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A city police officer was cleared of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man fleeing a New Year’s party as police and multiple suspects exchanged...
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Retreating as they brace for congressional losses, Republicans have canceled television advertising in a key Senate race in Louisiana and scaled back ads in eight...
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John McCain, a senior member of the Senate committee that oversees the telecom industry, now has cell phone coverage at the family’s ranch near Sedona, Ariz.,...
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Close to one in every three newly registered Ohio voters will end up on court-ordered lists being sent to county election boards because they have some discrepancy in...
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A jury has ended its first day of deliberations in the case of a New York City woman accused of allegedly standing by as her husband beat her 7-year-old daughter to...
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Advice to the next president from George W. Bush’s former homeland security adviser: Tell the public quickly and clearly how you plan to protect the country from...
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AP, Nashville
A publicist for Brad Paisley says Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, are expecting their second child.
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AP, Baltimore
A man convicted of killing his neighbor was freed on Wednesday after serving 21 years in prison because prosecutors said they didn’t have enough evidence to retry...
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AP, Jefferson City
Gov. Matt Blunt agreed Wednesday to give thousands of old e-mails for free to several media outlets who had sued his administration after initially being told the...
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AP, Indianapolis
Dan Quayle knows a little about what Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is going through and he advised her to “just be yourself.”
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AP, Little Rock
In a predominantly black church in a city known for its past racial strife, Bishop Robert Smith is taking sides. His targets: Democratic presidential nominee Barack...
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AP, Seattle
Five visiting scholars from Afghanistan who disappeared from the University of Washington were found Wednesday morning in Canada after crossing the border separately...
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AP, Charlotte
A handful of top executives from American International Group Inc. spent thousands of dollars during a recent English hunting trip, even as the New York-based insurer...
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AP, Fort Worth
Authorities are looking for two people who allegedly stole a preacher’s wallet and went on a shopping spree while he was giving a sermon about showing mercy to...
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AP, New York
Bored with the same bland silver and white-colored cars dominating the highways? Worry not. Blue is the car color of tomorrow.
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AP, Brooksville
While normally effective on people, a Hernando deputy learned the hard way that Taser stun guns do not work very well on wild boars.
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AP, Washington
The Secret Service is looking into a second allegation that a participant at a Republican political rally shouted “kill him,” referring to Democratic...
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AP, Miami
Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal _ sports handicapper extraordinaire, Las Vegas gaming executive and the inspiration for the blockbuster movie, “Casino,”...
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DJ AM was jolted from a nap by a real-life nightmare: the fiery plane crash in South Carolina that left him badly burned and killed four passengers.
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AP, Edmond
The mayor of this conservative Oklahoma City suburb on Wednesday retreated from a board’s decision to help buy a bronze sculpture depicting Jesus Christ and said...
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A genealogy Web site says it has found the king of America _ or rather, the descendant of George Washington’s family who would have most likely held the title had...
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AP, Richmond
In a state considered the American birthplace of hunting with hounds, George Washington’s favorite sport has become a target for some Virginia landowners who say...
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AP, New York
A historian and author was sentenced Friday to a year and a half in prison after apologizing for stealing letters that were written by George Washington and Abraham...
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AP, Washington
The 600-mile route taken by the armies of Gen. George Washington and his French partner in the climactic campaign of the Revolutionary War would become a national...
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AP, Washington
The archaeologists were delighted to at last find the remains of George Washington’s boyhood home but got stumped when they looked for evidence of the cherry tree...
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AP, New York
The walls of “The Colbert Report” studio are plastered with letters and artwork of the show’s fearless leader submitted by loyal fans. In one painted...
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AP, Stanford
George Washington’s frantic comeback finish proved to be only a warmup for one of the greatest performances in NCAA tournament history.Candice Wiggins did what...
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AP, Stanford
Sarah-Jo Lawrence got George Washington back into the regional semifinal just in the nick of time. Lawrence rebounded a missed shot by Kimberly Beck and beat the buzzer...
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AP, Cincinnati
C.J. Anderson scored 15 points Saturday night, and No. 9 Xavier wasted an 18-point lead before rallying for its 11th straight victory Saturday night, 66-56 over George...
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AP, Washington
Fordham completed the worst season in NCAA women’s basketball history Saturday, losing 66-27 to No. 15 George Washington to become the first team to go...
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Most of the leaders of the free world suffered and suffer from diseases that we all do.
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