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- 1st Vietnamese-American elected to US Congress (AP)
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- Scientists back brain drugs for healthy people (AP)
- Next stop on gay marriage debate in courts: Iowa (AP)
- Democrat wins central Ohio congressional race (AP)
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- RI slow on program to deport immigrant inmates (AP)
- Somalis in US fear sons are returning to fight (AP)
- Scientists back brain drugs for healthy people (AP)
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- In lean times, SoCal residents trade guns for eats (AP)
- Napolitano has built moderate immigration record (AP)
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- Iowa Supreme court to hear gay marriage arguments (AP)
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- Police: NYC woman disappears after leaving club (AP)
- Pearl Harbor commemoration to focus on US response (AP)
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- Veteran lawyers battle in Minn. Senate recount (AP)
- Pearl Harbor commemoration to focus on US response (AP)
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- Montana judge: man has right to assisted suicide (AP)
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- O.J. gets at least 9 years for armed hotel robbery (AP)
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- Teacher sorry for binding girls in slavery lesson (AP)
- Texas gov requests $300M for Ike temporary housing (AP)
- Heart attack patients get 'big chill' treatment (AP)
- Kan. court orders abortion records returned to AG (AP)
- Affidavit:Border official hired illegal immigrants (AP)
- Amnesia victim 'HM,' who shed light on brain, dies (AP)
- Mass. man ticketed in gridlock while wife in labor (AP)
- AP Enterprise: Deaths loom over self-defense laws (AP)
- Families can't forgive Nebraska mall shooter (AP)
- O.J. Simpson faces 6 years to life at sentencing (AP)
- Minn. teen girls charged in nursing home abuse (AP)
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- NY soldier acquitted of murder in officers' deaths (AP)
- Convict's mom goes undercover, gets dirt on juror (AP)
- Gun club, police chief indicted in boy's Uzi death (AP)
- Recordings show doubt among NJ plot defendants (AP)
- Texas justice fined over law firm's $168K discount (AP)
- Son of former Assembly speaker pleads not guilty (AP)
- Some autoworkers can get paid without leaving home (AP)
- Mich. medical pot law now in effect amid questions (AP)
- President, first lady buying home in Dallas (AP)
- Calif. trio charged with torturing, abusing teen (AP)
- NY soldier acquitted by jurors in officers' deaths (AP)
- 3 US residents killed in Ciudad Juarez in 3 weeks (AP)
- Convict's mom goes undercover, gets dirt on juror (AP)
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- OJ judge known for stern lectures, stiff sentences (AP)
- East River tolls, payroll tax in NY transit plan (AP)
- Fines sought against Mo. governor over records law (AP)
- LBJ Library releases last of recordings (AP)
- Hutchison takes step toward run for Texas governor (AP)
- Police chief, gun club indicted in boy's Uzi death (AP)
- Bush administration welcomes Iraq approval of pact (AP)
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- Ex-NY Gov. Spitzer debuts as columnist for Slate (AP)
- NYC hospital's role in Burress case called unusual (AP)
- Poll: Calif. gay marriage ban driven by religion (AP)
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- Feds nix plan to sell Detroit houses tied to drugs (AP)
- Bus carrying students collides with truck in Ill. (AP)
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- Rockefeller Center lights tree in annual ceremony (AP)
- Career criminal dies at 92; oldest inmate in Mass. (AP)
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- NYC restaurant owners charged with cooking books (AP)
