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A waste pond at a coal-burning power plant in northeast Alabama has stopped leaking after some spilled into a nearby creek. It&#8217;s the second accident at a Tennessee Valley Authority retaining pond in less than a month.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Man Accused Of Beating Up Baby, Pregnant Girlfriend And 4&#45;Year&#45;Old</title>
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A New Bedford, CT man pleaded not guilty Friday to more than a dozen charges stemming from what a New Bedford police spokesman has characterized as &#8220;horrendous acts of abuse, including mayhem and kidnapping.&#8221;           ]]></description>
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Governor Rod Blagojevich says the Illinois House&#8217;s decision to impeach him was no surprise because he&#8217;s been engaged in a struggle with lawmakers since his re-election in 2006.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Salmonella Outbreak Sickens Hundreds</title>
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An investigation is underway into a salmonella outbreak. Health officials say that there are reports of at least 400 people sick from salmonella in 42 states.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Former Georgia Mayor Arrested In Florida Bank Robbery</title>
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A former small-town Georgia mayor was arrested on the Florida Panhandle for allegedly driving the getaway car in a bank robbery.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Hospital Loses Baby&#8217;s Body</title>
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A New Jersey mother says the hospital where she delivered her baby threw his body in the trash after he died. The hospital says it&#8217;s investigating. Jeff Pegues has the story.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Barack Obama Hails &#8216;Extraordinary Gathering&#8217; With All U.S. Presidents</title>
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Obama stood in the Oval Office on Wednesday with President George W. Bush and three former presidents: Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. The president-elect said all of them understand the pressures of the job and he looks forward to sharing time with them.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Roland Burris Refused Seat In US Senate</title>
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President-elect Barack Obama&#8217;s appointed successor was turned away when he appeared at the U.S. Capitol to take his seat.           ]]></description>
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          <title>U.S. Government Projects $6.5 Million In Bailout Costs Through January</title>
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The government estimates it will spend $6.5 million by the end of January in salaries and other administrative costs for the $700 billion financial rescue program.           ]]></description>
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President-elect Barack Obama is promising that his economic stimulus plan won&#8217;t include money for politicians&#8217; pet projects and will include provisions aimed at ensuring his administration is open and accountable to taxpayers and Congress.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Dennis Blair Is Obama&#8217;s Choice For Director Of National Intelligence</title>
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Retired Admiral Dennis Blair is Barack Obama&#8217;s choice to be director of national intelligence. Two Democratic officials said Monday that the former head of U.S. Pacific Command was the president-elect&#8217;s choice for the post. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement has not yet been made.           ]]></description>
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Two Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to run the CIA.           ]]></description>
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          <title>New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson Withdrawing Nomination of Commerce Secretary</title>
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Governor Bill Richardson withdraws his bid for Commerce Secretary.           ]]></description>
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The U.S. Senate&#8217;s sergeant at arms says he doesn&#8217;t expect trouble when Roland Burris shows up to be sworn in as President-elect Barack Obama&#8217;s successor on Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Race Enters Fight Over Filling Barack Obama&#8217;s Senate Seat</title>
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A House Democrat is daring Senate leaders to block a black man from taking President-elect Barack Obama&#8217;s vacated Senate seat.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Well Water Near Tennessee Coal Ash Spill May Be Unsafe</title>
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Some water samples near a massive spill of coal ash in eastern Tennessee are showing high levels of arsenic. And state and federal officials on Monday cautioned residents who use private wells or springs to stop drinking the water.           ]]></description>
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          <title>U.S. Treasury Department Provides Support For Another 92 Banks</title>
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The Treasury Department says it has provided an additional $4.7 billion to 92 banks as part of the government&#8217;s $700 billion rescue of the financial system.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Madoff Investor Found Dead Of Suicide</title>
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Police say the founder of an investment fund that lost $1.4 billion with Bernard Madoff was found dead Tuesday after committing suicide at his Madison Avenue office.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Montana 4&#45;Year&#45;Old Left In Car In Freezing Temps</title>
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Police say a Montana man left his four-year-old daughter outside in a car while he visited a teenage girl, in sub-freezing temperature.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Autopsy Results Released In Death Of NC Boy Tied To Tree</title>
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A North Carolina boy, left tied to a tree for more than 18 hours in June, died of dehydration and heat stroke. That&#8217;s according to an autopsy report released.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Maryland Drivers Rescued After Being Swept By Rushing Water</title>
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There have been some dramatic rescues in suburban Washington, Tuesday morning. after a water main break sent a wall of water across a commuter road.           ]]></description>
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          <title>President Bush Pardons 19, Commutes 1 Prison Term</title>
