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Edwards defense rests, closing arguments tomorrow
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow at the North Carolina trial of two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, with jury deliberations expected to start the following day. The defense rested today without calling Edwards or his former mistress to the stand. The defense also chose not to question the former senator's oldest daughter, Cate, who has
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Lawyer: Mary Kennedy found dead
NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife has been found dead in New York. Kerry Lawrence says Mary Kennedy died on Wednesday. He says he doesn't know the cause of her death. Police confirm a body was found on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s property in Bedford, north of New York City. Lawrence had represented
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Ex-Houston cop not guilty in teen suspect beating
HOUSTON (AP) — Leaders of Houston's black community are expressing outrage after a jury found a former police officer not guilty of official oppression in the beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect. Andrew Blomberg is the first of four fired police officers to stand trial in the alleged beating of Chad Holley in March 2010. Security camera footage of Holley's
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Clemens accuser McNamee: 'I didn't make it up'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Clemens' lawyer has been grilling a key witness about his memory -- and his honesty -- at the pitcher's perjury trial today. Clemens told a congressional hearing in 2008 that he never used steroids or human growth hormone. But former strength coach Brian McNamee has testified that he injected Clemens with both. Defense lawyer Rusty Hardin
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FBI confirms leak probe on al-Qaida plot
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bureau has launched an investigation into who leaked information about an al-Qaida plot to place an explosive device aboard a U.S.-bound airline flight. Mueller says such leaks during ongoing law enforcement operations damage U.S. relationships with allies. The Associated Press and other news organizations revealed details of the plot this month.
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Romney inches closer to clinching GOP nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won most of the delegates in the Oregon primary, leaving him 155 delegates shy of the number of delegates needed to win the Republican nomination for president. He should get there by the end of the month. Romney won at least 16 of the 25 delegates at stake in Oregon, with
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Crews try to stop AZ blaze from crossing fire line
CROWN KING, Ariz. (AP) — Firefighters have been working to prevent a wildfire near the historic mining town of Crown King from spreading to an area where it could quickly grow. Fire incident spokeswoman Loretta Benavidez said Tuesday night that authorities are worried that flames from the Gladiator Fire will get past a fire line that's about a mile west
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Hurricane Andrew remembered
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The National Hurricane Center's director says his successor will face the same problem that has perplexed forecasters since Hurricane Andrew barreled into Florida two decades ago: predicting how bad a storm will be. Forecasters say they've significantly improved their ability to predict a storm's path, giving coastal residents more time to prepare. Hurricane center director
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GI killed in Vietnam War to get Medal of Honor
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday is awarding the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award, to a Pennsylvania Army specialist killed in 1970 while serving in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. The White House says Spec. Leslie H. Sabo Jr. will receive the medal posthumously for heroic action when his platoon was ambushed by North Vietnamese
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Fired ex-Syracuse hoops coach's wife to sue ESPN
GENEVA, N.Y. (AP) — The wife of a fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach claims ESPN trampled her reputation by broadcasting salacious and false stories about molestation claims against her husband. A lawyer for Laurie Fine says she will file a libel lawsuit in federal court Wednesday against the sports network and two employees. ESPN in November broke the story