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Arrest warrant prepared in Chandra Levy case (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 11:48 PM CST AP - Investigators in the 2001 slaying of Chandra Levy have prepared an arrest warrant for a Salvadoran immigrant convicted of similar attacks in the park where the former intern disappeared, a person close to the investigation said Saturday.

Boy charged with killing dad's pregnant girlfriend (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 08:54 PM CST AP - An 11-year-old boy shot his father's pregnant girlfriend in the back of the head while she was lying in bed in their western Pennsylvania farmhouse, then got on the school bus and went to school, authorities said Saturday.

Memorials held for 2 Buffalo plane crash victims (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 11:50 PM CST AP - Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday to remember a Sept. 11 widow killed in a commuter plane crash and the owner of the suburban Buffalo home that was destroyed by the crash.

Source: Feds interviewed Burris about Blagojevich (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 11:52 PM CST AP - Federal authorities interviewed U.S. Sen. Roland Burris on Saturday as they continued their corruption investigation of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Bush goes to hardware store that offered him a job (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 11:16 PM CST AP - Former President George W. Bush has visited a Dallas hardware store that earlier this month made him a lighthearted offer to work as a greeter.

NAACP wants NY Post editor and cartoonist fired (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 06:38 PM CST AP - The head of the NAACP on Saturday urged readers to boycott the New York Post, calling a cartoon that the newspaper published an invitation to assassinate President Barack Obama.

Gruesome killing poses another test for US Muslims (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 01:27 PM CST AP - The crime was so brutal, shocking and rife with the worst possible stereotypes about their faith that some U.S. Muslims thought the initial reports were a hoax.

Pilot of doomed flight described as 'by the book' (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 01:53 PM CST AP - Marvin Renslow's dream of becoming a commercial pilot did not come easy. For years he had to fit his training around jobs in travel reservations and sales. Even after he got hired by a regional carrier he had to moonlight at a grocery, stocking shelves to make ends meet for his wife and two children.

Octuplet mom and doctor benefited from alliance (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 11:43 AM CST AP - Long before she gave birth to her octuplets, Nadya Suleman delivered for her fertility specialist.

Arrest in deaths of Curry ex-girlfriend, her baby (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 12:08 PM CST AP - Police said Saturday they had arrested a suspect in the slayings of the former girlfriend of New York Knicks' player Eddy Curry and her infant daughter.

3 `persons of interest' sought in Chicago shooting (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 06:05 PM CST AP - Police in Chicago say they are seeking three people in connection to the fatal shootings of three teenagers.

After Ill. gov's impeachment — a senator's trial? (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 11:50 AM CST AP - With the impeachment of a governor, Illinois has already had more political fireworks this year than it has seen in decades. Could the perjury trial of a U.S. senator be next?

Coast Guard works to free tanker aground off Texas (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 12:02 PM CST AP - The U.S. Coast Guard says it is working to free a tanker that has run aground in shallow water in the Gulf of Mexico 22 miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas.

Suspect in Ariz. Wal-Mart deaths won't face trial (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 01:57 PM CST AP - A man accused of gunning down two employees outside a Wal-Mart store in a Phoenix suburb nearly four years ago has been ordered committed to a mental hospital instead of facing trial.

Pikes Peak proposes fees to pick up lazy hikers (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 01:26 PM CST AP - Hikers who climb to Pikes Peak's summit but don't feel up to walking the 12 miles back down could soon have to pay for their ride.

Nigerian man accused in $27 million scheme (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 08:04 AM CST AP - Prosecutors have accused a Nigerian man of trying to swindle nearly $27 million from an account in New York held by Ethiopia's central bank.

Gov. Sebelius, Kansas GOP fight over health care (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 11:25 AM CST AP - Gov. Kathleen Sebelius once called on lawmakers to bring health coverage to all Kansas residents. Legislators largely ignored her. The Democrat has supported proposals to increase tobacco taxes to pay for health care initiatives. Lawmakers never seriously considered them.

End to Ariz. boy's homicide case relieves town (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 06:49 AM CST AP - Residents of this tight-knit Arizona community say the time has come to try to forget.

Governors caught in debate over stimulus funds (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2009 05:47 PM CST AP - The nation's governors Saturday welcomed money heading their way from President Obama's economic stimulus plan, but said it was only a down payment on improving dire fiscal conditions in their states.

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