| Minn. surgeon needs two tries to remove appendix (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 9:27 pm
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| | AP - A state investigative report said a surgeon performed an appendectomy on the same patient twice after he mistakenly removed a piece of fatty tissue instead the first time. The Star Tribune reported that the surgeon realized his mistake two days after the first operation after a hospital pathologist reported what was removed was "not an appendix." |
| Police investigating death of Freddie Mac official (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 9:20 pm
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|  AP - The chief financial officer of Freddie Mac, one of the mortgage giants at the heart of the nation's financial meltdown, was found dead in his basement early Wednesday morning in what police said was an apparent suicide. David Kellermann, 41, apparently hanged himself in his suburban Washington home, said a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation. He asked not to be identified because the investigation was ongoing.
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| Sources: GM to shut most US plants up to 9 weeks (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 9:03 pm
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|  AP - General Motors Corp. is planning to temporarily close most of its U.S. factories for up to nine weeks this summer because of slumping sales and growing inventories of unsold vehicles, three people briefed on the plan said Wednesday. Analysts say the company could be seeing sales decline because of talk about a potential bankruptcy.
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| Dems push for torture hearings, ignoring Obama (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 9:03 pm
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|  AP - Brushing aside the president's suggestions, congressional Democrats pushed ahead firmly on Wednesday toward investigations into the Bush administration's harsh interrogation of terror suspects including hundreds of instances of waterboarding and other abusive practices.
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| AP source: Craigslist suspect had victims' items (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 9:01 pm
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|  AP - A Boston University medical student accused of robbing women who advertised erotic services on Craigslist, killing one of them, had items belonging to both victims in his apartment, a law enforcement official said Wednesday.
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| Fidel Castro: Obama 'misinterpreted' Raul's words (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 9:01 pm
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|  AP - Fidel Castro says President Barack Obama "misinterpreted" his brother Raul's remarks regarding the United States and bristled at the suggestion that Cuba should free political prisoners or cut taxes on dollars people send to the island.
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| Obama triggers firestorm in CIA interrogation case (Reuters)
April 22, 2009 at 7:56 pm
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| | Reuters - President Barack Obama came under strong criticism from Republicans on Wednesday for leaving the door open to the prosecution of former Bush officials who authorized severe interrogations by the CIA. |
| Document: Cheney, Rice signed off on interrogation techniques (McClatchy Newspapers)
April 22, 2009 at 7:42 pm
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|  McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — A newly declassified narrative of the Bush administration's advice to the CIA on harsh interrogations shows that the small group of Justice Department lawyers who wrote memos authorizing controversial interrogation techniques were operating not on their own but with direction from top administration officials, including then-Vice President Dick Cheney and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice.
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| G8 looks to greener White House to lead on global warming (AFP)
April 22, 2009 at 6:54 pm
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|  AFP - The environment ministers of rich and emerging nations were looking Wednesday to Washington for new leadership at talks in Sicily on combatting global warming.
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| Craigslist CEO: Crooks who use site will be caught (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 6:11 pm
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|  AP - The chief executive of Craigslist has a message for people who try to use the popular Internet advertising site to commit crimes: You're going to get caught.
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| SAfrica president's dilemma: 2 wives, 1 first lady (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 5:36 pm
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|  AP - There's little question who will lead South Africa after Wednesday's national election. The real mystery lies in who will be the country's first lady.
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| 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' shot at in Colo. Springs (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 4:10 pm
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|  AP - Police in Colorado say shots were fired at TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and a bail bondsman when they tried to apprehend a man whose bail was revoked on an attempted murder charge.
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| House Panel Approves Rewrite of Credit Card Rules (CQPolitics.com)
April 22, 2009 at 3:58 pm
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|  CQPolitics.com - Legislation designed to crack down on "unfair and deceptive" practices by credit card companies was approved by the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday, as the White House suggested changes to strengthen it.
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| The Miley Cyrus vs. Chris Brown Showdown (E! Online)
April 22, 2009 at 3:07 pm
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|  E! Online - The second Saturday morning of 2010. That's when that weekend's first-day box-office grosses should be in, and when we should have answers to a couple of intriguing questions.
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| Obama talks up wind power on Earth Day in Iowa (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 2:45 pm
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|  AP - Marking Earth Day with a pitch for his energy plan, President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for a "new era of energy exploration in America" and argued that his proposal would help both the economy and the environment.
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| Source: Craigslist suspect had items from victims (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 2:44 pm
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| AP - A Boston University medical student accused of robbing women who advertised erotic services on Craigslist, killing one of them, had items belonging to both victims in his apartment, a law enforcement source said Wednesday.
