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Saturday, November 21, 2009
Around the Nation

Levin: could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect

This Oct. 2008 file photo by Muhammad ud-Deen shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen.
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical...
West

Teen pleads guilty in US border agent killing

This undated file image provided by the U.S. Border Patrol shows agent Robert Wimer Rosas, who was shot and killed while patrolling Thursday July 23, 2009 in southeastern San Diego County.
By Associated Press
SAN DIEGO — A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to killing a Border Patrol...
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Around the Nation

Postal Service to resume North Pole Santa letters

Santa Claus, also known as Patrick Farmer, at Santa Claus House in North Pole, Alaska Wednesday, holds letters from children sent this year.
By Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from...
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South

Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken

This undated photo provided Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office shows Mario Andrette McNeill.
By Associated Press
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed...
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Midwest

Plea deal reached in store scuffle case

This Nov. 4, 2009 file photo shows Heather Ellis, left, arm-in-arm with her mother, Hester Ellis, exiting the Stoddard County Justice Center in Bloomfield, Mo.
By Associated Press
KENNETT, Mo. — A black school teacher who claimed white police officers abused and assaulted her agreed Friday...
Northeast

Memorial Bridge re-opens

Gerry Gerard, left, and Bryan Farren of the Maine Department of Transportation pick up road barriers Friday on the Kittery, Maine, side of the Memorial Bridge, making room for traffic as the bridge reopens after being closed for emergency repairs.
By Adam Leech / Portsmouth Herald
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The Memorial Bridge reopened ahead of schedule on Friday following a month of repairs that...
South

Spaceman awaits birth on Earth

By Herald wire services
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Atlantis’ astronauts anxiously awaited word yesterday on the birth of a crewman’s daughter as they moved supplies into the...
Northeast

AP reporter caught up in Stalin family’s agony

This Oct. 24, 2009 photo shows journalist George Krimsky interviewed by The Associated Press at his home in Washington, Conn.
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Conn. — Newly arrived in Moscow on his first foreign assignment, Associated Press correspondent George...
Northeast

Ben & Jerry’s names new flavor after Hannah Teter

Maple Blondie is Ben and Jerry’s new limited edition flavor with gold-medalist snowboarder and Vermont native, Hannah Teter.
By Associated Press
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ben & Jerry’s has named its newest ice cream flavor...
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South

Big cat show in Atlanta has 750 entries, 1 crown

In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, photo, Chandler Horn holds his Siamese cat named ‘Mezetique Fresco’ in his Lancaster, Pa., home.
By Associated Press
The cat world will spend the weekend looking for its top dog. The Western Hemisphere’s largest show for felines,...
Northeast

Maine dad accused of abduction waives extradition

This undated photo provided by the Maine Department of Public Safety shows Gary Traynham.
By Associated Press
ROCHESTER, N.H. — A man accused of abducting his 2-year-old daughter and bringing her to New Hampshire has agreed...
Northeast

Tween Justin Bieber fans lose control at LI mall

Justin Bieber
By Associated Press
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - Police on Long Island shut down a mall appearance by teen pop singer Justin Bieber after thousands...
Around the Nation

Astronauts gear up for 2nd spacewalk of mission

By Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— An astronaut is gearing up for the first spacewalk of his career while awaiting the imminent...
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Around the Nation

New guidelines: Women need fewer Pap smears

By Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, under new guidelines that...
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South

Stockbroker swears by medicinal marijuana

By Linda Trischitta /  Sun Sentinel
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — At a picnic table outside his office building Friday, stockbroker Irvin Rosenfeld took a long drag on his 115,000th marijuana...
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Mother’s loss overrides all in burial debate

Margery Eagan
by Margery Eagan
Mothers of fallen soldiers should be first - ahead of fathers, spouses,...


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