National News

	Bond increased for man accused of taping reporter
	Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth
	Calif. requires TVs to be more energy-efficient
	Biologists save fish after landslide
	Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails
	Couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying case
	Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses
	Ethics committee: No punishment for Burris
	US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard
	SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor
	Former Marine charged in 'Cathouse' star's death
	Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care
	Teen pleads guilty in violent Border Patrol murder
	Pa. university students upset about fitness class
	Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken
	Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group
	Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations
	Wyoming challenges Yellowstone snowmobile rules
	Resort island reels after deadly attack by gunman
	Atty seeks psych care for Mo. teen murder suspect
	Sears Tower plot leader gets 13-year prison term
	AP News in Brief
	Planes ready to leave Brunswick, Maine Navy base
	Giuliani back in spotlight _ but what's the show?
	NYC TV newsman guilty of attempted assault on wife
	Calif. launches probe into scam targeting churches
	Colo. billboard links Obama with jihadists
	Lawyer: Ohio's legal injection a human experiment
	Atty: Hospital hearing set for Fort Hood suspect
	Panel: Extending nuclear weapons life successful
	Island's bison given birth control to control herd
	Sen. Nelson a 'yes' on health care test vote
	Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC
	Diocese: Pedophile priests should get benefits
	Murder trial's move to LA setback for transit cop
	Senator: USPS to resume North Pole Santa letters
	Prosecutor: Alleged Maui spy is difficult but sane
	2 Pa. judges given partial immunity in civil suit
	Fate of black teacher in Mo. case rests with jury
	Indy man convicted of killing 7 gets life sentence
	Ask AP: Shuttle complexity, credit union agency
	Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC
	CA man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face
	Man who claimed disability spotted on TV show
	UN committee targets Iran's rights violations
	UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike
	US says it will drop manslaughter case against former Blackwater guard in 2007 Iraq shooting
	AP IMPACT: Some lawmakers send few to academies
	Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit
	Wrongfully convicted NYC man freed after 17 years
	Militia movement resurfaces across nation
	1 dead, 3 injured in Arizona mobile home fire
	Atty seeks psych care for Mo. teen murder suspect
	Wis. mulls Harley-Davidson, cheese microbe honors
	Goldman Sachs to take out garbage at Thanksgiving
	NY man convicted in hot-car death of father, 85
	Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm
	Ex-smoker's lawyers to discuss $300M Fla. verdict
	Arizona burglars steal box holding baby's ashes
	Glitch snarls air traffic in latest woes for FAA
	Many parents inaccurately claim college tax credit
	Army announces review of how it tests body armor
	Person in chicken suit ruffles feathers in Colo.
	Jury sides with NYC police in clown's lawsuit
	Senate Dems moving ahead on crucial health vote
	FBI investigating use of stun gun on 10-year-old
	Emergency landing on tundra as smooth as runway
	Tiny Iowa town has the chargers, awaiting drivers
	NYC model who married doorman sues upscale co-op
	Small SC county reels from corruption scandal
	Health Care issues: Mandated individual coverage
	Senate ethics committee admonishes Sen. Burris for misleading statements about appointment
	Woman who had nearly 370 animals gets probation
	Jayson Williams plea hearing delayed indefinitely
	University of Calif. approves big fee hikes
	San Francisco's health care a model during debate
	Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD
	US House districts with fewest academy nominations
	Astronauts get extra moving time at space station
	Health care issues: Bundling payments
	The nation's weather
	NYC stamp auction raises $3.2 million for museum
	Customs agents seize 316,000 bongs in LA
	FEC fines Fieger firm over campaign donations
	Police seize more vids in Mo. sex abuse case
