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November 23, 2009 06:05 AM EST --
BOSTON (AP) — A convicted murderer serving a life sentence goes before a judge to ask for electrolysis treatments as she seeks a taxpayer-funded sex-change operation.
Michelle Kosilek (KOH'-sih-leck) . . .
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November 23, 2009 10:04 AM EST --
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police in Lincoln, Neb., are investigating the armed robbery of a pastor at his church.
Police say the pastor, 52-year-old Christopher Anderson, opened a door at Glad Tidings . . .
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November 23, 2009 11:03 AM EST --
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Are you going to be ready for retirement?
Retirement-plan ratings firm Fiduciary Benchmarks on Monday unveiled a new index that measures how well 401(k) plans for thousands . . .
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November 23, 2009 12:04 PM EST --
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Hundreds of people are lined up at an Army base in North Carolina where former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is signing books.
Palin arrived a little . . .
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November 23, 2009 12:04 PM EST --
GLASGOW, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say two arrests have been made following the discovery of three bodies in rural Kentucky.
State police said Monday that the bodies of three Hispanic males . . .
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November 23, 2009 12:04 PM EST --
What happens when you combine Thanksgiving — a holiday dedicated to overindulging — with America's love of all things Supersized? Not as much as you'd think.
While Americans are notorious . . .
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November 23, 2009 12:04 PM EST --
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Officials are trying to determine how workers cutting a pipe stirred up radioactive dust at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.
Plant spokesman Ralph DeSantis said . . .
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November 23, 2009 12:04 PM EST --
DETROIT (AP) — Funeral services are under way for a 15-year-old Michigan boy who police say pleaded for mercy before being fatally shot by his father.
Hundreds of people attended Jamar Pinkney . . .
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November 23, 2009 01:04 PM EST --
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fire investigators in Philadelphia are trying to determine what caused a weekend apartment fire that left nearly two dozen people hurt, including two firefighters.
Fire Commissioner . . .
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November 23, 2009 02:03 PM EST --
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Embattled SC Gov. Mark Sanford faces 37 ethics charges he broke travel, campaign funding laws.
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November 23, 2009 02:03 PM EST --
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces 37 ethics charges he broke state laws limiting official use of airplanes and involving campaign money.
The details were released Monday . . .
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November 23, 2009 02:03 PM EST --
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says the remains of British hostage Alec Collett, who disappeared in 1985 during Lebanon's civil war, have been identified.
U.N. deputy spokeswoman Marie . . .
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November 23, 2009 02:03 PM EST --
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Seemingly contradicting his own public statements, an attorney for the man accused of gunning down a Kansas abortion provider has argued in court documents that his client has . . .
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November 23, 2009 01:04 PM EST --
BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Police say a western Pennsylvania man told them he kicked his girlfriend's puppy to death because he was upset that the pit bull wouldn't behave before the start of the Pittsburgh . . .
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November 23, 2009 02:00 PM EST --
Gather and Hallmark have partnered up to give you a chance to win a trip home for the holidays or bring a loved one home to you. You can enter the contest once for either yourself or a friend/family . . .
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November 23, 2009 02:01 PM EST --
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces ethics charges he broke state laws more than three dozen times by violating rules on airplane travel and campaign money, according to . . .
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November 23, 2009 09:03 AM EST --
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin promises to limit her enthusiasm during her visit to North Carolina's Fort Bragg.
The former Republican vice presidential candidate planned . . .
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November 23, 2009 12:09 PM EST --
If you’re planning to head out in the wee morning hours this Friday, your first stop should be Sears! Sears’ Black Friday Sale features a washer/dryer for only $580!! However there are only . . .
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November 23, 2009 08:02 AM EST --
VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) — Firefighters have found one body and rescued several people from a fire at a southwestern Indiana motel.
The Vincennes Fire Department says two people suffering from smoke . . .
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November 23, 2009 01:55 PM EST --
VIDEO: Veterans to Obama: Do Not Escalate in Afghanistan
On Veterans Day the Brave New Foundation released this video to place pressure on President Barack Obama not . . .
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