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Turk who shot Pope John Paul II seeks Polish citizenship
May 2 2008, AP

The Turkish gunman who shot and wounded Pope John Paul II is applying for Polish citizenship because he wants to live in the country of the late pontiff, whom he called his “spiritual brother.”But the Polish Foreign Ministry said the chances of Mehmet...

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US stocks look to extend losses after job data
AP, New York
Stocks are heading for a sharply lower open after the government disappointed investors with news that the economy shed jobs for the eighth straight month in August.
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Jobless rate jumps to 5-year high of 6.1 percent
AP, Washington
The government says the nation’s unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs.
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Southeast states brace for Tropical Storm Hanna
AP, Wilmington
Tropical storm watches or warnings were extended from Georgia to areas just south of New York City on Friday as states along the Atlantic braced for Tropical Storm...
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US Coast Guard helicopter crashes off Hawaii
AP, Honolulu
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter has crashed in waters five miles south of Honolulu, and officials say three crewmembers have been recovered and one remains missing....
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Assurant signs warranty accord with GE unit
AP, New York
Specialty insurer Assurant Inc. has agreed to acquire the warranty management business of General Electric Co.’s appliance and consumer electronics division.
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Montana motorcyclist dies in 239 mph crash
AP, Wendover
A 47-year-old record-setting motorcycle racer from Montana has died when he lost control and crashed while traveling at 239 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
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US stocks look to extend losses ahead of job data
AP, New York
Wall Street looked to extend its losses on Friday, with investors worried that the government’s August jobs report will show that the economy is in recession.
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Feds warn climate change could harm giant sequoias
AP, Visalia
Federal researchers are warning that warming temperatures could soon cause California’s giant sequoia trees to die off more quickly unless forest managers plan...
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Black bear busts secret Utah pot farm
AP, Panguitch
One Utah community is cheering a special bear _ but don’t call him Smokey.
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Stand Up to Cancer telethon takes over network TV
AP, Los Angeles
After seeing what “An Inconvenient Truth” did for environmental awareness, Hollywood producer Laura Ziskin wanted to make a documentary about cancer, a...
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San Francisco delays rollout of ID card program
AP, San Francisco
San Francisco is delaying a controversial program that would provide identification cards to all residents regardless of legal status.
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Obama sends supporters to blunt Palin's impact
AP, Harrisburg
Barack Obama’s campaign plans to employ high-profile female supporters in an effort to blunt GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s potential to...
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Hurricane Ike weakens to Category 3 storm
AP, Miami
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Ike has weakened to a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic.
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Remains of 3 sailors from Pearl Harbor identified
AP, Portland
Two-thirds of a century ago, Kathleen Wyman drove her brother to California to join the Navy. From there, he shipped out to the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor.
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Hanna heading toward US after blowing past Bahamas
AP, Nassau
Tropical Storm Hanna was accelerating early Friday as it made its way toward the United States’ southeast coast.
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Southeast braces for Hanna as Ike strengthens
AP, Wilmington
Some Southeastern states declared emergencies and officials urged residents to head inland Thursday as Tropical Storm Hanna headed toward the Atlantic coast, where it...
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Boeing, machinists union meet with mediator
AP, Seattle
Representatives from Boeing Co. and the machinists union met with a federal mediator Thursday as the clock ticked on an unusual two-day contract extension after union...
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Greenspan: Don't use Fed as a 'magical piggy bank'
AP, Washington
Troubled by the Bear Stearns debacle, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is advocating a new way of dealing with government bailouts of companies whose...
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Palin's lawyer has already questioned 2 witnesses
AP, Anchorage
The lawyer for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has begun questioning witnesses who potentially could testify against her in a probe of whether she abused her public office by...
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Woodward: Bush 'too often failed to lead' on Iraq
AP, Washington
President Bush “rarely was the voice of realism” on the Iraq war and “too often failed to lead,” according to a new book by Bob Woodward...
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Va. man gets 22 year sentence in Capitol gun case
AP, Washington
A Virginia man convicted of carrying a loaded shotgun near the U.S. Capitol and hiding explosives in his truck has been sentenced to 22 years in prison.
