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Authorities say man stole car to face theft charge Nov 6 2009 8:04PM
The California Highway Patrol say a man
stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft
charge.
The patrol says 24-year-old Samuel Botchvaroff, of Oakland, was
arrested Tuesday after he left his arraignment at the Vallejo
courth
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| Report: Sea lion kill hasn't reduced salmon toll Nov 6 2009 7:08PM
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By JEFF BARNARD
AP Environmental Writer
Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two
years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville
Dam in the Columbia River.
A report from the U.S. Army
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| Stanford loses top LB to knee injury Nov 6 2009 4:48PM
The Stanford Cardinal will be without
top linebacker Clinton Snyder for the rest of the season.
The school announced Friday that Snyder is sidelined with a knee
injury sustained in practice on Tuesday. Snyder leads the team with
61 tackles and h
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 6 2009 4:13PM
Gov. John Hoeven has directed all
government agencies in the state to fly the U.S. and North Dakota
flags at half-staff until Veterans Day in honor of the victims of
the Fort Hood, Texas, shootings.
Hoeven's order issued Friday was in accordance
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| Big marijuana bust in Mandan Nov 6 2009 3:17PM
The [[kxtopic:highway-patrol:t[Highway Patrol]:t]] says it seized 110 pounds
of marijuana during a traffic stop on Interstate 94 in Mandan.
Authorities said a 24-year-old [[kxtopic:california:t[California]:t]] man and a 20-year-old
Wisconsin man
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| Stanford looks for key 6th win vs. No. 7 Oregon Nov 6 2009 2:14PM
Stanford has been pointing to the brutal
four-game November stretch as the defining moment for the season
ever since arriving at fall camp.
The Cardinal end the season with arguably their four toughest
games, facing No. 7 Oregon, No. 12 Southern
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| Number of active rigs increase by 9 Nov 6 2009 1:46PM
The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and
natural gas in the U.S. this week has risen by nine this week to
1,078.
Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 734 rigs were
exploring for natural gas and 332 for oil. Twelve were liste
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| Number of active rigs increase by 9 Nov 6 2009 1:04PM
The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and
natural gas in the U.S. this week rose by nine this week to 1,078.
Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 734 rigs were
exploring for natural gas and 332 for oil. Twelve were listed as
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| Dolphins may be cause of spike in porpoise deaths Nov 6 2009 1:04PM
Marine biologists think they've
figured out why a growing number of dead harbor porpoises have been
found on California beaches in recent years: dolphin attacks.
The conservation group Okeanis shot video of bottlenose dolphins
fatally attacking
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| Weekend Time Schedule Nov 6 2009 11:55AM
By The Associated Press
All Times EST
Saturday
TOP 25 FOOTBALL
No. 1 Florida vs. Vanderbilt, 7:15 p.m.
No. 2 Texas vs. UCF, Noon
No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 9 LSU, 3:30 p.m.
No. 4 Cincinnati vs. Connecticut, 8 p.m.
No. 6 TCU at San D
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| Death toll rises in Fort Hood shooting...Democrats scramble...Obama... Nov 6 2009 4:47AM
Officials say a 13th person has died
after a gunman opened fire yesterday afternoon at Texas' Fort Hood.
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a suspect in the mass shooting that wounded
30, is on a ventilator and unconscious after being shot four times.
In th
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| Elton John on mend, resuming tour dates Nov 6 2009 4:12AM
Elton John has been released from a London
hospital after being treated for flu and an E. coli bacterial
infection.
The singer's spokesman Gary Farrow says John was at home Friday
and was feeling fine. He left the hospital early Thursday.
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| Christopher paces No. 12 Cal to exhibition win Nov 5 2009 11:41PM
Patrick Christopher scored 16 points,
Jamal Boykin added eight points and 12 rebounds and No. 12
California beat Chico State 84-42 in an exhibition game Thursday
night.
