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Atlantis Astronauts Take 2nd Spacewalk Of Mission
Atlantis' astronauts are taking another spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
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Security Forces: Blast Near Kabul's Serena Hotel
Afghan security forces say there has been a large explosion near the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan's capital.
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More States Add Jobs, But Many For Temporary Staff
The Labor Department says unemployment rates rose in 29 states in October compared to the previous month.
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Former Marine Charged In 'Cathouse' Star's Death
A former Marine has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a burning home, including a prostitute featured on the HBO reality series "Cathouse."
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US To Drop Shooting Case Against Blackwater Guard
Prosecutors say they'll drop manslaughter charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide contractors charged in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting.
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Teen Pleads Guilty In Violent Border Patrol Murder
A 17-year-old has pleaded guilty in the murder of a Border Patrol agent shot eight times in head, neck and torso in July.
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Iran Says It Will Launch Satellite Without Outside Help In 2 Years
It seems no one is willing to help, so Iran says it will send a communications satellite into orbit on its own.
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SC Lawmakers To Take Up Impeachment
South Carolina lawmakers say they'll formally consider the possible impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 16 In Western Afghanistan
A powerful former warlord in Afghanistan has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, on a day when 16 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack in western Afghanistan.
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Diocese: Pedophile Priests Should Get Benefits
The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington says it is obligated to keep paying retirement benefits to six priests who church officials have confirmed are pedophiles.
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San Francisco's City-Run Health Care A Model During National Debate
San Francisco isn't waiting for Washington, and that's got some lawmakers on Capitol Hill looking to the city as a model for national health care reform.
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British Air Force Rescues 200 From Floodwaters
Britain's air force has helped rescue around 200 people stranded by rising floodwaters caused by torrential rainfall in a tourist region of northern England.
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NC Man Charged With Murder In Missing Girl Case
Police in North Carolina say a man already accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old girl also raped and asphyxiated her.
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Suspects Dead, Police Officers Injured, After Bank Robbery In Denver
Police say a shootout in suburban Denver has left two bank robbery suspects dead and two police officers wounded.
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Slaying Suspect Says Hobby Was Killing People
A teenage girl accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbor listed her hobbies in a YouTube profile as "killing people" and "cutting."
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Gates Names West, Clark To Lead Fort Hood Review
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is putting former Army Secretary Togo West and former Navy chief Vernon Clark in charge of a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings.
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Astronauts Step Out On 1st Spacewalk Of Mission
Two astronauts are continuing a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
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Afghan President Sworn In, Bombings Kill 10 Civilians, 2 U.S. Troops
President Hamid Karzai is pledging that Afghanistan will take control of its own security within five years.
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Bus Company: Driver In Minn. Crash Had Aneurysm
A tour bus driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm before a crash on a southern Minnesota interstate that killed two people and injured 21 others.
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Astronauts Stow Gear, Prepare For Spacewalks
The first of three spacewalks is scheduled Thursday now that the shuttle Atlantis is docked to the International Space Station.
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Inspectors Blame Tank Overflow For SF Bay Spill
State inspectors say an oil spill that sent hundreds of gallons of bunker oil into San Francisco Bay was caused by a fuel tank that overflowed during a morning refueling stop.
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FAA Says Computer Problems Resolved, Air Delays Remain
FAA officials say failed computers that delayed flights across the country are now working again.
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Fatalities Reported In Minnesota Tour Bus Crash
A state official says two people are dead and 21 injured after a tour bus ran off a southern Minnesota interstate and rolled over in a ditch.
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SC Panel Says Governor Sanford Should Face Eithics Charges
An ethics panel says South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford should face charges he violated state laws tied to a three-month investigation into his travel and campaign finances
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Katrina Flooding Blamed On Negligence
Federal judge rules Army Corps of Engineers negligence caused flooding
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Ark. Police Officer Uses Taser On 10-Year-Old Girl
A police officer in a small Arkansas town is saying he used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old girl after he says her mother gave him permission to do so. Now the town's mayor wants an investigation into whether the Taser use was appropriate.
