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Wednesday, 03 October 2012 03:20

Wis. anchor: Viewer criticizing weight a 'bully'

Written by By CARRIE ANTLFINGER

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Jennifer Livingston has always rebuffed personal attacks, so when the Wisconsin television anchorwoman got an email from a viewer criticizing her weight, she thought nothing of it.......

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Wednesday, 03 October 2012 03:16

Ranchers see increase in grass thefts amid drought

Written by By RUSSELL CONTRERAS

VAUGHN, N.M. (AP) -- Petty crime and burglaries aren't unusual in New Mexico's isolated Guadalupe County, but lately Sheriff Michael Lucero has seen thieves steal something a bit unexpected - grass.......

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Wednesday, 03 October 2012 03:10

Rare century-old $5 Alaska bill to be auctioned

Written by By RACHEL D'ORO

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A $5 bill presented to a turn-of-the-century vice president is expected to fetch up to $300,000 at a Texas auction this month.......

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Wednesday, 03 October 2012 00:17

Baby bust continues: US births down for 4th year

Written by By MIKE STOBBE

NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. births fell for the fourth year in a row, the government reported Wednesday, with experts calling it more proof that the weak economy has continued to dampen enthusiasm for having children.......

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Tuesday, 02 October 2012 20:05

Intelligence effort named citizens, not terrorists

Written by By MATT APUZZO and EILEEN SULLIVAN

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A multibillion-dollar information-sharing program created in the aftermath of 9/11 has improperly collected information about innocent Americans and produced little valuable intelligence on terrorism, a Senate report concludes. It portrays an effort that ballooned far beyond anyone's ability to control.......

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Tuesday, 02 October 2012 18:08

House committee: Security requests denied in Libya

Written by By LARRY MARGASAK

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Despite two explosions and dozens of other security threats, U.S. officials in Washington turned down repeated pleas from American diplomats in Libya to increase security at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi where the U.S. ambassador was killed, Republican leaders of a House committee said Tuesday.......

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Tuesday, 02 October 2012 18:05

Border Patrol agent shot, killed on patrol in Ariz

Written by By PAUL DAVENPORT and JACQUES BILLEAUD

NACO, Ariz. (AP) -- A Border Patrol agent was shot to death Tuesday in Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico line, the first fatal shooting of an agent since a deadly 2010 firefight with Mexican bandits that spawned congressional probes of a botched government gun-smuggling investigation.......

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Tuesday, 02 October 2012 15:00

Record number of gays seeking seats in Congress

Written by By DAVID CRARY

NEW YORK (AP) -- Of the four openly gay members of Congress, the two longest-serving stalwarts are vacating their seats. Instead of fretting, their activist admirers are excited about a record number of gays vying to win seats in the next Congress - and to make history in the process.......

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Tuesday, 02 October 2012 11:55

House committee: security requests denied in Libya

Written by By LARRY MARGASAK

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Leaders of a House committee said Tuesday that U.S. diplomats in Libya made repeated requests for increased security for the consulate in Benghazi and were turned down by officials in Washington.......

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Tuesday, 02 October 2012 11:24

House committee: security requests denied in Libya

Written by By LARRY MARGASAK

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Leaders of a House committee say U.S. diplomats in Libya made repeated requests for increased security in Benghazi but the pleas were denied in Washington.......

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