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Ariz. boy, 8, accused of killing 2, including dad (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 03:25 AM CST AP - An 8-year-old boy is charged with murder in the shooting of his father and another man in a rural community in eastern Arizona, authorities said Friday.

Gay marriage supporters march in Calif., Utah (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 01:32 AM CST AP - Thousands of protesters angered by the passage of a state measure banning gay marriage took to the streets Friday in San Francisco and Long Beach, while thousands more protested outside the headquarters of the Mormon church in Salt Lake City.

Parents pull kids from day care as money tightens (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 02:43 AM CST AP - The nation's economic troubles play out one family at a time at the New Horizons Learning Center in this struggling city two hours northwest of Chicago.

Fears of Democrat crackdown lead to gun sales boom (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 02:59 AM CST AP - When 10-year-old Austin Smith heard Barack Obama had been elected president, he had one question: Does this mean I won't get a new gun for Christmas?

Billy Graham would like to meet, pray with Obama (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 02:58 AM CST AP - Billy Graham has counseled every American president since Dwight Eisenhower. But the evangelist known for his globe-trotting crusades has no plans to mentor Barack Obama, though his son did say his father would like to meet the president-elect and pray with him.

Utah faces boycott after Mormon work for Prop 8 (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 06:32 PM CST AP - Utah's growing tourism industry and the star-studded Sundance Film Festival are being targeted for a boycott by bloggers, gay rights activists and others seeking to punish the Mormon church for its aggressive promotion of California's ban on gay marriage.

Jury finds Atlanta courthouse gunman guilty (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 02:54 AM CST AP - A man who escaped from custody during his rape trial and launched a deadly courthouse shooting spree that claimed the lives of a judge and three others was convicted of murder Friday more than three years after the rampage.

Liberal activists have long legislative wish list (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 11:03 PM CST AP - Gays serving openly in the military. Voting rights for more ex-convicts. Paid sick days and family leave for most American workers.

Army general to investigate recruiter suicides (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 06:05 PM CST AP - The Army has agreed to investigate a disproportionate cluster of suicides among recruiters in an East Texas battalion, as well as allegations by other soldiers and family members that they were pressured to cover up serious problems in the battalion, Army Secretary Pete Geren said.

Director goes on leave amid probe of Ohio plumber (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 11:00 PM CST AP - Ohio's governor placed an agency director on leave Friday, saying the step was necessary because a state computer or state e-mail account may have been used to assist in political fundraising.

Power crews battle aftermath of Dakota blizzard (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 08:34 PM CST AP - Crews fought mud and water Friday as they tried to restore power after a fierce storm spread a wintry mix across the Dakotas, while authorities worked to remove snow-stranded vehicles that littered an interstate highway hours after their occupants were rescued.

Illinois doesn't have to make 'Choose Life' plates (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 11:02 PM CST AP - Illinois does not have to issue specialty license plates bearing the slogan "Choose Life."

Most Minn. Senate 'undervotes' are from Obama turf (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 11:01 PM CST AP - An Associated Press analysis of votes in the tight, still-to-be decided race for a U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota shows that most ballots lacking a recorded choice in the election were cast in counties won by Democrat Barack Obama.

Paloma continues to strengthen, batters Caymans (AP) Posted: 08 Nov 2008 02:59 AM CST AP - Late-season Hurricane Paloma continued to strengthen early Saturday as the Category 3 storm's eye neared Little Cayman, bringing wind and rain that knocked down trees and signs on the islands.

Report: FBI kept file on writer David Halberstam (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 07:51 PM CST AP - The FBI tracked the late Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author David Halberstam for more than two decades, newly released documents show.

Home sweet White House: Obamas ready for big move (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 03:23 PM CST AP - Barack Obama's 10-year-old daughter Malia is looking forward to decorating her new room, and already there's talk of sleepovers at the White House.

OJ Simpson loses bid for new trial in Las Vegas (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 03:44 PM CST AP - O.J. Simpson was denied a new trial Friday by the Nevada judge who presided over his conviction in the gunpoint robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room.

Christian fraternities offer different path (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 03:10 PM CST AP - It's 11 a.m. Saturday, and whiskey is flowing at the big houses on fraternity row at the University of Alabama. Guys in ties and baseball caps are laughing and dancing with sorority girls in bright dresses as a band blares away just around the corner.

Probation for Conn. man in boy's fatal dehydration (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2008 02:08 PM CST AP - A judge on Friday spared a man from prison time for his role in the dehydration death of a toddler who was deprived of liquids for at least a week.

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