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'); document.write(''); document.write('KOURE, Niger (AP) — A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('MARION, Ala. (AP) — The sign going on the front door at the Perry County courthouse reads: \"Closed for the Obama Holiday.\"
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has opened debate on President Barack Obama\'s landmark health care overhaul that would extend insurance to tens of millions of Americans and enact dramatic changes to the country\'s medical system.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('BALTIMORE (AP) — The accusations that Mayor Sheila Dixon used holiday gift cards for the needy during personal shopping sprees may sound like a minor embarrassment at worst, a small-time case of a politician enjoying the perks of power.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here is a look at some of the victims.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man arrested for allegedly burglarizing celebrities\' homes in Los Angeles has told police that the 19-year-old woman who masterminded the ring wanted to own the designer wardrobes of her favorite Hollywood stars.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An 85-foot blue spruce soon will embark on a long journey from the mountains of northeastern Arizona to Washington, D.C., to stand as the Capitol Christmas tree.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Sports management agency Crown Athlete Management Co. said Friday it has sued the maker of the Monster energy drink, accusing it of fraud and other wrongdoing.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('MILWAUKEE (AP) — A judge has tossed out a decision — for now at least — that could have cost PepsiCo Inc. $1.26 billion after the soft drink maker didn\'t respond to a lawsuit claiming it stole the idea for bottled water.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A single hole-in-one is a big enough dream for most golfers. But two in one round? That\'s some luck. Reeves Barbour, the 30-year-old son of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, had two aces in a single round Oct. 25 on a Robert Trent Jones course in Gainesville, Va.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) — Retired orthopedic surgeon Chris Smith thought his hunt was over when he bagged a white tail deer with a bow and arrow near Sheridan. Because the light was fading, he decided to return the next day to recover the deer. But when he returned Wednesday morning, the carcass had been covered by grass and bush — which is what mountain lions typically do.
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