Detroit mayor sues to try to stop removal hearing
By ED WHITE and COREY WILLIAMS
Associated Press Writers
DETROIT (AP) -- Desperate to save his political life, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is suing to stop Gov. Jennifer Granholm from holding an extraordinary hearing next week that could lead to his ...
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Jury acquits former Marine in killing of Iraqis
By CHELSEA J. CARTER
AP Military Affairs Writer
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) -- Jurors wept and embraced former Marine Jose Luis Nazario Jr. after acquitting him of voluntary manslaughter in the killings of unarmed Iraqi detainees during a fierce 2004 ...
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Memorial to drunken driver victims grows in NM
By MATT MYGATT
Associated Press Writer
MORIARTY, N.M. (AP) -- Tears drip on this patch of hardscrabble central New Mexico desert land -- tears in steel, tears in concrete. A mother's tears.
This is Sonja Britton's field of shattered dreams -- a ...
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As Gustav nears, Gulf Coast begins moving on plans
By MARY FOSTER
Associated Press Writer
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The solemn ceremonies for the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Friday for the most part were blown away by Gustav, the massive storm that posed the biggest threat to New Orle ...
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Small GPS devices help prosecutors win convictions
By MITCH STACY
Associated Press Writer
Like millions of motorists, Eric Hanson used a GPS unit in his Chevrolet TrailBlazer to find his way around. He probably didn't expect that prosecutors would eventually use it too -- to help convict him ...
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Friends: Abramoff a changed man, deserves leniency
By MATT APUZZO
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It used to be, when Jack Abramoff needed something, he had an address book full of powerful Capitol Hill contacts to call on, people he plied with expensive meals, campaign contributio ...
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Obama to tour battleground states after nomination
By PHILIP ELLIOTT
Associated Press Writer
DENVER (AP) -- Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and running mate Joe Biden will embark on a bus tour of battleground states Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan later this week after he receives the Democra ...
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Family, friends mark ex-President LBJ's centennial
By KELLEY SHANNON
Associated Press Writer
STONEWALL, Texas (AP) -- Former President Lyndon B. Johnson's family and admirers remembered his civil rights and education legacy during a celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth and the op ...
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Plea deal may be Detroit mayor's best option
By COREY WILLIAMS
Associated Press Writer
DETROIT (AP) -- Kwame Kilpatrick has been a master salesman, bargaining to bring improvements to Detroit and to prove to skeptics that the struggling city is worth the investment. But now the two-term mayor ...
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DNC '08: Reviewing the big show
EDITOR'S NOTE -- This is the latest entry in "Measure of a Nation," a yearlong series of stories about the presidency and the 2008 election as seen through the prism of the culture. More stories for this package will be filed throughout the two conventions.
By TE ...
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Durable goods post strong gains in June, July
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. factories saw a surprisingly hefty increase in their orders for big-ticket products in July, reflecting continued strength in export sales and a boost to business investment from the ...
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USW authorizes strike against ArcelorMittal
By DANIEL LOVERING
AP Business Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The United Steelworkers union said Wednesday that members in Ohio and six other states voted to give it the authority to launch a nationwide strike against ArcelorMittal, the world's largest s ...
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Professor's body found in burned Idaho home
By JESSIE L. BONNER
Associated Press Writer
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The air was still thick with the smell of smoke when fire crews allowed Christopher Lee and his wife to return to their charred neighborhood and collect their belongings -- or what was ...
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Hillary Clinton boosts Obama; next up, Bill
By PHILIP ELLIOTT
Associated Press Writer
DENVER (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton closed the book on her 2008 presidential bid with an emphatic plea for the party to unite behind Barack Obama.
Now the Democratic convention spotlight turns to her hus ...
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Jury awards Mattel Inc. $100 million in Bratz suit
By GILLIAN FLACCUS
Associated Press Writer
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) -- Barbie may have taken some of the sass out of her pouty-lipped rivals Yasmin, Jade, Cloe and Sasha with a $100 million verdict against Bratz-maker MGA Entertainment Inc., bu ...
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S&P: Home prices drop by record amount in 2Q
NEW YORK (AP) -- A widely watched index released Tuesday showed home prices dropping by the sharpest rate ever in the second quarter, but the data for June suggest the severity of the housing slump may be waning.
The Standard & Poor's/Case-Sh ...
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New-home sales post unexpected gain in July
By JEANNINE AVERSA
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sales of new homes posted an unexpected gain in July as heavily discounted properties enticed cautious house hunters to become home buyers.
The Commerce Department reported that sales of ne ...
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Study links preterm births, simmering infections
By LAURAN NEERGAARD
AP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Infections may play a bigger role in premature birth than doctors have thought, says a new study that found almost one in seven women in preterm labor harbored bacteria or fungi in their ...
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Search on for 6 inmates who escaped from NM jail
By BETSY BLANEY
Associated Press Writer
CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) -- Six of eight inmates who escaped from a county jail after shimmying up pipes and cutting a hole in the roof remained at large Tuesday and were considered dangerous. Among them were a ...
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Edwards' wife criticized for silence on affair
By MIKE BAKER
Associated Press Writer
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Two weeks after a devastating revelation sent her husband into political exile, Elizabeth Edwards isn't getting the steady sympathy usually afforded to a woman scorned.
Instead, she's ...
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