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Colorado man suspected of stomping puppy to death

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:50 PM PST

Police say a Colorado man is suspected of stomping his girlfriend's puppy to death because she wouldn't answer her phone.

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Tragedy and a dream reunite ex-basketball buddies

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:31 PM PST

A Chicago doctor is teaming up with a paralyzed ex-pro basketball player who dreams of ditching his wheelchair and walking again. With cutting-edge bionic legs entering the high-tech medical device market, his goal may be within reach.

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Man charged with hacking estranged wife's e-mail

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:31 PM PST

A Michigan prosecutor is defending her decision to file charges against a man accused of hacking his estranged wife's email, saying the man broke state privacy laws.

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American Airlines jet goes off runway in Wyoming

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:31 PM PST

American Airlines says one of its jets went past the end of the runway while landing at Wyoming's Jackson Hole Airport, but no one was injured and the plane appears undamaged.

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2nd gas leak near blast prompts wider evacuation

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:21 PM PST

A new gas leak in the area of a store explosion in southeastern Michigan has prompted the evacuation of a wider area and the Wayne City Hall.

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Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:21 PM PST

Man shot at Utah temple was subject of Ponzi probe

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:30 AM PST

A Salt Lake City attorney says the man fatally shot by police outside a Mormon temple on Christmas Day was being investigated and sued on suspicion of scamming real estate investors.

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APNewsBreak: Feds probe O'Donnell's spending

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:00 AM PST

A person with knowledge of a federal campaign-finance investigation says a criminal probe has been opened into whether Delaware Republican Christine O'Donnell broke the law by using campaign money to pay personal expenses.

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Buzz Aldrin sues trading-card company Topps

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:00 AM PST

Former lunar astronaut Buzz Aldrin is not over the moon about the use of his photo on a series of trading cards.

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Police: NY woman gave rum to snow-shoveling teens

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:00 AM PST

Police say a New York woman shared rum with two teenagers who helped her shovel snow.

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NC store owner loses $400,000 white Christmas bet

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:50 AM PST

A North Carolina jewelry store owner made a $400,000 bet against a white Christmas -- and lost.

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Texting trolley driver admits guilt in Mass. crash

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:00 AM PST

A former Boston subway driver who authorities say was texting his girlfriend just before his trolley slammed into the rear of another one, injuring more than 60 people, has pleaded guilty.

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US says it may evacuate Ivory Coast embassy

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:00 AM PST

A State Department spokesman says the United States has begun planning for the possible evacuation of its embassy in Ivory Coast amid concerns that postelection violence could escalate into full-blown conflict.

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Police: Idaho man hit teen on flight over iPhone

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:00 AM PST

Police say an Idaho man on a Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas punched a teenage passenger who refused to turn off his iPhone as the plane approached the Boise airport.

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Nissan Juke is definitely different

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:41 AM PST

The name isn't the only thing that's different about Nissan's new, small, tall Juke hatchback.

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2011 Nissan Juke SV AWD

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:41 AM PST

2011 Nissan Juke SV AWD BASE PRICE: $18,960 for S FWD automatic; $20,260 for SV FWD manual; $20,460 for S AWD automatic; $20,760 for SV FWD automatic; $22,260 for SV AWD automatic.

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Yarn about psychic girlfriend named 2010's top lie

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:11 AM PST

A Wisconsin man has earned bragging rights as the champion liar of 2010 with this line: "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met."

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Salvation Army HQ in Las Vegas robbed of $13,400

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:11 AM PST

Officials for the Salvation Army in Las Vegas say the charity's local headquarters was robbed of $13,400 sometime over the holiday weekend, and it looks like an inside job.

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Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:11 AM PST

How the poll was conducted

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST

The Associated Press-GfK Poll on the Medicare and the baby boom generation was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications from Nov. 18-22, 2010. It is based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,000 adults. Interviews were conducted with 700 respondents on landline telephones and 300 on cellular phones.

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