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Nov 7 2009 3:44AM
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 7 2009 2:13AM
The Stark County sheriff says preliminary
autopsy results show drowning as the cause of death of three
college softball players whose vehicle went into a livestock pond
in southwestern North Dakota. The women were believed to have gone
on a stargazin
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Pomeroy Plans to Vote for Health Reform Nov 6 2009 7:16PM
North Dakota's only congressman says he'll vote in favor of the health insurance reform bill that could be voted on in the US House tomorrow.
A spokesperson in Earl Pomeroy's office says the congressman supports the bill with the changes that were made t
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| Court ends tobacco company payments in Md., Pa. Nov 6 2009 4:55PM
North Carolina's highest court says three
cigarette companies can stop making payments to tobacco farmers in
Maryland and Pennsylvania through a decade-old settlement.
The state Supreme Court ruled Friday that Philip Morris,
Lorillard and R.J. R
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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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| Judge Robert Wefald says he'll retire next year Nov 6 2009 10:51AM
South Central District Judge Robert Wefald
says he's retiring at the end of next year.
Wefald, a former state attorney general, was elected to the
bench in 1998. In a letter to state Supreme Court Chief Justice
Gerald VandeWalle, he said he will
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 6 2009 8:52AM
Officials are reporting a milestone in pumping
water out of the former Homestake gold mine. The South Dakota
Science and Technology Authority says crews now have access to the
4,850-level after reopening a second deep shaft.
WATERTOWN, S.D.
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| Strahl asks to move second trial Nov 6 2009 6:53AM
The attorney for James Strahl wants a
judge to move Strahl's murder retrial out of Union County in
southeast South Dakota.
Defense attorney Phil Peterson says extensive media coverage of
the case over a three-year period might prevent the seatin
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| Group to review court translators Nov 6 2009 5:22AM
A committee has been appointed by the South
Dakota Supreme Court to study the use of interpreters and
translators in the state's courts.
The committee will examine how they are appointed and regulated,
and the qualifications, training and ethica
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Nov 6 2009 3:44AM
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 6 2009 2:13AM
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says the
White House is demonstrating a renewed commitment to addressing the
chronic problems plaguing Indian Country. President Barack Obama
thanked the South Dakota representative for her leadership on the
issue durin
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| Texas man executed for beating death Nov 5 2009 7:01PM
A man convicted of using a rifle to
fatally beat and shoot an East Texas man during a burglary almost
12 years ago has been executed.
The case of 32-year-old Khristian Oliver gained notoriety after
his appeals focused on whether jurors improperl
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| Shooting rampage...Health care reform endorsements...... Nov 5 2009 6:05PM
The nation's largest [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] base is the
scene of what President Barack Obama calls "a horrific outburst of
violence." At least 12 people have been killed and 31 wounded by
gunfire at a facility where solders undergo medical screeni
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| SC high court says gov's ethics probe is public Nov 5 2009 2:15PM
South Carolina's Supreme Court says the
ethics investigation into Gov. Mark Sanford's travel can't be kept
secret.
The ruling Thursday clears the way for an investigative report
by the Ethics Commission to be given to lawmakers, who are
conside
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 5 2009 11:12AM
President Barack Obama is telling Native
American tribal leaders he is determined to reverse the federal
government's history of marginalizing and ignoring the plight of
Indian nations.
Opening an all-day conference at the Interior Department on
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| Court says loan involving gambling debt void Nov 5 2009 11:05AM
A split South Dakota Supreme Court says a
$33,000 loan from one Sioux Falls man to another does not have to
be repaid under a state law that voids loans involving gambling
debts.
Donald Davis loaned Gerald Neve money in 1993 because Neve was
ha
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| Minn. lawyers to pay more to fund public defenders Nov 5 2009 11:05AM
The Minnesota Supreme Court is hiking
registration fees for lawyers to raise more money for public
defenders and legal aid for the poor.
The $100 increase is meant to expire after two years, and raises
the annual registration fee for most lawyer
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| Mayor asks councilor to stop giving invocations Nov 5 2009 10:37AM
A member of the Mitchell City Council who
has given impromptu invocations when the scheduled clergy member
failed to show up for a council meeting says she's been advised to
end the practice.
Geri Beck says the request came from Mitchell's mayor
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| Alinghi offers Australia as America's Cup venue Nov 5 2009 9:34AM
America's Cup holder Alinghi is offering to race
rival BMW Oracle in the Pacific Ocean off Australia next February.
The Swiss syndicate said Thursday it was offering the compromise
deal to end ongoing legal action.
It has informed a New Yor
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Nov 5 2009 3:51AM
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| Swiss to get expedited appeal of Cup venue ruling Nov 4 2009 5:37PM
Eds: APNewsNow. Will be UPDATED.