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made popular Aug 15 2008
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Brazil arrests 2 in attack by man in Santa outfit
AP, Sao Paulo
Police say they have arrested two men for hiring a gunman dressed as Santa Claus to shoot one of the men’s illegitimate daughters.
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made popular Aug 13 2008
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Pa. rape suspect shoots at police before arrest
AP, Allentown
Police say a man took a 14-year-old girl from her home at gunpoint early Tuesday and raped her at an eastern Pennsylvania motel, where he later opened fire on police...
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Gunman dies of wounds in Jordan
AP, Amman
A Jordanian security official says a Palestinian gunman who shot himself after wounding six people in Jordan’s capital last week has died of his injuries.The...
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made popular Jul 23 2008
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Huckabee jokes about Obama ducking a gunman
Justin, Baton Rouge
During a speech before the National Rifle Association convention Friday afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky, former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee —...
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made popular May 17 2008
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Gunman upset over condo fees killed by SWAT team in Fla.
AP, Pompano Beach
A man upset over thousands of dollars in fees owed to a condominium association brandished a gun and took two association employees hostage before he was killed by a...
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made popular Apr 25 2008
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NIU gunman's essays portray feelings of alienation
AP, Dekalb
Graduate school application essays written by a man who fatally shot five students and wounded 18 other people in a Northern Illinois University classroom before...
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made popular Apr 19 2008
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Police: US Capitol Gunman Had Bomb
AP, Washington
Authorities revealed Tuesday that a man carrying a loaded shotgun was arrested in January near the U.S. Capitol, and explosives left in his truck nearby went undetected...
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made popular Mar 26 2008
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Israeli Police Holding Gunman's Corpse
AP, Jerusalem
Israeli police are holding the body of the Palestinian gunman who killed eight students at a Jerusalem seminary last week until his family is able to hold a low-key...
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made popular Mar 10 2008
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Police Say No Threat at Campus
AP, Stony Brook
Police searched the campus of Stony Brook University after a report of a man with a gun Monday, but later said there was no threat.There were no reports of any shots...
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made popular Feb 25 2008
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Gunman Reported at Stony Brook Campus
AP, Stony Brook
Campus police at Stony Brook University on eastern Long Island are investigating a report of a man with a handgun on campus.There were no reports of shots being...
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made popular Feb 25 2008
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No Early Release for Smart Case Gunman
AP, Concord
The gunman in the notorious Pamela Smart murder case has been denied early release from prison, but he will be eligible for parole three years earlier than he...
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made popular Feb 12 2008
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3 killed after Super Bowl argument
Melinda, Budapest
Three men were killed by a gunman after an argument broke out in a restaurant while the Super Bowl was being shown on television, police said.
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made popular Feb 11 2008
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Gunman in Pamela Smart Case Apologizes
AP, Brentwood
The gunman in the notorious Pamela Smart murder case tearfully apologized to his victim’s family Friday as he asked for early release from prison.Gregory...
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made popular Jan 25 2008
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Inmate May Have Plotted Another Escape
AP, Atlanta
The man awaiting trial for a bloody escape at the Atlanta courthouse in 2005 is suspected of enlisting his pen-pal girlfriend, a paralegal and at least two...
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made popular Jan 4 2008
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Gunman Called 'Gentle' but Troubled
AP, Bellevue
Robert Hawkins had a history of depression but seemed to be doing better since moving in with a friend’s family just over a year ago.But about two weeks ago he...
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made popular Dec 6 2007
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Gunman Called 'Gentle' but Depressed
AP, Bellevue
Robert Hawkins had a history of depression but seemed to be doing better since moving in with a friend’s family just over a year ago. But about two weeks ago he...
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made popular Dec 6 2007
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Pam Smart Gunman Seeks Reduced Sentence
AP, Warren
The teenage lover who murdered Pamela Smart’s husband in 1990 is asking a judge to reduce his prison sentence 11 years before he is currently set to become...
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made popular Oct 23 2007
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Cadet Honored in NYC Gun Suspect Capture
AP, New York
A police cadet credited with helping capture a masked student armed with a loaded rifle at St. John’s University was honored Thursday, as the student’s...
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made popular Sep 27 2007
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