- Judge issues gag order in TV anchorwoman's slaying (AP)
- NJ girl paralyzed in crash by Giants fan gets $26M (AP)
- Conservatives form rival group to Episcopal Church (AP)
- Police: Shackled Calif. boy jumped fence to escape (AP)
- Judge: Lawsuit over flawed terror case can proceed (AP)
- Texas time warp? State criticized for mental care (AP)
- Prosecutor: Jealousy behind Hudson family killings (AP)
- UAW grants concessions, exec warns of depression (AP)
- Couples staying together because of poor economy (AP)
- Texas time warp? State criticized for mental care (AP)
- Ind. soldiers sue over chemical exposure in Iraq (AP)
- Scientists ask: Is technology rewiring our brains? (AP)
- Man gets 45 years in prison in Pa. collarbomb case (AP)
- Conservatives form rival group to Episcopal Church (AP)
- Victim's kin file suit in Wal-Mart stampede death (AP)
- Career criminal dies at 92; oldest inmate in Mass. (AP)
- Obama names Richardson to head Commerce Department (AP)
- Rice demands Pakistan help in probe of attacks (AP)
- Calif. Assembly ex-speaker's son accused of murder (AP)
- Study raps Web sites touting stem cell therapies (AP)
- Government seeks 45 years for would-be LAX bomber (AP)
- FBI agents stage sting to snare corrupt Ill. cops (AP)
- Hurricane Ike cleanup workers report wage theft (AP)
- Study flunks 49 states in college affordability (AP)
- Simpson, co-defendant face 18 years at sentencing (AP)
- Dropped dental student bites back with $1.7M award (AP)
- St. Louis alderman calls on residents to get armed (AP)
- Indictment against evangelist Alamo unsealed (AP)
- US automakers ground jets for trip to Washington (AP)
- Rastafarian can sue over Jiffy Lube hair policy (AP)
- Confession introduced in NJ bank robbery trial (AP)
- Informant: Alleged plotters wanted sniper training (AP)
- Hudson in-law charged with killing 3 relatives (AP)
- Chained teen shows up at Calif. gym; 2 arrested (AP)
- St. Louis alderman calls on residents to get armed (AP)
- Kosher meatpacker court OK to reopen Iowa plant (AP)
- Univ. of Toledo official fired over column sues (AP)
- Suburban Ohio school district wants a bailout, too (AP)
- Execution stayed for ex-soldier who murdered women (AP)
- Fundraiser Rezko has Jan. 6 corruption sentencing (AP)
- US soldiers re-enlisting because of poor economy (AP)
- Informant: Alleged plotters wanted sniper training (AP)
- NY court orders resentencing of bin Laden aide (AP)
- Body-swap illusion tricks mind in new study (AP)
- Texas teen with bullet in head accepts plea deal (AP)
- Clintons' ex-NY neighbor gets 25 years for murder (AP)
- Man shot, hurt at Philadelphia Kmart loading dock (AP)
- Teen shows up bruised, chained at Calif. gym (AP)
- Spokesman: Barbara Bush set to leave hospital (AP)
- US Sen. Mel Martinez won't seek re-election (AP)
- Mormon-owned press releasing Joseph Smith journals (AP)
- An elaborate FBI sting snares politicians in Mass. (AP)
- Indictments against Cheney, Gonzales dismissed (AP)
- Sen. Kennedy awarded honorary degree from Harvard (AP)
- Parents: Slain anchorwoman was sexually assaulted (AP)
- Alabama mayor arrested on bribery, fraud charges (AP)
- 191 endure 9 frustrating hours stuck on LA tarmac (AP)
- NYPD: Passenger kills bus driver in fare dispute (AP)
- Texas parade accident injures at least 9 (AP)
- Police: Jennifer Hudson's estranged relative arrested in shooting deaths (AP)
- Obama taps Clinton, Gates for US 'new dawn' abroad (AP)
- Police: Jennifer Hudson's estranged relative arrested in shooting deaths (AP)
- Ex-mayoral aide pleads guilty in Detroit scandal (AP)
- Police: Ohio college adviser ran prostitute raffle (AP)
- 1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder (AP)
- Hillary Clinton joins Obama's team of rivals (AP)
- Miami activist moves people into foreclosed houses (AP)
- Wintry storm strands travelers in Chicago airports (AP)
- 30-mile debris pile becomes symbol of FEMA delays (AP)
