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          <title>CAUGHT ON TAPE: Meteor Streaks Across Utah Sky</title>
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A streaking fireball briefly illuminated parts of the Utah sky to daylight-level conditions early on Wednesday, surveillance footage showed. The video from outside security cameras at the University of Utah&#8217;s Milford Observatory shows a blinding flash of light around 12:07 a.m., followed by clear images of the object streaking away.           ]]></description>
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          <title>FAA: Computers Couldn&#8217;t Talk To Each Other</title>
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Federal officials say flights were delayed across the country when a piece of communications equipment in Salt Lake City failed.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Senator: FAA Needs Resources To Prevent Glitches</title>
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New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer says the Federal Aviation Administration needs more resources to prevent problems like the computer glitch that&#8217;s causing cancellations and flight delays nationwide.           ]]></description>
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          <title>FAA Says Flight Computers Working Again</title>
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FAA officials say failed computers that delayed flights across the country are now working again. The air traffic controllers union says the computer failure involved both of the Federal Aviation Administration&#8217;s computer centers in Salt Lake City and Atlanta.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Defense Lawyer Says Accused Fort Hood Shooter May Be Paralyzed</title>
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An attorney for the Army psychiatrist, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, accused in the fatal shootings at Fort Hood says his client may be paralyzed from the waist down.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:20:09 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Evangelist Gets 175 Years For Sex Convictions</title>
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Evangelist Tony Alamo has been sentenced to 175 years in federal prison for taking underage girls across state lines for sex. Alamo was sentenced Friday in Texarkana, Arkansas.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Colorado Balloon Boy Parents Charged In Alleged Hoax</title>
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Colorado prosecutors say they&#8217;ve filed criminal charges against the parents accused of staging a hoax when they reported their 6-year-old son floated away aboard a helium balloon.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:40:18 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Army: Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Charged With 13 Counts Of Murder</title>
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Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist suspected in a deadly rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has been charged in a military court with 13 counts of premeditated murder.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Blame Game Erupts Over Probe Of Fort Hood Shooting Suspect</title>
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There are differences at the Pentagon about which officials had knowledge of contacts the Fort Hood massacre suspect made with a radical cleric months ago.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:07:02 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Police Officer Remembers Being Shot At Fort Hood</title>
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An officer who has been hailed as a hero in the Fort Hood massacre says the scene was &#8220;confusing and chaotic&#8221; but she remembers getting shot. Sgt. Kimberly Munley says getting shot felt like &#8220;a muscle being torn out of my leg.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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          <title>Salt Lake City OK&#8217;s Gay Rights Laws With Mormon Backing</title>
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The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment.           ]]></description>
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          <title>President Obama Holds White House Breakfast, Lays Wreath On Veterans Day</title>
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President Barack Obama saluted the troops on Veterans Day by hosting a special breakfast at the White House. The president also marked the day at Arlington National Cemetery. He delivered remarks and helped with the annual wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:29:35 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Woman Attacked By Chimp Reveals Face On &#8216;Oprah&#8217;</title>
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A Connecticut woman who was attacked by a 200-pound chimpanzee has revealed her face and says she&#8217;s ready to heal and move forward. On Wednesday&#8217;s episode of &#8220;The Oprah Winfrey Show,&#8220; Charla Nash says she&#8217;s starting to get stronger.           ]]></description>
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          <title>2 Dead, Reports Of Others Shot At Oregon Office Park</title>
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Oregon police say two people have been killed and two others wounded in a shooting at a suburban Portland office park.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:52:54 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>CAUGHT ON TAPE: Boston Subway Train Stops Short Of Woman On Tracks</title>
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We have stunning video of a woman who stumbled off the train platform and onto the tracks while waiting for the L-train, in Boston&#8230;as frantic bystanders watched. ABC News&#8217; Chris Cuomo has more on that.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:57:43 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>President Obama Remembers What Fort Hood Victims Left Behind</title>
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President Barack Obama says the nation must never forget the 13 men and women who died during a shooting rampage on a U.S. Army post at Fort Hood, Texas.           ]]></description>
