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Caylee's remains offer few clues about how death (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 02:51 AM CST AP - Pieces of a tiny skeleton found in swampy woods belong to a 3-year-old who disappeared but provide few clues about what happened to her, a missing link that could make it harder for prosecutors to convince a jury her death was a homicide.

Ill. Gov. Blagojevich pledges to fight, won't quit (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 03:03 AM CST AP - A combative Gov. Rod Blagojevich served notice Friday that he has no intention of quitting over his corruption arrest, declaring: "I will fight. I will fight. I will fight until I take my last breath. I have done nothing wrong." The forceful three-minute speech marked the first time the former amateur boxer directly addressed the allegations since his arrest 10 days earlier.

Calif. AG urges court to void gay marriage ban (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 03:02 AM CST AP - The California attorney general has changed his position on the state's new same-sex marriage ban and is now urging the state Supreme Court to void Proposition 8.

Powerful winter storm cuts power, disrupts travel (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 11:14 PM CST AP - A winter storm packing snow, freezing rain and biting wind cut power to tens of thousands of customers Friday, disrupted travel and gave schoolchildren from Iowa to New England an early start on their holiday break. "One thing about it, you're going to have a white Christmas this year," said Lee Longdyke, as he shoveled a sidewalk in Pontiac, Mich., for the third time Friday morning.

Schwarzenegger orders hiring freeze, worker cuts (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 12:57 AM CST AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday ordered a state hiring freeze and payroll cuts to conserve cash as California struggles to deal with a $42 billion budget deficit.

SoCal grandfather mauled to death by pit bulls (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 01:07 AM CST AP - A 60-year-old man was mauled to death by a pair of pit bulls Friday in the backyard of his rural Southern California home.

Mother, kids shot to death in Dallas home (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 12:42 AM CST AP - A mother and her two young children were found shot to death Friday, possibly by the mother who may have also staged a series of attacks on the family over the last two weeks, police said.

Seattle crash leaves bus wheels dangling over I-5 (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 12:06 AM CST AP - Two chartered buses slid down an icy, snow-covered cobblestone street and crashed through a guardrail Friday, stopping just before they would have plummeted onto the freeway 20 feet below.

Mother of Bristol Palin's boyfriend arrested on drug charges (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 10:10 PM CST AP - Alaska State Troopers have arrested the mother of Bristol Palin's boyfriend on drug charges.

Activist accused of tainting drilling lease sale (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 05:08 PM CST AP - An environmental activist tainted an auction of oil and gas drilling leases Friday by bidding up parcels of land by hundreds of thousands of dollars without any intention of paying for them, a federal official said.

Police: equipment failure in fatal fall at church (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 09:06 PM CST AP - Police conclude in a report released Friday that the fatal fall of an aerial performer during a Christmas pageant was an accident caused by an equipment failure.

Harsh turn at New School for maverick Bob Kerrey (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 06:32 PM CST AP - Dissent is woven deep into the fabric of the New School, a left-leaning university that was founded as a freethinking experiment and became a haven for intellectuals fleeing persecution in Hitler's Germany.

Atlanta bridge collapse kills worker, injures 18 (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 05:06 PM CST AP - A soaring walkway being built to give visitors breathtaking views of the Atlanta Botanical Garden turned into a disaster zone when it suddenly collapsed, sending workers plummeting dozens of feet to the forest below.

Ind. Planned Parenthood counselor in video resigns (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 05:59 PM CST AP - A Planned Parenthood of Indiana counselor has resigned after an undercover video showed her telling a woman posing as a 13-year-old that she didn't care about the age of the man who impregnated her, the group said Friday.

Conservatives win court case in Va. church dispute (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 04:15 PM CST AP - Nearly a dozen conservative church congregations in Virginia have won a lawsuit in which they sought to split from the U.S. Episcopal Church in a dispute over theology and homosexuality.

OJ victim denies ever having Hall of Fame ring (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 04:50 PM CST AP - A victim in O.J. Simpson's robbery of a Las Vegas hotel room denied Friday that he ever had the disgraced football star's Hall of Fame ring, but a judge ordered him to hand it over if it ever comes into his possession.

Autopsy: Pregnant soldier had been asphyxiated (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 02:05 PM CST AP - An autopsy report says a pregnant soldier found dead in a Fayetteville motel room in June likely died of asphyxiation.

In tough times, ranks of homeless students rising (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 01:55 PM CST AP - As foreclosures and layoffs force families out of their homes, school districts across the nation are struggling to deal with a dramatic influx of homeless children.

Recycling company to pay $21M in immigration case (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 04:54 PM CST AP - A wood pallet recycling company caught in a national crackdown on hiring illegal immigrants has agreed to pay a record sum of almost $21 million to settle charges lodged by federal prosecutors in upstate New York.

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