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Troubles Lead Ex-TV Anchor to Suicide
Mar 1 2008, AP

To classmates at Beaver Area High School in the hills of western Pennsylvania, Suzanne Pagella was a celebrity.”She made it big in Detroit. She was born for that,” Tom Dowlin said. “That’s just how we thought about her. She was the first to go out...

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Pa. museum may allow DNA test of Lincoln's blood
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The head of a Philadelphia museum says its sample of Abraham Lincoln’s blood may get DNA testing, but some questions must be answered first.
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Rihanna returns to red carpet in New York
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Rihanna is back _ on the red carpet, at least.
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Bernanke likely to give less dour take on economy
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will provide Congress with a fresh assessment of the country’s fragile economic health that probably will note some recent...
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Recession forces new focus in e-commerce marketing
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Online retailers are shifting their marketing from traditional advertising to less expensive tools like Facebook.com and Twitter and e-mail as they seek market share or...
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Hudson River to be site of Macy's July 4 fireworks
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One of the nation’s largest July Fourth fireworks shows will be held on the Hudson River this year to celebrate the 400th anniversary of English explorer Henry...
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Mass. police get burned as 4,000 teens flood beach
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Former Navy official gets 3 years for child porn
AP, San Diego
A deputy assistant secretary of the Navy under President Bill Clinton has been sentenced in San Diego to more than three years in federal prison for possessing child...
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Owner of club for rich says she opposed $375M loan
AP, Missoula
The owner of the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club says she opposed a $375 million loan blamed for the resort’s financial collapse, but never tried to stop the...
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Dan Barber named top chef in US at food `Oscars'
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Dan Barber, a pioneer of the so-called farm-to-table restaurant movement, was named the nation’s top chef Monday by the James Beard Foundation.
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Woman gets house arrest for false hijacking report
AP, Los Angeles
A woman is under house arrest for falsely reporting that a man she was stalking was going to hijack a plane in Los Angeles _ a lie authorities say nearly prevented him...
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Double hand transplant taking place in Pittsburgh
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The first U.S. double hand transplant is taking place at a Pittsburgh hospital.
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Israeli PM wants 'triple track' approach to peace
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McCanns to Winfrey: Madeleine is still alive
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2 teens deny planning to shoot up Calif. school
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Two teenagers have denied in court they planned to bring guns to their California high school and randomly shoot fellow students.
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Man allegedly squeezed Army contractor for payoff
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Voters to select new Detroit mayor on Tuesday
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Court puts limits on liability in toxic spill
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NYT union workers approve 5 percent pay cut
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Pentagon auditor cites heavy fraud by contractor
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China upholds death for man who took $8.8 million
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Ex-Calif. bookkeeper accused of embezzling $10M
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Former Israeli finance minister indicted
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Troubled Mich. Ex-News Anchor Found Dead
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