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RI bishop asked Kennedy in 2007 to avoid Communion
3 hours 31 mins ago
A month of harsh words between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and a strident critic, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, escalated Sunday when the bishop acknowledged asking Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion because of the Democratic lawmaker's support for abortion rights.
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SF area officer, passenger injured during arrest
3 hours 53 mins ago
A train passenger's video of an arrest shows heavy-duty glass shattering and showering down on a San Francisco area transit police officer and an unruly passenger in an incident that injured both men.
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ME: Teen killed by NYC police was shot 11 times
3 hours 54 mins ago
A teenager killed in a confrontation with New York City police over the weekend was shot 11 times, the medical examiner's office said Sunday.
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Swimmers, poets among 2010 Rhodes Scholars from US
4 hours 3 mins ago
When Henry Spelman found out he'd won a Rhodes Scholarship, his first call was to his girlfriend. To share the good news, of course, but also to see whether she was a winner as well.
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Palin dines, prays with Rev. Billy Graham in NC
4 hours 6 mins ago
Sarah Palin on Sunday dined and prayed with the Rev. Billy Graham, who has counseled presidents and other politicians for decades.
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Lawyer: 9/11 defendants want platform for views
4 hours 40 mins ago
The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday.
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Rhodes Scholars named for 2010
7 hours 22 mins ago
The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2010, listed by geographic region:
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Grand Canyon to change 'unfair' permit system
7 hours 35 mins ago
Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive and "unfair" that managers at the national park have decided to change the system.
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