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Mich. Republican to take House Intelligence reins

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 02:11 PM PST

Republican Rep. Michael Rogers will chair the House Intelligence committee in the next Congress, the House Republican leadership says.

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Lawyers prevail in money fight with Brunei prince

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 01:31 PM PST

Two British attorneys won a multimillion-dollar tussle with Brunei's Prince Jefri Bolkiah on Wednesday after a trial that provided a glimpse into the prince's jet-set lifestyle as a member of one of the world's richest royal families.

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Posted: 15 Dec 2010 01:31 PM PST

Calif. diocese settles 2 more O'Grady abuse cases

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 01:21 PM PST

The Roman Catholic diocese in Stockton, Calif., has settled two more lawsuits involving a defrocked priest who spoke openly in a 2006 documentary about molesting children.

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Senate: Passage of tax package

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 01:11 PM PST

The 81-19 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate passed a sweeping tax package that would save millions of Americans thousands of dollars in higher taxes while also reducing their Social Security taxes and extending jobless benefits.

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US files new charges against ex-Detroit mayor, dad

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 01:01 PM PST

Federal prosecutors in Detroit said Wednesday that they have filed new corruption charges against imprisoned ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and also are charging his father, Bernard Kilpatrick.

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Man sentenced in JFK Airport fuel-tank plot

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 11:51 AM PST

A former member of Guyana's parliament has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting to blow up fuel tanks at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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Documents: Teammate of slain NY student dared cop

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 11:40 AM PST

Court papers say a college football player dared a policeman to shoot him after a teammate was fatally wounded by another officer.

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5 die in crashes as storm sweeps through Southeast

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 11:40 AM PST

Five people have died in accidents on icy roads as a winter storm sweeps through part of the Southeast.

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Federal court in Ohio says upholds e-mails privacy

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 11:35 AM PST

An attorney sees a court's opinion upholding e-mail privacy as potentially groundbreaking and possibly helpful to his client, the founder of a company that sold male enhancement pills.

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Philadelphia school may enter anti-bias pact

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 11:31 AM PST

Philadelphia school officials are set to vote on whether to enter a Justice Department pact to address anti-Asian violence at a troubled high school.

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Copper thief burns down Ala. city's Christmas tree

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 09:41 AM PST

Talk about a Grinch: Police say someone trying to steal copper wire burned down the city of Birmingham's 35-foot-tall Christmas tree.

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Copper thief burns down Ala. city's Christmas tree

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 09:41 AM PST

Talk about a Grinch: Police say someone trying to steal copper wire burned down the city of Birmingham's 35-foot-tall Christmas tree.

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WH: GOP delay on nuclear treaty is 'new low'

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 09:41 AM PST

The White House is forcefully accusing Republicans of reaching a 'new low' by threatening to use delaying tactics to hold up ratification of a new nuclear treaty with Russia.

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Money flying from window gives away Ala. robbers

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 09:21 AM PST

Authorities in Alabama say all they had to do to catch six bank robbery suspects was follow the money flying out the window of a speeding car.

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Posted: 15 Dec 2010 09:21 AM PST

Calif infant grabbed by dog remains hospitalized

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 09:21 AM PST

A 6-month-old baby remains hospitalized after a Great Dane grabbed her from her mother's arms and ran off in a Los Angeles suburb.

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Chrysler, Volkswagen issue large recalls

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 07:50 AM PST

Chrysler is recalling more than 367,000 minivans to address potential accidental air bag deployments. Volkswagen is recalling more than 228,000 vehicles to address potential fuel leaks.

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UN set to lift some Iraqi sanctions

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 07:21 AM PST

The U.N. Security Council is set to take new steps to restore Iraq to the international standing it held before Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, including lifting sanctions that prohibited the country from pursuing a civilian nuclear program.

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Obama says he shares mission with business leaders

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 07:00 AM PST

President Barack Obama says he and business leaders share a mission of building a stronger economy, and he is seeking their ideas to "seize the promise of this moment."

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