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Teen pleads guilty in Border Patrol agent killing (AP)
AP - A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to killing a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times while chasing suspected illegal immigrants in the mountains east of San Diego.
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China says 37 dead, 71 trapped in mine explosion (AP)
AP - A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 37 people and trapping 71 others nearly a third of a mile under ground.
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"Going Rogue" is going big (AP)
AP - "Going Rogue" is going big.
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Chavez praises Carlos the Jackal (AP)
AP - Hugo Chavez has defended the alleged terrorist mastermind Carlos the Jackal, saying the Venezuelan imprisoned in France was an important "revolutionary fighter" who supported the cause of the Palestinians.
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Authorities: Man tied lizards to chest at airport (AP)
AP - Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.
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Wyoming challenges Yellowstone snowmobile rules (AP)
AP - The state of Wyoming filed a federal lawsuit Friday seeking to block the National Park Service from further restricting snowmobile numbers in Yellowstone National Park.
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Obama job approval rating drops under 50 percent (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday.
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6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue (AP)
AP - Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute.
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Injured Beckham vows to play MLS Cup final (AFP)
AFP - England midfielder David Beckham has a bone bruise in his right ankle, but he still expects to play for his US club Los Angeles Galaxy in the Major League Soccer championship match Sunday.
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Levin: May be more troubling e-mails from Hasan (AP)
AP - There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee said Friday.
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Michael Jackson's doctor says others gave him propofol (Reuters)
Reuters - Michael Jackson's personal physician told investigators he was not the first doctor to give the pop star propofol, the powerful anesthetic that was one of the drugs to cause his death, according to court papers unsealed on Friday.
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Dozens occupying UC Berkeley building arrested (AP)
AP - Officials say dozens of people occupying a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley, in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts have been arrested.
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Calif. launches probe into scam targeting churches (AP)
AP - California is investigating several companies suspected of bilking churches nationwide of hundreds of thousands of dollars through fraudulent computer leasing schemes, authorities said Friday.
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FAQ: A normal person's guide to health care reform (The Yahoo! Newsroom)
The Yahoo! Newsroom - If you've recently found yourself wondering, "What the heck is going on with the health care reform debate?", you're not alone. The American legislative process is unwieldy, and never more so than in the United States Senate. Now that the House has passed a bill, the Senate wil …
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Levin: May be more troubling emails from Hasan (AP)
AP - There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee said Friday.
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Britney Spears' ex sentenced to jail (AP)
AP - Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib is being sent to jail for 45 days for leaving the scene of an accident.
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Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event (AP)
AP - The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.
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Mich. police nab wrong-way driver twice in 3 days (AP)
AP - Authorities in western Michigan arrested a person twice in three days for driving the wrong way down the highway Kalamazoo County deputies said they were alerted about 1:30 a.m. Friday after several people called 911 when they passed the unidentified driver traveling south on northbound U.S. 13 …
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Europe: Proton beams circulate in Big Bang machine (AP)
AP - Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago.
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35 students rescued from burning bus on NYC bridge (AP)
AP - A bus carrying 35 elementary school children on an outing has caught fire on a New York City bridge, but the children and their escorts have been rescued.