- Informant: Fort Dix suspects trained for 'jihad' (AP)
- 1 of the victims in Mumbai attacks was Chicagoan (AP)
- Obama cabinet pick gives Ariz a Republican gov (AP)
- 1 hospitalized after shooting at Miami-area mall (AP)
- Obama expresses sympathy over Mumbai attack (AP)
- Obama announces Clinton, Gates for Cabinet (AP)
- Study shows families' financial strain from autism (AP)
- Obama says he's willing to hear a variety of ideas (AP)
- ND farmer defies government by draining wetlands (AP)
- Juror didn't feel defendant expected teen's death (AP)
- Customers stew as kosher meat gets scarce (AP)
- Parents: Slain anchorwoman was sexually assaulted (AP)
- FBI: Birmingham Mayor arrested on federal charges (AP)
- Rice on terror: All victims are in this together (AP)
- Ex-Detroit mayoral aide pleads guilty in scandal (AP)
- Police seek Wal-Mart shoppers who killed NY worker (AP)
- Refill of vanished Wis. lake about to begin (AP)
- Federal judges to rule on Calif. prison crowding (AP)
- Space shuttle glides to safe landing in California (AP)
- Eau de Penn State smells of flowers, not football (AP)
- Vt. sex offender to be released after only 3 years (AP)
- Refugees from Bhutan settle in Pittsburgh (AP)
- Vatican exhibit on display only in Houston museum (AP)
- Lie, cheat and steal: high school ethics surveyed (AP)
- Is gay the new black? Marriage ban spurs debate (AP)
- Late workers, students get notes blaming NY subway (AP)
- Ukrainian first lady tours Pittsburgh hospital (AP)
- Hundreds flee raided Dallas cockfight; 3 arrested (AP)
- Man convicted in eagle deaths grateful for pardon (AP)
- Plea deal offered to 8-year-old murder suspect (AP)
- Astronauts ready, but weather 'iffy' for landing (AP)
- Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders (AP)
- After mother's slaying, daughter awaits dad's fate (AP)
- Sought: Wal-Mart shoppers who trampled NY worker (AP)
- Prosecutors offer plea deal to 8-year-old suspect (AP)
- National Forest visitors down, no one knows why (AP)
- Fetus at Detroit wastewater plant puzzles police (AP)
- Customer memorialized by chair at NY Starbucks (AP)
- 50 years after school inferno, scars remain (AP)
- Fear discourages US residents from visiting Mexico (AP)
- Meltdown fallout: some parents rethink toy-buying (AP)
- Storm planners reflect on busy hurricane season (AP)
- After mother's slaying, daughter awaits dad's fate (AP)
- Fore! Woods' split with GM a warning for athletes (AP)
- Pastor who helped get "under God" in Pledge dies (AP)
- Wash. biologist hazes swans away from deadly lead (AP)
- Endeavour's astronauts await permission to land (AP)
- Group seeks Pickens' wife's help to save rangeland (AP)
- Court revives Ariz. tribes lawsuit over research (AP)
- Pumpkin drop at NY museum draws smashing crowd (AP)
- Official: MSNBC pundit may seek Pa. Senate seat (AP)
- Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders (AP)
- 3 dead after car drives into path of train in Fla. (AP)
- $6M Illinois tutoring center assists only athletes (AP)
- Black Friday shoppers out in force, but cautious (AP)
- A president named Obama changes the name game (AP)
- Junk-bond king among those seeking Bush pardon (AP)
- Wal-Mart worker dies after shoppers knock him down (AP)
- US Jewish, meditation groups' members die in India (AP)
- FDA sets melamine standard for baby formula (AP)
- DNA ties suspect in Ark. anchor slaying to rape (AP)
- 2 dead after shots fired in SoCal Toys 'R' Us (AP)
- Ill. family thanks employees with surprise bonuses (AP)
- Stocks end short session with 5th straight gain (AP)
- 2 dead after shots fired in SoCal Toys 'R' Us (AP)
- Wal-Mart worker dies after shoppers knock him down (AP)
- 'Sacred carnival' offers respite in troubled year (AP)
- Iowa cafe swamped with orders for "Obama cookie" (AP)
- Jewish group confirms rabbi, wife killed in India (AP)
- Gift certificates for birth control? Foes say bah! (AP)
- National heritage day honors American Indians (AP)