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Indonesian police surround Bali prison after riot
Posted on February 23, 2012 at 12:27am
(AP) — Hundreds of security forces surrounded a prison on the resort island of Bali on Thursday, firing warning shots and tear gas to quell inmates after a second night of rioting.
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Jury: 26 years total for former U.Va. lax player
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:11pm
(AP) — A jury says a former University of Virginia lacrosse player should serve 25 years in prison for the second-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend.
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Jury: 26 years total for former US lax player
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:11pm
Updated on February 22, 2012 at 11:30pm(AP) — A jury says a former University of Virginia lacrosse player should serve 25 years in prison for the second-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend.
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Jury recommends 25 years in prison for ex-U.Va. lacrosse player on 2nd-degree murder charge
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:09pm
(AP) — Jury recommends 25 years in prison for ex-U.Va. lacrosse player on 2nd-degree murder charge
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No. 2 Syracuse beats South Florida 56-48
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:09pm
Updated on February 22, 2012 at 11:09pm(AP) — Scoop Jardine scored 15 points to help No. 2 Syracuse overcome a 13-point first-half deficit and beat South Florida 56-48 on Wednesday night.
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Lin, Knicks rout Hawks 99-82, head to Miami
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:01pm
(AP) — Not much heat from the Hawks for Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks.
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Wake Forest transplant recipient returns to field
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:56pm
(AP) — The Wake Forest baseball player who received a kidney from his coach has returned to the field a year after the transplant saved him from a disease that could have resulted in kidney failure.
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Avalanches hit Indian Kashmir; 3 soldiers killed
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:52pm
(AP) — Indian army officials say two avalanches in snowbound regions of Indian-controlled Kashmir have killed at least three soldiers. Several more are feared trapped in a military camp that was partially buried under snow.
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Avalanches hit Indian Kashmir; 9 soldiers killed
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:52pm
(AP) — Two massive avalanches in snowbound regions of Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least nine soldiers, and at least 10 others were feared trapped in a military camp that was partially buried under snow, an official said Thursday.
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GOP candidates want more on illegal immigration
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:45pm
Updated on February 22, 2012 at 10:48pm(AP) — The Republican candidates say more must be done to combat illegal immigration.
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Romney, Santorum trade barbs over former senator
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:38pm
Updated on February 22, 2012 at 10:42pm(AP) — Republicans Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are sparring over Santorum's support for his former Senate colleague, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania.
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FACT CHECK: Errant claims on auto bailout, taxes
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:33pm
(AP) — Twenty Republican presidential debates later, the head-scratching claims kept coming.
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Idaho GOP state Sen. McGee resigns amid scandal
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:14pm
Updated on February 22, 2012 at 10:15pm(AP) — An Idaho Republican state senator who had been seen as a political riser has stepped down amid sexual harassment allegations.
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GOP rivals pass contraception debate, hit Obama
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:11pm
Updated on February 22, 2012 at 10:15pm(AP) — The Republican presidential candidates are trying to avoid a debate on contraception and instead are looking to keep the focus of their criticism on President Barack Obama.
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Ex-NBA player Crittenton jailed on speeding charge
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:04pm
(AP) — Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton is back in jail.
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Japan royal heir suggests easier load for emperor
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:52pm
(AP) — Japan's crown prince believes efforts should be made to reduce the burden on his ailing father, Emperor Akihito, as the 78-year-old monarch recovers from heart bypass surgery.
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GOP rivals spar over earmarks in Congress
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:51pm
Updated on February 22, 2012 at 9:55pm(AP) — Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are clashing on spending requests during a sharp confrontation that fellow Republican Newt Gingrich calls "silly" as the Republican presidential contenders' debate.
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Romney defends himself as 'severely conservative'
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:46pm
Updated on February 22, 2012 at 9:52pm(AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is explaining what he meant when he described himself as "severely conservative" at a conservative political meeting earlier this month.
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Opening GOP debate, Romney pounces on Santorum
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:26pm
Updated on February 22, 2012 at 9:29pm(AP) — Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are sparring in what is likely to be the final debate before the next slate of states has nominating contests, trading barbs on Washington spending and borrowing.
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Police charge 2 in death of Ala girl forced to run
Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:07pm
(AP) — At a doublewide trailer along a dirt road in rural Alabama, authorities say 9-year-old Savannah Hardin was forced to run for three hours as punishment for having lied to her grandmother about eating candy bars. The severely dehydrated girl had a seizure and her death days later was ruled a homicide.





















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