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Small plane violates air space in Washington area

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 01:23 PM PST

Military officials say U.S. fighter jets have intercepted a small plane that crossed into restricted airspace in the Washington area.

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Judge allows Va. Tech shooting lawsuit to advance

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 01:11 PM PST

A judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed against Virginia Tech officials by the families of two students killed in the mass shootings at the school can go forward.

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Auto industry bailout pulls Kokomo back from brink

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 01:00 PM PST

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are set to visit an Indiana city steeped in auto industry history that officials say represents one of the major success stories of the massive auto bailout.

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Calif: No common cause for birth defects near dump

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 12:41 PM PST

California health officials said Monday they found no common cause for birth defects plaguing infants in an impoverished San Joaquin Valley farm town where residents are battling plans to expand the state's largest hazardous-waste landfill.

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NJ lawmakers approve tough law to fight bullying

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 12:41 PM PST

New Jersey lawmakers have approved what advocates say will be the nation's toughest laws to fight bullying in institutions of learning.

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Posted: 22 Nov 2010 12:41 PM PST

Obama official: First lady promoting salad bars

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 11:51 AM PST

A White House official says Michelle Obama will announce details of a plan to put 6,000 salad bars in public school lunchrooms within the next three years.

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North Korea nuke revelations stir US policy worry

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 11:40 AM PST

The United States and its partners have pushed North Korea for years to abandon its atomic ambitions, but the North has conducted two nuclear tests and now claims it has 2,000 centrifuges producing uranium for a new reactor.

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White House welcomes Ireland's loan application

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 11:21 AM PST

The White House is welcoming Ireland's decision to apply for a massive loan to address its debt crisis.

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US: NKorean uranium disclosure is 'not a crisis'

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 11:00 AM PST

North Korea's claim of having built a new uranium enrichment facility has potentially serious implications for U.S. national security but is not a crisis and may be nothing more than a "publicity stunt," the State Department said Monday.

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Defendant pleads not guilty in NM swastika case

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 11:00 AM PST

A New Mexico man pleaded not guilty Monday to federal hate-crime charges in the case of a mentally disabled Navajo man who had a swastika branded on his arm with a hot metal clothes hanger.

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UN sees possible progress at Cancun climate talks

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 10:30 AM PST

A top official says the U.N. leadership believes "significant progress is possible" at next week's climate conference in Cancun, Mexico.

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EPA proposes new rules for carbon dioxide storage

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 10:10 AM PST

The Obama administration is proposing new rules to protect drinking water and track the amount of carbon dioxide stored by so-called "clean coal" technology.

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Hate crime victim's estate sues NY authorities

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 10:00 AM PST

The estate of an Ecuadorean immigrant killed in a 2008 confrontation with a mob of teens on New York's Long Island has filed a $40 million federal civil rights lawsuit.

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Lawyer: No proof stripper danced at Detroit party

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 09:11 AM PST

A lawyer for former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick says legal documents claiming a stripper got $1,000 to perform at a party at the then-mayor's mansion and led to Kilpatrick's wife's attacking a woman who was giving him a lap dance are unfounded.

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Video shows shirtless boy searched at Utah airport

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 09:00 AM PST

A YouTube video showing a shirtless young boy resisting a pat-down at Salt Lake City's airport is renewing criticism of search methods for travelers.

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Boy dies in fall from luxury suite at Lakers game

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 08:50 AM PST

A toddler has died after falling 50 feet from a luxury suite at the Los Angeles Lakers game against the Golden State Warriors in the Staples Center arena.

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Brazilians broadcasting funerals over Internet

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 08:40 AM PST

A funeral home in Brazil is broadcasting its services live over the Internet, giving some of the millions of Brazilians living abroad the chance to say a final goodbye to their loved ones.

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Posted: 22 Nov 2010 08:40 AM PST

Family of Americans in Iran: Case taking too long

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 08:30 AM PST

Family members of three Americans facing espionage charges in Iran say news of a Feb. 6 trial date is yet another delay in a case that has taken too long to resolve.

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