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Aide: Kirsten Gillibrand picked as next NY senator (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 02:17 AM CST AP - Democratic congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand is the New York governor's pick to fill Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's vacate Senate seat.

'English First' proposal defeated in Nashville (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 02:39 AM CST AP - Nashville voters rejected a proposal to make English the mandatory language for all government business, easing fears that the measure could damage the city's reputation and cost agencies millions in federal funding.

Rally marks Roe v. Wade anniversary, new president (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 01:04 AM CST AP - Tens of thousands of abortion opponents rallied Thursday on the National Mall to mark the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade amid concerns they could face political setbacks under the new president.

Ill. governor's lawyer: I might sue to stop trial (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 01:03 AM CST AP - Facing almost certain defeat in a Senate impeachment trial, Gov. Rod Blagojevich might ask the courts to step in and block a proceeding that he considers "a sham," a lawyer for the Democratic governor said Thursday.

Kennedy's withdrawal creates a political mystery (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 10:42 PM CST AP - Caroline Kennedy's mysteriously abrupt decision to abandon her Senate bid gave rise to an ugly swirl of accusations Thursday and feverish speculation over whether she jumped or was pushed.

Case against Ky. coach in player's death is rare (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 02:47 AM CST AP - The case against a Kentucky high school football coach charged with reckless homicide in the death of a player who collapsed during a broiling summer practice — the teen's temperature reaching 107 degrees — is a rare one.

Police: VaTech grad student knew suspected killer (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 12:49 AM CST AP - Alone and in a new country, graduate student Xin Yang reached out to other Chinese students at Virginia Tech when she arrived two weeks ago, trying to establish her life on campus.

Trial begins for man accused in deadly Calif. fire (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 10:06 PM CST AP - A prosecutor said Thursday that an auto mechanic was "a man bent on destruction" who ignited a wildfire that killed five U.S. Forest Service firefighters in 2006.

2 convicted killers executed in Texas, Oklahoma (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 08:16 PM CST AP - Two condemned killers were put to death Thursday evening in Oklahoma and Texas, becoming the nation's third and fourth executions of the year.

Sex scandal divides Portland and its gay community (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 12:00 AM CST AP - A confession by Portland's first openly gay mayor that he lied about having sex with a teenager is dividing this famously progressive city, as well as its gay community.

Gillibrand emerges as contender for NY Senate seat (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 11:55 PM CST AP - Democratic Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand emerged as a leading contender Thursday night as New York Gov. David Paterson closed in on a decision to fill the state's vacant Senate seat, according to party officials monitoring events in the wake of Caroline Kennedy's abrupt withdrawal from consideration.

Killer who escaped from Md. prison captured (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 06:28 PM CST AP - Maryland authorities have recaptured a convicted killer who escaped five days ago from a state prison.

Van left in reverse kills 2 kids walking in NYC (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 06:15 PM CST AP - An unoccupied delivery van mistakenly left in reverse jumped a curb and barreled into a group of children returning to their day care center after a trip to the library Thursday, killing two of them and seriously injuring a third, police said.

Md. teen plans guilty plea in mom's beating death (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 05:09 PM CST AP - A Maryland teenager plans to plead guilty to bludgeoning his mother to death after an argument over his grades at a prestigious private school, attorneys for both sides said Thursday.

Pa. pet groomer charged with piercing kittens (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 07:17 PM CST AP - A woman who marketed "gothic kittens" with ear, neck and tail piercings over the Internet has been charged with animal cruelty and conspiracy.

Lawyer: 'Clark Rockefeller' weighing guilty plea (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 04:49 PM CST AP - Prosecutors would recommend a prison term of four-and-a-half to five years if the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller agrees to plead guilty to kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter, they said Thursday.

Bad economy means struggle on both sides of border (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 04:49 PM CST AP - Marilu Vargas digs through bargain meats at a Mexican grocery store, trying to slash the budget for her family of seven while considering how much she can spare for relatives back home in Mexico.

Mo. neo-Nazis join `Adopt-A-Highway' trash cleanup (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 04:19 PM CST AP - A neo-Nazi group has joined the state's "Adopt-A-Highway" volunteer litter pickup program, taking advantage of a free speech court fight won four years ago by the Ku Klux Klan.

NC helicopter crash kills pilot; 1 survivor (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2009 01:51 PM CST AP - A pilot was killed but his lone passenger survived when their helicopter crashed Thursday in a southern North Carolina field, rattling nearby homes and sending a ball of smoke into the air, officials and witnesses said.

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