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Burris' support in black community begins to waver (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 08:36 PM CST AP - A group of black ministers who supported U.S. Sen. Roland Burris as he fought to get his job now plan to ask for his resignation following revelations that he tried to raise money for the disgraced governor who appointed him, one of the ministers told The Associated Press on Thursday.

2 suspects arrested in southeastern Pa. arsons (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 11:08 PM CST AP - A second man was arrested Thursday in connection with a series of arsons plaguing southeastern Pennsylvania, hours after a teenager was charged with setting nine fires in this steel town.

NY Post apologizes — to some — over monkey cartoon (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 10:47 PM CST AP - After two days of protests, the New York Post apologized Thursday for a cartoon that some have interpreted as comparing President Barack Obama to a violent chimpanzee gunned down by police. But the newspaper also said its longtime antagonists exploited the image for revenge.

SC Rep: Opposition to stimulus is slap in face (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 10:26 PM CST AP - The highest-ranking black congressman said Thursday that opposition to the federal stimulus package by southern GOP governors is "a slap in the face of African-Americans."

Chimp in Conn. attack had unusual bond with owner (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 12:56 AM CST AP - Travis the chimpanzee's relationship with his owner was closer than those of some married couples.

Medics describe horror of Conn. chimp attack (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 07:05 PM CST AP - Her hands looked like they were wrecked by a machine. Eyes wounded, hair yanked out. Face and scalp injuries so extensive, all the blood obscured whatever parts were left.

Arizona 9-year-old pleads guilty in shooting death (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 06:31 PM CST AP - A 9-year-old boy accused of methodically shooting his father and his father's roommate to death last fall pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of negligent homicide, settling the case that shocked and mystified the nation.

Gov. Schwarzenegger to sign budget-balancing bill (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 06:59 PM CST AP - California lawmakers passed a massive tax increase Thursday along with making billions in spending cuts, ending a grueling week of negotiations over closing the state's $42 billion budget deficit.

Banks slapping fees on unemployment benefit debit cards (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 08:37 PM CST AP - First, Arthur Santa-Maria called Bank of America to ask how to check the balance of his new unemployment benefits debit card. The bank charged him 50 cents.

Officials: Woman killed in Mass. house explosion (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 10:11 PM CST AP - An explosion possibly caused by a gas leak leveled a home Thursday evening, killing a woman and her dog and damaging at least two nearby houses, officials said.

Tenn. woman charged in 5-year cancer 'charade' (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 05:20 PM CST AP - For five years, Keele Maynor carried a walking cane, cropped her hair short and coaxed co-workers, neighbors and cancer survivor groups to be generous as she battled breast cancer. She accepted 194 days of paid leave donated by co-workers and blogged about protecting her children from the trauma of hospice care.

Terrorist in 1973 NYC bomb plot to be deported (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 06:45 PM CST AP - A Black September terrorist who served only about half his 30-year sentence for planting three car bombs in New York City in 1973 was released Thursday into the custody of immigration officials to be deported.

Octuplets' grandfather: Daughter `irresponsible' (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 08:37 PM CST AP - The father of the California woman who recently gave birth to octuplets told Oprah Winfrey that he hopes people don't punish his grandchildren for his daughter's irresponsible behavior.

Calif. Republicans keep their no-new-taxes promise (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 03:15 PM CST AP - Why did it take California lawmakers so long to pass a budget to close the state's $42 billion deficit? To find one reason, look about 3,000 miles east to an office in Washington.

South Beach modeling agency from TV show closes (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 04:40 PM CST AP - A South Beach modeling agency whose young image-setters once starred in an MTV reality show has closed its doors, the victim of an ailing economy.

Facebook has removed 5,500 sex offenders since May (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 06:12 PM CST AP - Facebook has removed more than 5,500 convicted sex offenders from its social networking Web site since May, Connecticut's attorney general said Thursday.

Home of Marlboro man passes partial smoking ban (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 06:01 PM CST AP - Lawmakers in tobacco-friendly Virginia passed a limited ban on smoking in bars and restaurants Thursday.

Texas may let hunters shoot pigs from choppers (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 05:57 PM CST AP - Millions of wild pigs weighing up to 300 pounds have been tearing up crops, trampling fences and eating just about anything in their path in Texas. But now they had better watch their hairy backs.

Kin of Wal-Mart stampede victim to sue NY county (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 05:10 PM CST AP - Relatives of a worker trampled to death in a crush of post-Thanksgiving bargain-hunters at a New York Wal-Mart have filed court papers indicating they intend to sue Nassau County and its police department.

Police: Cancer researcher killed in Atlanta condo (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 02:40 PM CST AP - A prominent researcher who studied the links between cancer and obesity was beaten to death in her condominium after a chance encounter with a man who claimed to be interested in buying it, police said Thursday.

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