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Iowa appeals court orders Chicago officer freed
Oct 1 2008, AP

An appeals court Wednesday ordered a Chicago police officer freed from prison in an Iowa assault case that has top brass back home defending one of their own.

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Ill. gov to convicted fundraiser: Tell the truth
AP, Chicago
Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday called on Antoin “Tony” Rezko to tell the truth, a day after federal prosecutors strongly hinted that the political...
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Stevens jurors hear tape of plot to hide free work
AP, Washington
Two close friends of Sen. Ted Stevens schemed to conceal the fact that one was paying for expensive remodeling and repairs done at the senator’s cabin in Alaska,...
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Ohio top court mulls Planned Parenthood files
AP, Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday that an abortion clinic’s medical records on other patients are relevant to a lawsuit brought by parents of...
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Obama money from abroad could total $3.3 million
AP, Washington
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has raised about $3.3 million from contributors who did not list a home state or who designated their state with an...
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Former officials say Iran helped on al-Qaida
AP, Washington
In an effort to help the United States counter al-Qaida after the 9/11 attack, Iran rounded up hundreds of Arabs who had crossed the border from Afghanistan, expelled...
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Retirement accounts have lost $2 trillion so far
AP, Washington
Americans’ retirement plans have lost as much as $2 trillion in the past 15 months _ about 20 percent of their value _ Congress’ top budget analyst...
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House Democrats unveil draft climate change bill
AP, Washington
With the presidential election less than a month away and the economy reeling, House Democratic leaders on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to reduce the gases blamed for...
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Gold prices climb amid financial uncertainty
AP, New York
Gold prices kept rising Tuesday, approaching $900 an ounce after another day of turmoil in financial markets encouraged buying of safe-haven assets. Silver also rose.
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UAW launches advertising campaign against McCain
AP, Detroit
United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Tuesday the union would run $3 million worth of advertising criticizing Republican presidential candidate John...
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Strong ratings for CBS; `Mentalist' looks like hit
AP, New York
CBS is looking good so far this TV season, easily winning last week in the prime-time ratings and perhaps minting a new hit in “The Mentalist.”
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State reviewing per diem payments to Palin
AP, Anchorage
Gov. Sarah Palin’s practice of charging the state when she stays in her home must be reviewed to determine if she should pay taxes on the payments, state Finance...
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NY Gov. Paterson says he'll seek full term in 2010
AP, Albany
New York Gov. David Paterson says he will run in 2010 for a full term in the office he has held since Eliot Spitzer resigned.
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Museum agrees to ax Lizzie Borden name, ending row
AP, Boston
A museum and a bed and breakfast have settled a trademark dispute over the macabre legacy of Lizzie Borden, a Sunday school teacher accused in the hatchet deaths of her...
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Credit barely eases after Fed plans to buy paper
AP, New York
The grip on the credit markets loosened just barely on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve said it would buy commercial paper, the unsecured short-term debt that...
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Schwarzenegger to candidates: Get back to issues
AP, San Francisco
Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday that the presidential candidates should end the smear campaigns and get back to the issues.
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Palin stretches truth in campaign speeches
AP, Jacksonville
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin tells audiences the election is about the “truthfulness and judgment” needed to be president. But the...
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AP Exclusive: Documents say detainee near insanity
AP, Washington
A U.S. military officer warned Pentagon officials that an American detainee was being driven nearly insane by months of punishing isolation and sensory deprivation in a...
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Obama camp cites SC school invites to Ayers
AP, Columbia
Barack Obama’s campaign is citing the University of South Carolina’s speaking invitations to William Ayers and Republican Gov. Mark Sanford’s role as...
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Second lottery win makes Kansas man flush
AP, Great Bend
A Kansas man whose girlfriend was physically stuck to the toilet in their home wins $20,000 in the state Lottery, for the second time this year. Kory McFarren cashed in...
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High court dispute over who gets retirement money
AP, Washington
If William Kennedy had updated all his financial paperwork in accordance with his divorce decree, chances are his daughter would not have been at the Supreme Court on...
