| New orangutan population found in Indonesia (AP) April 12, 2009 at 6:42 am |
| AP - Conservationists have discovered a new population of orangutans in a remote, mountainous corner of Indonesia — perhaps as many as 2,000 — giving a rare boost to one of the world's most endangered great apes.
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| Thailand announces state of emergency in capital (AP) April 12, 2009 at 6:38 am |
| AP - Thailand's embattled government, humiliated by demonstrators who shut down a 16-nation Asian summit, declared a state of emergency in the capital Sunday and ordered armored vehicles into the streets to stem a tide of protest across the country.
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| Christians celebrate Easter in Jerusalem (AP) April 12, 2009 at 6:08 am |
| AP - Christians prayed at an ancient church and sang in a garden outside the walls of Jerusalem's Old City as they marked Easter Sunday in the city where they believe Jesus was crucified and resurrected. |
| The American mood: Is the angst bottoming out? (AP) April 12, 2009 at 4:50 am |
| AP - Friday night in northern New Jersey, circa April 2009, offers clues to prove any theory about the American economic meltdown, depending on what you want to believe. Just like so many places these days.
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| Market rally could trip over the bottom line (AP) April 12, 2009 at 4:48 am |
| AP - It's the earnings, stupid. Optimism that the fortunes of financial companies like Citigroup were improving sparked a four-week rally beginning March 10 that drove the Standard & Poor's 500 index up 25 percent.
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| Thai police arrest summit protest leader (AP) April 12, 2009 at 1:54 am |
| AP - Thailand's humiliated government Sunday arrested the leader of demonstrators who shut down a 16-nation Asian summit. The prime minister vowed further crackdowns as the protesters regrouped in the capital for renewed rallies.
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| AP IMPACT: Chinese drywall poses potential risks (AP) April 12, 2009 at 12:49 am |
| AP - At the height of the U.S. housing boom, when building materials were in short supply, American construction companies used millions of pounds of Chinese-made drywall because it was abundant and cheap.
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| US ship reaches Kenya minus kidnapped captain (AP) April 12, 2009 at 12:22 am |
| AP - Nineteen American sailors who escaped a pirate hijacking off the Horn of Africa reached safe harbor on Saturday, exhilarated by freedom but mourning the absence of the captain they hailed for sacrificing his freedom to save them.
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| Republican governor blasts Obama budget (AP) April 11, 2009 at 10:21 pm |
| AP - A possible White House contender in 2012 said in the GOP's Saturday address that President Barack Obama and the Democrats who run Congress should lower taxes and hold down spending.
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| AP: POW benefit claimants exceed recorded POWs (AP) April 11, 2009 at 9:35 pm |
| AP - Prisoners of war suffer in ways most veterans don't, enduring humiliating forced marches, torture or other trauma that may haunt them long afterward. In partial recompense, the government extends them special benefits, from free parking and tax breaks to priority in medical treatment.
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| Calif. Sunday school teacher booked in child death (AP) April 11, 2009 at 9:34 pm |
| AP - Police said Saturday they do not know what motivated the Sunday school teacher they arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and killing an 8-year-old girl whose body was found in a suitcase dumped in an irrigation pond.
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| Pope carries Easter candle in Vatican basilica (AP) April 11, 2009 at 9:29 pm |
| AP - Pope Benedict XVI carried a tall, lit candle symbolizing hope into a darkened St. Peter's Basilica packed with faithful Saturday night in the traditional start of the Vatican's vigil Mass on the eve of Easter.
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| Boulder crashes through wall of hillside home (AP) April 11, 2009 at 7:25 pm |
| AP - A large boulder tumbled down a Provo hillside Saturday and bounced through the second-story wall of a house before crashing through the floor into a basement-level garage.
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| No degree, but ASU names scholarship for Obama (AP) April 11, 2009 at 6:17 pm |
| AP - Stung by criticism of its decision not to award President Barack Obama an honorary degree when he makes a commencement address next month, Arizona State University announced Saturday it will rename a scholarship program for the president.
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| Somali pirates a far cry from buccaneers of old (AP) April 11, 2009 at 5:21 pm |
| AP - They've been described as "noble heroes" by sympathetic Somalis, denounced as criminals by critics. But the word most used to describe the men holding an American captain off the Horn of Africa is "pirate" — conjuring images of sword-wielding swashbucklers romanticized by Hollywood.
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| The American mood: Is the angst bottoming out? (AP) April 11, 2009 at 5:10 pm |
| AP - Friday night in northern New Jersey, circa April 2009, offers clues to prove any theory about the American economic meltdown, depending on what you want to believe. Just like so many places these days.
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| AP: POW benefit claimants exceed recorded POWs (AP) April 11, 2009 at 4:49 pm |
| AP - Prisoners of war suffer in ways most veterans don't, enduring humiliating forced marches, torture or other trauma that may haunt them long afterward. In partial recompense, the government extends them special benefits, from free parking and tax breaks to priority in medical treatment.
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| As Marines' exit gathers pace, some Iraqis fret (AP) April 11, 2009 at 2:54 pm |
| AP - As the Marine Corps shrinks its footprint in Iraq's western desert, Iraqi community leaders here are publicly voicing worries about what will happen once the Americans are gone.
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| AP IMPACT: Chinese drywall poses potential risks (AP) April 11, 2009 at 12:48 pm |
| AP - At the height of the U.S. housing boom, when building materials were in short supply, American construction companies used millions of pounds of Chinese-made drywall because it was abundant and cheap.
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| Billy Bob Thornton's band cancels Canadian tour (AP) April 11, 2009 at 10:27 am |
| AP - Billy Bob Thornton's band has canceled the rest of its Canadian tour after the actor compared the country's fans to mashed potatoes with no gravy in a testy interview that caused a sensation online.
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| Ethical questions over harvesting dead son's sperm (AP) April 11, 2009 at 9:39 am |
| AP - Nikolas Colton Evans had talked about how much he wanted to have a child, but the 21-year-old died after he was punched and hit his head on the ground in a fight. That would have been the end of it, if it weren't for his determined mother, a court order and a urologist.
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| Obama urges cooperation on global threats (AP) April 11, 2009 at 8:59 am |
| AP - President Barack Obama invoked Christian and Jewish holidays on Saturday to urge nations to confront together the challenges he saw firsthand during last week's marathon trip to Europe.
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