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Santa letters aren't all about toys — or manners
AP – Wed Dec 9, 3:34 pm ET Sent 45 times

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SCRANTON, Pa. - A microscope. A new puppy. A mother. And absolutely, positively NO CLOTHES. Full Story »
After 30 years, NJ quadriplegic hunter takes aim
AP – Wed Dec 9, 8:49 am ET Sent 43 times

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CLINTON, N.J. - In a wooded area up a dirt road off an interstate highway, Jamie Cap peers down the sight of his new shotgun at a target about 40 yards away. He adjusts the angle by nudging a toggle switch, then fires. Full Story »
Neo-Nazi in murder trial gets makeover for trial
AP – Wed Dec 9, 9:57 am ET Sent 38 times

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - John Allen Ditullio is a walking billboard for the neo-Nazi movement: a large 6-inch swastika tattooed under his right ear, barbed wire inked down the right side of his face, and an extreme and very personal vulgarity scrawled on one side of his neck. Full Story »
Experiment to test killing 1 owl to help another
AP – 1 hr 53 mins ago Sent 35 times

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Scientists want to determine if killing the aggressive barred owl that has invaded old growth forests of the Northwest would help the protected spotted owl. Full Story »
Medal of Honor vet vows to fly US flag unhindered
AP – Wed Dec 9, 5:00 pm ET Sent 35 times

RICHMOND, Va. - A 90-year-old Medal of Honor winner says he plans to fly Old Glory "without interference" for the rest of his life, now that his homeowners' association has dropped a demand to take down a 21-foot flagpole in his front yard. Full Story »
Utah man gets Purple Heart 42 years late
AP – Tue Dec 8, 12:46 pm ET Sent 27 times

SALT LAKE CITY - A Vietnam veteran has received a Purple Heart, more than four decades late. Full Story »
Judge: Ohio inmate's execution appeal has limits
AP – Wed Dec 9, 4:54 pm ET Sent 27 times

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio inmate fighting the state's second attempt to execute him will be limited to a simple argument, a federal judge said Wednesday: Does the state, having failed once, have the legal right to try again? Full Story »
Officials: Gang rivalry led to Calif. prison riot
AP – Thu Dec 10, 4:36 am ET Sent 24 times

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A riot at a Southern California prison that left more than 200 injured and two buildings destroyed was triggered by an "ongoing racial street war" between black and Hispanic gangs, corrections officials say. Full Story »
U.S. employers shun health reform despite deal
Reuters – Wed Dec 9, 7:21 pm ET Sent 23 times

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts in the U.S. Senate to move away from a government-run insurance option may help win over critical votes but failed to bring around one major bloc -- big business. Full Story »
Ohio executes inmate with one-drug injection
AP – Tue Dec 8, 7:08 pm ET Sent 21 times

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LUCASVILLE, Ohio - An Ohio killer was put to death in an efficient 10 minutes Tuesday in the first U.S. execution to use a single drug injection instead of the standard three-chemical combination that has come under legal attack because it can cause excruciating pain. Full Story »
Religion News in Brief
AP – Wed Dec 9, 12:31 pm ET Sent 20 times

MOSCOW - Russia's highest court has upheld a ruling that halts the activities of a regional branch of Jehovah's Witnesses and bans dozens of its publications. Full Story »
Suspect in pregnant woman attack held without bond
AP – Wed Dec 9, 3:35 pm ET Sent 18 times

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. - A judge has denied bond for a Maryland woman accused of holding a pregnant woman captive and trying to cut her unborn child from her womb. Full Story »
4 slain Wash. officers honored at memorial
AP – Wed Dec 9, 3:22 am ET Sent 16 times

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TACOMA, Wash. - Thousands of officers from across North America came to Washington state to honor four Lakewood Police officers who were gunned down in a coffee shop. Full Story »
Interest in seasonal flu shots may be waning
Reuters – Wed Dec 9, 4:40 pm ET Sent 15 times

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Americans are getting seasonal flu shots at about the same rate as last year despite heightened awareness of the risks of influenza inspired by the swine flu pandemic, a survey released on Wednesday showed. Full Story »
Active 2010 Atlantic hurricane season predicted
Reuters – Wed Dec 9, 11:54 am ET Sent 15 times

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MIAMI (Reuters) - The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season will be "above-average" in activity and produce 11 to 16 tropical storms, including six to eight hurricanes, a leading team of U.S.-based researchers said on Wednesday. Full Story »
Mo. teen charged with murder seeks to move trial
AP – Wed Dec 9, 4:59 pm ET Sent 14 times

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Missouri teenager charged with killing a 9-year-old neighbor cannot get a fair trial in her home county because residents are biased against her, the teen's attorney said. Full Story »
Utah dog missing for 3 weeks found in storm drain
AP – Tue Dec 8, 6:17 pm ET Sent 13 times

SALT LAKE CITY - A dog missing for three weeks was found skinny but alive after getting stuck in a storm drain in a Salt Lake City suburb. Susan Garr's 4-year-old Australian shepherd mix, Millie, had dropped from 35 pounds to 22 pounds when she was found over the weekend. Full Story »
Prison expert: Accused Smart kidnapper incompetent
AP – Thu Dec 10, 4:41 am ET Sent 12 times

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SALT LAKE CITY - A federal prison psychologist says that the suspect in the abduction of Elizabeth Smart understands the accusations against him but isn't competent to stand trial. Full Story »