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          <title>UPDATED: Ex&#45;Astronaut Gets 1&#45;Year Probation In Attack</title>
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A former astronaut, Lisa Nowak, charged with confronting a romantic rival in an airport parking lot has pleaded guilty to felony burglary of a car and misdemeanor battery.           ]]></description>
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          <title>David Letterman Blackmail Plot Suspect Asks NY Court To Drop Case</title>
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The TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman has asked a New York City judge to dismiss the extortion case against him.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:22:05 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Virginia Governor Clears Way For Execution Of D.S. Sniper Suspect</title>
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Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has cleared the way for the execution of sniper John Allen Muhammad.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:19:11 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>D.C.&#45;Area Sniper John Allen Muhammad Executed</title>
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John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind behind the sniper attacks that left 10 dead, was executed Tuesday as relatives of the victims watched, reliving the killing spree that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area for three weeks in October 2002.           ]]></description>
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          <title>U.S. Supreme Court To Look At Life In Prison For Juveniles</title>
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The Supreme Court is considering whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison with no chance of parole is cruel and unusual punishment, particularly if the crime is less serious than homicide.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:51:17 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>U.S. Supreme Court Refuses To Stop D.C. Sniper&#8217;s Execution</title>
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The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday&#8217;s scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Hurricane Ida Takes Aim At U.S. Gulf Coast: Torrential Rain Could Be Headed To CSRA</title>
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Residents along the Gulf Coast are bracing for the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year. Hurricane Ida is slowly moving toward the region with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges. There could also be as much as 8 inches of rainfall in the CSRA in the next couple of days.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Case Against Ohio Bodies Suspect Widens Worldwide</title>
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Authorities are investigating whether the Cleveland man who owned the home where several bodies were found is connected to any killings in places he lived while in the military. FBI spokesman Scott Wilson said Monday that the agency would investigate any leads in the case against 50-year-old Anthony Sowell.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Hospital: Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Awake, Talking</title>
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A U.S. Army hospital spokesman says the man suspected in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, is conscious and able to talk. Dewey Mitchell, a spokesman at Brooke Army Medical Center, says Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan remains in stable condition. Mitchell says Hasan has been awake and able to talk since he was taken off a ventilator Saturday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Asked For Advice On Going To Fight Muslims</title>
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The Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood recently asked for advice on what he should tell fellow soldiers concerned about fighting Muslims in Iraq or Afghanistan, a local Muslim leader said Saturday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>UPDATED: Fort Hood Shooting Suspect&#8217;s Cousin Talks To FBI, Mortified By Attack</title>
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has declared a moment of silence for U.S. military forces worldwide as a show of respect for the Fort Hood victims. UPDATE: Law enforcement officials say a 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting rampage was purchased legally at a Texas gun store. UPDATED: The cousin of the suspected Fort Hood shooter says family members have met with the FBI and answered all their questions.           ]]></description>
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          <title>UPDATED: 1 Dead, 5 Hurt In Orlando Office Shooting; Gunman Caught</title>
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Police are searching for a gunman who injured at least eight people at a downtown Orlando, Fla., office building. People are streaming out of the building and some say they have barricaded themselves inside their offices. UPDATE: The gunman has been caught. Police say suspect Jason Rodriguez surrendered about three hours later, after officers saw him through the window of his mother&#8217;s home and asked him to come outside.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Army now says shooting suspect was not killed; death toll still 12</title>
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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - A U.S. Army spokesman says the Fort Hood shootings suspect is alive and was not killed by authorities responding to the attack.           ]]></description>
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          <title>UPDATED: AP Sources Say Authorities Had Concerns About Fort Hood Shooting Suspect</title>
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Seven people have been killed and 12 seriously injured after a shooter opened fire on Fort Hood, Thursday afternoon. Fort Hood officials say one person is in custody, but are asking people to stay away from windows. UPDATE: A Fort Hood spokeswoman says one shooter is in custody after a mass shooting on the Texas Army base. Army officials say at least seven people are dead and 20 wounded. UPDATE: President Barack Obama is calling a mass shooting at Fort Hood a &#8220;horrific outburst of violence.&#8220; UPDATE: Federal law enforcement officials say the suspected Fort Hood, Texas, shooter had come to their attention at least six months ago because of Internet postings that discussed suicide bombings and other threats.           ]]></description>
