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Senate Democrats, GOP agree on Libya resolution

Posted: 23 May 2011 02:20 PM PDT

Top Senate Democrats and Republicans have agreed on a resolution backing limited U.S. involvement in the NATO-led military campaign against Libya.

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Tax cheats among recipients of stimulus money

Posted: 23 May 2011 02:20 PM PDT

Thousands of companies that cashed in on President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package owed the government millions in unpaid taxes, congressional investigators have found.

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Probe: Speed caused SC train ride derailment

Posted: 23 May 2011 02:20 PM PDT

Authorities say excessive speed is to blame for the South Carolina miniature train derailment that killed a 6-year-old boy and injured dozens of others.

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Man pleads not guilty in blast by Calif. synagogue

Posted: 23 May 2011 02:20 PM PDT

A homeless man has pleaded not guilty to charges he set off a homemade bomb near a Southern California synagogue.

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Analysis: Romney is the guy to catch in GOP field

Posted: 23 May 2011 02:19 PM PDT

Mitt Romney is emerging as the man to catch in the narrowing Republican presidential field, grabbing a clear head start in fundraising, organization and experience despite vulnerabilities that still might undo him.

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2nd death reported following Minneapolis tornado

Posted: 23 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT

A second death has been reported after a tornado that tore through north Minneapolis. Friends and relatives say 53-year-old Rob MacIntyre collapsed about 6 p.m. Sunday, not long after he finished chain-sawing a tree blocking a street a block from his house. It wasn't immediately clear if he had a heart attack.

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Posted: 23 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Jury begins deliberations in circus family feud

Posted: 23 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT

A feud in the family behind the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus is in the hands of a federal jury.

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Expected dense ash cloud cancels Scottish flights

Posted: 23 May 2011 12:40 PM PDT

A dense cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano was being blown toward Scotland Monday, forcing two airlines to cancel their flights, U.S. President Barack Obama to cut short his visit to Ireland and carriers across Europe to fear a repeat of the huge disruptions that stranded millions of passengers a year ago.

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Lubbock mother allegedly set on fire by son dies

Posted: 23 May 2011 12:40 PM PDT

A Lubbock woman died Monday from the burns she sustained two weeks ago when authorities say her son doused her with flammable liquid and set her on fire before trying to sexually assault a teacher at knifepoint at a school, her husband said.

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Minor injuries occur when gun taken to Oahu school

Posted: 23 May 2011 12:40 PM PDT

Officials say two students at an Oahu middle school suffered minor injuries when a gun was fired on campus.

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Doctor: At least 4 dead at Mo. hospital in tornado

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:30 AM PDT

A doctor has confirmed at least four people were killed at St. John's Regional Medical Center during the tornado that tore through the Missouri hospital.

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Recall news

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:20 AM PDT

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Chicago man pleads guilty to NY poker charges

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:20 AM PDT

A Chicago man has pleaded guilty in a New York prosecution of online poker. Bradley Franzen was one of 11 people charged last month in a case that shut down U.S. operations for three Internet poker companies.

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Fight over Canadian oil pipeline moves to Congress

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT

A dispute over a plan to send oil from western Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast is moving to Capitol Hill, as the Republican-led House takes up a bill to speed a decision by the Obama administration.

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Ga. man pretending to be soldier gets prison term

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT

A Georgia man has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison after he was caught last year impersonating an Army soldier to get his hands on military gear at Fort Gordon in Augusta.

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Radio host who predicted End of Days to speak

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT

The radio host who predicted the world would end last Saturday says he's ready to talk about why the apocalypse didn't arrive.

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Fifth Somali guilty plea entered in piracy trial

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:50 AM PDT

A fifth Somali man has pleaded guilty to piracy for his role in the hijacking of a yacht that left four Americans dead.

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Hartford Courant wants plagiarism suit dismissed

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Lawyers for The Hartford Courant say in recently filed court documents that a $7.5 million plagiarism lawsuit filed by a competing newspaper should be dismissed because no copyright laws were broken.

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Posted: 23 May 2011 10:30 AM PDT