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Before leaving for the holidays, President Bush commuted one prison sentence and granted 19 pardons, including one to a man who helped the Jewish resistance in the 1940s.           ]]></description>
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Federal prosecutors are asking the committee studying impeachment of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich not to dig into criminal charges against the governor.           ]]></description>
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Vice President-elect Joe Biden says a report due out later Tuesday will show &#8220;no inappropriate contact&#8221; between President-elect Barack Obama&#8217;s staff and embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.           ]]></description>
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Two charter buses crashed Friday on a Seattle street, pushing one through a guardrail next to Interstate 5 and leaving its front wheels dangling above the freeway.           ]]></description>
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The California attorney general has changed his position on the state&#8217;s new same-sex marriage ban and is now urging the state Supreme Court to void Proposition 8.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Illinois Governor Blagojevich Pledges To Fight, Won&#8217;t Quit</title>
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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he is not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing and plans to stay on the job.           ]]></description>
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          <title>BREAKING NEWS: DNA Confirms Remains Are Caylee Anthony</title>
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Skeletal remains found in the woods are the Florida 3-year-old who has been missing since June, but they don&#8217;t reveal any clues about how she was killed, a county medical examiner said Friday. A utility worker stumbled upon the remains last week, less than a half-mile from where the girl lived. DNA tests confirm that the remains match Caylee Anthony&#8217;s genetic profile, said the medical examiner, Dr. Jan Garavaglia.           ]]></description>
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          <title>CDC: Early flu Season Cases Are Resisting Tamiflu</title>
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Government health officials are warning doctors that one flu medicine may not work against all cases this year.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Senator Says Obama Picks Karen Mills To Head Small Business Administration</title>
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Maine Sen. Susan Collins says President-elect Barack Obama has selected Karen Mills of Brunswick, Maine, to head the Small Business Administration.           ]]></description>
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          <title>FDA Approves Sweeteners Made By Coca&#45;Cola, PepsiCo</title>
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Federal regulators have approved two versions of a new zero-calorie sweetener developed by Coca-Cola Co. and rival PepsiCo.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Georgia Man To Be Sentenced In Beef Plant Debacle</title>
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Georgia businessman Robert Moultrie is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in federal court in Oxford on charges stemming from the failure of a Mississippi beef plant that cost taxpayers millions of dollars.           ]]></description>
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          <title>President Bush Considering &#8216;Orderly&#8217; Auto Bankruptcy</title>
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The White House says a managed bankruptcy for automakers is one option being considered to help save the troubled industry.           ]]></description>
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Caroline Kennedy confirms she will make a go at Senator Hillary Clinton&#8217;s Senate seat.           ]]></description>
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The Illinois Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge to Gov. Rod Blagojevich&#8217;s fitness to hold office. A spokesman said Wednesday that the court rejected the challenge without comment.           ]]></description>
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President George W. Bush says that while there has been lots of debate about his policies, there can be no argument that America has been kept safe since the Sept. 11 terror attacks.           ]]></description>
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Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox says no evidence of wrongdoing by staff has surfaced yet in connection with the agency&#8217;s failure to investigate credible claims about money manager Bernard Madoff.           ]]></description>
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It took 27 years for the parents of Adam Walsh to get the answer to one question: who kidnapped and killed their little boy? Tuesday, police say the case is closed. Matt Gutman has more.           ]]></description>
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The Federal Reserve has cut its target for a key interest rate to the lowest level on record and pledged to use &#8220;all available tools&#8221; to combat a severe financial crisis and prolonged recession.           ]]></description>
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The man who&#8217;s in charge of Chicago&#8217;s public schools is President-elect Barack Obama&#8217;s choice to be education secretary.           ]]></description>
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An Illinois House panel has begun an unprecedented meeting to decide whether to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich.           ]]></description>
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New York Gov. David Paterson says Caroline Kennedy has told him she&#8217;s interested in the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton.           ]]></description>
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A man threw his shoes at President George W. Bush and was dragged away by security officials during the president&#8217;s farewell trip to Iraq. The incident occurred as Bush was appearing Sunday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Bush ducked and wasn&#8217;t hit by either shoe.           ]]></description>
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The Upper Midwest and Plains states are getting a wintry wallop, as a powerful arctic front sweeps through.&nbsp;  The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for parts of the region.&nbsp; Forecasters say western Colorado can expect 1 to 3 feet of snow. Gusty winds are also expected in Kansas, bringing blowing snow and drifts           ]]></description>
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President George W. Bush has landed in Iraq on a surprise, farewell visit. It&#8217;s a last stop for him in a country that has defined his presidency and a chance to celebrate a new security pact with Iraqi leaders.&nbsp; Under intense security, Air Force One landed Sunday afternoon local time at Baghdad nternational Airport. The president left Washington on Saturday night on the 11-hour flight.           ]]></description>