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Shuttle Docks At Space Station
Space shuttle Atlantis has arrived at the International Space Station.
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Pirates Again Attack U.S.-Flagged Maersk Alabama
It was a different outcome after Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama for the second time in seven months today.
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Forest Service Says Trees Can Slow Climate Change
The nation's top Forest Service official says national forests can store more carbon to slow global warming, but he warns that such a goal must be balanced against the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
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Holder: If Terror Suspects Are Acquitted, They Won't Be Released In U.S.
Even if one of the 9/11 suspects who'll be tried in New York is acquitted, that doesn't mean he'll be released in the United States.
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Big Hubble Instruments Now Smithsonian Artifacts
Equipment that helped save the Hubble Space Telescope from disaster in 1993 was recently returned to Earth and is going on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
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Judge Drops Case Against Family That Denied Chemo
A Minnesota judge has closed the case of a teenager forced by the court to undergo chemotherapy against his family's wishes.
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Shuttle Nears Space Station, Docking Scheduled
Space shuttle Atlantis is closing in on the International Space Station.
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Pa. Swim Club Accused Of Bias Files For Bankruptcy
A suburban Philadelphia swim club accused of discrimination last summer after revoking the memberships of mostly black and Hispanic children has filed for bankruptcy.
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Police: No New Charges Now In Death Of NC Girl
Investigators probing the kidnapping and death of a 5-year-old North Carolina girl say they can't file more charges until they decide where the crimes occurred.
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Iran Foreign Minister Rejects Sending Away Uranium
Iran's foreign minister has ruled out sending enriched uranium out of the country, rejecting the U.N.'s plan to resolve the crisis.
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9 RI High School Girls Suspended For Soccer Fight
Nine members of two high school girls' soccer teams have been suspended for their roles in a fight that sparked a brawl in the bleachers.
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Slovakia To Add 250 NATO Troops To Afghan
Slovakia's prime minister says his country will double the number of troops serving with NATO in Afghanistan to about 500.
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Vice President's Motorcade In Accident
Biden's police advance car in NYC traffic accident
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Led By China, Carbon Pollution Up Despite Economy
In the past, global recessions have at least been accompanied by a drop in pollution. But not this time.
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Barzee Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges In Smart Kidnapping
Wanda Barzee is asking for forgiveness from Elizabeth Smart.
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Cruise Ship With 100 Passengers Stuck In Antarctic Ice
It seems that some tourists stuck on a cruise ship in Antarctic ice are making the best of it.
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U.S. Seeks Max Prison Terms In Sears Tower Plot
Federal prosecutors in Miami want the maximum prison sentences for five men convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices.
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Vigils Held For Dead 5-Year-Old North Carolina Girl
A 5-year-old North Carolina girl has been remembered at two vigils after she was found dead.
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In-Orbit Inspection Scheduled For Space Shuttle
Space shuttle Atlantis is circling Earth in pursuit of the International Space Station.
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Tobacco Execs Quickly Find Tax Loophole
Tobacco companies are avoiding hundreds of millions of dollars a year in taxes by exploiting a loophole in President Barack Obama's child health law. And they're doing it with a simple marketing twist.
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Lawyer: Woman Will Enter Guilty Plea In Smart Case
Seven years after it began, the wrenching saga of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping is expected to move toward a resolution today.
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FedEx Launches Sensor Device For Packages
FedEx is introducing a new device that can track the temperature, light exposure and location of a package at any point in its journey.
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4.6-Magnitude Quake Shakes California Desert
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-4.6 earthquake has shaken a remote area of the Mojave Desert in Southern California.
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Red Cross Sells Pieces Of History To Cut Deficit
The American Red Cross is selling off decades worth of treasures to save money and help erase a big deficit.
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