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Guard planes not yet equipped to fight wildfires
Despite pressure from elected officials and the military, the Bush administration has yet to equip some California National Guard planes for firefighting - a delay that could have grave implications during the worst of the wildfire season.
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One-time MLK lieutenant gets 15 years for incest
A one-time top lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for having sex more than a decade ago with his then-teenage daughter.
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Law experts: Fla. conviction possible without body
Prosecutors have DNA tests and hair samples. They have testimony about "the smell of death" in the trunk of the suspect's car.
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Nancy Reagan hospitalized with broken pelvis
Nancy Reagan suffered a broken pelvis in a fall at her home and will be hospitalized for several days, her spokeswoman said Wednesday. The 87-year-old former first lady fell last week, spokeswoman Joanne Drake said. She did not seek immediate medical care but decided Monday to get checked out because of persistent pain, Drake said.
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Residents file back in as LA fire fears diminish
Residents of the San Fernando Valley breathed air free of smoke and ash for the first time in four days Wednesday under brilliant blue skies.
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Mexican workers in US during WWII can get back pay
Ramon Ibarra remembers his backbreaking days repairing railroads in the Southwest, a contract job for which he left Mexico in 1942 as part of a guest worker program. More than 60 years later, he's looking forward to the rest of his paycheck.
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'Casino' movie inspiration Rosenthal dead at 79
Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal - sports handicapper extraordinaire, Las Vegas gaming executive and the inspiration for the blockbuster movie "Casino" - died Monday. He was 79.
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In many US airports, guns are OK outside security
Flying in the U.S. has been transformed since Sept. 11, with passengers forced to remove their shoes, take out their laptop computers and put liquids and gels in clear plastic bags. Yet it's perfectly legal to take a loaded gun right up to the security checkpoint at some of the nation's biggest airports.
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US confronts possibility of long, deep recession
The U.S. has not endured a deep and prolonged recession in more than a quarter century - enough time for many Americans to forget what one feels like.
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Mo. gov to give media free copies of old e-mails
Gov. Matt Blunt agreed Wednesday to give thousands of old e-mails for free to several media outlets who had sued his administration after initially being told the information would cost more than $23,000.
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Fishel & friends water gun gameHere's your chance to soak the WRAL WeatherCenter meteorologists. See if you can beat the high score.
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Snackdown: State Fair 'Sweet' 16Choose your top N.C. State Fair snacks from our "Sweet "16 bracket.
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Canes fall to Detroit. 3-1The Hurricanes lost their first game of the season against the reigning Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings.
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New UNC chancellor installedHolden Thorp was installed at a ceremony Sunday at Polk Place. The public ceremony continues the tradition of installing chancellors on University…
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