admission to bar in Ariz.
Dec 7 2005 10:34PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A convicted murderer who graduated from law school after getting out of prison was denied admission to the bar Wednesday by the Arizona Supreme Court because of a lack of "good moral character."
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Mass. to exempt some from contraception law
Dec 7 2005 10:30PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The state's health commissioner plans to allow Roman Catholic and other private hospitals to be exempt from a new law making the "morning-after" pill available to rape victims, a decision likely to trigger a legal challenge.
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Ex-presidents announce Katrina grants
Dec 7 2005 10:21PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Former Presidents Bush and Clinton announced $90 million worth of grants Wednesday from the money they've raised to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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Michael Schiavo launches PAC
Dec 7 2005 10:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michael Schiavo, whose effort to end life support for his brain-damaged wife divided a nation, is starting a political action committee that will challenge candidates based on where they stand on government's reach in private lives.
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Ex-policeman gets prison for subway bomb
Dec 7 2005 10:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A former police officer with mental problems linked to the World Trade Center disaster was sentenced to prison Wednesday after declaring he had been trying to kill only himself when he placed a bomb in a Times Square subway station.
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N.H. mother visits her two kids' Ohio grave
Dec 7 2005 9:47PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - A New Hampshire mother visited the shallow grave of her two children Wednesday and met the woman who was compelled to find the missing siblings.
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Hostage held in Iraq is former Marine
Dec 7 2005 8:25PM (CT)
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) - A man shown as a hostage on an insurgent video is an ex-Marine who traveled around the world as an industrial electrician, and who impressed people who knew him in high school with his toughness.
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U.N. says ban on torture becoming casualty
Dec 7 2005 8:08PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. human rights chief warned on Wednesday that the global ban on torture is becoming a casualty of the "war on terror," singling out reported U.S. practices of sending terrorist suspects to other countries and holding prisoners in secret detention.
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Judge allows Holocaust reparation case
Dec 7 2005 7:44PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The head of a group that helps distribute Holocaust reparations said thousands of Austrian Jewish victims of the Nazis may receive some money within weeks after a judge Wednesday dismissed litigation blocking the payouts.
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World Bank aims to wipe out $40B in debt
Dec 7 2005 7:33PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The World Bank's board is expected next week to formally approve a plan to wipe out poor countries' debt, the lending institution's' president, Paul Wolfowitz, said Wednesday.
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Record cold hits Rockies, Midwest
Dec 7 2005 7:28PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Brutally cold air spread across the Rockies and Midwest on Wednesday, closing schools, crippling cars and sending volunteers into the streets looking for homeless people to rescue.
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Witness: Couple made boy live in bathroom
Dec 7 2005 7:19PM (CT)
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) - A couple accused of keeping 11 adopted special needs children in cages spanked them with a board if they got out and forced at least one to live in a bathroom for urinating in his enclosure, an investigator testified Wednesday.
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Shooting puts air marshals in spotlight
Dec 7 2005 7:01PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Air marshals have a cloudy existence. They fly undercover. Which planes they're on is a closely guarded secret. How many of them are employed by the government is classified.
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Survivors observe Pearl Harbor anniversary
Dec 7 2005 6:50PM (CT)
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - About 2,000 sailors, veterans, community leaders and guests bowed their heads Wednesday in remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor that hurled the U.S. into World War II 64 years ago.
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Houston students, evacuees fight at school
Dec 7 2005 6:49PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - More than two dozen students were arrested Wednesday after a series of fights at a high school between Hurricane Katrina evacuees and local students.
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Chicagoans lament city's physical changes
Dec 7 2005 6:31PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - To former Mayor Jane Byrne, Chicago's elevated trains are more than a mode of transport. They are one of the things that make Chicago distinctive.
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Maine Man charged with stealing presents
Dec 7 2005 6:20PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A Portland man acted as a real life Grinch, stealing a video game console, an iPod, clothing, toys and other items that were wrapped as Christmas presents, police said Wednesday.
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Mayor charged with defrauding charity
Dec 7 2005 6:14PM (CT)
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - The mayor of the south-central Virginia city of Lynchburg was indicted over allegations that he looted a church charity of more than $30,000 and defrauded two people of their Social Security disability benefits.
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Chicago bans public smoking
Dec 7 2005 5:43PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The City Council approved a ban on smoking in nearly all public places Wednesday but gave taverns and bars located inside restaurants until the middle of 2008 to comply.