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Governor Sarah Palin&#8217;s Church Damaged By Fire           ]]></description>
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Many war veteran widows have been wrongly denied millions in government benefits because of computer glitches.            ]]></description>
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While the Bush administration says it&#8217;s ready to step in to avoid an auto industry collapse, several administration officials say nothing is imminent.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:36:14 EST</pubDate>
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The chief of staff to Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has resigned, three days after he was arrested on government corruption charges along with his boss.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:06:41 EST</pubDate>
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The house that was the headquarters for Michael Vick&#8217;s dogfighting operation is on the auction block again.           ]]></description>
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The Illinois attorney general has filed a motion with the state&#8217;s highest court asking justices to remove scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office.           ]]></description>
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Utilities around New England and in upstate New York now say more than a million homes and businesses are without power after an ice storm swept through the region.           ]]></description>
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A $14 billion auto industry bailout bill stalled in the Senate on Thursday, and Republicans demanded upfront concessions from the United Auto Workers as the price for support needed for passage.           ]]></description>
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Illinois&#8217; attorney general is threatening to go to the state Supreme Court to have Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared unfit to hold office if he doesn&#8217;t resign soon.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:19:43 EST</pubDate>
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The staircase that served as an escape route for people fleeing the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 is being moved for the last time at ground zero.           ]]></description>
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President-elect Barack Obama say he has not been contacted by federal authorities in connection with the investigation of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.           ]]></description>
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President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to lead his effort to design an overhaul of the nation&#8217;s health care system and shepherd it through Congress.           ]]></description>
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Wall Street adopted a cautious stance Thursday, leaving stocks with moderate declines as investors questioned whether a bill to rescue Detroit&#8217;s carmakers would pass the Senate.           ]]></description>
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Marine Corps. generals are defending the decision to direct a jet pilot over a crowded San Diego neighborhood after an engine on his F/A18-D Hornet failed.           ]]></description>
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A Florida sheriff says the child&#8217;s skull found near the Orlando home of a missing 3-year-old girl was &#8220;totally underwater&#8221; during previous searches for the toddler.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:43:44 EST</pubDate>
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U.S. households, hit by declining home values and stock market losses, cut back on their debt levels for the first time on record.           ]]></description>
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President-elect Barack Obama is calling for the Illinois governor to resign.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Federal Deficit Totals $164.4 Billion In November</title>
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The federal government registered a record budget deficit for the month of November, reflecting the impact of a recession on tax receipts and the mounting costs of the $700 billion financial rescue program.           ]]></description>
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Senate Republicans say they have grave concerns about the agreement between congressional Democrats and the Bush White House to speed billions of dollars to struggling U.S. automakers.           ]]></description>
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A lawyer for U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. says the congressman is the &#8220;Senate Candidate 5&#8221; mentioned in the federal corruption complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.           ]]></description>
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The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has ruled that a Lee County judge may continue to preside over the capital murder case of a man charged with killing an Auburn University student.           ]]></description>
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Officials say that congressional Democrats leaders and the White House have finalized a deal to spend $15 billion on emergency loans for struggling U.S. automakers.           ]]></description>
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An agreement is made by congressional Democrats to loan millions to U.S. automakers.           ]]></description>
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The Senate&#8217;s top Democrat says Congress could act on an auto bailout as early as the end of the day.           ]]></description>
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Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in a Minneapolis airport men&#8217;s room sex sting.           ]]></description>
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The U.S. Attorney in Chicago says federal investigators bugged Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich&#8217;s campaign offices and placed a tap on his home phone.           ]]></description>
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The U.S. Attorney in Chicago says his office is making &#8220;no allegations&#8221; that President-elect Barack Obama was aware of any alleged scheming by arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.           ]]></description>
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U.S. prosecutors say Blackwater Worldwide security guards used machine guns and grenade launchers in an attack on unarmed Iraqi civilians, some of whom had their hands up.           ]]></description>
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Will DC stand for a Drunken City During The Inauguration?
