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Man held in Fla. on charge of threatening Obama
MIAMI (AP) -- A man who authorities said was keeping weapons and military-style gear in his hotel room and car appeared in court Thursday on charges he threatened to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama....
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Guantanamo jury gives bin Laden driver 5 1/2 years
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A U.S. military jury gave Osama bin Laden's driver a surprisingly light sentence Thursday, making him eligible for release in just five months despite the prosecutors' request for at least a 30-year sentence to deter would-be terrorists....
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Iraqis: US, Iraq close to deal on troop withdrawal
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. U.S. officials, however, insisted no dates had been agreed....
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American deaths in Afghanistan war reach 500
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The deadliest three months for American forces in Afghanistan have pushed the U.S. death toll to at least 500, forcing a war long overshadowed by Iraq back into the headlines....
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Ex-convention center head pleads guilty
DETROIT (AP) -- The former head of the city's downtown convention center pleaded guilty Thursday to receiving nearly $100,000 in kickbacks from a contractor for the facility....
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US senator demands NRA response on spying charge
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Democratic U.S. senator demanded Thursday that the National Rifle Association respond to charges it placed a paid spy in rival gun-control organizations for more than a decade....
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Philadelphia judge accused of misconduct
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A state watchdog panel Thursday filed misconduct charges against a Philadelphia judge who allegedly issued a protective order without holding a hearing or keeping any court record of it....
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Pa. court: Nurse can be fired for sex with patient
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A hospital had the right to fire a male nurse for having consensual sex with a patient less than two days after she underwent heart surgery, a state appeals court ruled Thursday....
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Pa. approves utility plan for electric rate spike
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- State regulators gave the green light Thursday to a power company's plan to help customers brace for a coming increase in electric rates....
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Iraq vet questions gun raffle for Pa. kids league
MILLERSTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A father said a central Pennsylvania youth football league is using inappropriate raffle prizes for a fundraiser - rifles....
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One-time subjects of anthrax probe glad to move on
NEW YORK (AP) -- For a few long hours in 2001, things looked impossibly grim for Dr. Irshad Shaikh and his brother, Masood....
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Police: Pa. man rams trucks into home, vehicles
SAEGERTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A man fighting with one of his housemates rammed the home with a semi truck and a pickup and later tried to run down two police officers, authorities said....
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76ers return to Spectrum for regular-season game
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Philadelphia 76ers are returning to the Spectrum - for one game....
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Aide to plead guilty month before Fumo trial
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A computer technician accused of illegally destroying years' worth of state Senate computer records will plead guilty next week, marking the first plea in the corruption case against Sen. Vincent Fumo....
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