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Appeals court orders Chicago officer freed
AP, Des Moines
The Iowa Court of Appeals has ordered that a Chicago police officer jailed in the assault of Iowa man be freed from prison.
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Iran sentences 4 women activists to prison
AP, Stockholm
Iran has reportedly sentenced four female activists to six months in prison for writings demanding equality for women, a move denounced Friday by Sweden, which awarded...
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Jailed Cuban punk rocker to stand trial Friday
AP, Havana
Cuba has ordered jailed punk rocker Gorki Aguila, an outspoken critic of Fidel Castro and the communist government, to stand trail on Friday for “social...
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US lawyer gets 3 years in prison in Belarus
AP, Minsk
An American lawyer has been sentenced to three years in prison in Belarus in a case that raised already high tensions between Washington and the authoritarian ex-Soviet...
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UN human rights expert released in Bangladesh
AP, Dhaka
A Bangladeshi lawyer who works as a human trafficking expert for the United Nations has been released on bail while she appeals a three-year jail sentence on extortion...
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Myanmar detains comedian who delivered cyclone aid
AP, Yangon
A famous Myanmar comedian and three other activists who helped deliver relief supplies to cyclone victims could be imprisoned for two years on charges of causing public...
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Jailed Russian oil tycoon asks for parole
AP, Moscow
Jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky filed a request for parole Wednesday and his lawyer challenged Russia’s new president to follow through on promises...
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3 Tibetan activists jailed in Nepal
AP, Katmandu
Nepalese authorities jailed three Tibetan activists for three months for leading protests against China’s crackdown in Tibet, an official said Saturday.Katmandu...
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Giants' Bradshaw jailed in southwest Virginia
AP, Richmond
New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw is serving a 30-day jail sentence on a probation violation in southwest Virginia, his legal counsel said Thursday.Charles A....
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NY Giants RB Bradshaw jailed in southwest Virginia
AP, Richmond
New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw is serving a 30-day jail sentence on a probation violation in southwest Virginia, his legal counsel said Thursday.Charles A....
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US soldier jailed in Mexico on gun charges freed
AP, El Paso
A U.S. soldier who was held in a Mexican jail for more than a month on weapons charges has been released, Mexican authorities said.Spc. Richard Torres was arrested...
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Saudi activist on hunger strike after arrest
AP, Riyadh
A leading Saudi human rights activist has been on a hunger strike since being arrested last week and his health is deteriorating, his wife said Sunday.Matrook al-Faleh...
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US to review Gitmo juvenile numbers
AP, Geneva
U.S. officials said Thursday they will review whether more juveniles were detained at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay than the eight they have reported.The...
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Mexican donkey freed from jail after assault
AP, Tuxtla Gutierrez
A Mexican donkey has been freed from jail after doing time for assault and battery. The Televisa network on Wednesday showed “Blacky” gobbling food from a...
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Indian rights activist to remain in jail
AP, Patna
Indian authorities insisted that a controversial case against a jailed human rights activist will go forward, with one official saying Wednesday that a group of Nobel...
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US `heartbroken' that terrorists use children
AP, United Nations
The top American envoy at the U.N. slammed terrorists and insurgents for using children to carry out violence, but said Tuesday that the U.S. tries to provide special...
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Mexican donkey jailed for ornery behavior
AP, Tuxtla Gutierrez
A donkey is doing time in southern Mexico for assault and battery.The animal was locked up at a local jail that normally holds people for public drunkenness and other...
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Mexican burro jailed for ornery behavior
AP, Tuxtla Gutierrez
A donkey is doing time in southern Mexico for assault and battery.The animal was locked up at a local jail that normally holds people for public drunkenness and other...
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Correction: Iraq-US-Jailed Kids story
AP, New York
In a May 19 story about the U.S. military holding approximately 500 juveniles in detention centers in Afghanistan and Iraq, The Associated Press erroneously reported...
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made popular May 19 2008
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This undated photo, supplied by the Iowa Department of Corrections, shows Chicago police officer Michael Mette, who is serving a five-year sentence in an Iowa prison cell after being convicted of assault causing serious injuries. The charges stem from a...

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