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Space Shuttle Endeavour&#8217;s Trip to Florida Delayed           ]]></description>
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President-elect Barack Obama has selected retired General to be the
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A new report by a coalition of mayors says 10 states are responsible for the bulk of illegal guns used in out-of-state crimes.           ]]></description>
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O.J. Simpson has to be spend at least 9 years for his part in an armed robbery case. The sentence was handed down to Simpson by a Las Vegas judge who had some harsh words for the former NFL star. ABC News&#8217; Carla Wohl has the story.           ]]></description>
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A group of atheists filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to remove part of a state anti-terrorism law that requires Kentucky&#8217;s Office of Homeland Security to acknowledge it can&#8217;t keep the state safe without God&#8217;s help.           ]]></description>
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The holiday tree in the Washington state Capitol this year will be joined by a Christian nativity scene and an atheistic billboard.           ]]></description>
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Democratic officials say Caroline Kennedy has spoken to New York Gov. David Paterson about the Senate seat that will come open when Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes secretary of state.           ]]></description>
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Struggling to find enough doctors, nurses and linguists for the war effort, the Pentagon will temporarily try to recruit foreigners who have been living in the states on student and work visas as well as on refugee and political asylum status.           ]]></description>
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A broken O.J. Simpson has been sentenced to at least 15 years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel armed robbery by a judge who rejected his apology and said, &#8220;It was much more than stupidity.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Participants at an international human rights conference have recommendations for the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama, including an independent commission to examine U.S. interrogation and detention practices.           ]]></description>
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A government audit says the Treasury Department needs tougher controls to oversee the $700 billion financial bailout package.           ]]></description>
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President-elect Barack Obama is pledging quick work on an economic recovery plan to include tax cuts and increased federal spending and telling the nation&#8217;s governors he wants their help in designing it.           ]]></description>
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Jennifer Hudson&#8217;s estranged brother-in-law has been arrested in Illinois in the deaths of the singer&#8217;s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. Authorities say 27-year-old William Balfour was arrested Monday at a prison where he was being held on a parole violation.           ]]></description>
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A hospital official says an accident at a holiday parade in east Texas has injured at least nine people, some of them children.           ]]></description>
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says the administration is looking for more ways to tap a $700 billion financial rescue program and will consult with Congress and the incoming Obama administration.           ]]></description>
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Police were reviewing video from surveillance cameras in an attempt to identify who trampled to death a Wal-Mart worker after a crowd of post-Thanksgiving shoppers burst through the doors at a suburban store and knocked him down. Criminal charges were possible, but identifying individual shoppers in Friday&#8217;s video may prove difficult, said Detective Lt. Michael Fleming, a Nassau County police spokesman.           ]]></description>
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The shooting occurred in a crowded toy store on the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, but authorities say it wasn&#8217;t related to the bargain-hunting frenzy. Instead, two men pulled guns and killed each other after the women with them erupted into a bloody brawl, witnesses said. Authorities released few details about the mayhem that broke out at the Toys &#8220;R&#8221; Us store around 11:30 a.m. Friday, sending scared shoppers fleeing. Riverside County sheriff&#8217;s Sgt. Dennis Gutierrez said the fight was not over a toy and that handguns were found by the men&#8217;s bodies. He refused to say whether the shooting was gang-related.           ]]></description>
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A jury has convicted a Missouri woman of three minor offenses for her role in an Internet hoax that apparently drove a 13-year-old girl to suicide.           ]]></description>
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Court dates for teen cheerleaders accused of hazing was rescheduled, Wednesday. The former Morton Ranch High School varsity cheerleaders of Katy, Texas appeared in court, Wednesday, on charges of hazing.           ]]></description>
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A suspect has been arrested in the kidnapping and killing of a college student in Reno, Nevada, on Wednesday.           ]]></description>
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Police in Saginaw, Mich., say three young girls missing since their mother was found dead at their home have been found safe.           ]]></description>
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The house at the center of the dogfighting ring that led to the downfall of disgraced NFL star Michael Vick is back on the auction block.           ]]></description>
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Former NFL star quarterback Michael Vick has pleaded guilty to a state dogfighting charge in Virginia in a bid to make him eligible for early release from jail.           ]]></description>
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President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals, including a Georgia man, and commuted the prison sentences of two others convicted of misdeeds.           ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s one of the strangest cases&#8230;an 8-year-old boy is trained by his father to use a 22-caliber shotgun for hunting. Now, the child is accused of turning that shotgun on his father&#8230;killing him and another man in his Arizona home. Diane Sawyer has more.           ]]></description>
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Authorities in Cincinnati say three children have died in a house fire. Fire Capt. Mike Washington says firefighters arrived after 2:30 a.m. Monday and found heavy flames throughout both floors of the single-family home.           ]]></description>
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