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Iowa activists not sold on Trump caucus campaign

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 02:01 PM PDT

Donald Trump says he would embrace the rigors of campaigning in Iowa if he decides to run for president, but Iowa Republican leaders say they doubt the celebrity businessman really knows what it takes to compete in the state's presidential caucuses and wonder if he would commit the time and effort needed.

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Tenn. man gets 4 months for threat to Ohio US rep

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:41 PM PDT

A Tennessee man has received four months in prison for threatening an Ohio congressman during last year's heated health care debate.

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Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:41 PM PDT

Tourist slayings suspect held on unrelated charges

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:11 PM PDT

The Florida teenager charged with fatally shooting two British tourists was ordered held without bond Friday on five felony counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with a separate crime.

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British tourist honored for catching falling child

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:11 PM PDT

Helen Beard was poolside with her son and partner at a Florida hotel when she heard a scream and turned to find a 1-year-old girl dangling from a fourth-story balcony. She leapt up and positioned herself beneath the toddler just in time to catch her, saving the girl from certain injury.

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Tattoo helps ID gang member convicted of murder

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:01 PM PDT

A Southern California gang member has been convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of a rival whose death authorities say was immortalized in an elaborate tattoo of the crime scene on the gangster's chest.

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Fatal storms don't diminish Easter spirit in South

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:41 PM PDT

The fearsome tornadoes that swept across the South wiped out some houses of worship along with homes and businesses.

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CIA touts enviro-friendly shredding of secrets

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:41 PM PDT

The CIA is touting its version of eco-shredding on Earth Day, saying it's found a way to make the "burn after reading" process environmentally friendly.

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Drill off Alaska coast? Gulf mess renews debate

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:31 PM PDT

A year after the disastrous Gulf oil spill, the prospect of a major accident in oil's next frontier -- the icy waters off Alaska's north coast -- has experts even more concerned.

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FAA: Small plane crash outside Topeka kills 4

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:21 PM PDT

A small airplane registered to a seed company has crashed in a field in north-central Kansas, killing four people.

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"Birther" claims force GOP leaders to take a stand

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:12 PM PDT

It's the conspiracy theory that won't go away. And it's forcing Republican officials and presidential contenders to pick sides: Do they think Barack Obama was born outside the United States and disqualified to be president?

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Bath salt drugs found on man in murder-suicide

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:31 AM PDT

A synthetic drug sold as bath salts was found in the home, car and in the pockets of a man who killed his wife and himself after a high-speed chase on a highway in Washington state.

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Correction: Gas Prices-Travel story

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:01 AM PDT

In a story April 21 about popular U.S. travel destinations coping with rising gasoline prices, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the music resort town of Branson, Mo., is offering a discount card worth $50 in gas starting in June. The promotional GasBuster card is aimed at discounts for lodging, meals, show tickets and other attractions for travelers who turn ...

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Fla. dad tells 911 toddler fatally shot mom

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Authorities have taken a toddler from his father while they investigate the man's report that the child accidently shot his mother to death.

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ElBaradei suggests war crimes probe of Bush team

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:41 AM PDT

Former chief U.N. nuclear inspector Mohamed ElBaradei suggests in a new memoir that Bush administration officials should face international criminal investigation for the "shame of a needless war" in Iraq.

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Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:41 AM PDT

NY Rep. Hinchey being treated for colon cancer

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:41 AM PDT

U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey says he's being treated for curable colon cancer. The Democrat from New York's Hudson Valley says doctors expect a full recovery. He'll continue to work while he undergoes care.

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Teen found guilty of molesting, drowning boy

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:11 AM PDT

A Fresno County teenager accused of molesting and drowning a 4-year-old neighbor boy has been convicted of first-degree murder.

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Tulane students research stocks for mutual fund

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:11 AM PDT

There have been plenty of ups and downs in the stock market over the past decade -- probably leaving investors wondering who's watching over their mutual funds.

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4 questioned after plane returns to Denver gate

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:41 AM PDT

A United Airlines plane bound from Denver to California returned to the gate before takeoff after a man complained about three other passengers.

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