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- Ill. appeals court revives cigarette lawsuit
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- Man arrested in shooting of Nevada deputy
- UK military planes rescue 150 from Libyan desert
- Sailor shot after car chase at San Diego Navy base
- NJ's gov speaks loudly and carries a big stick
- NC SWAT officer killed when stun grenade detonates
- NJ's gov speaks loudly and carries a big stick
- Facts in short supply in debate over union bill
- Tea party uses Ariz. summit to scope out 2012 role
- US hits China over web-erasing of diplomat's name
- Daley tells activists to keep fighting, keep faith
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- LA cardinal's legacy tainted by priest abuse
- Justices weigh dispute over child-abuse cases
- Christian medical plans get pass from health law
- Warren Buffett remains optimistic about US future
- AP News in Brief
- Giffords staff honors slain aide on his birthday
| Ill. appeals court revives cigarette lawsuit Posted: 26 Feb 2011 01:01 PM PST A lawsuit that led to a $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris before it was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court has been revived by a lower court.           |
| 3 relatives of Dalai Lama's nephew finish trek Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:51 PM PST A brother and two young sons of the Dalai Lama's nephew have completed his walk for Tibetan freedom, nearly two weeks after the activist was killed in a roadside accident during his trek.  |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:51 PM PST  |
| Man arrested in shooting of Nevada deputy Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:31 PM PST A man wanted by authorities for allegedly firing dozens of rounds at police from the roof of his house, critically injuring one deputy, has been arrested.  |
| UK military planes rescue 150 from Libyan desert Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:21 PM PST British military planes entered Libyan air space in a daring rescue of more than 150 civilians from desert locations, officials said Saturday. The C-130 Hercules planes, carrying Britons and other nationals, safely landed in Malta after picking up the civilians from desert locations south of Benghazi, Defense Secretary Liam Fox said.  |
| Sailor shot after car chase at San Diego Navy base Posted: 26 Feb 2011 11:31 AM PST Military officials say Navy police shot and injured one sailor and took another into custody following a car chase at Naval Base San Diego.  |
| NJ's gov speaks loudly and carries a big stick Posted: 26 Feb 2011 10:42 AM PST It was the kind of dilemma that could make a new governor wring his hands.  |
| NC SWAT officer killed when stun grenade detonates Posted: 26 Feb 2011 10:42 AM PST Police in North Carolina say a SWAT officer was securing a stun grenade known as a "flash-bang" at his home when it exploded, killing him.  |
| NJ's gov speaks loudly and carries a big stick Posted: 26 Feb 2011 10:41 AM PST It was the kind of dilemma that could make a new governor wring his hands.  |
| Facts in short supply in debate over union bill Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:20 PM PST Facts are in short supply at the Wisconsin Capitol, where protesters and politicians have been engaged in a tense standoff over the governor's proposal to strip most public employees of their collective-bargaining rights.  |
| Tea party uses Ariz. summit to scope out 2012 role Posted: 26 Feb 2011 10:40 AM PST A couple of thousand tea party members convening a weekend summit in Phoenix are determined to have a say in choosing the next Republican nominee for president.  |
| US hits China over web-erasing of diplomat's name Posted: 26 Feb 2011 08:01 AM PST The U.S. is tweaking China for its online blocking of the American ambassador's name. Searches for Ambassador Jon Huntsman's name in Chinese on a popular microblogging site called Sina Weibo were met with a message Friday that said results were unavailable due to unspecified "laws, regulations and policies."  |
| Daley tells activists to keep fighting, keep faith Posted: 26 Feb 2011 07:50 AM PST White House chief of staff Bill Daley is telling Democratic activists to "keep up the fight" and not lose faith despite continued hard times economically.  |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2011 07:50 AM PST  |
| LA cardinal's legacy tainted by priest abuse Posted: 26 Feb 2011 07:10 AM PST When Cardinal Roger Mahony was ordained nearly a half-century ago, the Roman Catholic church was in the throes of a modernization and renewal -- and the lanky young priest who grew up near his family's poultry processing plant was seen as a leading liberal light for the times.  |
| Justices weigh dispute over child-abuse cases Posted: 26 Feb 2011 06:21 AM PST Eight years ago, a child protection investigator and a deputy sheriff removed a 9-year-old Oregon girl from her classroom and questioned her at length as to whether her father had sexually abused her. According to the girl, they wouldn't take "no" for an answer, and she falsely incriminated her father.  |
| Christian medical plans get pass from health law Posted: 26 Feb 2011 06:10 AM PST The brain tumor came back. An ugly mass growing in plain view threatened Karen Niles' remaining eye. She needed more surgery.  |
| Warren Buffett remains optimistic about US future Posted: 26 Feb 2011 06:10 AM PST Billionaire Warren Buffett wants Americans to be optimistic about America's future but wary about borrowing money and the games public companies play with profit numbers they report.  |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:50 AM PST Gunmen attacked Iraq's largest oil refinery Saturday, killing a guard and detonating bombs that sparked a fire and forced the facility to shut down, officials said.  |
| Giffords staff honors slain aide on his birthday Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:32 AM PST Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her staff remembered Gabe Zimmerman on the slain legislative aide's 31st birthday.  |
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