Man pleads guilty after security scare
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:42:49 EST
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A New Jersey man who breached security to give his girlfriend a kiss, causing scores of flight delays, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defiant trespass, his lawyer said.
Missing exec's body found in river
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:01:47 EST
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The body of a missing energy executive was pulled from the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, four days after he disappeared, a police spokesman said.
Iditarod struggles for sponsorship
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:57:45 EST
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Cash is of little to no use for mushers along the isolated frontier trail that marks the self-titled "Last Great Race on Earth." However, even the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has proven it's not immune to a struggling economy.
Doctor gets life for wife's cyanide poisoning death
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:21:08 EST
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A former Ohio doctor was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for poisoning his wife with cyanide five years ago.
Activists picket at health insurance conference
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:30:32 EST
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Progressive activists ratcheted up the pressure for health care reform Tuesday, picketing in front of a hotel where a group of insurance industry leaders were meeting.
Unemployment benefit bill moves forward in Senate
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:04:33 EST
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A nearly $140 billion bill to extend unemployment benefits and a host of expiring tax cuts cleared a procedural hurdle Tuesday in the Senate on a vote of 66-34, setting up passage of the bill possibly later in the day.
U.S.: Woman in Pennsylvania tried to recruit terrorists
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:43:46 EST
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A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Guilty plea reached in Letterman extortion case
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:37:20 EST
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The man accused of trying to blackmail comedian David Letterman, is expected to enter a guilty plea in a hearing Tuesday afternoon, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
Same-sex couples in D.C. say 'I do'
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:31:36 EST
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Dozens of same-sex couples plan to marry in the District of Columbia on Tuesday, the first day that such unions will be legal in the nation's capital.
Financial reform key as Obama meets with Greek leader
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:59:34 EST
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Global financial reform is expected to top the agenda Tuesday as President Obama huddles with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, whose country is at the center of Europe's debt crisis.
U.S.: Pennsylvania 'Jihad Jane' tried to recruit terrorists
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:43:46 EST
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A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice Department said.
Jury urges death for 'Bachelor No. 1'
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:14:28 EST
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A California jury recommended Tuesday that a man who once appeared on "The Dating Game" be executed for the murders of four women and a child.
Ex-doc sentenced for wife's poisoning
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:21:08 EST
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A former Ohio doctor was sentenced to life in prison for poisoning his wife with cyanide five years ago. The judge lamented that she could not hand down a stiffer sentence.
Missing executive's body found in river
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:01:47 EST
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The body of a missing energy executive was pulled from the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Tuesday, four days after he disappeared, police said.
Police: Ohio State shooter killed himself
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:10:24 EST
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A gunman apparently angry over a poor evaluation entered an Ohio State University maintenance building today, killing a manager and then himself, police said.
Oscar interrupter: I was wronged
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:45:29 EST
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A documentary producer who interrupted a director's Oscar acceptance speech Sunday night says she was the one who was "big-footed" on stage.
State Dept. sorry for Gadhafi remark
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:31:05 EST
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The State Department spokesman apologized Tuesday for a joking remark he made about Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi that threatened to turn into a diplomatic incident between the two countries.
China may ban eating dogs, cats
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:23:03 EST
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Dogs bark and whine behind high chain-link fences, some of them gnawing the wire so hard they bleed at the mouths while cats packed into crowded cages cower in fear if anyone approaches.
Jobless benefit bill moves forward
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:04:33 EST
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A nearly $140 billion bill to extend unemployment benefits and a host of expiring tax cuts cleared a procedural hurdle Tuesday in the Senate on a vote of 66-34, setting up passage of the bill possibly later in the day.
Health insurance conference picketed
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:30:32 EST
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Progressive activists ratcheted up the pressure for health care reform Tuesday, picketing in front of a hotel where a group of insurance industry leaders were meeting.
U.S. condemns new Israel housing units
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:24:52 EST
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Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States condemns Israel's decision to build 1,600 housing units in a Jerusalem neighborhood, calling it "a step that undermines the trust we need right now."
China may ban eating dogs, cats
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:23:03 EST
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As part of a revamping of animal welfare laws, China is considering banning consumption of meat from cats and dogs. Such a ban would show "China has reached a new level of civilization," one proponent says.
Nigerian security chief replaced after massacre
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:24:03 EST
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Nigeria's acting president replaced his national security adviser Tuesday, two days after mobs massacred hundreds in villages in central Nigeria.
Irish police arrest 7 on murder plot charges
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:33:05 EST
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Irish police arrested seven people Tuesday suspected of plotting to commit a murder abroad, they announced.
Freed from Haiti, missionary returns 'with mixed emotions'
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:47:58 EST
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After more than a month in a Haitian jail, an American missionary was free Monday night, looking forward to a hot shower and a long night in bed on home soil.
Aid effort for Turkish quake victims
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:47:11 EST
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Disaster officials rushed food and shelter to southeastern Turkey on Tuesday after a strong earthquake rattled the area a day earlier, killing at least 51 people and injuring dozens more.
Bali bombing mastermind 'killed' in shootout
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:21:38 EST
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A police raid on the outskirts of Jakarta Tuesday may have killed one of Indonesia's most-wanted terrorists, though officials said they would await tests to verify the man's identity.
Cyprus police find missing body of late president
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:23:44 EST
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Police in Cyprus said Tuesday they have found the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, which was stolen from his grave late last year.
Interpol expands search for Dubai killing suspects
Posted: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:18:17 EST
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Interpol announced Monday it is issuing notices to help search for another 16 suspects believed linked to the January killing of a Hamas leader in Dubai.