By BERNIE WILSON
AP Sports Writer
America's Cup champion Alinghi of Switzerland gets one more
chance to push for Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, as the
venue for its showdown against bitter American rival BM
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 4 2009 11:47AM
The Montana [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]] has upheld a
state law that allows insurance companies to cut off worker's
compensation payments for those suffering permanent total
disability when the disabled party is of retirement [[kxtopic
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| Court worries about stifling prosecutors Nov 4 2009 11:05AM
The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed worried
that allowing a bad prosecutor to be sued by a wrongfully convicted
person might chill other prosecutions even if they're doing their
jobs correctly and honestly.
In the case before the court, two f
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| Ohio Supreme Court sets 2 new execution dates Nov 4 2009 8:53AM
The Ohio Supreme Court has set two new
execution dates even as the state continues to rework its
procedures for putting condemned inmates to death by injection.
The court on Wednesday set a May 13 execution date for Michael
Beuke (BYOO'-kee), co
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| Supco rules in favor of insurance companies Nov 4 2009 8:45AM
The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a
state law that allows insurance companies to cut off worker's
compensation payments when the injured or disabled party is of
retirement age.
The 5-2 ruling Tuesday said worker's compensation benefits for
p
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| DC sniper asks Supreme Court to block execution Nov 3 2009 5:02PM
Attorneys for sniper mastermind John Allen
Muhammad are asking the Supreme Court to stop his execution next
week.
The 48-year-old Muhammad is scheduled to die by lethal injection
Nov. 10 at a Virginia prison.
In court papers filed Tuesday,
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| Honduran Congress to seek opinions before vote Nov 3 2009 3:52PM
A Honduran lawmaker says
congressional leaders will seek the opinions of several government
entities before convoking the full legislature to vote on
reinstating ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
Ramon Velasquez says the leaders decided Tuesday to
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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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| Man guilty in slaying of 2 Ohio students on Pa. Nov 3 2009 12:43PM
A former Pittsburgh man has been
convicted again of killing two Ohio college students a decade ago.
A western Pennsylvania jury found 29-year-old Terrell Yarbrough
guilty of first-degree murder Tuesday in the 1999 slayings of
Franciscan Universi
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| Former N. Dakota St. SID appeals ruling Nov 3 2009 11:26AM
A former North Dakota State University sports
information director is appealing the dismissal of his age
discrimination lawsuit.
George Ellis is asking the state Supreme Court to reinstate a
Cass County judge's 2006 order that awarded him more t
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| German leader making pitch...The Taliban's version...Transit... Nov 3 2009 8:52AM
Germany's newly re-elected leader is in
Washington today. At the [[kxtopic:white-house:t[White House]:t]] this morning, President Barack
Obama thanked Angela Merkel (AHN'-geh-lah MEHR'-kuhl) for her
country's "sacrifice" in keeping forces in [[kxtopic
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Nov 3 2009 3:44AM
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Nov 3 2009 2:41AM
As they decide today whether to repeal a
gay marriage bill signed into law by Gov. John Baldacci, Maine
voters are getting conflicting advice from religious leaders.
Portland Bishop Richard Malone is urging the state's Roman
Catholics to uphold
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| Hoeven Names Cresap To Northwest Judicial District Nov 2 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today named Todd L. Cresap of Minot to the Northwest Judicial District Court, chambered in Minot. Cresap’s position is one of two new judicial benches created by the North Dakota Legislature at the requ
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| Alinghi wants America's Cup to stay in Gulf Nov 2 2009 3:52PM
America's Cup champion Alinghi wants the right to
defend its title in the Persian Gulf.
The Swiss-based syndicate said Monday it will appeal last week's
ruling rejecting United Arab Emirates as the site for the race
against the American team BMW
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| Nov 2 2009 3:45PM
4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
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ext. 1901). For technical and service questions, call the AP Global
Customer Support at 877-587-6180 or e-mail apcustomersupport at
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| Court seems unlikely to get involved in fee fight Nov 2 2009 10:51AM
Several Supreme Court justices seemed
unsympathetic to calls for the court to get involved in setting
fees for mutual funds, a common form of retirement investment.
Americans have invested more than $10 trillion in mutual funds,
according to ind
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| Economic numbers up...Stocks surge...Violence in Pakistan... Nov 2 2009 9:55AM
Three economic reports are all showing
better-than-expected numbers this morning. The Institute for Supply
Management's gauge of manufacturing activity grew at the fastest
pace in more than three years last month. Meanwhile, the government
reports co
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| High court won't review civil rightsera case Nov 2 2009 9:34AM
The Supreme Court has left in place a judge's
ruling that allowed prosecutors to charge a reputed Ku Klux
Klansman with kidnapping more than 40 years after two black men
were abducted and killed in rural Mississippi.
