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RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A former Marine charged with killing unarmed detainees in Iraq did what he did to save his comrades, his attorney said Thursday as opening statements in the defendant's first-of-its-kind federal trial began.
September 05, 2008
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By CHELSEA J. CARTER
Associated Press Writer
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National
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. - Police arrested a man Thursday in the 1985 killing of a 13-year-old boy whose body was found months after he left home on a bicycle. The fatal beating was apparently sparked by an argument over stolen marijuana plants, authorities said.
September 05, 2008
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By MICHAEL RUBINKAM
Associated Press Writer
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National
NEW YORK - Blocked stairwells, radio confusion and misinformation about the water supply thwarted efforts to put out a blaze at a condemned ground zero skyscraper that killed two firefighters last year, an internal report said Thursday.
September 05, 2008
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By AMY WESTFELDT
Associated Press Writer
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National
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration Thursday proposed stronger job protections for doctors and other health care workers who refuse to participate in abortions because of religious or moral objections.
September 05, 2008
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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Associated Press Writer
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Washington
A second bouncer accused of playing a part in a Georgia Southern University student's death at a New Orleans bar New Year's Eve, 2004, was acquitted Thursday.
September 05, 2008
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From staff and wire reports
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Local
GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Federal investigators issued a report Thursday concluding that fires brought down a skyscraper next to New York's twin towers on Sept. 11, refuting conspiracy theorists who have long believed that explosives somehow caused the collapse.
September 05, 2008
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By DEVLIN BARRETT
Associated Press Writer
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National
Alan Alda, most notably of "Mash" fame, said, "It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich."
September 05, 2008
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By PHILLIP ALDER
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Coffee Break
Making friends from all walks of life will be easy for you in the year ahead. As a result, your chart indicates that you will be much more popular and in demand than you've ever been in the past.
September 05, 2008
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By BERNICE BEDE OSOL
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Coffee Break
DEAR DR. GOTT: Would you please comment on the use of Xocai? It is a dark-chocolate product promoted to lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and reduce inflammatory problems such as arthritis, and it is diabetic-friendly. The suggested dose is two pieces per day.
September 05, 2008
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By DR. PETER GOTT
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Coffee Break
DEAR ABBY: "Ben" and I have been married for two years. His dog, "Lucky," adores him. The problem is, Lucky bites me every time I get near Ben, especially when we are trying to get intimate. If we lock Lucky out of the room, he barks frantically the whole time. So much for romance.
September 05, 2008
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By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN
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Coffee Break
WASHINGTON - Many people in Medicare with diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions stop taking their medicine when faced with picking up the entire cost of their prescriptions, researchers say.
September 05, 2008
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By KEVIN FREKING
Associated Press Writer
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Washington
Studio Statesboro Vodcast - Thursday August 21, 2008
September 05, 2008
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MATTHEW BANKHEAD/Producer
mbankhead@statesboroherald.com
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Local
MADRID, Spain - The jetliner that crashed in Madrid abandoned a first takeoff attempt because of an air gauge that showed overheating, but experts said it was unlikely the gauge was a factor in the accident that killed 153 people.
September 05, 2008
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By DANIEL WOOLLS
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
MELBOURNE, Fla. - For a fourth weary day, Tropical Storm Fay continued its soggy march through Florida Thursday, forcing dozens more residents to flee floodwaters and even driving alligators and snakes out of their habitats and into streets.
September 05, 2008
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By BRIAN SKOLOFF
Associated Press Writer
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National
In the wake of Georgia's barrage of suspenion announcements that came throughought the course of the offseason, Georgia Southern - which opens its season against the Bulldogs on Aug. 30 - countered by announcing several suspensions from their football team to begin the season as well.
September 05, 2008
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By NATALIE SAYEWICH
nsayewich@statesboroherald.net
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Georgia Southern
