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Until death, Texas inmate tried to clear name
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:54PM June 22, 2012 CommentDALLAS (AP) — Former inmate Larry Sims died a free man, if not an innocent one in the eyes of the law. It wasn't enough for a man described by family and friends as a broken spirit who struggled to find work or happiness after his release from prison after 24 years.
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Kan. doctor loses license over abortion referrals
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:38PM June 22, 2012 CommentTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas doctor remained unapologetic Friday after state regulators revoked her medical license over allegations that she performed inadequate mental health exams on young patients she then referred to Dr. George Tiller for late-term abortions.
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Texas man accused of trying to blow up pipeline
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:23PM June 22, 2012 CommentHOUSTON (AP) — A man accused of trying to blow up a natural gas pipeline in a Dallas suburb has lashed out against the government in YouTube and Facebook postings and is wanted for a probation violation in California on a concealed weapons conviction.
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Former VP Cheney's daughter marries partner
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:02PM June 22, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Mary Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has married her longtime partner, Heather Poe.
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Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down execution law
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:55PM June 22, 2012 CommentLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state's execution law Friday, but did not deem lethal injection or the death penalty unconstitutional.
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Bank downgrades could hurt loans, credit cards
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:32PM June 22, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — When a major bank's credit rating is cut, it deals a psychological blow — to customers, the public and financial markets.
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Record hits on mag's 'Can't Have It All' story
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:07PM June 22, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — A first-person lament by a former State Department official on "Why Women Still Can't Have It All" has attracted more visitors to The Atlantic website in a 24-hour period than any magazine story the site has ever published.
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Video of bus monitor's misery strikes a nerve
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:03PM June 22, 2012 CommentThe pebble was tossed when a middle-school student in upstate New York posted a 10-minute video on his Facebook page.
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Expert: Poor plan led to Calif cop-on-cop shooting
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:10PM June 22, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Knowing that one of their officers was having sex with a 17-year-old Explorer program member, police in the central coast city of Santa Maria hatched a plan to immediately arrest him after he indicated he would rather kill himself than go to jail.
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Hill bargainers: Student loan deal seems near
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:55PM June 22, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional bargainers seem near an agreement that would avert a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal loans to 7.4 million college students and end an election-year battle between President Barack Obama and Congress, Senate aides from both parties said Friday.
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Financially-strapped Nevada city declared disaster
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:54PM June 22, 2012 CommentNORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — There are no signs of rioters, wind-damaged homes or flooding. The brand new City Hall features gleaming marble floors and the public recreation centers offer Zumba, karate and Pilates classes.
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Death sentence in LA serial killings case
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:47PM June 22, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — A convicted serial killer has been sentenced to death for strangling a 15-year-old girl and two women in the Los Angeles "Southside Slayer" attacks.
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Panetta urges greater emphasis on mental health
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:04PM June 22, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — In confronting a surge of suicides within the military, commanding officers must make it understood that seeking help for the stresses of war should be seen as a sign of strength rather than as a sign of weakness, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday.
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NJ woman hit with ball sues Little League player
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:47PM June 22, 2012 CommentMANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey woman who was struck in the face with a baseball at a Little League game is suing the young catcher who threw it.
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Plea deal for man accused in US Capitol bomb plot
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:06PM June 22, 2012 CommentALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man accused in an alleged bomb plot against the U.S. Capitol was scheduled to plead guilty Friday, federal prosecutors said.
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Views shift little after Obama backs gay marriage
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:15PM June 22, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's endorsement of gay marriage appears to have made Americans on both sides of the issue even more entrenched in their positions, firing up his young, liberal backers and intensifying opposition from Republicans and conservatives, according to a new poll.
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Pentagon review recommends combat pay changes
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:18AM June 22, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon review recommends ridding the combat pay system of inequities that have allowed officers thousands of miles from battle to get better benefits proportionally than troops on the front lines in Afghanistan.
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U.S. Mulls New Covert Raids in Pakistan
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Pakistani Taliban supporters pray for those killed in an alleged US missile strike in Damadola village in the northwestern Bajaur tribal district which borders Afghanistan's volatile Kunar province, on May 15, 2008. Pakistani militants on May 15 accused the United States of carrying out a missile strike in the country's lawless tribal region and vowed to avenge the attack, which killed at least 12 people.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military and intelligence officials are so frustrated with Pakistan's failure to stop local militant groups from attacking Americans in neighboring Afghanistan that they have considered launching secret joint U.S.-Afghan commando raids into Pakistan to hunt them down, officials told The Associated Press.
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A Battle for Internet Freedom as UN Meeting Nears
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Close-up of female hands touching buttons of black computer keyboard.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret negotiations among dozens of countries preparing for a United Nations summit could lead to changes in a global treaty that would diminish the Internet's role in economic growth and restrict the free flow of information.
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Red Sox Pitcher's Company Crash Cost Him Baseball Fortune
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Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, center, is followed by members of the media as he departs the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation headquarters in Providence, R.I.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said Friday that the collapse of his 38 Studios video game company has probably cost him his entire baseball fortune, and he placed part of the blame on Rhode Island officials, including Gov. Lincoln Chafee.