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| Report Details Pentagon Role in Torture Tactics (Time.com)
April 22, 2009 at 2:40 pm
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|  Time.com - The Senate Armed Services Committee has revealed how Rumsfeld's DOD adapted methods used to train U.S. personnel to withstand pressure for false confessions
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| Pirates are marched down gangplank - to Kenya jail (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 2:20 pm
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|  AP - Masked French commandos marched a band of barefoot, glum-looking pirate suspects down the gangplank of a naval frigate Wednesday in Mombasa before turning the 11 Somali men over to Kenyan authorities.
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| Court divided on reverse discrimination claims (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 2:19 pm
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|  AP - The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over whether a Connecticut city's decision to scrap a promotion exam for firefighters because too few minorities passed violates the civil rights of top-scoring white applicants.
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| Global economy may shrink for 1st time in 60 years (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 2:15 pm
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|  AP - The world economy is likely to shrink this year for the first time in six decades.
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| Geithner urges global effort to tamp crisis (Reuters)
April 22, 2009 at 2:08 pm
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|  Reuters - The United States bears "substantial" blame for the woes besetting the world economy but it will take a global effort to ease those strains, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday.
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| Ebert's boyhood home in Ill. marked with plaque (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 2:07 pm
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|  AP - Film critic Roger Ebert's boyhood home is getting the thumbs up.
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| Taliban extend hold, advance near Pakistan capital (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 1:56 pm
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|  AP - Taliban militants have extended their grip in northwestern Pakistan, pushing out from a valley where the government has agreed to impose Islamic law and patrolling villages as close as 60 miles from the capital.
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| Police: No evidence against dad of 'Slumdog' star (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 1:49 pm
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|  AP - Indian police said Wednesday they have so far found no evidence that the father of a child star in the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" tried to sell the 9-year-old girl to an undercover reporter.
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| Pelosi Said She Knew Harman Was Wiretapped (CQPolitics.com)
April 22, 2009 at 1:40 pm
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|  CQPolitics.com - Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that she was first informed in a confidential briefing a few years ago that Rep. Jane Harman had been recorded by spy agencies, but that she couldn't tell Harman or anyone else about it.
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| Ivy Leaguer `infiltrates' Falwell's university (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 1:34 pm
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|  AP - Kevin Roose managed to blend in during his single semester at Liberty University, attending lectures on the myth of evolution and the sin of homosexuality, and joining fellow students on a mission trip to evangelize partyers on spring break.
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| Bra deflects bullet aimed at woman (Reuters)
April 22, 2009 at 1:14 pm
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| | Reuters - A 57-year-old Detroit woman avoided serious injury when the underwire on her bra deflected a bullet shot at her from next door, police said. |
| Freddie Mac official found dead in apparent suicide (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 12:53 pm
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|  AP - David Kellermann, the acting chief financial officer of money-losing mortgage giant Freddie Mac, was found dead at his home early Wednesday in what police said was an apparent suicide.
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| Freddie executive death apparent suicide: police source (Reuters)
April 22, 2009 at 12:43 pm
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|  Reuters - David Kellermann, acting chief financial officer of troubled U.S. mortgage giant Freddie Mac, was found dead on Wednesday in his suburban Virginia home after apparently committing suicide, a local police source said.
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| Fidel Castro: Obama 'misinterpreted' Raul's words (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 12:02 pm
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| AP - Fidel Castro says President Barack Obama "misinterpreted" his brother Raul's remarks regarding the United States and bristled at the suggestion that Cuba should free political prisoners or cut taxes on dollars people send to the island.
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| Salma Hayek Says "I Do" to Wedding Redo (E! Online)
April 22, 2009 at 11:14 am
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|  E! Online - Salma Hayek has a blockbuster sequel on her hands.
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| Govt to launch old-for-new vehicle scrap scheme (AFP)
April 22, 2009 at 10:28 am
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|  AFP - The government will pay drivers to swap old cars for new in a scheme to boost its stricken auto sector, Chancellor Alistair Darling said in Wednesday's budget, mirroring moves in Germany and other European nations.
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| Prosecutors say teen pirate was brazen ringleader (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 9:17 am
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|  AP - Prosecutors say Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse was not shy about making his presence known on the Maersk Alabama, brazenly tearing through the ship in a way that belied his young age and skinny, 5-foot-2 frame.
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| Report links CIA to military harsh interrogations (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 8:17 am
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|  AP - The brutal treatment of terror detainees and prisoners by members of the military followed directly from the CIA's use of harsh interrogation techniques, according to a Senate report that is likely to add fuel to the debate over the United States' use of torture.
