ACORN prober finds no illegal pattern on videos
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An internal investigation of the community-organizing group ACORN concluded there was no criminal conduct by employees caught on videos offering advice on how to hide assets and falsify lending documents. The report,...
Famous Miranda rights warning could get rewrite
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The Supreme Court on Monday seemed headed toward telling police they have to explicitly warn criminal suspects that their lawyer can be present during any interrogation. The arguments in front of the justices were the...
Health care issues: Illegal immigrants covered?
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A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Will illegal immigrants be eligible for taxpayer-supported health coverage under the proposed health care reforms? THE POLITICS: This perennially...
WH: Obama favors legislation on global warming
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A White House spokesman says President Barack Obama still prefers legislation on climate change and that Monday's EPA declaration on greenhouse gas dangers was done in response to a court-ordered timetable. Robert...
Chicago terrorism suspect charged in Mumbai attack
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A Chicago man accused of planning an armed attack on a Danish newspaper was charged Monday with conducting surveillance on potential targets in the Indian city of Mumbai before terrorist attacks there in 2008 that...
Court to decide sentencing modification case
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The Supreme Court will decide whether judges have to follow strict sentencing guidelines at sentence modification hearings. The court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from inmate Percy Dillion. He was sentenced to...
Court to decide if college group must allow gays
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The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether a California law school violated the constitutional rights of a Christian group by denying it recognition as an official campus organization because it excludes gays...
Drunken driving death rates decline in 40 states
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Drunken driving fatality rates have fallen in 40 states and the District of Columbia, an encouraging sign that crackdowns are improving highway safety. The Transportation Department said Monday that 11,773 people were...
Pearl Harbor attack remembered 68 years later
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Dozens of survivors of Pearl Harbor on Monday solemnly remembered those who died in the Japanese aerial assault 68 years ago as a top Navy commander said their bravery laid the foundation for the subsequent U.S. victory...
Impeachment debate in SC focuses on gov's tryst
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Lawmakers debating Wednesday whether to impeach South Carolina's governor challenged claims that a 2008 taxpayer-funded trip where he saw his Argentine mistress was legitimate state business. After confessing the...
Tenn. man arrested for allegedly drunk-dialing 911
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A Middle Tennessee man was arrested after police said he drunk-dialed 911 and has called police 47 times over the last year. Murfreesboro police arrested a 57-year-old man on Thursday after police responded to an...
Neighbors say house still reeks even after cleanup
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Residents of a South Florida neighborhood are plagued by a horrible stench. It's coming from inside the home of their neighbor. City officials have already investigated homeowner Debra Jean Higgins, after a utility...
Naked 'David' decked out as St. Nick in Texas
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While most deck their halls with boughs of holly, a Big Spring man chose to offer Michelangelo's "David" as a scantily clad Santa and plop him on his front lawn. Barry McBee wasn't aiming to offend with just a red Santa...
FBI probes chef's disappearance during cruise
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The FBI joined in an international investigation Monday into the disappearance of an Italian chef who may have gone overboard during a Caribbean cruise. Federal agents got involved in the probe at the request of the...
Police jail man for rubbing burger in wife's face
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A 25-year-old Port St. Lucie man was arrested for allegedly rubbing a hamburger on his wife's face during an argument. Police said Daniel Boss and his wife got into it late Thursday night and started calling each other...
Wanted: Mich. bank robber with 'offensive breath'
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He could be called the "Bad Breath Bandit." Police in a Detroit suburb are looking for a bank robber who tellers say has crooked yellow teeth and particularly bad breath. The Detroit Free Press reported that Ferndale...
John Crofton, TB researcher, dies at 97
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John Crofton, a researcher renowned for his groundbreaking work on the treatment of the tuberculosis, has died at his home in Scotland. He was 97. Dr. Crofton died on Nov. 3 in Edinburgh, according to his family and...
Haitian president marries economic adviser
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Haiti has a new first lady. President Rene Preval and Elisabeth Debrosse Delatour married in a private ceremony at her house above Port-au-Prince on Sunday morning. The first lady is Preval's economic adviser. She...
Toronto to host G20 summit in June
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says a G-20 summit planned for Ontario's cottage country in June will be moved to Toronto instead. Harper made the announcement Monday while on an official visit to South Korea,...
Tens of thousands protest in Iran, battling police
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Security forces and militiamen clashed with thousands of protesters shouting "death to the dictator" outside Tehran University on Monday, beating them with batons and firing tear gas on a day of nationwide student...
2 bombs kill 34 in eastern Pakistan city of Lahore
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Two synchronized bombs ripped through a market popular with women in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday, igniting a massive fire and killing at least 34 people, authorities said. Another attack by a suicide...
Major militant attacks in Pakistan
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A look at major attacks in Pakistan since the start of October: _ Dec. 7: Synchronized bombs in a market kill at least 34 in the eastern city of Lahore, while a suicide bomber kills 10 people outside court in the main...