The justices on Monday re
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| Court to decide if twoperson Labor Board legal Nov 2 2009 9:13AM
The Supreme Court will decide whether the
National Labor Relations Board, normally made up of five people,
can make decisions with only two members in place.
The NLRB has operated with only two members and three
vacancies for more than a year
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| (Following Advance for Use Thursday, Nov. 12) Nov 2 2009 8:18AM
Today in History
Today is Thursday, Nov. 12, the 316th day of 2009. There are 49
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Nov. 12, 1942, the World War II naval Battle of Guadalcanal
began. (The Allies ended up w
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| (Following Advance for Use Friday, Nov. 13) Nov 2 2009 8:17AM
Today in History
Today is Friday, Nov. 13, the 317th day of 2009. There are 48
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Nov. 13, 1909, 259 men and boys were killed when fire erupted
inside a coal mine in Cherry,
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Nov 2 2009 3:44AM
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| (Following Advance for Use Friday, Nov. 13) Nov 1 2009 8:31AM
Today in History
Today is Friday, Nov. 13, the 317th day of 2009. There are 48
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Nov. 13, 1909, 259 men and boys were killed when fire erupted
inside a coal mine in Cherry,
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| (Following Advance for Use Thursday, Nov. 12) Nov 1 2009 8:31AM
Today in History
Today is Thursday, Nov. 12, the 316th day of 2009. There are 49
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Nov. 12, 1942, the World War II naval Battle of Guadalcanal
began. (The Allies ended up w
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Nov 1 2009 3:44AM
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 1 2009 2:41AM
Enforcement of the state's Clean Air Act
appears to be a little hazy on Indian reservations.
Tribally owned casinos are exempt from the indoor smoking ban
while some enrolled tribal members who own reservation bars and
casinos aren't enforcing t
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| Montana Supreme Court rules against Whitefish Oct 31 2009 3:24PM
The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a
lower court ruling, and now the city of Whitefish must pay $440,000
to a couple whose rights were violated when the city denied a
building exemption permit.
The court upheld a June 2007 ruling by the Flathe
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Oct 31 2009 3:51AM
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| Cup challenger wins rudder issue in court Oct 30 2009 8:18PM
America's Cup challenger BMW Oracle Racing has
won another favorable judgment in a New York court in its long,
bitter battle with defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland.
In a ruling on a technical matter, Justice Shirley Kornreich of
the New
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Oct 30 2009 3:51AM
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 29 2009 4:13PM
A jury rejected Robert Goulding's
argument of an assisted suicide and convicted him of first-degree
murder after about 30 minutes of deliberation Thursday.
The 52-year-old Rapid City man was charged in the shooting death
of 56-year-old Allen Kis
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| Former attorney sent to prison Oct 29 2009 1:04PM
A former attorney is being sent to prison
for violating the terms of his probation on an embezzlement charge.
Christopher Moen was charged with taking about $40,000 from a
client's trust account between December 2004 and January 2006. The
37-yea
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| Ariz. court rules records law covers 'metadata' Oct 29 2009 12:36PM
An Arizona Supreme Court ruling says hidden data
embedded in electronic public records must be disclosed under the
state's public records law.
The Supreme Court's unanimous ruling Thursday overturns a lower
court decision. It is one of the first
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| Honduras takes Brazil to world court over Zelaya Oct 29 2009 9:41AM
Honduras has filed a case at the
U.N.'s highest court accusing Brazil of meddling in internal
Honduran affairs by allowing ousted President Manuel Zelaya to stay
at its embassy in Tegucigalpa.
The interim government in Honduras is asking the Int
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| Twothirds of Parole Board members are new Oct 29 2009 7:00AM
Two-thirds of the South Dakota Board of
Pardons and Parole members have been part of the panel for less
than a year, and soon, another member will be new.
One of the new members, former Minnehaha County State's Attorney
Dave Nelson, compared ser
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Oct 29 2009 3:51AM
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Oct 29 2009 3:06AM
The law that President Barack Obama signed
Wednesday extending federal hate crimes protection to gays and
lesbians has alarmed some religious groups and delighted others.
The Rev. Meg Riley, director of Advocacy and Witness for the
Unitarian Uni
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Oct 28 2009 3:51AM
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Oct 28 2009 2:41AM
Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry is
calling on abortion opponents to burn effigies of House Speaker
[[kxtopic:nancy-pelosi:t[Nancy Pelosi]:t]] and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this [[kxtopic:halloween:t[Halloween]:t]].
Terry is also usin
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| Hawaii Supreme Court ending ceded lands case Oct 27 2009 11:34PM
The Hawaii Supreme Court is bringing a 15-year
court battle over Hawaiian lands to a close.
