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Whipped cream truck crashes outside man's LA home

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:21 PM PST

Mark Leon lives in a sweet spot for big rigs in Los Angeles County. Nine years after a truck hauling chocolate syrup crashed into his mobile home park, another rig hauling 36,000 pounds of whipped cream and sour cream crashed Tuesday just feet from his house.

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Ore. bank bomb trial in hands of jury

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:21 PM PST

The Oregon case of a father and son accused of planting a bomb that killed two police officers is now in the hands of a jury.

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Bomb was big risk with Discovery Channel gunman

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:21 PM PST

A Maryland police commander says tactical officers who shot and killed a gunman in the lobby of the Discovery Channel headquarters were prepared for the possibility that a bomb strapped to the man's chest would explode.

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Elizabeth Edwards dies at 61

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:21 PM PST

A family friend says Elizabeth Edwards has died of cancer. The estranged wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards died in North Carolina Tuesday at 10:15 a.m., according to the friend who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the family had not announced her death.

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Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:21 PM PST

Elizabeth Edwards dies at 61

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:11 PM PST

A family friend says Elizabeth Edwards has died of cancer. The friend says the estranged wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards died in North Carolina Tuesday morning.

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Court: FDA can't stop imports of e-cigarettes

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:11 PM PST

An appeals court is saying the Food and Drug Administration cannot stop imports of electronic cigarettes.

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Obama defends willingness to compromise on taxes

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:11 PM PST

President Barack Obama says his willingness to compromise with Republicans on tax policy doesn't mean he's reluctant to stand behind core principles.

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2nd trial in Conn. home invasion case set for Feb.

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:11 PM PST

The second defendant charged in a deadly Connecticut home invasion has been scheduled to go on trial Feb. 22.

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Ill. casino plan could amp up gambling competition

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:11 PM PST

Illinois, desperate for relief from its budget woes, is considering a massive casino expansion including one in Chicago that could leave neighboring states playing for smaller stakes and even squeeze out some competition from within.

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Officials: US drops demand for settlement freeze

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:03 PM PST

The Obama administration has abandoned attempts to convince Israel to slow West Bank settlement activity, dropping a demand that had been considered key to getting the Palestinians to return to direct peace talks, officials said Tuesday.

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Complaint says Rangel improperly paid legal fees

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 10:50 AM PST

A nonprofit group has complained to the Federal Election Commission that censured Rep. Charles Rangel of New York improperly paid legal bills from a political action committee.

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Dozens look for Ill. mom missing since fatal crash

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 10:50 AM PST

About 50 people are searching a rural area in northern Illinois for a mother of four who vanished after a car crash that killed her husband.

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State Dept denies warning students about WikiLeaks

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 10:41 AM PST

The State Department on Tuesday denied that it has warned students not to link to or post online comments about leaked diplomatic cables released by the WikiLeaks website.

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Ohio man sentenced to 10 years in arrow shooting

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 10:41 AM PST

An Ohio man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for trying to kill a friend with a bow and arrow as he slept.

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Army struggles with mental health amid 2 long wars

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 10:40 AM PST

A baby-faced, chain-smoking infantryman who was on a prescribed antidepressant when he allegedly shot and killed a captured Taliban member is the latest challenge to the Army's ability to address mental health problems in the ranks while fighting two lengthy wars.

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Spokesman: McCourt marital deal on Dodgers invalid

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:31 AM PST

A spokesman for Jamie McCourt says a judge has ruled that a postnuptial marital agreement that gives sole ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers to Frank McCourt is not valid.

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Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:31 AM PST

Key witness returns to stand in AIM murder trial

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:31 AM PST

A man who says he stood nearby as an American Indian Movement activist was shot and killed continued to testify Tuesday against the man accused of shooting her.

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Pearl Harbor attack remembered 69 years later

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:21 AM PST

Sixty-nine years after Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor, survivors of the attack are due to gather at the base to remember those killed.

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