Brazil thieves tunnel their way to nearly $6M
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Thieves who spent months tunneling from a rented house to an armored car company made off with nearly $6 million over the weekend as season-ending soccer matches virtually paralyzed the nation, Brazilian authorities...
Officials recommend postponing Iraqi elections
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Iraq's electoral commission on Monday recommended a 45-day delay in parliamentary elections until Feb. 27, raising concerns that the postponed balloting could complicate the planned withdrawal of U.S. combat troops and...
School offers sweet talk about maple syrup
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There was lots of sweet talk last week at the International Maple Grading School in Maine. Students held syrup samplings that were a lot like wine tastings. At the International Maple Grading School, syrup buyers,...
Federal judge in Hawaii belittles Jones Act suit
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A federal judge has cast doubt on the fate of a lawsuit that sought to bar enforcement of the Jones Act, a law that in part requires domestic shipping to be performed by vessels owned and flagged by the United States. ...
Dollar makes a comeback and crude prices tumble
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Crude prices have trended lower for well over than a month and grew even cheaper Monday, which might lead some to believe prices at the pump would follow along. That's not necessarily been the case so far. Demand for...
Activists protest blasting plan at W.Va. mine site
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Environmental activists determined to save a southern West Virginia mountain from strip mining demanded Monday that the state intervene in Massey Energy's plans for blasting at the site. Activist Bo Webb urged the...
Early stock gains from Bernanke comments evaporate
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Slumping financial shares pulled the stock market mostly lower Monday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's prediction that interest rates will remain low failed to galvanize investors. Stocks initially rose...
Ohio company cited by OSHA after worker death
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a southwest Ohio company following a worker's death and proposes $28,500 in penalties. The agency said Monday that its inspection of Ucl Inc. in Cincinnati...
Times Co. says it will not sell Worcester paper
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The New York Times Co. has taken the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester off the market. Times Co. Publisher Arthur Sulzberger and CEO Janet Robinson issued a joint statement on Monday saying that the T&G will...
Sector Snap: Airline stocks mixed
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Airline stocks were mixed on Monday, a tepid response to reassuring remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and another drop in oil prices. Shares of the major airlines have rallied sharply since early...
Alexa Ray Joel staying with dad after pill scare
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A publicist says the daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley is staying with her father two days after being treated in New York for a possible overdose of pills. Alexa Ray Joel's publicist Claire Mercuri won't say...
Review: Solid Brown CD still can't escape cloud
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Chris Brown, "Graffiti" (Jive) If you listen to Chris Brown's "Graffiti" in a vacuum, you will hear a solid, entertaining album, with a good balance of pillow talk, club grooves, heartfelt ballads and swagger anthems....
Review: The Clipse is back, for better and worse
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The Clipse, "Til the Casket Drops" (Columbia) The rap duo that brought you the 2002 trunk-thump anthem "Grindin'" has been doing a bit of that themselves since then, toiling in record label delays until finally getting...
Barenboim conducts 'Carmen' at La Scala
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La Scala opened its season with the gala premiere Monday evening of Bizet's "Carmen" conducted by Daniel Barenboim, the famed opera house's principal guest conductor. The season premiere stars German tenor Jonas...
Weezer cancels tour after bus crash in upstate NY
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Weezer has canceled the rest of its December tour after the lead singer was injured in a bus crash in New York. Rivers Cuomo and band assistant Sarah Kim suffered minor injuries when the group's tour bus skidded on...
Shakira shakes up Oxford Union with address
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Michael Jackson and Mother Teresa. Stephen Hawking and the Dalai Lama. And now Shakira. The Colombian pop singer _ famous for hits like "Hips Don't Lie" and "Whenever, Wherever" _ joined a diverse group of luminaries...
Nobel author: Writing inspired by fear of death
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The 2009 Nobel literature prize winner Herta Mueller says she started writing when it was no longer possible to use spoken words to describe what was happening in her native Romania under dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. ...
Preliminary charges vs 9 in Paris auction sweep
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Preliminary charges have been filed against nine employees of Paris' respected Drouot auction house after police found stolen art, including a painting by 19th-century realist master Gustave Courbet, prosecutors said...
Catholic sisters challenge Vatican investigation
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Leaders of a significant number of the nation's Roman Catholic sisters are challenging aspects of a Vatican investigation of their communities, declining to answer questions they say are ambiguous, inappropriate and out...
FIRST-PERSON: It's not all about love
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The following column addresses issues of homosexuality and is written to inform adults. It contains descriptions of the Folsom Street Fair, an annual sexually charged, perverse event in San Francisco with...
FIRST-PERSON: Bad news & eternity
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RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--We have always thought of the Gospel as good news. In fact, the Greek word evangelion, which is translated "Gospel," literally means "good news." And certainly the fact that Jesus Christ died and...