The court Tuesday ordered the dismissal of the claims of the
final plaintiff in the case, which it was reconsidering after the
U.S. Supreme Court ruled i
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| Man convicted in 2000 shooting executed in Texas Oct 27 2009 6:54PM
A man convicted of murder in the
robbery and slaying of another man in San Antonio more than nine
years ago has been executed in Texas.
Twenty-eight-year-old Reginald Blanton received lethal injection
for the April 2000 shooting death of Carlos
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| Judge: Persian Gulf port out as America's Cup port Oct 27 2009 12:36PM
Eds: APNewsNow. Will be UPDATED.
By BERNIE WILSON
AP Sports Writer
A New York judge has ruled that Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab
Emirates, cannot host the America's Cup based on the 19th-century
document that governs sailing's marquee regatta.
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| Fla. Supreme Court denies NCAA motion for a stay Oct 27 2009 10:51AM
The NCAA's bid to delay a court order
to release its records on academic cheating at Florida State has
been rejected by the Florida Supreme Court.
In a terse one-sentence order Tuesday, Florida's high court
denied the NCAA's emergency motion.
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| DC sniper Muhammad set to die by lethal injection Oct 27 2009 10:30AM
Convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad will
die by lethal injection when he is executed next month.
Virginia Department of Corrections spokesman Larry Traylor says
Muhammad declined to choose between lethal injection and
electrocution, so under st
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| Blackburn appealing to SD Supreme Court Oct 27 2009 7:56AM
A Rapid City man sentenced to life in
prison without parole for the stabbing and beating death of his
girlfriend is appealing to the state Supreme Court.
Jurors in August convicted 24-year-old Tad Blackburn of
second-degree murder for the Novemb
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Oct 27 2009 3:51AM
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| Update on the latest in business: Oct 27 2009 2:35AM
A strengthening dollar and investor caution
combined to take stocks lower Monday.
The market was in rally mode as the session began, but turned
lower as interest rates surged and a rebound in the value of the
dollar stalled a rally in commoditie
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| Supreme Court on the road Oct 26 2009 11:20PM
North Dakota's Supreme Court is on the
road this week.
The justices are hearing cases in high schools and at the
University of North Dakota.
The two-day visit to UND, starting Wednesday, is aimed at
allowing people on campus a chance to se
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| 3 former Marsh executives acquitted of bidrigging Oct 26 2009 9:42PM
Three former executives of the insurance broker
Marsh Inc. have been acquitted of bid-rigging, price-fixing and
other charges following an 11-month trial in Manhattan.
Attorney Jerry Bernstein (BURN'-styn) says his client, Joseph
Peiser, former
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| Challenger wants Swiss club dumped as trustee Oct 26 2009 8:32PM
Eds: APNewsNow. Will be UPDATED.
By BERNIE WILSON
AP Sports Writer
San Francisco's Golden Gate Yacht Club has taken legal action to
try to remove Swiss yacht club Societe Nautique de Geneve as
America's Cup trustee.
Golden Gate filed a brea
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| Justice Scalia: Rival doctrine seeks rigidity Oct 26 2009 5:51PM
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
says those who want modern-day legal interpretations to view the
U.S. Constitution through contemporary lenses are seeking rigidity,
not flexibility, in the country's justice system.
Scalia is well-known
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| (Following Advance for Use Wednesday, Nov. 4) Oct 26 2009 9:55AM
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2009. There are 57
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
One year ago, on Nov. 4, 2008, Democrat Barack Obama was elected
the first black president o
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| (Following Advance for Use Friday, November 6th) Oct 26 2009 9:55AM
MORNINGPREP-MORNINGPREP-MORNINGPREP-MORNINGPREP
! ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY !
On November sixth, 1947, NBC's "Meet The Press" went on the
air.
In 1957,
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Oct 26 2009 3:51AM
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| (Following Advance for Use Wednesday, Nov. 4) Oct 25 2009 7:56AM
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2009. There are 57
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
One year ago, on Nov. 4, 2008, Democrat Barack Obama was elected
the first black president o
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Oct 25 2009 3:51AM
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 24 2009 3:52PM
A team of U.N. inspectors has gone to Iran to
visit a recently revealed nuclear site, amid new efforts to curb
Iran's nuclear program.
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency plan to
examine an unfinished uranium enrichment facility
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| 2 Supreme Court justices taking stage in DC opera Oct 24 2009 2:14PM
Two U.S. Supreme Court justices are taking
theatrics out of the courtroom and into to a more suitable venue.
Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia will have
nonspeaking roles Saturday night in a production by the Washington
National O
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Oct 24 2009 3:51AM
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