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Same-sex couples fight for immigration rights
Couples describe hardship, struggle of being forced to separate, move abroad Senate committee holding first hearing Wednesday after 10 previous attempts One woman affected, Judy Rickard, said: "N...
Possible compromise emerges in health care debate
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AP - A potential compromise emerged Wednesday on one of the most vexing issues of the health care overhaul debate — whether to create a new government-sponsored health plan to compete with private insurers.
LA Times: Michael Jackson hospitalized
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AP - Michael Jackson has been rushed to the hospital, a fire department official told the Los Angeles Times. Capt. Steve Ruda said Thursday that Jackson was not breathing when Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to a call at his Los Angeles home about 12:30 p.m. The paramedics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda told the newspaper.
Miner Anglo American rejects Xstrata merger bid
London-based mining group Anglo American rejected a merger bid by its Swiss rival Xstrata on Monday, snubbing a move that could have forged the two into one of the world's biggest miners."The strategi...
Los Angeles, California Hotel Launches New Web Site, Optimization Plan
The Holiday Inn Los Angeles International Airport launches new Web site in partnership with Dallas-based Internet marketing firm Worldwide Revenue Solutions.
In Afghanistan, US troops thwart IED threat
A trainer talks to a group of soldiers about mined bridges at the US base in Bagram, Afghanistan in this April 29, 2009 photo. New techniques and technologies have reduced casualties from IEDs in the...
Troubled teen accused of soliciting dad
(AP Photo/Timothy Jacobsen)Danielle Black, 15, is escorted out of the Washington County Courthouse on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Hagerstown, Md. Black charged as an adult with soliciting her father's mu...
AP Source: Michael Jackson dies in LA hospital
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AP - Michael Jackson, the record-breaking, sensationally gifted "King of Pop" who emerged from childhood superstardom to become the entertainment world's most influential singer and dancer, and the tabloid world's most disturbing celebrity, has died. He was 50.
Haitians leery of 2nd election round amid violence
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AP - Election officials are flying street banners and sending text messages to encourage a big turnout for Sunday's hotly anticipated Senate run-offs, but many are uncertain if they will vote in an atmosphere of increasing violence and political tension.
White House denies Obama-Biden rift on Iran poll reaction
Washington: The White House yesterday denied there are any differences between US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on how to react to the protests over the presidential election res...
No filibuster, but Sotomayor battle still looms
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AP - Republicans see little chance of blocking Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination, a key GOP senator conceded Wednesday. But senators and advocacy groups are still girding for this summer's battle — partly with an eye toward raising money and perhaps preparing for Barack Obama's next nominee.
Chilean police find suitcases made of cocaine
Police say two suitcases carried by a woman who was about to fly from Chile to Spain were made of cocaine.
African-American Military Museum opens in Hattiesburg
By Kevin Wheeler HATTIESBURG, MS (WLOX) - The historic USO club was packed again Saturday. There was no music or dancing, but there was still joy in the air. The historic building was renovated into t...
Lending tactic
Baltimore reveals a tale of sub-prime woes
Sarah Palin Accused Of Plagiarism
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been accused of paraphrasing at length from an article co-written by Newt Gingrich when she gave a speech, but her lawyer says proper credit was given to the former House s...
Latin America stocks fall amid global bank slide
(AP) MEXICO CITY - Latin American stocks dipped to more than three-week lows on Wednesday as credit downgrades by Standard & Poor's sank financial stocks across the globe and cooled bets...
Elderly man sought in bank heist
The FBI released these three security camera photos of the suspect in this morning's robbery of a Citizen's Bank branch at 20th and Market streets.
American killed in Mauritania
Nouakchott - A group of youths shot dead an American man on Tuesday in the centre of the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, a police source said. The man, whom investigators said ran a private languag...
Michelle Obama bringing glamor to Moscow
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AP - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.
U.S. appeals court rules against tobacco companies
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Reuters - A U.S. appeals court has largely upheld a lower court ruling that cigarette companies, including Altria Group Inc and its Philip Morris USA unit, violated federal racketeering laws by conspiring to lie about the dangers of smoking.
Man dies after rescuing 7-year-old boy from pit
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AP - A 58-year-old man has died after rescuing a 7-year-old boy who fell into a water-filled hole at a Detroit construction site.
US, Canada prepare as enhanced border checks loom
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AP - For Americans headed to Montreal or Canadians visiting Michigan's Mackinac Island, those trips get a little more complex this summer.
Casino Management of America Announces Reverse Stock Split and Symbol Change to CGMA
CGMA ) announced a 1-for-1,000 reverse split of its common stock which became effective at the market open on July 1, 2009. The shares now are quoted under the symbol CGMA on the Pink Sheets Electro...
Obama proposes first regulation of auto emissions
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Reuters - President Barack Obama proposed on Tuesday the first U.S. regulation of auto emissions in a bid to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gasses and lower dependence on foreign oil.
EXTRA: Summit of the Americas opens in Port of Spain
Port of Spain - The Summit of the Americas, which brings together all countries in the hemisphere except Cuba, started Friday at a hotel in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. This will be US President Barack Obama's first major meetin...
Several teens reported hurt in Cascades bus crash
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BLEWETT PASS, Wash. -- The Washington State Patrol says a bus carrying 12 teenage passengers and a driver has crashed in the Cascade Range, injuring several people. Trooper Da...
Bernanke Denies Strong-Arming Bank Of America
June 25, 2009 · Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke denied Thursday that he strong-armed Bank of America into a costly taxpayer-supported acquisition of Merrill Lynch. The comments before a H...
Cubs' Soto tested positive for marijuana at WBC
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AP - Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto says he is embarrassed after testing positive for marijuana at this year's World Baseball Classic.
Montana town offers to take Guantanamo prisoners
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AP - On Capitol Hill, politicians are dead-set against transferring some of the world's most feared terrorists from Guantanamo to prisons on U.S. soil. But at City Hall in this impoverished town on the Northern Plains, the attitude is: Bring 'em on.
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