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          <title>President Obama To Sign Bill Extending Homebuyers Credit</title>
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The White House says President Barack Obama on Friday morning will sign a bill that expands a popular homebuyers tax credit and extends unemployment benefits.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Congress Votes To Aid Jobless, Homebuyers</title>
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Congress is sending President Barack Obama legislation to expand a popular homebuyers tax credit and extend unemployment benefits.           ]]></description>
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Have you ever had one of those days where you wake up trying to find a way to avoid going to work? Well, one Edgewater, Colorado man took getting out of work to the extreme when police say he stabbed himself&#8230;and then said he was attacked! Kim Posey has more.           ]]></description>
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The FBI says it has made an arrest in the slaying of a nun who worked on a New Mexico Indian reservation.           ]]></description>
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Authorities say the mother of a missing Florida 7-month-old secretly turned her over to her baby sitter in the middle of the night.           ]]></description>
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Three college softball players found dead after their sport utility vehicle went into a pond on a North Dakota farm during a stargazing trip likely drove straight into the water in the dark, authorities said Wednesday. Stark County Sheriff Clarence Tuhy said the women&#8217;s SUV was found resting on its wheels Tuesday in about 10 feet of water hidden by tall grass, with the doors and windows closed.           ]]></description>
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Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says the automaker is on firmer financial footing as it attempts to revive the company&#8217;s sagging fortunes.           ]]></description>
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Supporters of same-sex marriage are vowing to continue the fight, after voters in Maine voted to repeal a law allowing such unions.           ]]></description>
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New York&#8217;s attorney general has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel Corp., claiming the company used &#8220;illegal threats and collusion&#8221; to dominate the marketplace for computer microprocessors.           ]]></description>
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The White House says that Republican wins in two governors&#8217; races were not referendums on the president.           ]]></description>
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Investigators say a vehicle belonging to a nun slain on the Navajo Indian reservation has been recovered in Arizona. A colleague found Sister Marguerite Bartz&#8217;s body after she didn&#8217;t show up to Sunday Mass in the community of Navajo on the Arizona-New Mexico border. Investigators believe the 64-year-old was killed sometime between Halloween night and Sunday morning.           ]]></description>
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North Carolina police say a real estate developer known as an active member of his church shot and killed his wife and two teen children and then committed suicide in their Fayetteville home. Authorities did not hint at a motive into the slayings by William Maxwell in an upscale neighborhood of the city Monday night.           ]]></description>
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          <title>$1 Million Bail Offered In Chicago Terrorism Case</title>
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An attorney says friends and family of a Chicago man accused of taking part in a terrorist scheme to attack a Danish newspaper are willing to post $1 million in real estate and cash to win his release on bond. Tahawwur Hussain Rana is set to appear before federal Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan for a bond hearing Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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Expert snake hunters snared 37 pythons in South Florida during a trial hunting season to eradicate the invasive species. State wildlife officials granted 15 permits in July to snake experts. The program ended on Halloween but officials hope to start it again next year.           ]]></description>
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House Republicans have produced a health care bill to offer as an alternative to legislation by majority Democrats, focusing more on lowering costs than expanding coverage.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:30:10 EST</pubDate>
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According to the tabloid, &#8216;The Sun&#8217;, Nadya Suleman (Octomom) took her octoplets, and one of her older children, trick-or-treating while she was dressed as a pregnant nun, and here kids were dressed in devil costumes.           ]]></description>
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President Barack Obama has spent a few hours getting a first-hand look at the cost of war: the Americans who return in flag-covered caskets. Obama made a midnight trip to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware base to honor the return of 18 Americans killed in Afghanistan this week.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:32:41 EST</pubDate>
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Federal authorities in Detroit say they fatally hot the leader of a radical fundamentalist Sunni Islam group after he failed to surrender on several criminal charges. The U.S. attorney&#8217;s office says Luqman Ameen Abdullah was killed while exchanging gunfire with federal agents Wednesday at a warehouse in Dearborn.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:00:14 EST</pubDate>
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The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the 47-year U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, an annual ritual that highlights near unanimous global opposition to America&#8217;s hard-line stance toward the communist island.           ]]></description>
