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Jury convicts Tom DeLay in money laundering trial ...

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Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay — once one of the most powerful and feared Republicans in Congress — was convicted Wednesday on charges he illegally funneled corporate money to Texas c...

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Napolitano touts safety of US border communities -...

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday that U.S. communities on the border with Mexico are safer than most Americans believe, but also warned Mexican drug cartels they'll be "met by ...

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gas wastewater still a problem - Yahoo! News

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Pennsylvania's natural gas drillers are still flushing vast quantities of contaminated wastewater into rivers that supply drinking water, despite major progress by the industry over the past year in c...

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Ohio to execute man for killing fellow jail inmate...

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Ohio plans to put a man to death Tuesday who killed a fellow Cincinnati jail inmate over the changing of a TV channel as he awaited sentencing for the aggravated murder of a fellow drug trafficker ove...

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Calif. to set ambitious renewable power standards ...

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Gov. Jerry Brown plans to sign legislation that would require California utilities to get one-third of their power from renewable sources, giving the state the most aggressive alternative energy manda...

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Another star knocked out of the `Dancing' ballroom...

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Talk about a TKO.

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AP Sources: Bin Laden documents sharpen US aim - Y...

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The U.S. is tracking possible new terror targets and stepping up surveillance of operatives previously considered minor al-Qaida figures after digging through the mountain of correspondence seized fro...

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Merchants beat bankers in Senate debit card vote -...

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Merchants triumphed over bankers in a battle for billions Wednesday as the Senate voted to let the Federal Reserve curb the fees that stores pay financial institutions when a customer swipes a debit c...

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Security at tourist icons depends on symbolism - Y...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Bicyclists zoom across the Golden Gate Bridge, wander open walkways on either side and stop for hot coffee at a cafe at the base. A bridge officer cruises by on his patrol bike.

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It's a deal: Obama

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Ending a perilous stalemate, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced a historic agreement Sunday night on emergency legislation to avert the nation's first-ever financial default.

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