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States disagree greatly on Amber Alert criteria
Authorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases across the country as success stories when they start explaining why the media-friendly and politically popular bulletins are so important.
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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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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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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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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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