Baptist state conventions remain pro-family, evangelistic
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Pro-family issues remain the most often cited concern in resolutions adopted at the 41 state Baptist convention meetings. Prayer for the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force and concern for...
23 Baptist state conventions cut budgets; 12 raise Cooperative Program gifts
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Over half of the state Baptist conventions have decreased their budgets for the coming year, according to reports from their annual meetings. And yet, six of the 23 conventions making cuts are...
CULTURE DIGEST: Creation Museum focuses on Christmas; DVD player edits bad content
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The Creation Museum, a ministry of Answers in Genesis, is offering a special planetarium presentation called "The Christmas Star," which addresses the "remarkable astronomic event that occurred at...
'Gay marriage,' legal in N.J. by Christmas?
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TRENTON, N.J. (BP)--Just days after suffering another setback in the liberal Northeast, "gay marriage" supporters could get back on track in New Jersey Monday when a bill that could become law by Christmas will be...
Amends. could mandate abortion coverage
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WASHINGTON (BP)--U.S. Senate votes on two health-care reform amendments Dec. 3 could result in private insurance plans being required to provide abortion coverage.Senators approved, in a 61-39 roll call vote, an...
South Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies
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South Africa announced ambitious new plans Tuesday for earlier and expanded treatment for HIV-positive babies and pregnant women, a change that could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the nation hardest hit by the...
Groups try simple steps to avoid hospital rebound
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Talk about unnecessary misery: One in five Medicare patients winds up back in the hospital within a month _ even worse, one in four patients with heart failure. A major push is under way around the country to cut...
FDA: more dangerous brain scans at LA hospital
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Federal health regulators have identified 50 more patients exposed to dangerous radiation levels from brain scans at a hospital in Los Angeles. The Food and Drug Administration said Monday more than 250 patients at...
CDC: Swine flu is widespread only in 25 states
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Swine flu infections continue to wane, just as vaccine is becoming plentiful enough that some communities are allowing everyone to get it, not just those in priority groups. Swine flu was widespread in only 25 states...
FDA warns of problems with sterilization device
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Doctors and hospitals should stop using a device from Steris Corp. to sterilize surgical tools after reports of malfunction, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The company's modified SS1 sterilizer device...
Brazil officials visiting Germany get swine flu
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Two Brazilian officials accompanying President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on a trip to Germany have been diagnosed with swine flu. Brazil's official Agencia Brasil news agency says the presidential security guard and an...
Drugmakers, FDA move to curb painkiller abuse
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Pharmaceutical executives laid out plans Friday to prevent the misuse of prescription painkillers, under pressure from regulators trying to stop hundreds of fatal overdoses each year. But Food and Drug Administration...
Embargo as genocide? US disputes Cuban claim
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It was a story meant to captivate the United Nations: A dozen Cuban children with heart defects were forced to endure unnecessary surgery because the U.S. embargo blocked them from receiving American-made catheters. ...
Whitman says eBay didn't misuse Craigslist data
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Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman said Monday she was unaware of any attempt by the Internet marketplace to misuse confidential data from Craigslist to help eBay develop a competing online classifieds business. Whitman, a...
Google search results to include 'real-time' data
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Google will begin to automatically update its search results to include relevant information within a few seconds after the content is recorded in its Web index. The "real-time" search feature unveiled Monday marks a...
Comcast: No plans to sell fourth-place NBC network
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Comcast executives say they have no plans to sell NBC Universal's broadcast TV business when they take control of the company. Speaking Monday at the UBS media conference in New York, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts...
Yahoo launches online consumer privacy tool
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Yahoo wants its users to know what it knows about them. The Internet company is rolling out an online tool that allows consumers to see _ and edit _ the personal profiles that Yahoo has compiled about them based on...
Pulitzer Board elects Politico co-founder
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The Pulitzer Prize Board has elected its first member representing a primarily online news organization. Columbia University announced Monday that Jim VandeHei (VAN'-duh-hye) will join the board. He's the executive...
Drug, math research honored in youth competition
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High schoolers who delved into the mysteries of chemotherapy and graph theory won $100,000 prizes Monday at a competition honoring the nation's top math and science students. Five other individual students and five...
Nobel winners helped by independence, coffee
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Intellectual freedom, independent research and frequent coffee breaks with colleagues helped this year's Nobel Prize winners make their groundbreaking scientific discoveries. The winners of the 2009 Nobel Prizes in...
Facebook creates online safety board
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Social networking site Facebook on Monday said it is creating a global safety advisory board to protect its users against online predators such as sex offenders. The board will comprise representatives from five...
The nation's weather
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida were expected to continue tracking through the Southeastern U.S. on Thursday. The system was forecast to continue pulling abundant moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and allow for wet...
The nation's weather
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A strong storm in the center of the country was expected to continue bringing wintry weather to the Central Rockies and Plains on Thursday. A strong low pressure system that developed over the Rockies would continue...