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Lawmaker defends RI Rep Kennedy in Communion flap
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A Pennsylvania lawmaker defended Rep. Patrick Kennedy on Monday against a bishop who has acknowledged asking the Rhode Island congressman not to receive Holy Communion because of his support for abortion rights.
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Ala. DA: 14-year-old might have arranged gang rape
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An Alabama district attorney says he is considering charging a 14-year-old girl with helping arrange the gang rape of her ninth-grade classmate.
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Alleged Hawaii spy found competent to stand trial
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A Maui man accused of selling military secrets to China has been found competent to stand trial.
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2 men charged in Kentucky triple slaying
1 hour 46 mins ago
Two suspects charged in the killings of three men whose decomposed bodies were found by hunters have implicated themselves in statements to police, a prosecutor said Monday.
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SC gov faces 37 charges he broke state ethics laws
1 hour 49 mins ago
Gov. Mark Sanford is accused of breaking 37 ethics laws regarding campaign finances and travel, including using taxpayer money for high-priced airplane tickets that took him around the world and to Argentina for a rendezvous with the woman he once called his "soul mate."
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Atty: Fort Hood suspect may use insanity defense
1 hour 49 mins ago
An Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people during an attack on his Texas post will likely plead not guilty to the charges against him and may use an insanity defense at his military trial, his attorney said Monday.
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US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 842
1 hour 59 mins ago
As of Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, at least 842 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Monday at 10 a.m. EST.
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,365
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As of Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, at least 4,365 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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