Jerome Randle, the Golden Bears' leading scorer last season, had
seven poin
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| California county settles again in squad car case Nov 5 2009 11:06PM
A California county will pay $800,000 to
the father of a bicyclist who was killed when a deputy fell asleep
while driving his patrol car.
Santa Clara County officials announced the settlement payment
Thursday to Ripp Gough, father of Kristy Goug
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| Van stolen 35 years ago is recovered Nov 5 2009 10:31PM
A Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in
Washington state has been found in a shipping container at the Los
Angeles/Long Beach seaport.
The Spokesman-Review newspaper reports that customs agents found
the 1965 van on Oct. 19 when they opened a sh
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| UC Berkeley faculty vote against sports subsidy Nov 5 2009 8:11PM
Berkeley professors have a message for
the athletics department: Stop running in the red.
Faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, on Thursday
passed a resolution calling for an end to subsidies for the
Department of Intercollegiate At
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| 911 tape released in California gang rape Nov 5 2009 5:51PM
Police have released a 911 recording in
which a young woman reports seeing a drunken, naked girl whom
officers later said had been gang-raped on a high school campus.
The recording released Thursday appears to be the first report
to authorities
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| 'I5 Strangler' gets 6 consecutive life terms Nov 5 2009 5:02PM
A convicted murderer has been sentenced
to six consecutive life terms for killing six women throughout
Central California during the 1970s and '80s.
Seventy-year-old Roger Reece Kibbe was serving a life sentence
for the 1987 strangling of a teen
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 5 2009 11:05AM
Former New York City police
Commissioner Bernard Kerik (KEHR'-ihk) has pleaded guilty to lying
to the White House and says he'll also admit tax crimes.
Kerik made his first of an expected eight pleas on Thursday.
The plea bargain includes t
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| Feds search office of lawyer suspected in fraud Nov 5 2009 9:27AM
Federal agents spent the night
searching the law offices of a high-profile South Florida attorney
suspected in a massive fraud scheme.
A spokesman for law firm Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler says firm
officials cooperated with FBI and Internal Reven
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| Some key dates and events pertaining to Michael Jackson.... Nov 5 2009 2:27AM
Some key dates and events pertaining to Michael Jackson.
Aug. 29, 1958: Michael Joseph Jackson is born in Gary, Ind.,
the seventh of nine children. His father, Joe, is a crane operator
at U.S. steel who once played guitar in an R&B band
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| Calif. man gets 26 years for crash that killed 11 Nov 5 2009 1:03AM
A Northern California bus driver involved
in a crash that killed 11 people last year has been sentenced to
more than 26 years in prison.
Quintin Watts was sentenced by a Colusa County judge to 26 years
and four months Wednesday. The Stockton res
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| Yankees Win...Obama to call on lawmakers...Jobless benefits... Nov 4 2009 11:06PM
The Yankees have won their 27th World Series.
New York polished off the Phillies 7-3. Philadelphia, the defending
champions, managed just two wins.
WASHINGTON (AP) Congressional sources say President Barack
Obama will visit Capitol Hill on
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| Wounded USC looks to bounce back at Arizona State Nov 4 2009 9:21PM
The Arizona State Sun Devils hoped Southern
California might have a letdown after a big victory over Oregon.
So much for that plan.
Drubbed by 27 points in Eugene last weekend, the 12th-ranked
Trojans figure to be in a bad mood when they sh
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Dickinson Students Remembered Nov 4 2009 7:24PM
Friends and family of three Dickinson State University students have visited the pond where the three died this week.
About 30 people made the trip to a pasture northwest of Dickinson where an SUV with the three young women plunged into a stock po
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U-Mary Reacts to DSU Deaths Nov 4 2009 7:24PM
For years, the University of Mary athletic teams thought of ways to defeat Dickinson State...
but today,
they are just thinking of Dickinson State.
A day after learning of the deaths of three DSU softball players,
a number of Marauder members shared th
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DSU Deaths - Authorities Recap Nov 4 2009 7:23PM
Less than 40 hours after two frantic phone calls were placedauthorities found the three missing student athletes northwest of Dickinson.