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| Reports: Freddie Mac official found dead (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 8:09 am
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| | AP - David Kellermann, the acting chief financial officer of Freddie Mac, was found dead at his home Wednesday morning in what broadcast reports said was an apparent suicide. |
| Sri Lanka: More civilians flee as army advances (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 7:54 am
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|  AP - Thousands more civilians fled Sri Lanka's war zone Wednesday as troops pushed deeper into the Tamil Tiger rebels' sliver of remaining territory and the government vowed again that the end to the 25-year-old conflict was near.
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| Audrey Tautou leads Chanel screen blitz (Reuters)
April 22, 2009 at 7:45 am
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| | Reuters - Audrey Tautou, star of "Amelie," takes to French screens this week as the legendary designer Coco Chanel and, coincidentally or not, also takes over from Nicole Kidman as frontwoman for Chanel Number 5 perfume. |
| 'Refrigerator' Perry hospitalized in S. Carolina (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 7:26 am
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| | AP - Former Chicago Bears defensive lineman William "The Refrigerator" Perry is in serious condition at a South Carolina hospital, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. |
| Lawrence Taylor eliminated from `Dancing' ballroom (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 7:14 am
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|  AP - Now that his dancing duty is done, Lawrence Taylor is heading back to the golf course. The 50-year-old former football star smiled as he was eliminated Tuesday from "Dancing With the Stars," saying, "I want all my boys to know back in Miami: I'll be on the practice range at 9; tee-off is 9:30."
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| `Project Runway' back on air Aug. 20 on Lifetime (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 6:56 am
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|  AP - "Project Runway" finally has a date to reunite with fans after sewing up its legal battle: The show's sixth season will start Aug. 20.
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| Worst foreclosure rates found in 4 states (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 6:45 am
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|  AP - The 26 U.S. cities with the worst foreclosure problems are concentrated in four states — California, Florida, Arizona and Nevada, a report released Wednesday shows.
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| Md. has 2nd apparent family murder-suicide in week (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 6:13 am
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|  AP - A father shoots his wife and three children to death and then kills himself. A few days later and about 40 miles away, a family of four turns up dead in a hotel room in another apparent murder-suicide.
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| U.S. credit card bill tests Democrats' political will (Reuters)
April 22, 2009 at 5:43 am
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|  Reuters - A Congressional panel is expected to approve legislation on Wednesday that would curb high credit card fees and penalties assessed by many banks that have benefited from the federal government's financial bailout program.
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| Scientists discover a nearly Earth-sized planet (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 3:43 am
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|  AP - In the search for Earth-like planets, astronomers zeroed in on two places that look awfully familiar to home. One is close to the right size. The other is in the right place. European researchers said they not only found the smallest exoplanet ever, called Gliese 581 e, but realized that a neighboring planet discovered earlier, Gliese 581 d, was in the prime habitable zone for potential life.
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| A Future Together Is In Doubt For Couple With Different Goals (Dear Abby)
April 22, 2009 at 2:16 am
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| | Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I am in my mid-20s and in a long-term relationship. I can see myself getting married and having children in the next few years. So what do you do when your partner does not share your lifetime goals? |
| Judge in LA orders green card cases reopened (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 1:10 am
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| | AP - A federal judge tentatively ordered the Department of Homeland Security to reopen the cases of 22 people who were denied green cards because their American spouses died during the application process. |
| Police say mom ordered daughters out, drove off (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 12:23 am
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|  AP - Usually, it's an empty threat: "If you kids don't stop fighting, I'm going to stop this car right now and leave you here!" But a mother from an upper-crust New York suburb went through with it, ordering her battling 10- and 12-year-old daughters out of her car in White Plains' business district and driving off, police said Tuesday.
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| Piracy charge with mandatory life penalty looms (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 12:19 am
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|  AP - The sole surviving pirate from an attack on an American cargo ship off the Somali coast will be tried as an adult after he was portrayed Tuesday as the brazen ringleader of a band of pirates who shot at the ship's captain and bragged about prior acts of piracy.
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| Senator McConnell blasts plan to close Guantanamo (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 12:18 am
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|  AP - President Barack Obama came under fire Tuesday for including $80 million to close Guantanamo in a massive funding request to fight America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The $83.4 billion request to Congress was submitted on April 9, when lawmakers were on break over the Easter holidays.
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| Obama open to torture memos probe, prosecution (AP)
April 22, 2009 at 12:14 am
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|  AP - Widening an explosive debate on torture, President Barack Obama on Tuesday opened the possibility of prosecution for Bush-era lawyers who authorized brutal interrogation of terror suspects and suggested Congress might order a full investigation.
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