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Attorney says Fort Hood shooting suspect's 1st hearing planned for Saturday in hospital room Video
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday. more
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Three Democratic moderates to decide fate of health bill -- for now -- in crucial Saturday vote Video
WASHINGTON (AP) — Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. more
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Oprah's departure from broadcast TV leaves huge void for network affiliates Video
CHICAGO (AP) — For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night. more
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CDC: 4 people in NC test positive for Tamiflu-resistant swine flu, first such US cluster Video
ATLANTA (AP) — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. more
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Beams of protons circulate in European Big Bang machine after more than a year of repairs
GENEVA (AP) — Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago. more
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Plea bargain reached in case against woman accused in Wal-Mart altercation
KENNETT, Mo. (AP) — A black school teacher charged with assaulting white police officers, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace has agreed a plea deal with prosecutors convicting her of two misdemeanor counts. more
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Teen pleads guilty to murdering Border Patrol agent during robbery try
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to killing a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times while chasing suspected illegal immigrants in the mountains east of San Diego. more
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Police make 3rd arrest in shooting death of off-duty Las Vegas police officer
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Police say they have arrested a third person in the shooting death of an off-duty Las Vegas police officer in his garage. more
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California man arrested for allegedly paying teenage boys to spit in his face
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A 39-year-old Southern California man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face. more
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Los Angeles man who claimed disability spotted on TV show, sentenced for tax, insurance fraud
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show. more
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Florence museum: lost Galileo relics, a tooth and 2 of astronomer's fingers, found again
ROME (AP) — Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday. more
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Defense chief says US will examine its own contracts in hopes of reducing Afghan corruption
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. more
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Argentina's Congress approves forced extraction of DNA from suspected dirty war orphans Photo
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Valuing truth over the right to privacy, Argentina's Congress has authorized the forced extraction of DNA from people who may have been born to political prisoners slain a quarter-century ago — even when they don't want to know their birth parents. more
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McCain says quick Obama decision on troop buildup could turn tide in Afghanistan
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — U.S. Sen. John McCain predicted success in the Afghan war effort Friday if President Barack Obama makes a decision quickly to send the reinforcements requested by his top commander there. more
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Canadian court orders refugee board to reconsider case of lesbian deserter from US army
TORONTO (AP) — A lesbian who deserted the U.S. military and fled to Canada must be given another chance to plead her case for refugee status, Canada's Federal Court ruled Friday. more
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Levin: Fort Hood investigation may reveal more troubling emails involving alleged shooter Photo
WASHINGTON (AP) — There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee said Friday. more
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Nebraska's moderate Sen. Ben Nelson to vote 'yes' on crucial health care test vote Saturday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska is a "yes" in a crucial weekend test vote on health care. more
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Ethics committee admonishes Sen. Burris of Ill. in letter, but recommends no punishment Photo
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Democratic Sen. Roland Burris for misleading investigators about his maneuvering to get Barack Obama's old Senate seat from the governor who was ousted for trying to sell it. more
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Back from Asia, Obama pauses for daughter Sasha's school event on Friday
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Fresh from his weeklong trip through Asia, President Barack Obama is taking time to catch up on dad duty. more
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Army says independent review sought by GAO will look at how body armor for troops is tested
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army says there will be an outside review of how body armor for its soldiers is tested. more