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Remains in Ga. may be missing hairdresser
Dec 7 2005 5:36PM (CT)
DAWSONVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Skeletal remains have been found that could belong to a missing hairdresser believed to have been slain by a serial killer, officers said Wednesday.
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Sources: Corzine to nominate Menendez
Dec 7 2005 5:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - New Jersey Gov.-elect Jon Corzine intends to nominate Democratic Rep. Robert Menendez to fill the remaining year of his Senate term, two Democrats said Wednesday.
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Spokane mayor says he regrets actions
Dec 7 2005 4:40PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Mayor James E. West said Wednesday he regrets his actions that led voters to recall him in a special election sparked by allegations he used a city computer to woo gay men over the Internet.
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Nebraska judge says 128 mph not 'reckless'
Dec 7 2005 4:35PM (CT)
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (AP) - Speeding is not necessarily reckless, even at 128 mph, a judge ruled in the case of a motorcyclist who tried to flee from state troopers.
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Body of reputed mobster found in N.J. trunk
Dec 7 2005 3:50PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A body found last week in the trunk of a car parked behind a New Jersey diner has been identified as a mobster who vanished during his waterfront corruption trial, authorities said Wednesday.
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Gay marriage opponents push Mass. ballot
Dec 7 2005 2:16PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Supporters of a 2008 ballot initiative to eliminate gay marriage delivered petitions with more than 170,000 signatures to the secretary of state on Wednesday.
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Schwarzenegger at work after hospital visit
Dec 7 2005 2:10PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was back at work Wednesday after being taken to the hospital the night before with what a spokeswoman said was a rapid heartbeat.
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Outspoken professor to leave Yale faculty
Dec 7 2005 2:08PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A professor who also is an outspoken anarchist has agreed to leave Yale University this spring, dropping an appeal over whether his termination was politically motivated.
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Judge blocks drilling plan in Mich. forest
Dec 7 2005 1:06PM (CT)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked an energy company from clearing land in preparation for oil and natural gas drilling near a forest and a river.
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Red Cross volunteer charged with stealing
Dec 7 2005 11:02AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A Red Cross volunteer and his sister were charged with using stolen debit cards intended for Hurricane Katrina victims and spending at least $230,000.
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L.A. defends law to curb homeless blight
Dec 7 2005 10:51AM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A Los Angeles law banning sleeping, lying or sitting on public sidewalks is needed to deal with the homeless problem in downtown's Skid Row, a city attorney told a federal appeals court panel.
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Pulitzer rules to allow more online entries
Dec 7 2005 9:18AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Newspapers vying for a Pulitzer Prize, the top honor in American print journalism, can now include material published online as part of their entries, the Pulitzer Prize Board announced Wednesday.
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Doctor opposes commitment of sex offenders
Dec 7 2005 7:31AM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - When a repeat sex offender neared parole after serving 16 years for raping a boy, Rhode Island's governor directed state officials to put the man in a different institution: the state mental hospital.
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Hurricane evacuees have many questions
Dec 7 2005 7:22AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Displaced New Orleans residents asked during a town hall meeting Tuesday why they should return to the hurricane-ravaged city while uncertainty remains about which services are functioning, where they'll live and what plans are in place to rebuild.
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Four men sentenced in manuscript thefts
Dec 7 2005 6:17AM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A scheme to steal rare manuscripts and sketches from a university library _ including texts by Charles Darwin _ has landed four men a seven-year prison sentence.
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Study: Drivers living near church safest
Dec 7 2005 4:40AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Living by a church does wonders for a person's driving record, but motorists who reside near a restaurant might want to say an extra prayer before hitting the road, according to the findings of an insurance industry study.
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Teens create updated version of Hamlet
Dec 7 2005 4:32AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Hamlet's father runs a club _ not a kingdom _ and the "sweet prince" drunkenly raps a version of his famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy in a modern take on one of Shakespeare's most famous plays by a group of teenagers.
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Spokane mayor recalled in sex scandal
Dec 7 2005 1:57AM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Mayor James E. West was recalled from office Tuesday in a special election over allegations he offered jobs and perks to young men he met in a gay Internet chat room.
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Ind. ambulance driver slips on ice, dies
Dec 7 2005 12:11AM (CT)
MIDDLETOWN, Ind. (AP) - An ambulance driver leaving his house to respond to an emergency call slipped on ice, hit his head and died, authorities said.
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Wis. Senate approves conceal-carry bill
Dec 7 2005 12:06AM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin residents could secretly carry guns under a bill the state Senate approved Tuesday that would end the state's 133-year-old ban on concealed weapons.
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