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Dad's video key evidence in boy's gun show death

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:11 PM PST

Lawyers for a former Massachusetts police chief charged in the accidental shooting death of an 8-year-old Connecticut boy are wrangling with prosecutors over whether a jury should be allowed to see a videotape of the shooting taken by the boy's father.

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White House pushes tax credits, jobless benefits

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:11 PM PST

The White House is pressing Congress to extend jobless benefits and tax credits for middle- and low-income people, a package of economic assistance totaling about $150 billion for one year.

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House speaker-to-be calls tax bill `chicken crap'

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:01 PM PST

The tax cut bill considered by the House on Thursday isn't merely disappointing, it's "chicken crap." And Rep. Rob Bishop's three-piece suit?

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Death penalty sought in Riverside officer slaying

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:01 PM PST

Prosecutors in Southern California say they seek the death penalty for a suspected truck thief charged with killing a police officer.

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Tough year for wife of man detained as spy in Cuba

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:21 AM PST

In the year her American husband has been detained in Cuba, accused of spying for the U.S., Judy Gross has been forced to sell the family home in Maryland and move into a small apartment in Washington. Her younger daughter, distraught and crying as her father's birthday approached, crashed and totaled her car. Her older daughter has been diagnosed with ...

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Lawsuit says Ill. police tortured dad's confession

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:31 AM PST

A former northern Illinois resident has filed a federal lawsuit against the police officers he says coerced him into wrongfully confessing to the murder of his daughter and her friend.

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Obama 'optimistic' about bipartisan deal on taxes

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:31 AM PST

President Barack Obama says he is "optimistic" that Democrats and Republicans will come to agreements on several issues in the coming weeks.

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NYC mayor: Obama has broken campaign promises

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:31 AM PST

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says President Barack Obama has broken campaign promises and needs better advisers.

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Pierced-kitten seller wants to groom pets again

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:22 AM PST

A northeastern Pennsylvania woman who tried to sell "gothic kittens" with ear, neck and tail piercings online wants to reopen her pet grooming business.

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Obama: Not awarding US bid for World Cup 'wrong'

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:22 AM PST

President Barack Obama says FIFA made the "wrong decision" in awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar over the United States.

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Cashier accused of taking DC mayor-elect's wallet

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 09:11 AM PST

A cashier at a drug store in Washington, D.C., is accused of stealing the mayor-elect's wallet on Thanksgiving Day and using his credit card to buy cigarettes and liquor.

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Paul Allen gives $26M to Wash. State University

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 09:05 AM PST

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is giving $26 million to Washington State University for its School for Global Animal Health.

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Posted: 02 Dec 2010 09:05 AM PST

Zoo Atlanta's baby panda makes his debut

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 08:41 AM PST

Veterinarians at Atlanta's zoo say the new giant panda cub is healthy and he weighs just over two pounds.

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Injured Ore. hunter lives on beef jerky for 4 days

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 08:31 AM PST

An elk hunter is recovering after spending four days and three nights stranded in a central Oregon forest with just a small bag of beef jerky to sustain him.

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Testimony continues in AIM slaying trial

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 08:11 AM PST

Testimony continues Thursday in the trial for a man accused of shooting an American Indian Movement activist in 1975 and leaving her to die on South Dakota's Pine Ridge reservation.

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Snowman with noose appalls Idaho home's neighbors

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 07:51 AM PST

A snowman holding a noose and built to look like a member of the Ku Klux Klan has drawn complaints from neighbors of a northern Idaho home.

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Obama gains ground in push for nuclear treaty

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 07:21 AM PST

President Barack Obama gained ground in his push for Senate ratification of a stalled nuclear treaty as once-reluctant Republicans signaled a willingness to back the pact with Russia.

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Google admits trespassing in Pa., pays couple $1

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 07:05 AM PST

Google Inc. has acknowledged trespassing by taking a photo of a Pennsylvania couple's home for its Street View service, but the company will pay only $1 in damages.

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McCain calls study on gays in military flawed

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 06:40 AM PST

Directly challenging the Pentagon's top leadership, Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain on Thursday snubbed a military study on gays as flawed and said letting gays serve openly would be dangerous in a time of war.

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