Authorities say without those callsthe women may still be missing.
No foul play is suspect
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| Exec. to plead guilty in tomato pricefixing case Nov 4 2009 4:55PM
Federal prosecutors say a former executive
for a California-based tomato processor has agreed to plead guilty
to participating in a conspiracy to drive up food prices
nationwide.
Alan Scott Huey, former senior vice president of SK Foods, also
h
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| Northern Calif. town bans medical marijuana shops Nov 4 2009 4:27PM
A small Northern California city has
banned medical marijuana growing and dispensing, a move opponents
says will bring lawsuits.
Red Bluff's city council approved two measures Tuesday night
restricting the drug. The panel voted 4-1 to ban collec
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| ABC's Roberts lands Janet Jackson interview Nov 4 2009 4:06PM
ABC has booked a prime-time interview with pop
star Janet Jackson, expected to be her first lengthy television
interview since her brother Michael's death.
ABC's Robin Roberts will interview Jackson at her California
home for an hour-long specia
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| Maine becomes 5th state to allow pot dispensaries Nov 4 2009 3:24PM
Maine has become the fifth state to allow
dispensaries where marijuana can be distributed to medical
patients.
But medical marijuana advocates say Maine won't become like Los
Angeles, where hundreds of dispensaries have popped up and come
under
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 4 2009 3:17PM
Investigators in Cleveland are preparing to
begin tearing apart walls inside a convicted rapist's house where
10 bodies have been found.
Authorities say they're going to go "bit by bit, piece by
piece" as they look for more evidence or bodies in
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| Fed leaves rate alone...Iran protests...Cleveland search... Nov 4 2009 2:07PM
The Federal Reserve says the nation's economy
continues "to pick up." But, it plans to keep its key interest
rate at a record low for an "extended period." The Fed notes that
the housing market, a key ingredient to a sustained recovery, also
has grow
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| California lawmakers approve $11B water overhaul Nov 4 2009 10:37AM
California lawmakers have passed an
$11 billion overhaul of the state's antiquated water system, ending
decades of debate over how to supply a soaring population while
preserving the fragile environment.
The state Assembly passed a package of wa
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| Weekend Time Schedule Nov 4 2009 10:23AM
By The Associated Press
All Times EST
Saturday
TOP 25 FOOTBALL
No. 1 Florida vs. Vanderbilt, 7:15 p.m.
No. 2 Texas vs. UCF, Noon
No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 9 LSU, 3:30 p.m.
No. 4 Cincinnati vs. Connecticut, 8 p.m.
No. 6 TCU at San D
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| SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Former HewlettPackard CEO Carly... Nov 4 2009 10:23AM
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly
Fiorina announces bid for US Senate in California
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 11-04-09 0928CST
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| URGENT Nov 4 2009 10:23AM
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly
Fiorina says she'll run for the U.S. Senate seat held by California
incumbent Barbara Boxer.
Fiorina ended months of speculation Wednesday with an
announcement in an opinion piece she wrote for the Orange County
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| Authorities think students drove straight into water... Nov 4 2009 8:53AM
Authorities say the three Dickinson State
softball players found dead after their vehicle went into a farm
pond probably drove straight into the water in the dark.
Stark County Sheriff Clarence Tuhy said today that the women's
SUV was found rest
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| Voters send message to Obama Nov 4 2009 5:57AM
Two Democratic governor's seats switched parties
as voters took their concerns about the economy and the political
establishment into the voting booth yesterday.
Independents who had supported President Barack Obama last year
broke heavily for R
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| Fiorina expected to announce US Senate plans Nov 4 2009 3:16AM
Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive
Carly Fiorina is preparing to announce her plans for the U.S.
Senate seat held by liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer of California.
