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• Panda couple to remain in DC amid talks with China
• USDA rule change follows Calif. meat packer case
• Honda recalling Accord, Pilot over suspensions
• Chicago panel ready to decide if Emanuel on ballot
• Native Hawaiian recognition bill dies in Senate
• Law grad pleads guilty in 9/11 remains tent fire
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• Dad, son sentenced to death in Oregon bank bombing
• Report: Alaska pipeline not in long-range projects
• Oakland suspends large-scale pot cultivation plan
• A year of iPads, Betty, 'Glee' and multiple Palins
• Woman who promoted education after 9/11 loss dies
• Man who killed Angel pitcher gets 51 years to life
• Man, 89, comes clean, returns book after76 years
• Abbott recalls millions of diabetes testing strips
• UN increases troops in Somalia by 50 percent
• AP sources: Deal reached on 9/11 health bill
• Former Skakel lawyer heading to prison over taxes
• Garrett descendant objects to pardoning the Kid
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Panda couple to remain in DC amid talks with China Posted: 22 Dec 2010 03:11 PM PST Washington's pandas will stay at the National Zoo at least a little while longer. Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) and Tian Tian (tee-YEN tee-YEN) are on a 10-year, $10 million loan from China that expires at the end of 2010. The Smithsonian's National Zoo continues to negotiate a new agreement for panda breeding and research.

USDA rule change follows Calif. meat packer case Posted: 22 Dec 2010 03:11 PM PST The U.S Department of Agriculture is telling slaughterhouse veterinary inspectors to ensure cattle are euthanized when they are too sick or injured to stand.

Honda recalling Accord, Pilot over suspensions Posted: 22 Dec 2010 02:30 PM PST Honda Motor Co. is recalling about 10,800 Accord sedans and Pilot sport utility vehicles to prevent possible front suspension failure.

Chicago panel ready to decide if Emanuel on ballot Posted: 22 Dec 2010 02:20 PM PST The Chicago panel that will decide whether former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel's name is allowed on the February ballot for mayor is still awaiting a recommendation from its hearing officer.

Native Hawaiian recognition bill dies in Senate Posted: 22 Dec 2010 02:20 PM PST U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka says "misleading attacks" and "unprecedented obstruction" led to the demise of a measure granting Native Hawaiians self-governance rights.

Law grad pleads guilty in 9/11 remains tent fire Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:41 PM PST A Harvard Law School graduate has admitted setting a fire at a temporary New York City repository for Sept. 11 victims' remains. But he says he was too drunk to remember much about the blaze or explain his behavior.

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Dad, son sentenced to death in Oregon bank bombing Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:31 PM PST A jury Wednesday sentenced a father and son to death for planting a bomb that exploded inside an Oregon bank two years ago, killing two police officers and maiming a third.

Report: Alaska pipeline not in long-range projects Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:25 PM PST Federal analysts believe it will not be economical to build a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska for at least the next 20 years.

Oakland suspends large-scale pot cultivation plan Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:20 PM PST The city of Oakland's plan to license large medical marijuana growing operations was put on hold following a warning from the district attorney that city officials could face prosecution.

A year of iPads, Betty, 'Glee' and multiple Palins Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:11 PM PST Politics and pop culture. Remember when they used to be, well, separate? In recent years these two worlds have seemed to inch ever closer, or maybe to overlap, but in 2010, nobody traveled between them more successfully than Sarah Palin.

Woman who promoted education after 9/11 loss dies Posted: 22 Dec 2010 11:20 AM PST Sarah "Sally" Goodrich lost her son on Sept. 11. Struggling in 2004 with how to memorialize him with the $49,000 donated to them from family and friends, she and her husband, Donald, helped start a school for girls in Afghanistan.

Man who killed Angel pitcher gets 51 years to life Posted: 22 Dec 2010 11:10 AM PST A construction worker who ran a red light and killed Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two other people has been sentenced to 51 years to life in prison.

Man, 89, comes clean, returns book after76 years Posted: 22 Dec 2010 11:00 AM PST Mark McKee can finally rest easy after returning a library book that he borrowed 76 years ago.

Abbott recalls millions of diabetes testing strips Posted: 22 Dec 2010 11:00 AM PST The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that Abbott Laboratories is recalling up to 359 million testing strips used by diabetics because they can give falsely low blood sugar readings.

UN increases troops in Somalia by 50 percent Posted: 22 Dec 2010 10:41 AM PST Moving to better protect Somalia's weak, U.N.-backed government from armed opposition groups, the Security Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to increase the peacekeeping force there by 50 percent, from 8,000 to 12,000 troops.

AP sources: Deal reached on 9/11 health bill Posted: 22 Dec 2010 10:30 AM PST Republican and Democratic senators have reached a deal on a scaled-down bill to help 9/11 first responders who became sick from having worked in the dust of the World Trade Center.

Former Skakel lawyer heading to prison over taxes Posted: 22 Dec 2010 10:21 AM PST Celebrity attorney Michael "Mickey" Sherman will spend one year and one day in federal prison for failing to pay his taxes.

Garrett descendant objects to pardoning the Kid Posted: 22 Dec 2010 10:21 AM PST Descendants of Old West lawman Pat Garrett and New Mexico Territorial Gov. Lew Wallace are outraged over the possibility that Gov. Bill Richardson will pardon Billy the Kid.

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