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          <title>President Obama Signs Defense Policy Bill</title>
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President Barack Obama says a $680 billion defense policy bill he signed into law proves that it&#8217;s possible to change the business-as-usual atmosphere in Washington.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:16:36 EST</pubDate>
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U.S. health officials say more than 22 million doses of swine flu vaccine are now available, and they predict most Americans should soon find it easier to get their dose.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:05:12 EST</pubDate>
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Police have charged a Connecticut man with the murder of a University of Connecticut football player outside a school-sanctioned dance, but his defense attorney says he was just trying to break up a fight.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:34:51 EST</pubDate>
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Police say a man stabbed a doctor while being treated at a psychiatric ward at a Boston medical building and was fatally shot by security guard who saw the attack.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:29:32 EST</pubDate>
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Prosecutors say they haven&#8217;t decided whether to file charges against the Colorado parents accused of falsely reporting their son was in a runaway balloon. Prosecutors said Tuesday they&#8217;re waiting for more information from the sheriff.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:27:08 EST</pubDate>
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Mourners in Florida have released hundreds of purple balloons to end the funeral of a slain 7-year-old who vanished last week as she was walking home from school. Somer Thompson&#8217;s body was found two days later in a south Georgia landfill.           ]]></description>
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Police in Bucks County, PA say a woman faces prostitution charges after posting an online ad seeking World Series tickets.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:14:04 EST</pubDate>
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President Barack Obama has announced $3.4 billion in spending for the nation&#8217;s power transmission system to foster new technologies. He likened the effort to the ambitious development of the national highway system 50 years ago.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:03:18 EST</pubDate>
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Two Northwest Airlines pilots tell federal investigators that they were going over scheduling using their laptop computers while their plane overflew their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles.           ]]></description>
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Harvard University says six researchers who became sick in August apparently were poisoned after drinking coffee laced with a chemical preservative.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:05:37 EST</pubDate>
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The swine flu outbreak is more prevalent than ever and vaccine production is running behind, and that&#8217;s helped prompt President Barack Obama to declare a national emergency.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:51:40 EST</pubDate>
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The government&#8217;s latest figures show swine flu is widespread across the country and increasing in almost every state. It&#8217;s now caused at least 95 children&#8217;s deaths since April.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:28:16 EST</pubDate>
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Safety investigators say the Northwest Airlines plane whose two pilots overflew their destination by 150 miles had an older model cockpit voice recorder that records only 30 minutes at a time.           ]]></description>
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Florida police still have no suspects in the murder of a little girl, but they are making progess in the case of Somer Thompson. Friday, her distraught mother vowed her daughter&#8217;s killer will not get away with the crime. ABC News&#8217; Matt Gutman has more in today&#8217;s big story.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:56:42 EST</pubDate>
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Investigators have finished talking to all the registered sex offenders living within a 5-mile radius of Somer Thompson&#8217;s house, though none of them is considered a suspect in the girl&#8217;s death. Clay County Sheriff&#8217;s spokeswoman Mary Justino also said Friday that no witnesses have come forward to say they saw the 7-year-old attacked or abducted.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:03:22 EST</pubDate>
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The latest government survey has found that 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month, and most of those cases likely were swine flu.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:28:19 EST</pubDate>
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President Barack Obama says Americans&#8217; values are offended by excessive paychecks for executives whose companies were bailed out by taxpayers. Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Obama praised the Treasury Department&#8217;s decision to order seven big companies that haven&#8217;t paid back last year&#8217;s government bailouts to halve their top executives&#8217; average compensation.           ]]></description>
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A security guard is set to be arraigned Thursday for allegedly threatening President Obama. Investigators say John Brek, Jr. worked at Newark Liberty International Airport, and someone overheard him making menacing comments.           ]]></description>
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An autopsy will be performed on the body of Somer Thompson, the little Florida girl who disappeared Monday on her way home from school. The search for her ended Wednesday in a public landfill in Georgia, where her remains were recovered. The FBI is now at the scene, and police are asking for help from the public in finding her killer. ABC News&#8217; Matt Gutman has the details. UPDATE: Somer Thompson&#8217;s death ahs now been ruled a homicide.           ]]></description>
