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Study tracks salmon coping with warming river

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:51 PM PST

Scientists working with sockeye salmon struggling to cope with warming temperatures in British Columbia's Fraser River have identified broad genetic traits that can predict which fish will live or die before spawning a new generation.

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Jailed NYer's suit: Rodent bit me you-know-where

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:41 PM PST

A man who claims a rodent bit him on the penis while he was being held in a New York jail can proceed with a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming county officials should have had better pest control, a judge has ruled.

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House law enforcement advises members on security

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:31 PM PST

The House's chief law enforcement officer is urging lawmakers to designate an aide to coordinate with local law enforcement in the wake of the shooting rampage in Arizona.

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Authorities: Pa. man talked to terrorism suspects

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:31 PM PST

Authorities say a Pennsylvania man accused of biting two FBI agents communicated with two others accused of terrorism-related charges.

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Wife of Mass. congressman gets 30 days in prison

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:31 PM PST

The wife of U.S. Rep. John Tierney has been sentenced to 30 days in prison on tax charges for helping her brother conceal income from an illegal offshore gambling business.

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6 UN vehicles attacked in Ivory Coast

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:22 AM PST

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says forces loyal to the Ivory Coast president who refuses to cede power have attacked six U.N. vehicles, injuring two people.

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Pawlenty: US must not be the next Greece

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:22 AM PST

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says the United States followed Greece into democracy but should take steps so the country does not follow it into bankruptcy.

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NASA names backup for Giffords husband for shuttle

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:10 AM PST

NASA has named a backup commander, if necessary, to take the place of the astronaut husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot last week.

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Trial nears end for man charged with ties to Iraq

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:01 AM PST

Calling it a case of betrayal, a prosecutor urged jurors Thursday to convict a former Army translator who is charged with concealing his role as an agent of the Iraqi government in the U.S. in the 1990s.

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Police find bag holding ammo in Ariz. shooting

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:01 AM PST

A man walking his dog has found a black bag holding ammunition that authorities believe was discarded by a gunman accused of trying to assassinate an Arizona congresswoman.

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Somalia to launch attacks soon on al-Qaida

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 09:31 AM PST

Somalia's new prime minister said 8,000 government troops will start waging attacks on Islamist insurgents and al-Qaida terrorists "very, very soon."

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Posted: 13 Jan 2011 09:31 AM PST

Mom's boyfriend 'person of interest' in Texas case

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 09:31 AM PST

A Texas official has named a woman's former live-in boyfriend one of several people of interest in the disappearance of her 13-year-old daughter, although investigators continue to chase hundreds of leads in the case.

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Convicted Palin hacker reports to Ky. prison camp

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 09:31 AM PST

A former Tennessee college student who was convicted of hacking Sarah Palin's e-mail account has reported to an unfenced federal prison camp in Kentucky to begin a yearlong sentence.

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Principal hurt in Neb. shooting out of hospital

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 09:21 AM PST

The principal who was wounded in last week's shooting at a Nebraska high school has been released from the hospital.

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Defense rests in Mass. boy Uzi death trial

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 09:11 AM PST

The lawyer for a former police chief charged in the death of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself with an Uzi submachine gun in Massachusetts has rested her case without calling a witness.

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US troops killed in Iraq and Kuwait

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 07:01 AM PST

Army Pfc. David D. Finch One day during football practice, coach Carey Craig saw David "Dustin" Finch shaking his hand. He kept playing -- even though he'd dislocated a finger.

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US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 07:01 AM PST

Marine Sgt. Matthew T. Abbate When he graduated from high school in Fresno, Calif., Matthew Abbate wrote a statement thanking his family, friends and teachers for his success in school and said he wanted to join the Marine Corps.

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Jeb Bush guides Republican outreach to Latinos

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 06:51 AM PST

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will help lead a Republican group's efforts to improve the party's outreach to Hispanic voters in preparation for the 2012 presidential election.

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New guidelines would make school lunches healthier

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 06:11 AM PST

School cafeterias would have to hold the fries -- and serve kids more whole grains, fruits and vegetables -- under the government's plans for the first major nutritional overhaul of students' meals in 15 years.

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