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Teen pleads guilty in violent Border Patrol murder
(AP)
AP - A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in head, neck and torso in the mountains east of San Diego.
SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor
(AP)
AP - South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.
Giuliani back in spotlight ? but what's the show?
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AP - Whether he's planning another run for the White House or a bid for senator or governor, or he just misses the spotlight, Rudy Giuliani is suddenly back and talking about the topic that made him a national star — Sept. 11.
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC
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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. The cases reported at Duke University Medical Center over six weeks make up the biggest cluster seen so far in the U.S.
Pa. university students must pass fitness class
(AP)
AP - A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight students take a fitness course to graduate has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.
Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken
(AP)
AP - A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according to the warrant. Authorities embarked on a nearly weeklong search that ended when the girl's body was found dumped off a rural road.
Diocese: Pedophile priests should get benefits
(AP)
AP - The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is obligated to pay retirement benefits to six priests who are confirmed pedophiles, church officials argued in a bankruptcy court filing seeking permission to keep making the payments.
Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit
(AP)
AP - Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision.
U. of Neb. board votes down stem-cell rule changes
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AP - The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted down a proposal to restrict the school's rules governing embryonic stem-cell research beyond what the federal government allows.
Atty seeks psych care for Mo. teen murder suspect
(AP)
AP - A teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbor should be sent to a psychiatric hospital because she shows signs of severe depression and anxiety, her attorney said.
Planes ready to leave Brunswick, Maine Navy base
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AP - The rumble of Navy patrol aircraft flying overhead will soon be a thing of the past as the remaining P-3 Orions depart from Brunswick Naval Air Station.
Wis. mulls Harley-Davidson, cheese microbe honors
(AP)
AP - Choppers and cheese may soon become official Wisconsin symbols.
Goldman Sachs to take out garbage at Thanksgiving
(AP)
AP - The Salvation Army plans to serve 10,000 free dinners across the city this Thanksgiving — meals planned by a star chef, cooked by one of New York's ritziest caterers and cleaned up by employees of one of Wall Street's most vilified financial firms.
Indy man convicted of killing 7 gets life sentence
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AP - An Indianapolis man convicted of killing three children and four adults during a home invasion robbery three years ago has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Resort island reels after deadly attack by gunman
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AP - The Pacific resort island of Saipan was reeling Saturday from one of the most violent attacks in its history, when a gunman killed five people, including two small children and himself, in a rampage that ended at a World War II historical site.
Island's bison given birth control to control herd
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AP - Birth control for bison?
Arizona burglars steal box holding baby's ashes
(AP)
AP - An Arizona family is pleading with burglars to return a wooden music box containing the ashes of their 5-month old son.
Ex-smoker's lawyers to discuss $300M Fla. verdict
(AP)
AP - A former smoker who just won a $300 million verdict in Florida against Philip Morris USA has pulled out of a news conference about the case.
Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth
(AP)
AP - Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word on the birth of one crewman's daughter Friday, as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk.
Pa. judges in juvenile kickbacks case win immunity
(AP)
AP - Two former Pennsylvania judges accused of taking kickbacks to supply private detention facilities with juveniles have been granted partial immunity from civil liability.
