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Passenger jet goes off Denver runway; 38 hurt (AP) Posted: 21 Dec 2008 02:15 AM CST AP - A Continental Airlines jet taking off from Denver veered off the runway into a ravine Saturday night, forcing passengers to evacuate on emergency slides as the plane burned, officials said. Two people were critically injured and 36 others were taken to hospitals.

Winter weather blasts nation from end to end (AP) Posted: 21 Dec 2008 12:21 AM CST AP - Successive waves of wintry weather gripped much of the country Saturday, frustrating holiday travelers from coast to coast and keeping the lights off for thousands of people who lost power after ice storms just days ago.

Senate-for-sale case threatens new chief of staff (AP) Posted: 21 Dec 2008 12:03 AM CST AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is legendary in Illinois political circles for not picking up the phone or returning calls, even from important figures like the state's senior senator, Dick Durbin.

Mother, kids shot to death in Dallas home (AP) Posted: 21 Dec 2008 02:41 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.

Motor City's woes extend beyond auto industry (AP) Posted: 21 Dec 2008 12:08 AM CST AP - One measure of how tough times are in the Motor City: Some of the offenders in jail don't want to be released; some who do get out promptly re-offend to head back where there's heat, health care and three meals a day.

AP IMPACT: Schools invest in athletes' degrees (AP) Posted: 21 Dec 2008 12:34 AM CST AP - From the moment he stepped on campus, 320-pound tackle Michael Oher seemed destined to be a star on Mississippi's football team and a failure in its classrooms.

Pastor Rick Warren defends invite to inauguration (AP) Posted: 21 Dec 2008 02:27 AM CST AP - Under fire for opposing gay marriage, influential evangelical pastor Rick Warren said Saturday that he loves Muslims, people of other religions, Republicans and Democrats, and he also loves "gays and straights."

Surviving Houston octuplets turn 10 years old (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 09:57 PM CST AP - As the cake candles flickered, relatives and friends singing to seven surviving octuplets on their 10th birthday Saturday had to pause and consider after "happy birthday to ...". They continued, "... dear everyone. Happy birthday to you!"

Post Office puts buffer between kids and 'Santas' (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 04:44 PM CST AP - A sex offender is responsible for taking away some of the joy of the Postal Service's Operation Santa program: Volunteers who answer children's letters to Santa can no longer deliver gifts in person — or even know where they're going.

'Forgotten' lake shows South's stubborn drought (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 05:27 PM CST AP - A decaying highway, plunged deep underwater after Lake Hartwell was dammed in the 1950s, sits exposed once again across what remains of the bay outside Big Water Marina.

Kennedy campaign takes page from Clinton (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 11:56 AM CST AP - The start of Caroline Kennedy's "listening tour" was awfully hard to hear.

Senate seat only part of case vs. Ill. governor (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 07:29 PM CST AP - Corruption charges against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich focus on much more than the claim that he tried to sell or trade Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat.

NYC councilman charged with assaulting girlfriend (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 10:55 PM CST AP - A New York City councilman accused of intentionally slashing his girlfriend in the face with a broken glass called it an "unfortunate accident" on Saturday.

Detroit mayor orders cuts as deficit nears $300M (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 02:48 PM CST AP - The mayor of Detroit has ordered all departments to reduce their budgets by 10 percent as the city deficit approaches $300 million.

Fort Dix plot jury seeks trial transcripts (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 04:24 PM CST AP - Jurors considering the case of five men accused of plotting to attack soldiers at the Army's Fort Dix finished their fourth day of deliberations Saturday without reaching a verdict.

Ripples of Madoff scandal spread everywhere (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 12:09 PM CST AP - In the nonprofit legal center Steven Schwartz runs from a converted furniture store in Northampton, Mass., the e-mail was very good news: By week's end, a check for $243,000 would be on its way.

Las Vegas 'black widow' to get new trial (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 02:35 PM CST AP - A woman convicted of killing her millionaire husband in one of Las Vegas' highest-profile murder cases will be getting a new trial.

Ho-Ho-Ho, You're on stage ... at airport karaoke (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 12:00 PM CST AP - Tis the season for red-capped Santas and red-nosed reindeers. Sleigh bells ringing and snowflakes glistening. Stockings carefully hung and yuletide carols being sung ... in an airport terminal. With a karaoke machine.

7 workers released in Atlanta bridge collapse (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2008 02:32 PM CST AP - Federal investigators were working through the weekend to start determining what caused a pedestrian bridge being built high above an Atlanta park to collapse, killing one man and leaving 11 other workers hospitalized, seven in intensive care.

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