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Lohan to be charged with grand theft

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:51 PM PST

Prosecutors say they will charge Lindsay Lohan with felony grand theft of a $2,500 necklace reported stolen from a jewelry store.

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Senators: Punish misusers of body scanner images

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:51 PM PST

Two senators are proposing to make the misuse of body scanner images a federal crime punishable by up to a year in prison.

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NYC tower damaged on 9/11 is finally down

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:40 PM PST

Nearly a decade after it was badly damaged by the falling south tower of the World Trade Center, a 41-story bank tower has finally been dismantled down to street level.

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Salvation Army sells ring left by Georgia couple

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:40 PM PST

Salvation Army officials are selling one of the more unusual items they've collected during their red kettle fundraising: a diamond wedding ring.

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New snow blast en route as Tulsa still digging out

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:30 PM PST

With no more money for a motel, Sandra Barrows was stuck at a Salvation Army shelter, hoping to get a bus ticket out of Tulsa on Tuesday ahead of another blast of snow bearing down on the city.

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Prosecutors seek life term for Chandra Levy killer

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:21 PM PST

Federal prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for the man convicted of killing D.C. intern Chandra Levy.

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GOP leader: Stop radical Islam in Egypt

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:21 PM PST

The second-ranking House Republican says the primary goal of U.S. policy in Egypt should be to stop the spread of radical Islam.

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AP NewsBreak: DOJ denies border shootout claim

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:21 PM PST

The U.S. Justice Department denied a claim made to lawmakers that two guns sold in purchases sanctioned by federal firearms agents were later used in a shootout that left a Border Patrol agent dead near the Arizona-Mexico border.

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US commander: Special operations forces stressed

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:21 PM PST

The elite troops of U.S. special operations forces are showing signs of fraying after nearly 10 years at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, their commander said Tuesday.

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Sick, injured humpback whale spotted off Kauai

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:11 PM PST

A sick, badly injured humpback whale has been spotted off the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

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Utah: Measure to ban police service fee passes

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:11 AM PST

The Utah House has passed a bill that would prohibit police and fire service districts from imposing a fee instead of a property tax increase.

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Tenn. GOP lawmaker credits Hooters for success

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:11 AM PST

A newly elected state representative in Tennessee credits her success in business and politics to her past work at Hooters restaurants.

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Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:11 AM PST

First Lady: President Obama has quit smoking

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:01 AM PST

First lady Michelle Obama says the president has quit smoking. The first lady says her husband hasn't smoked in almost a year. She said it's a personal challenge for him and she's very proud.

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Bipartisan support for weak line-item veto power

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:01 AM PST

A plan to make Congress vote on spending cuts for projects or programs that President Barack Obama says are wasteful is gaining momentum in the Senate.

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O'Donnell claims she was Obama's top opponent

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:01 AM PST

Former Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell of Delaware is claiming in a fundraising letter that she was the White House's top opponent in the 2010 election.

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Notorious 84-year-old burglar caught in Hungary

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 09:32 AM PST

Hungary's notorious octogenarian thief is not ready for retirement. Police say the 84-year-old woman, known as "Flying Gizi," whose criminal record goes back to the 1950s, is again in custody for suspected theft.

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Arizona dad sentenced for putting baby in freezer

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 09:32 AM PST

A judge has sentenced a suburban Phoenix man to 10 years in prison for putting his 7-month-old son in a freezer.

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Post-Katrina shooting convict claims new evidence

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 09:01 AM PST

A New Orleans police officer convicted of writing a false report on a deadly police shooting after Hurricane Katrina claims new evidence could clear him.

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Man accused of bilking Bloomberg wants case tossed

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 09:01 AM PST

A political operative charged with swindling more than $1 million from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is trying to persuade a judge to throw out the case.

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