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The Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne has pleaded guilty to attempted weapon possession, and expects to receive a one-year jail sentence.           ]]></description>
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Authorities believe a body found in a landfill is that of 7-year-old Somer Thompson, a north Florida girl who disappeared on her walk home from school, the sheriff in charge of the case said Thursday. Sheriff Rick Beseler said the tentative identification was based on clothing and on a birthmark that matched the girl&#8217;s.           ]]></description>
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Detectives searching for a missing 7-year-old north Florida girl say they have found the body of a young child in a Georgia landfill. Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler said the body found Wednesday had not been identified but the parents of Somer Thompson have been notified.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:49:24 EST</pubDate>
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Caught on tape&#8230;a very unusual robbery. When someone behind a cash register is confronted by an armed robber, there are several things they can do. They can try to call police, they can hand over the money, or they can fight back. But, a clerk in Indianapolis did something else&#8230;she convinced the gunman&#8230;to pray. ABC News Andrea Canning has the story.           ]]></description>
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is taking steps to develop a standard to address the hazards of combustible dust. An explosion at Imperial Sugar in Port Wentworth, Ga., killed 14 workers last year. More than 130 workers have died and more than 780 were injured in such explosions since 1980.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:03:55 EST</pubDate>
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A top-ranking official of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says production of a vaccine for swine flu virus is behind schedule and people should take precautionary steps to prevent its spread.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:49:36 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Feds: Massachusetts Man Planned Terror Attacks On Malls</title>
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A 27-year-old Massachusetts man has been charged with conspiring with others to carry out terror attacks against shoppers in U.S. malls and against U.S. military in Iraq.           ]]></description>
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Unemployment rates rose last month in 23 states and fell in 19 as the economy struggled to create jobs in the early stages of recovery. The Labor Department says Nevada, Rhode Island and Florida in September posted their highest jobless rates on records dating to 1976.           ]]></description>
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          <title>University of Connecticut Coach Says 2 Teammates With Football Player During Deadly Stabbing</title>
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One teammate performed first aid while another comforted a University of Connecticut football player who was fatally stabbed during a fight outside a school-sanctioned dance over the weekend, their coach said Monday. Coach Randy Edsall wouldn&#8217;t identify the teammates or say how many players witnessed the fight that led to the death of 20-year-old Jasper Howard, a native of Miami.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:42:20 EST</pubDate>
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A South Carolina man faces charges after officials say he threatened to blow up a western Iowa motel. Cass County Sheriff Darby McLaren says about 50 people were evacuated from the American Best Value Inn in Atlantic early Saturday after a man told the front desk he was going to blow up the motel.           ]]></description>
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There were plenty of doubters, but the story of the runaway balloon with a boy trapped inside was tragically compelling anyway. Now, authorities say Thursday&#8217;s balloon drama really was just a hoax. Richard Heene and his wife have not been arrested, but Monday morning, they face a long list of possible charges. ABC News&#8217; Viviana Hurtado has more.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Sheriff Says No Indication That Colorado Balloon Ordeal Was A Hoax</title>
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The Larimer County sheriff in Colorado says there&#8217;s no indication a family was carrying out a hoax when they reported their 6-year-old son was in a helium balloon that floated away from their home.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:42:25 EST</pubDate>
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A 6-year-old boy climbed into a flying saucer-shaped aircraft and floated away Thursday, forcing officials to scramble to figure out how to rescue the boy. Larimer County sheriff&#8217;s spokeswoman Eloise Campanella says the device, which is shaped like a flying saucer, has the potential to rise to 10,000 feet. Sheriff&#8217;s officials last saw the device floating south of Milliken, which is about 40 miles north of Denver. UPDATE: Balloon believed to be carrying 6-year-old boy slowly descends into Colorado field. The child, identified as Falcon Heene, was not inside the craft. UPDATE: Falcon Keene has been found safe, according to ABC News.           ]]></description>
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A Delta airliner en route from Seattle to Atlanta has made an unscheduled stop in Nashville after a disturbance on board. No one was hurt.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:44:21 EST</pubDate>
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A pivotal Senate committee has approved a sweeping remake of the country&#8217;s health care system, delivering a long-sought boost to President Barack Obama&#8217;s goal of expanding coverage. The 14-9 vote in the Senate Finance Committee sets up a historic debate on the Senate floor and moves health care overhaul closer to reality than it has been for decades.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:12:50 EST</pubDate>