Fiorina's campaign said she was to make "a major announcement"
during an app
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| Report examines Calif's watch of alleged kidnapper Nov 4 2009 3:09AM
California's inspector general plans to
release the results of a two-month inquiry into the handling of the
Jaycee Dugard's kidnapping case.
Wednesday's release might answer a major question: How did
suspect Phillip Garrido allegedly manage to k
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| Update on the latest in business: Nov 4 2009 2:34AM
The key averages ended mixed in the latest
session, as investors await today's announcement from the Federal
Reserve.
The Dow fell 18 points to 9,772. The S&P added 3 points to
1,045. And the Nasdaq gained 8 points to 2,057.
Along with
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| Tuesday's NHL summary Nov 4 2009 1:17AM
Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Holmstrom scored in
the first period, then Chris Osgood finished with his first shutout
of the season to give the Detroit Red Wings a 2-0 win over the
Boston Bruins.
Osgood made 29 saves Tuesday night. He also got hel
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| Penguins hold off Ducks, win 7th straight on road Nov 4 2009 1:17AM
Pascal Dupuis scored the go-ahead goal
with 10:47 to play, and the Pittsburgh Penguins tied an [[kxtopic:nhl:t[NHL]:t]] record
with their seventh straight road victory to open the season, 4-3
over the last-place Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.
M
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| No. 7 Purdue cruises to exhibition win Nov 3 2009 10:24PM
Keaton Grant had 14 points and five
steals, and the No. 7 Purdue Boilermakers beat California of
Pennsylvania 78-44 in an exhibition game on Tuesday night.
JaJuan Johnson, a returning All-Big Ten selection, added 12
points and three blocks, and
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| USC tailbacks McKnight, Bradford sit out practice Nov 3 2009 10:17PM
Tailbacks Joe McKnight and Allen Bradford are
sitting out most of Southern [[kxtopic:california:t[California]:t]]'s practice to rest
injuries.
The 12th-ranked Trojans' top two ball carriers both were limited
to minor work during practice Tuesday
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| CA teen charged with murder in death of 4yearold Nov 3 2009 9:56PM
Prosecutors have filed murder and other
charges against a 14-year-old central California boy accused in the
death of a 4-year-old neighbor boy, whose body was found in a
clothes dryer at the teen's home.
Fresno County District Attorney Elizabeth
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| Parents of slain Calif. student stunned by bill Nov 3 2009 8:46PM
The parents of a California State
University, Sacramento student who was beaten to death by a dorm
mate were still reeling with shock when they received another jolt.
Gerald and Elizabeth Hawkins say 10 days after their son Scott
died, they got
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| Gay marriage is put to a vote in Maine Nov 3 2009 8:32PM
Early returns show a tight contest in
Maine's closely watched referendum on whether to uphold or repeal a
law allowing same-sex marriage.
With 70 of 608 precincts reporting, the gay-marriage side had 53
percent of the votes Tuesday night.
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| Jury acquits driver of murder in border crash Nov 3 2009 7:43PM
A California jury has acquitted a
Mexican boy of murder in the drowning of six suspected illegal
immigrants but convicted him of gross vehicular manslaughter for
driving a sport utility vehicle into a canal in the fatal crash.
The jury in El Cen
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DSU Students Found Dead Nov 3 2009 7:30PM
Police say three missing North Dakota college softball players have been found dead in their vehicle, which was pulled from a pond northwest of Dickinson.
Police Lt. Rod Banyai said Tuesday night that police are "still investigating" the cause of the
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Search for Dickinson Women Nov 3 2009 7:29PM
The search continues for three Dickinson State University students who went missing Sunday evening.
Dickinson authorities are now focusing their search north of the city.
Police are looking into two cell phone calls from the girls Sunday night.
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Missing Students Search - Reaction Nov 3 2009 7:22PM
(Lenny Gemar/ Father of Kyrstin Gemar)
"Its really tough especially not knowing that is the hardest part."
A father of one of the missing women speaks out...while authorities seach for more clues.
