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Prosecutors move to delay Rezko sentencing (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 12:01 AM CDT AP - Federal prosecutors moved Monday to delay indefinitely the sentencing of convicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, sending their strongest hint yet that he is ready to spill his political secrets.

6 die in family murder-suicide in Los Angeles (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 04:12 AM CDT AP - The only hints of trouble in the big beige house on Como Lane were the newspapers in the driveway and the lack of any activity behind the front door.

Bus driver in fatal California crash investigated (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 02:40 AM CDT AP - Quintin Watts had a lengthy criminal record, a history of substance abuse and a string of motor vehicle offenses. Even his mother says he wasn't a good driver.

NYC council takes up term limit change this week (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 10:17 PM CDT AP - Mayor Michael Bloomberg's crusade to change term limits law so he can run again gets its first official test this week with a bill in the City Council, where it will compete with legislation intended to stop him.

'Bride' and 'groom' to be restored to Calif. forms (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 09:49 PM CDT AP - The words "bride" and "groom" will reappear on all marriage license applications issued in California starting next month, state health officials said.

Deadlines set for designating polar bear habitat (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 09:41 PM CDT AP - The federal government will designate "critical habitat" for polar bears off Alaska's coast, a decision that could add restrictions to future offshore petroleum exploration or drilling.

Calif. mom who drove son to gang fight convicted (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 08:38 PM CDT AP - A mother was convicted of second-degree murder Monday for driving her teenage son and his friends to a fatal fight with a rival gang.

Prosecutor: Phoenix shooting suspect kept records (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 08:21 PM CDT AP - The man accused of leading the notorious Serial Shooter attacks two years ago watched with excitement as news reports logged his alleged killings and fear spread through neighborhoods across the Phoenix area, a prosecutor said Monday.

Ky. authorities e-mail suspect in woman's death (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 06:37 PM CDT AP - A sheriff's deputy accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in Kentucky taunted state police in an e-mail exchange Monday, threatening a county jailer and telling police he was going to "make them earn their money" in their search for him.

AP Enterprise: In bad economy, power cutoffs soar (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 01:36 PM CDT AP - The number of Americans whose electricity or gas has been shut off for nonpayment of their bills is up sharply in many parts of the country as people struggle to cope with higher prices and a shaky economy.

Defense: 'Precious Doe' defendant kicked girl, 3 (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 09:09 PM CDT AP - The man accused of murdering 3-year-old Erica Green kicked her in the head but didn't mean to kill her, his attorney told a jury Monday in the case of a victim the city mourned for four years only knowing her as "Precious Doe."

Transgender Ga. official wins legal battle (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 12:47 PM CDT AP - Georgia's top court ruled in favor of a transgender politician who was slapped with a lawsuit by two political opponents who claimed she misled voters by running as a woman.

Sharpton: Bell verdict protests were peaceful (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 04:14 PM CDT AP - The Rev. Al Sharpton says he convened civil rights leaders after the Sean Bell police-shooting acquittals to come up with a way for all New Yorkers to express their outrage.

Frank says GOP housing attacks racially motivated (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 07:49 PM CDT AP - Rep. Barney Frank said Monday that Republican criticism of Democrats over the nation's housing crisis is a veiled attack on the poor that's racially motivated.

Hundreds gather to watch ND bridge demolition (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 06:35 PM CDT AP - Pigeons scattered and several hundred people watched Monday when a 450-foot section of a historic Missouri River bridge was blown up to make way for a new span.

FBI file reveals Evel Knievel's dark side (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 12:09 PM CDT AP - Evel Knievel never denied his scrapes with the law — the late motorcycle daredevil often reveled in them. But even he objected to a 1970s FBI investigation of whether he was involved in a string of beatings.

Nobels awarded for AIDS, cancer virus research (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 05:07 PM CDT AP - Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who defied convention in showing a viral cause for cervical cancer shared the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for breakthroughs that have led to lifesaving drugs and a vaccine.

Ex-hostage held by accused court gunman testifies (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 05:07 PM CDT AP - The woman credited with helping bring about the surrender of accused courthouse gunman Brian Nichols recounted at his murder trial Monday how she appealed to his religious beliefs during hours in captivity before persuading him to set her free.

Lehman sought millions for execs while seeking aid (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2008 06:13 PM CDT AP - The now-bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers arranged millions in bonuses for fired executives as it pleaded for a federal lifeline, lawmakers learned Monday, as Congress began investigating what went so wrong on Wall Street to prompt a $700 billion government bailout.

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