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President Barack Obama says he will make his decision on new troops for Afghanistan in &#8220;the coming weeks.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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We have information on what appears to be a tragic mistake. A man who thought he was protecting his home, ended up shooting the woman he was about to marry. ABC News&#8217;s Jeremy Hubbard has the story.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:01:21 EST</pubDate>
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One of President Barack Obama&#8217;s top aides says Fox News Channel acts like a wing of the Republican Party. White House Communications Director Anita Dunn told CNN&#8217;s &#8220;Reliable Sources&#8221; on Sunday that Fox News operates &#8220;almost as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party.&#8220;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:01:05 EST</pubDate>
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Experts continue to warn us about the swine flu&#8230;an upcoming report from the American Medical Association describes a grim scenario for some patients. And, as many still hesitate to get the vaccine, scientists remind us of the toll the virus is taking in the young. ABC News&#8217; T.J. Winick has more.           ]]></description>
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Health officials say swine flu activity is picking up, with 37 states now reporting widespread cases.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:26:39 EST</pubDate>
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Former vice president and Nobel Laureate Al Gore is calling President Barack Obama&#8217;s Nobel Peace Prize win extremely well deserved and an honor for the country.           ]]></description>
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He says he&#8217;s surprised and humbled&#8230;and that he doesn&#8217;t deserve to be in the company of some of the others who&#8217;ve won the Nobel Peace Prize. President Barack Obama was awarded the prize today, in what members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said could be seen as an effort to build gloal support for his policies.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:14:55 EST</pubDate>
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An eight-part television series documenting the rise and fall of Michael Vick will debut on BET next year. Tentatively titled &#8220;The Michael Vick Project,&#8220; it also shows the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback&#8217;s attempts to redeem himself after serving an 18-month prison sentence for operating a dogfighting ring.           ]]></description>
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Two people have died and an estimated 19 others were taken to hospitals after being overcome while sitting in a sweat lodge at a Sedona retreat. Yavapai County sheriff&#8217;s officials say about 50 people were in a sauna-like &#8220;sweatbox&#8221; structure Thursday at the Angel Valley resort, a facility that provides spiritual retreats.           ]]></description>
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          <title>US President Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize</title>
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The committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize says it decided to give that prize to President Barack Obama to &#8220;promote what he stands for&#8221; and for the &#8220;positive processes&#8221; that he&#8217;s started. The prize was created partly to encourage ongoing peace efforts&#8212;but Obama&#8217;s work is at a far earlier stage than with past winners of the prize.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:19:07 EST</pubDate>
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As he sets a new course for the United States in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama is apparently ready to draw distinctions between the Taliban and al-Qaida&#8212;and focus the fight on al-Qaida. His spokesman, Robert Gibbs, says, &#8220;They&#8217;re not the same type of group.&#8220;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:35:55 EST</pubDate>
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Senate Democrats have reached a deal to extend unemployment insurance benefits to workers in every state who are in danger of seeing their benefits run dry in the coming weeks.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:14:45 EST</pubDate>
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The House has voted to significantly expand four-decades-old hate crimes law to protect those attacked because of their sexual orientation. The Senate is expected to act soon on the bill, which is attached to must-pass defense policy legislation.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:12:06 EST</pubDate>
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A New Mexico woman kicked off an airplane at the Burlington International Airport three years ago for breast feeding her baby is suing Delta Air Lines. The Burlington Free Press says negotiations failed to reach a settlement between the Atlanta-based airline and Emily Gillette.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Afghan Policy Discussed On 8&#45;Year Anniversary Of War On Terror</title>
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Eight years ago, Wednesday, U.S. forces went on the offensive against the Taliban, in Afghanistan&#8230;the first front in the war on terror after the 9/11 attacks. Wednesday, President Barack Obama will meet with his national security team in a broad review of Afghan policy, with big decisions ahead. ABC News&#8217; T.J. Winick has more.           ]]></description>
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Authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania say a woman was killed by her pet black bear as she cleaned its cage. State police say 37-year-old Kelly Ann Walz was mauled to death Sunday evening by the 350-pound bear.           ]]></description>
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The defense lawyer for the CBS News producer charged with trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman is calling the talk-show host &#8220;a master at manipulating audiences.&#8220; Attorney Gerald Shargel defended Robert J. &#8220;Joe&#8221; Halderman on Monday during a round of interviews on network television morning shows.           ]]></description>
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