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FDA sets melamine standard for baby formula (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2008 03:00 AM CST AP - Less than two months after federal food regulators said they were unable to set a safety threshold for the industrial chemical melamine in baby formula, they announced a standard that allows for higher levels than those found in U.S.-made batches of the product.

US Jewish, meditation groups' members die in India (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2008 01:32 AM CST AP - A New York couple who recognized the threat of terrorism in India but believed their mission of spreading Jewish pride was greater than the potential danger were slain in a series of attacks across Mumbai that have killed at least five Americans.

2 men dead after shots fired in SoCal Toys 'R' Us (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 11:59 PM CST AP - Two men pulled guns and shot each other to death in a crowded toy store Friday after the women with them erupted into a bloody brawl, witnesses said. Scared shoppers fled but no one else was hurt.

Wal-Mart worker dies after shoppers knock him down (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 11:54 PM CST AP - A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday when "out-of-control" shoppers desperate for bargains broke down the doors at a 5 a.m. sale. Other workers were trampled as they tried to rescue the man, and customers shouted angrily and kept shopping when store officials said they were closing because of the death, police and witnesses said.

Junk-bond king among those seeking Bush pardon (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2008 02:56 AM CST AP - Some high-profile convicts past and present are among more than 2,000 people asking President George W. Bush to pardon them or commute their prison sentences before he leaves office.

A president named Obama changes the name game (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2008 02:58 AM CST AP - Zenas Ackah has heard it all his life: What kind of name is that? You must not be from here. You must be foreign. Actually, no. Born in the United States, the 22-year-old college senior with the Greek first name and the Ghanian last name grew up in Philadelphia.

DNA ties suspect in Ark. anchor slaying to rape (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2008 12:00 AM CST AP - Forensic evidence gathered at the home of a slain television anchorwoman led police to a man now also suspected of raping a school teacher in eastern Arkansas, officials said Friday.

Black Friday shoppers out in force, but cautious (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 11:50 PM CST AP - Shoppers, who had snapped their wallets shut since September, turned out in force Friday to grab early morning deals and hard-to-find items like Elmo Live and the "Wii Fit" exercise game, but many said worries about the economy have them focusing on fewer gifts and less expensive, more practical items.

$6M Illinois tutoring center assists only athletes (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2008 12:36 AM CST AP - At the University of Illinois, being an athlete gets you access to a $6 million facility with oversized leather chairs and Oriental rugs.

Ill. family thanks employees with surprise bonuses (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 06:21 PM CST AP - Even though employees at the Peer Bearing Co. no longer work for the Spungen family that recently sold the Waukegan-based ball bearings maker, they still received a turkey each this Thanksgiving in keeping with tradition.

'Sacred carnival' offers respite in troubled year (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 01:30 PM CST AP - Goat meat stewing on the stove and sweet potatoes baking in the oven. Cooked fish, complete with bones and eyeballs. Spicy peppers soaked in bottles of rum.

3 dead after car drives into path of train in Fla. (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 11:56 PM CST AP - A passenger train smashed into a sedan that drove into its path in central Florida on Friday night, killing three people in the car, authorities said.

Iowa cafe swamped with orders for "Obama cookie" (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 12:25 PM CST AP - Want an example of the change Barack Obama is bringing to the country?

Stocks end short session with 5th straight gain (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 04:28 PM CST AP - Wall Street wrapped up its biggest five-day rally in more than 75 years Friday, even as investors digested signs of a bleak holiday season for retailers and fears that a flurry of reports next week will show more economic distress.

Ex-terrorism prosecutor flags flaws at tribunal (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 03:09 AM CST AP - Like many human rights observers, Anthony Barkow has harsh words about the government's treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. But Barkow offers a unique perspective: He's the only observer who successfully prosecuted terrorist sympathizers in his former life as an assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan.

National heritage day honors American Indians (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 07:10 AM CST AP - For the first time, federal legislation has set aside the day after Thanksgiving — for this year only — to honor the contributions American Indians have made to the United States.

Bulldog Haven: Cemetery for Ga.'s die-hard Dawgs (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 07:08 AM CST AP - You've heard of die-hard football fans, but a cemetery plot devoted to former University of Georgia players and their families takes the cliche beyond the grave.

Gift certificates for birth control? Foes say bah! (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 07:11 AM CST AP - At the Planned Parenthood of Indiana, 'tis the season of giving health care and contraception. But it's a sentiment that opponents of abortion and artificial birth control say denigrates the holiday season.

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