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Astronauts vow remaining tool bag won't drift away
Astronauts vowed to double-check, even triple-check, to make sure a bag of tools is properly tied down during a spacewalk Thursday so it doesn't float away like one did earlier this week.
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Gay advocates upset at shelving of Chicago school
As far as Miguel Garcia is concerned, Chicago already has a gay high school. Jones College Prep, where the 16-year-old is a junior, has the city's largest Gay Straight Alliance, an organization of more than 100 students that he and other members say wields considerable influence at their downtown campus.
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Calif. Supreme Court to take up gay marriage ban
California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules.
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Arraignment set for Cheney, Gonzales in Texas
A Texas judge has set a Friday arraignment for Vice President Dick Cheney, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and others named in indictments accusing them of responsibility for prisoner abuse in a federal detention center.
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Drug suspect's wife charged in FBI agent's death
An FBI agent trying to arrest a cocaine-dealing suspect at a home near Pittsburgh was killed Wednesday by the man's wife, who might have thought she was shooting an intruder, authorities said.
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NJ inmates vs. Princeton students: Prison chess
David Wang is a young man who's clearly going places. The Princeton University sophomore is gifted with a brilliant mind, a movie-star smile and an understated self-confidence.
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Upstate NY dad drowns saving 2 sons after crash
A man whose car slid off a snowy road and into a 12-foot-deep pond saved the two sons he had been driving home but could not save himself, police said.
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30-day age limit for Neb. safe-haven law advances
A 30-day age limit in the Nebraska safe-haven law appears headed for final approval. The state Legislature voted 41-6 Wednesday to give second-round approval to the limit. A final vote is expected Friday and then the bill will go to Gov. Dave Heineman, who has said he would support a 30-day age limit.
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Prospect of sewers strikes horror in rustic Malibu
"Sewer" has always been a dirty word in this celebrity-studded community, which has avoided the sprawl that pervades much of the Southern California coast in part because it has refused to install the plumbing for it.
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Files show Md. police watched variety of activists
Surveillance of anti-death penalty protesters and other activists by the Maryland State Police was broader and went on longer than previously disclosed, according to files that were turned over by police to dozens of activists who were improperly labeled as terrorists.
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Celeb baby photos gameGuess how much money celebrity baby photos reportedly sold for with this interactive game.
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Video: How tornadoes formed over Wilson, Johnston countiesUsing 3D StormView the super cell storm can be seen forming and passing through.
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Deadly tornadoes hit eastern N.C.A strong storm spawned up to five tornadoes in and around Johnston and Wilson counties on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008.
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The week in photosA look at the top news, politics and sports stories of the week through the lenses of Associated Press photographers.
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The week in entertainmentA look at the top entertainment stories of the week through the lenses of Associated Press photographers.
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