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Mexican marijuana cartels sully US forests, parks
National forests and parks - long popular with Mexican marijuana-growing cartels - have become home to some of the most polluted pockets of wilderness in America because of the toxic chemicals needed to eke lucrative harvests from rocky mountainsides, federal officials said.
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All that money you've lost – where did it go?
Trillions in stock market value – gone. Trillions in retirement savings – gone. A huge chunk of the money you paid for your house, the money you're saving for college, the money your boss needs to make payroll – gone, gone, gone.
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Marriage ruling not the end of debate in Conn.
Now that the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled same-sex couples have the right to wed, opponents of gay marriage are pinning their hopes on an infrequent ballot question in a longshot bid to block the unions.
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Japanese businessman in murder plot hangs himself
A Japanese businessman charged with plotting the murder of his wife in Los Angeles 27 years ago hanged himself with his shirt in a downtown jail cell only hours after arriving to face trial, police said Saturday.
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Obama fundraiser, convicted of fraud, spills beans
Jailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois and the political fallout could be explosive.
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Washington weighs lethal meds for terminally ill
The emotionally charged battle over end-of-life decisions has taken to the airwaves as Washington state voters decide whether to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients.
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Wyo. town reflects 10 years after Shepard's murder
A decade after a gay college student was beaten, tied to a fence and left for dead, many in this small college town are still struggling with the aftermath of a crime that triggered nationwide sympathy and brought a re-examination of attitudes toward gays.
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Attorney: Jailed O.J. believes he was 'railroaded'
O.J. Simpson, locked in jail and pondering his future, feels hopeful he will win a new trial on appeal because he believes jury interviews show "he was absolutely railroaded," his lawyer told The Associated Press.
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Counting cards: NY collection includes 6,356 decks
The collection spans 50 countries and four centuries and touches on subjects ranging from beer marketing to 19th-century Portuguese politics.
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Endangered Miss. frogs get a break in the weather
Pick up a Mississippi gopher frog and it covers its eyes with its forefeet, like someone afraid to see what's coming next. And for at least a decade, it's had a good reason not to look.
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Photos of the weekSee the major events of the week as caught in the lenses of Associated Press photographers.
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Global financial meltdownA look at the global impact of the financial crisis, with market data and summaries of plans for several countries.
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Compare attack adsThe Associated Press evaluates two negative ads getting attention in the presidential campaign.
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Campaign Trail Photos of the WeekView photos from the past week on the campaign trail from AP photographers around the country.
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Big Yellow Mountain Hike slideshowFall colors are peaking now in the higher elevations. Arthur Griffith of the Nature Conservancy led a small group of hikers up to the bald on Big…
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