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Puerto Rican takes plea deal in 1983 Conn. robbery
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:27PM June 15, 2012 CommentHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — One of the last defendants in the 1983 robbery of $7 million from an armored car depot pleaded guilty Friday to his role in the record-setting heist, accepting a deal that calls for him to serve five years in prison.
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Judge: Disruptive JetBlue pilot to stand trial
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:03PM June 15, 2012 CommentAMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A JetBlue Airways pilot who left the cockpit and ran through the cabin, screaming about religion and terrorists, is mentally competent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled Friday.
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Report: Don't worry much about quakes and fracking
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:14PM June 15, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas does not pose a high risk for triggering earthquakes large enough to feel, but other types of energy-related drilling can make the ground noticeably shake, a major government science report concludes.
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New tanker planes sought as wildfires rage
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:59PM June 15, 2012 CommentCHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The government is bolstering the nation's rundown aerial firefighting fleet by taking steps to add seven large tanker planes. But the aircraft likely won't be available soon and several other firefighting planes are grounded as destructive wildfires rage in Colorado and New Mexico.
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U.S. Reveals Accusations Against Secret Service
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:04PM June 15, 2012 Comment
A Secret Service Uniformed Division shield on the jacket of a Uniformed Secret Service Agent in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has revealed details of serious allegations against Secret Service agents and officers since 2004, including claims of involvement with prostitutes, leaking sensitive information, publishing pornography, sexual assault, illegal wiretaps, improper use of weapons and drunken behavior. It wasn't immediately clear how many of the accusations were confirmed to be true.
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Panetta Salutes Gays in Military
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:26AM June 15, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Friday thanked gay and lesbian military members for their service, as the Pentagon prepares to mark June as gay pride month with an official salute.
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Pelosi confident court will back health care law
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:27AM June 15, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi is predicting the Supreme Court will uphold the constitutionality of the health care law by a 6-3 vote.
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Jury sides with Costner in BP spill lawsuit
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:39AM June 15, 2012 CommentNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kevin Costner said his reputation was at stake as he defended himself against accusations that he cheated fellow actor Stephen Baldwin out of millions of dollars in a lucrative BP contract for oil-cleaning machines after the 2010 spill.
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FACT CHECK: Where Obama, Romney missed mark
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:12AM June 15, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama accused Republicans of paying for wars "on the nation's credit card" even though he has used the same plastic for the same purpose, and for many others. Mitt Romney defied logic and statistics in claiming the huge stimulus package did not create private-sector jobs.
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Obama to observe Gay Pride Month
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:08AM June 15, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will host a reception at the White House to observe Gay Pride Month on Friday.
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Young millionaire's PAC seeks influence in races
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:05AM June 15, 2012 CommentFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — College student John Ramsey stands out in a new campaign finance world order filled with big names like Republican casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and Democratic Hollywood producer Jeffrey Katzenberg.
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EPA proposes stricter standards for soot pollution
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:57AM June 15, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Risking an election-year backlash from Republicans, the Obama administration is proposing new air quality standards to lower the amount of soot that can be released into the air.
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Romney and Obama compete for rural voters' support
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:42AM June 15, 2012 CommentCOUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Mitt Romney tells voters in small towns that he planted alfalfa on his uncle's farm as a teenager. And Barack Obama doesn't hesitate to remind people in such far-flung places that his mother grew up in Kansas.
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TV series condemned by leaders of Anabaptist faith
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:13AM June 15, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — A TV documentary series about an Anabaptist community in Montana offers a "distorted" and contrived image, bishops representing the Hutterite faith in the U.S. and Canada said Thursday.
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Air Force cites progress on F-22 oxygen mystery
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:56PM June 14, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force believes it is getting much closer to pinpointing the reason why pilots of its prized F-22 stealth fighters sometimes suffer an oxygen deficit during flight, a senior general said Thursday.
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APNewsBreak: Rubio book says he almost quit race
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:33PM June 14, 2012 CommentTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio was on the verge of dropping out of the 2010 race for Senate, convinced that then-Gov. Charlie Crist's popularity, power and money would be too much to overcome in a Republican primary. He was also afraid any future political ambitions would be crushed by Crist's supporters, Rubio wrote in his autobiography to be released next week.
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Sandusky accuser: I screamed in vain from basement
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:25PM June 14, 2012 CommentBELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — The prosecution's case in Jerry Sandusky's sex abuse trial neared its conclusion on Thursday after just four days of testimony, with three more accusers taking the witness stand, including a young man who said the former Penn State assistant football coach raped him as a teen guest in Sandusky's home.
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Teen dies after struggle with off-duty Md. officer
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:23PM June 14, 2012 CommentBALTIMORE (AP) — A teenager who died in a struggle with an off-duty police officer in Maryland was an athlete, church usher and mentor, family members said Thursday as they sought to piece together the circumstances of his death.
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AP EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon to mark gay pride month
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:03PM June 14, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Last summer, gays in the military dared not admit their sexual orientation. This summer, the Pentagon will salute them, marking June as gay pride month just as it has marked other celebrations honoring racial or ethnic groups.
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US Olympic uniforms could shave time off sprints
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:46PM June 14, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Olympic track and field athletes will wear uniforms at the London Summer Olympics that Nike says could shave up to 0.023 seconds off 100-meter sprint times — a difference that could have elevated Walter Dix from bronze to the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics.