McChrystal eyes securing Kandahar
Posted: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:48:32 EST
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The top U.S. general in Afghanistan vowed that coalition forces "are absolutely going to secure Kandahar," as security efforts expand in the country's south.
War of Words Between Court, White House
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:51:08 -0500
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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Tuesday criticized President Obama
Runaway Toyotas: Listen to the 911 Tape in 94 MPH San Diego Incident
Posted: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:24:54 -0500
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The California Highway Patrol has released the 911 tape of a San Diego driver whose 2008 Toyota Prius began accelerating uncontrollably on Interstate 8 Monday. The 26-minute tape records a dispatcher trying to help James Sikes bring his car under control as it revs over 90 miles per hour ? and then the sounds of sirens as a patrol car catches up to Sikes and helps him bring the car to a stop.
Black Barbie Sold for Less Than White Barbie?
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:29:04 -0500
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Walmart is raising eyebrows after cutting the price of a black Barbie doll to nearly half that of the doll's white Barbie counterpart at at least one store.
Govt says Baby Slings Can Suffocate Infants
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:01:06 -0500
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Obama Using 'Bounty Hunters' to Root out Fraud
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:14:36 -0500
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On eve of health care speech, Obama announces new anti-fraud measure
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Feds to Probe Cause of Runaway Prius in California
Posted: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:08:14 -0500
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Federal investigators sent to determine cause of reported runaway Prius on California freeway
'Jihad Jane' Indicted for Helping Terrorists
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:19:54 -0500
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Colleen LaRose, who called herself Jihad Jane, is listen in a federal indictment that accuses her of using the Internet to help terrorists overseas.
Massa Hints Salty Text Messages Are Coming
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:12:02 -0500
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Former Rep. Massa says he groped a male staffer, but said it wasn't sexual.
Biden Condemns Israel's Settlement Plans
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:28:26 -0500
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Biden makes comments as Middle East peace talks get back on track.
Lohan's 'Milkaholic' $100M E-Trade Lawsuit
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:32:33 -0500
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Lindsay Lohan sues E-Trade for $100M, claiming baby in 'milkaholic' ad is based on her.
Ex-Edwards Aide Given Sex Tape Deadline
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:59:03 -0500
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Former John Edwards aide Andrew Young appeared in court today over a purported sex tape allegedly made by the one-time presidential hopeful and his mistress, Rielle Hunter.
All-Star Dodger Willie Davis Dead at 69
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:12:02 -0500
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Longtime Dodgers center fielder Willie Davis found dead in Burbank home at age 69
Wedding Bells For Gay Couples in Washington
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:06:52 -0500
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Weddings begin in nation's capital for same-sex couples; 300 applied so far.
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Father Sues Doctors Over Autism Therapy
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:44:00 -0500
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In perhaps the first lawsuit of its kind, a parent of a child with autism is suing his son's doctors, claiming they provided treatments without proven scientific benefit. The treatment, called chelation therapy, was expensive, and, the suit says, carried risks of serious harm.
Missing Girl Found After 14 Years
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:02:16 -0500
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Jessica Click-Hill found after being missing for 14 year. Mother Wendy Hill arrested for her alleged abduction.
FDA: Pringles Shipped Despite Salmonella
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:41:30 -0500
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FDA report finds company behind nationwide seasoning recall that includes Pringles continued selling and shipping products after finding salmonella.
WATCH: Video Saves Dog From Alleged Abuse
Posted: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:28:07 -0500
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A N.Y. woman is jailed on charges that she beat her 11-month-old dog.
WATCH: Lion Crawls Through Doggie Door
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:45:47 -0500
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The Colorado family escapes lion through a bedroom window.
WATCH: Boy Sells Girlfriend's Sexting Pictures
Posted: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:57:46 -0500
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The Massachusetts teen sold the nude pictures to classmates for $5 apiece.
WATCH: Touch Your Skin to Run Electronics
Posted: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:23:42 -0500
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New device lets people control electronics with a tap of their skin.
David Letterman Blackmailer Pleads Guilty
Posted: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:08:30 -0500
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David Letterman's accused blackmailer Robert Halderman will plead guilty for a diminished sentence of 6 months in prison, 4 and half years of probation and 1000 hours of community services.
Calif. Jury Recommends Death for Serial Killer
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:45:28 -0500
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A California jury has recommended death for convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala in the 1970s slayings of four women and a 12-year-old girl.
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Michigan Special-Education Aide Alleges She Was Fired for Reporting a Third-Grade Drug Dealer and Sexual Harassment of Co-Worker
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:07:52 -0500
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A special-education aide at a Clawson, Mich., elementary school has sued her former employer, claiming that she was unjustly terminated last year for reporting school violations, including an alleged drug-dealing operation run by a third-grader.
'Horrorcore': Does Genre Incite Murder?
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:03:03 -0500
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Law enforcement says hip-hop group Insane Clown Posse's lyrics are contributing to violence. After a series of murders and other violent acts linked to their followers, Juggalos are now classified as a gang in Utah, Arizona and Monroe County, Pa.
Napoleon Dynamite's 'Liger' in the Flesh
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:55:15 -0500
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The big cat hybrid loved by Napoleon Dynamite is featured -- along with some other unnatural hybrids.
Tiny Camera Could Be Future of Police Work
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:52:07 -0500
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Police in four cities are testing small cameras that officers wear on their head.
Creating a Special Needs Theme Park
Posted: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:02:40 -0500
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As part of our series American Heart, we profile a father who created Morgan's Wonderland, the first large theme park for people with special needs.
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