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- In tax showdown, myths spread. A debunker's guide
- Obama pardons nine people
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- Man who targeted Iran critics skips LA court date
- US sends firefighting team, supplies to Israel
- Omaha billboards herald Jesus' return in May
- Religious expert analyzes text in Smart case
- APNewsBreak: Feds propose listing for seals
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- UN: Cholera could affect 650,000 in Haiti
- Ex-RI officer given year in prison for beating
- 2 kids, school bus-driving mayor hurt in La. wreck
- Federal indictment in Escondido bomb house case
- BP says gov't estimate of oil flow too large
- Republicans split on nuclear treaty
- Justice Thomas' wife takes less public role
- Man accused of killing 8 in Va. found competent
- Leading Democrat will vote for budget-cutting plan
- NAACP: NC county is example of US school problem
| In tax showdown, myths spread. A debunker's guide Posted: 03 Dec 2010 01:01 PM PST As debate rages on extending tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year, politicians are making misleading statements about who might be hurt or helped.           |
| Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:51 PM PST President Barack Obama has granted the first pardons of his presidency, to nine people convicted of crimes ranging from cocaine possession to mutilation of coins.  |
| Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:51 PM PST Eds: Major scheduled events for the week of Dec. 5-11, 2010. Note that many events, especially court appearances, are subject to change at the last minute.  |
| Man who targeted Iran critics skips LA court date Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:41 PM PST A purported Iranian government agent who pleaded guilty to trying to hire a hitman to kill a broadcaster critical of the Iranian regime is a fugitive from justice after missing a Los Angeles court date.  |
| US sends firefighting team, supplies to Israel Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:31 PM PST Obama administration officials say the U.S. is sending firefighters and supplies to Israel to help the country contain the worst forest fire in its history.  |
| Omaha billboards herald Jesus' return in May Posted: 03 Dec 2010 11:01 AM PST A Christian group is proclaiming Jesus' return in billboards going up in Omaha and other U.S. cities for the holiday season.  |
| Religious expert analyzes text in Smart case Posted: 03 Dec 2010 11:01 AM PST An expert in religious texts says the writings of the former street preacher accused in the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart are not entirely original, but drawn heavily from other books.  |
| APNewsBreak: Feds propose listing for seals Posted: 03 Dec 2010 10:30 AM PST The federal government is proposing to list two seals that rely on sea ice, including the main prey of Alaska's polar bears, as threatened species.  |
| Rare 'Star-Spangled Banner' copy sells in NYC Posted: 03 Dec 2010 09:41 AM PST An 1814 first edition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" has sold for more than half a million dollars at a New York City auction.  |
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| UN: Cholera could affect 650,000 in Haiti Posted: 03 Dec 2010 09:31 AM PST U.N. Secretary Ban Ki-moon says that the World Health Organization and the Pan-American Health Organization now estimate that the cholera epidemic in Haiti could affect as many as 650,000 people over the next six months.  |
| Ex-RI officer given year in prison for beating Posted: 03 Dec 2010 09:01 AM PST A former police officer in Rhode Island has been sentenced to one year and a day in prison for beating up a teenage boy in his custody.  |
| 2 kids, school bus-driving mayor hurt in La. wreck Posted: 03 Dec 2010 08:41 AM PST Louisiana State Police say a tractor-trailer smashed into the back of a school bus driven by a local mayor while he was stopped to pick up children, critically injuring two kids.  |
| Federal indictment in Escondido bomb house case Posted: 03 Dec 2010 08:30 AM PST Federal prosecutors have filed an eight-count indictment against a man accused of operating a bomb factory out of his Escondido home.  |
| BP says gov't estimate of oil flow too large Posted: 03 Dec 2010 08:21 AM PST BP is mounting a new challenge to U.S. government estimates of how much oil flowed from the runaway well deep below the Gulf of Mexico. The issue will be critical in determining the size of federal pollution fines the company will pay.  |
| Republicans split on nuclear treaty Posted: 03 Dec 2010 08:11 AM PST Divisions within Republican ranks emerged Friday over a U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control treaty as President Barack Obama pushes for the Senate to act quickly on the pact.  |
| Justice Thomas' wife takes less public role Posted: 03 Dec 2010 07:50 AM PST Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is giving up her role as the head of a conservative advocacy group that has worked with the Tea Party movement.  |
| Man accused of killing 8 in Va. found competent Posted: 03 Dec 2010 07:41 AM PST The man accused of killing eight people in central Virginia has been found mentally competent to stand trial.  |
| Leading Democrat will vote for budget-cutting plan Posted: 03 Dec 2010 07:11 AM PST One of President Barack Obama's closest allies in the Senate says he will vote for the plan even though he has major qualms about its painful spending cuts.  |
| NAACP: NC county is example of US school problem Posted: 03 Dec 2010 06:51 AM PST The country's most prominent civil rights group has come to Raleigh to draw attention to what it calls a growing erosion of the gains made since a 1954 Supreme Court decision made segregated schools illegal.  |
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