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• Obama-GOP deal would tax only 3,500 inheritances
• Video of NH purse snatching leads to man's arrest
• Visa site down, WikiLeaks supporters' next target
• Stranded hiker recounts 6 days in Calif. mountains
• Mom of alleged Mexican child assassin is charged
• NJ gov introduced as 'rock star' to Paul McCartney
• White House: Bomb plot shows need for vigilance
• Donor wants Tenn. university to rehire gay coach
• Father, son convicted in fatal Ore. bank bombing
• Sex offender is charged with killing NY woman
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• AP IMPACT: Caught by mistake in foreclosure web
• Suit filed in Texas prison death that sparked riot
• Gates says Karzai took high road on WikiLeaks
• NY woman gets prison for fatal drug-fueled crash
• Continental flight diverted to Albuquerque, N.M.
• Illness postpones Mass. ex-chief's Uzi death trial
• Philadelphia police searching for serial strangler
• High court weighs Ariz. employer sanctions law
• Obama confident Senate will ratify START

Obama-GOP deal would tax only 3,500 inheritances Posted: 08 Dec 2010 01:51 PM PST More than 40,000 estates of between $1 million and $10 million wouldn't have to pay inheritance taxes next year under the deal struck by Republicans and President Barack Obama.

Video of NH purse snatching leads to man's arrest Posted: 08 Dec 2010 01:51 PM PST A New Hampshire man is in jail after police say a surveillance camera recorded him stealing a purse from a 91-year-old woman on her way to church.

Visa site down, WikiLeaks supporters' next target Posted: 08 Dec 2010 01:30 PM PST Visa's website now appears inaccessible following a large-scale attack on MasterCard earlier in the day.

Stranded hiker recounts 6 days in Calif. mountains Posted: 08 Dec 2010 01:11 PM PST A hiker who was stranded in California's Santa Cruz Mountains for six days says she went in and out of consciousness and tried to conserve her energy as she waited to be rescued.

Mom of alleged Mexican child assassin is charged Posted: 08 Dec 2010 12:41 PM PST The mother of an alleged 14-year-old assassin in Mexico has been charged with entering the United States illegally, according to a federal complaint filed Wednesday.

NJ gov introduced as 'rock star' to Paul McCartney Posted: 08 Dec 2010 12:11 PM PST New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is notoriously unapologetic, but says he had to ask forgiveness for being introduced as a "rock star" to Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney.

White House: Bomb plot shows need for vigilance Posted: 08 Dec 2010 12:01 PM PST The White House says President Barack Obama was informed about a Maryland bomb plot before a suspect's arrest and says the president was assured the public was not endangered.

Donor wants Tenn. university to rehire gay coach Posted: 08 Dec 2010 11:41 AM PST A major donor to Belmont University in Nashville wants the Baptist-affiliated school to rehire a coach who resigned shortly after revealing she is gay.

Father, son convicted in fatal Ore. bank bombing Posted: 08 Dec 2010 11:41 AM PST A father and son who authorities say loved their guns and hated President Barack Obama were convicted Wednesday of planting a bank bomb that killed two police officers and maimed a third in 2008.

Sex offender is charged with killing NY woman Posted: 08 Dec 2010 11:31 AM PST A sex offender was charged Wednesday with killing an aspiring dancer who vanished two years ago after leaving a New York City nightclub with him.

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AP IMPACT: Caught by mistake in foreclosure web Posted: 08 Dec 2010 10:50 AM PST Christopher Marconi was in the shower when he heard a loud banging on his door. By the time he grabbed a towel and hustled to his front step, a U.S. marshal's sedan was peeling out of his driveway. Nailed to Marconi's front door was a foreclosure summons from Wells Fargo , naming him as a defendant. But the notice was ...

Suit filed in Texas prison death that sparked riot Posted: 08 Dec 2010 10:31 AM PST Family members of an illegal immigrant whose death at a West Texas prison set off an inmate riot have filed a federal lawsuit.

Gates says Karzai took high road on WikiLeaks Posted: 08 Dec 2010 10:31 AM PST Afghan president Hamid Karzai took the high road after being criticized in the deluge of sensitive State Department documents released by WikiLeaks, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.

NY woman gets prison for fatal drug-fueled crash Posted: 08 Dec 2010 10:31 AM PST A New York woman will spend up to 12 years in prison after admitting she was high on drugs when she struck and killed an 11-year-old girl crossing a Long Island street.

Continental flight diverted to Albuquerque, N.M. Posted: 08 Dec 2010 10:22 AM PST A Continental Airlines flight from San Jose to Houston is on the ground in Albuquerque after the crew decided to land because of a disruptive passenger.

Illness postpones Mass. ex-chief's Uzi death trial Posted: 08 Dec 2010 09:40 AM PST The manslaughter trial of a former Massachusetts police chief charged in the death of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself with an Uzi submachine gun at a fair has been postponed indefinitely after the defendant fell ill.

Philadelphia police searching for serial strangler Posted: 08 Dec 2010 09:40 AM PST Philadelphia police are investigating an overnight death to see if it is linked to a string of recent strangulation deaths and choking sexual assaults.

High court weighs Ariz. employer sanctions law Posted: 08 Dec 2010 09:31 AM PST The Supreme Court appears likely to sustain an Arizona law that threatens to take away the licenses of businesses that knowingly hire workers who are in the United States illegally.

Obama confident Senate will ratify START Posted: 08 Dec 2010 09:31 AM PST President Barack Obama says he's confident the Senate will ratify a U.S.-Russia nuclear arms pact before breaking for the holidays.

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