	Bus company: Driver in Minn. crash had aneurysm
	Couple charged in Phoenix airport luggage thefts
	Obituaries in the news
	UN committee criticizes NKorea rights violations
	Free clinics tied to health care debate
	9/11 trial a death penalty test for NYC juries
	Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret show
	Leonardo da Vinci exhibit opens in Times Square
	Ringleader in tower terrorism plot to be sentenced
	Don't blame fast food: Mummies had heart disease
	Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits
	Another Minn. man indicted in missing Somalis case
	AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound
	NJ dad to testify before human rights panel
	Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials
	Glitch snarls air traffic in latest woes for FAA
	Plea deal reached in Pa. steel town arson case
	Man charged with raping, killing NC girl, 5
	Al-Qaida suspect promises NY trial boycott
	Reid: Congress closer than ever to health overhaul
	SC Gov. Mark Sanford reporting private plane trips
	Police arrest 3 suspected of killing Vegas officer
	Texas inmate executed after gov. rejects clemency
	UN urges help for 1 billion deprived children
	Judge: Freed ex-sailor can be retried in murder
	Gates says Afghan surge could happen swiftly
	Obese SC man dies after 8 months in home recliner
	NY ex-lawyer surrenders to serve prison term
	AP News in Brief
	Tenn. slayings suspect asked to hug daughter
	Ohio launches new non-DNA innocence initiative
	AK volunteers strive to save Santa letter service
	Stefanie Spielman, wife of NFL star, dies at 42
	3 teens plead not guilty in burning of Fla. boy
	Gates Foundation gives $335M for teacher quality
	NYC 'Junior' Gotti jury signals possible deadlock
	Screams of woman set on fire heard in 911 call
	Troops' post-deployment questionnaires missing
	Jurors in Md. mayor's trial keep asking questions
	Police officers shot, suspect killed after chase
	Release ordered for wrongfully convicted NYC man
	Admitted Pa. cop killer convicted of 1st-degree
	UC regents vote to reopen troubled LA hospital
	Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits
	Army fears anti-Obama politics at Palin event
	Redesigned airspace over Hudson debuts near NYC
	Study abroad? College students drop, rethink plans
	GOP advisers: Giuliani leans toward a Senate race
	Govt wants speedy screening at more airports
	NTSB cites car in deadly Ala. school bus wreck
	US survey shows southern counties most obese
	Sen. Kerry's daughter arrested in LA on DUI
	Winning author tells story of civil rights pioneer
	Food banks burdened by high demand in sour economy
	Health bill helps wavering Louisiana senator
	Woman awarded $3M in assault claim against KBR
	UN climate chief holds out hope for global pact
	19 alleged gang members indicted for racketeering
	Cops: Jewelry taken from man found dead after fire
	US charges firms defrauded deaf phone fund
	Gates says Iraq withdrawal on schedule
	Group decries saturated fat in movie popcorn
	NTSB cites car in deadly Ala. school bus wreck
	Feds back removal of 5M pounds of Utah lake carp
	Gates names West, Clark to lead Fort Hood review
	Captain freed from pirates thanks Navy 'heroes'
	Wife of Sen. Lugar charged with DWI, hit-and-run
	Senate confirms controversial judge
	GOP senator backs off threat to read health bill
	No rebuke for 'admonish,' 2009 Word of the Year
	Woman leaves $40,000 at Md. shrine for safekeeping
	German defense chief: No move now on Afghan troops
	Patrol: 1 in serious condition after bus crash
	NY sheriff offers drug testing kits for parents
	Chicago-area cemetery where graves dug up reopens
	AP source: Jayson Williams taking deal in shooting
	Domenici committee pays $700K in legal fees
	NY court: Married gay couples entitled to benefits
	Byrd becomes longest-serving Congress member
	Correction: Mistaken for Deer
	Judge keeps Yellowstone grizzly on threatened list
	Giuliani against trying Mohammed in civilian court
	FAA: Computers couldn't talk to each other
	AP source: Jayson Williams taking deal in shooting
	Ohioan accused of putting infant, toddler in trash
	Chunk of ice crashes through roof of Colorado home
	Giuliani against trying Mohammed in civilian court
	Artist Jeanne-Claude dies; co-created 'The Gates'
	Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year
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