Good Evening I'm Lauren Kalberer...Tom Gerhardt is
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| More bodies found in Cleveland...Swine flu sick pay... Nov 3 2009 6:54PM
Officials in Cleveland say more remains were
discovered today at the Cleveland home of a convicted rapist.
Authorities say four more bodies and a skull were found today. Six
bodies were found last week. Anthony Sowell was charged today with
five co
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| Carroll: Pac10 is catching up to USC Nov 3 2009 6:47PM
Even after suffering through Southern
[[kxtopic:california:t[California]:t]]'s [[kxtopic:halloween:t[Halloween]:t]] nightmare in Oregon last weekend, coach Pete
Carroll doesn't believe the long-dominant Trojans are slipping.
He insists the Pac-10
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| URGENT Nov 3 2009 6:26PM
Police say three missing North Dakota
college softball players have been found dead in their vehicle,
which was pulled from a pond northwest of Dickinson.
Police Lt. Rod Banyai said Tuesday night that police are "still
investigating" the cause o
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| Scott leaving Colorado football program Nov 3 2009 5:51PM
Sophomore tailback Darrell Scott, the
biggest recruiting prize in coach Dan Hawkins' four-year tenure at
Colorado, is leaving the program.
Hawkins said Tuesday that Scott is leaving for "assorted
personal reasons" and thought he would be transfe
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| Mich. looks at worstcase 20 percent budget cuts Nov 3 2009 5:23PM
Michigan's governor is warning of a
possible 20 percent cut in state spending next year on top of the
10 percent cut agencies took this year.
The news from Gov. Jennifer Granholm is a further blow to health
care providers, state police, univers
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| ExMiss California Prejean, pageant settle lawsuit Nov 3 2009 4:34PM
The legal war between former Miss California
USA Carrie Prejean and pageant organizers is over.
A joint statement released Tuesday says Prejean (pray-ZHAHN')
and the organizers of the pageant reached a confidential settlement
on dueling lawsuits
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| Update on the latest sports Nov 3 2009 3:52PM
The 2009 World Series will be settled in New
York. That's where the Yankees and Phillies will play Game 6
tomorrow night, and Game 7 on Thursday evening, if necessary.
Philadelphia kept its title defense alive with an 8-5 victory in
Citizens Ban
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Search for Missing Girls Update Nov 3 2009 2:49PM
The search continues for three DSU Students who vanish after making hysterical phone call to a frriend...
Good Afternoon, I'm Donnell Preskey...
Progress is being made in the search for the three missing DSU Softball players...
Afton Williamson,
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| Calif. debt firm settles Pa. classaction suit Nov 3 2009 2:35PM
A California debt collection company has
agreed to pay $2.55 million to settle a lawsuit brought by
thousands of Pennsylvanians who claim they were wrongly led to
believe they had to pay costly fees to avoid criminal charges for
bouncing checks.
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| Calif. court to hear challenge to Jessica's Law Nov 3 2009 1:11PM
The California Supreme Court is set to
hear arguments challenging a key section of a law aimed at
protecting children from sexual predators.
Jessica's Law prohibits registered sex offenders from living
within 2,000 feet of a school or park.
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| Police: Lake search finds no trace of ND students Nov 3 2009 12:43PM
Police say a dive team found nothing
during a search of a North Dakota lake for signs of three missing
college softball players .
Dickinson Police Lt. Dave Wallace said Tuesday that a search of
a youth fishing area also found no trace of the Dic
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| Police say lake search finds no trace of students Nov 3 2009 12:22PM
Police say a dive team has searched a
southwestern North Dakota lake for signs of three missing college
softball players but found nothing.
Dickinson Police Lt. Dave Wallace says a search of a nearby
youth fishing area also found no trace of the
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| Calif. man indicted in 4 Va. bludgeoning deaths Nov 3 2009 12:08PM
An aspiring California rapper has been
indicted on capital murder charges in the deaths of four people
found bludgeoned to death at a central Virginia home in September.
