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Seattle police leave rifle unattended on cruiser

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:12 PM PDT

A Seattle police spokesman says the department is embarrassed after officers left a police rifle unattended on a patrol car outside a busy downtown area.

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Madoff surprised he didn't get a public stoning

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:12 PM PDT

Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff (MAY'-dawf) says he believes the judge who sentenced him to 150 years in prison for his epic fraud was so beholden to mob psychology he's surprised his penalty wasn't a public stoning.

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6 young illegal immigrants arrested in Ga. protest

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:12 PM PDT

Six young illegal immigrants were arrested after they sat down and blocked traffic in an intersection next to the Georgia Capitol to protest state policies targeting illegal immigration.

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NJ court: Desk job, not bad health, led to death

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:51 PM PDT

The husband of an obese woman who died of a blood clot after working long hours at her home office is eligible to receive workers' compensation benefits, a New Jersey appeals court ruled Monday in a case that raised questions about the broader implications of the sedentary desk jobs of millions of Americans.

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Pawlenty criticizes Obama, GOP on foreign policy

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:31 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty is calling on Republicans to resist "isolationist sentiments" he said would endanger U.S. interests around the world.

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Driver: pipe bombs in pickup were for July 4th fun

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT

The driver of a pickup truck found to be carrying 10 pipe bombs after it rolled over on a Louisiana highway told authorities he made the devices for some Independence Day revelry and had no malicious intent, a state police spokesman said Tuesday.

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,466

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT

As of Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at least 4,466 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

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Pole sitter stops traffic in NYC's Times Square

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT

A man who climbed atop a traffic light and briefly stopped cars in New York City's Times Square has been taken into custody.

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NJ gov signs bill reining in employee benefits

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed landmark employee benefits legislation requiring a half-million public workers to pay more for pension and health benefits.

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Judge won't let Sierra Club join oil spill lawsuit

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT

A federal magistrate judge won't allow the Sierra Club to join a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department against BP and other companies over last year's disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

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Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT

Joplin tornado boosts landfill fees in Mo., Kan.

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:20 AM PDT

A deadly tornado that devastated the southwest Missouri city of Joplin could result in federal authorities paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in landfill dumping fees to Missouri and Kansas.

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News Corp. to sell MySpace this week

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:11 AM PDT

News Corp. is aiming to sell its struggling social network site MySpace this week, but it hasn't selected from among several buyers yet. That's according to a person familiar with the matter.

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NY park to get 3,000 flags for 9/11 anniversary

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:10 AM PDT

Nearly 3,000 flags bearing the names of 9/11 victims will go up in a park near ground zero for the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

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Blago's hairstyle would be fine in federal prison

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:51 AM PDT

The hair that inspired a David Letterman Top 10 list and a line of "Bleep'n Golden" shampoo may survive a trip to prison.

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US rep. to renew bill over military medical suits

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:41 AM PDT

A congressman says he'll renew efforts to remove malpractice liability shields for military hospitals after the U. S. Supreme Court declined to hear the latest case that could have done away with the protections.

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Man climbs traffic light in NYC's Times Square

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:51 AM PDT

A man who climbed atop a traffic light and briefly stopped cars in New York City's Times Square has been taken into custody.

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Breakthrough on trade could clear way for vote

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:41 AM PDT

The Obama administration and lawmakers on Capitol Hill have broken a stalemate that could clear the way for Congress to vote on three key free trade agreements, according to congressional officials and business representatives briefed on the plan.

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Tattoo parlor-owner tied to OSU scandal guilty

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:41 AM PDT

A tattoo parlor owner whose purchase of Ohio State football memorabilia triggered an NCAA investigation of the school pleaded guilty Tuesday to drug trafficking and money laundering charges.

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Ex-NYC officers want misconduct conviction tossed

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:11 AM PDT

Two former New York City police officers are trying to get their misconduct convictions thrown out after being acquitted of rape.

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