The Prince Edward County Circuit Court indictments were returned
for 20-yea
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| Waxman: Decisions threaten progress on steroids Nov 3 2009 11:34AM
A key lawmaker says recent court decisions
blocking suspensions of two NFL players threaten to undermine
progress made in reducing performance-enhancing drug use among
athletes at all levels.
Rep. Henry Waxman said at a House hearing Tuesday tha
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 3 2009 11:34AM
An eastern Montana judge has been named
to preside over the case of state Sen. Greg Barkus, who faces
several charges stemming from a Flathead Lake boat crash that
injured all five people aboard.
District Judge John McKeon of Malta was assigned
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 3 2009 11:12AM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN'-geh-lah
MEHR'-kuhl) has marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the
Berlin Wall with a passionate address to Congress, describing her
childhood in communist East Germany and pledging to be a "strong
and depend
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 3 2009 11:12AM
A Rapid City judge on Monday revoked the
bond of Robert Goulding, who was found guilty last week of murder
in the death of 56-year old Alan Kissner.
The 52-year old Goulding, of Rapid City, had been allowed to go
home for the weekend and was wea
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 3 2009 11:05AM
The search has resumed for three missing
Dickinson State softball players.
Dickinson Police Officer Thomas Grosz says at least three
airplanes are being used. He says the Dickinson Rural Fire
Department is taking a boat out to check Patterson La
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| 7th suspect arrested in California HS gang rape Nov 3 2009 10:51AM
A seventh suspect has been arrested in
connection with the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside a
California high school homecoming dance.
Richmond Police Lt. Mark Gagan says a 21-year-old man from
Richmond was arrested Tuesday morning on sus
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| Tea Party rally held in Rapid City Nov 3 2009 10:51AM
As part of the Tea Party Express, a
group from California sponsored a rally in Rapid City Monday to
take the Obama administration to task.
Carrying homemade signs and U.S. flags, people at the rally
heard speakers call for political action.
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| Report: Barbed wire can be deadly to sage grouse Nov 3 2009 10:51AM
A new report says barbed-wire fence can be
deadly to sage grouse, a chicken-like bird found in 11 Western
states that's being considered for endangered species protection.
A recent Wyoming Game and Fish Department study found evidence
of 146 cas
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| Report: Barbed wire can be deadly to sage grouse Nov 3 2009 10:51AM
A new report says barbed-wire fence can be
deadly to sage grouse, a chicken-like bird found in 11 Western
states that's being considered for endangered species protection.
A recent Wyoming Game and Fish Department study found evidence
of 146 cas
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| Merkel's address...Climate bill boycott...No talks in Philadelphia... Nov 3 2009 10:51AM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN'-geh-lah
MEHR'-kuhl) has marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the
Berlin Wall with a passionate address to Congress, describing her
childhood in communist East Germany and pledging to be a "strong
and depend
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| Report: Barbed wire can be deadly to sage grouse Nov 3 2009 10:44AM
A new report says barbed-wire fence can be
deadly to sage grouse, a chicken-like bird found in 11 Western
states that's being considered for endangered species protection.
A recent Wyoming Game and Fish Department study found evidence
of 146 cas
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| Search resumes for missing Dickinson State students... Nov 3 2009 10:16AM
The search has resumed for three missing
Dickinson State softball players.
Dickinson Police Officer Thomas Grosz says at least three
airplanes are being used. He says the Dickinson Rural Fire
Department is taking a boat out on Patterson Lake.
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| GOP senators absent at start of climate debate Nov 3 2009 9:06AM
All Republicans except one are boycotting the
start of committee debate on a bill to curb greenhouse gases in a
protest that the bill's economic costs have not been fully
examined.
Republican Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio attended the session to
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Nov 3 2009 3:51AM
"Play On" definitely is a country album. But,
Carrie Underwood says "everybody kind of flipped out" when she
decided to use a producer who's done rap for the album's first
single, "Cowboy Casanova." she says she's "just another name
he's adding to hi
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