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Obama praises Lincoln's legacy at Ford's Theatre (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 09:25 PM CST AP - President Barack Obama praised Abraham Lincoln for his conviction that a divided nation could be made whole at a gala Wednesday night celebrating the $25 million renovation of Ford's Theatre.

Rescuers search for more victims of Okla. twisters (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 11:36 PM CST AP - Rescuers sorted through bricks and shattered plywood Wednesday in search of more victims of a deadly tornado that blasted through a small Oklahoma town where many people in a trailer park had nowhere to escape the howling winds.

Taxpayers may have to cover octuplet mom's costs (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 11:33 PM CST AP - A big share of the financial burden of raising Nadya Suleman's 14 children could fall on the shoulders of California's taxpayers, compounding the public furor in a state already billions of dollars in the red.

Body dragged nearly 20 miles on NYC highways (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2009 01:10 AM CST AP - A van traveled for nearly an hour over busy New York City roads before its driver discovered the horrific cargo it had dragged almost 20 miles: the partially scraped-away body of a man who was plowed over by an SUV just before he got caught under the van.

Blagojevich dishes dirt on those who ousted him (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 09:15 PM CST AP - Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich is lashing out at the Illinois lawmakers who removed him from office, calling them drunkards and adulterers who don't know how to do their jobs.

Lye-dousing victim faces attacker in Vt. court (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 06:34 PM CST AP - A woman whose estranged husband blinded and disfigured her by dousing her with lye faced him in court at his sentencing Wednesday, describing the painful torment of not even being able to see how badly he injured her.

2 big satellites collide 500 miles over Siberia (AP) Posted: 12 Feb 2009 01:13 AM CST AP - Two big communications satellites collided in the first-ever crash of its kind in orbit, shooting out a pair of massive debris clouds and posing a slight risk to the international space station.

Son of Bermuda's leader will stand trial in LA (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 06:43 PM CST AP - A doctor who is the son of Bermuda's leader was ordered to stand trial Wednesday on 33 counts of molesting female patients at Los Angeles medical clinics where he practiced.

Fla. executes man for killing Tampa teen in 1983 (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 05:37 PM CST AP - A Florida rapist convicted of murdering his girlfriend's teenage daughter more than 25 years ago has been executed.

Unknown powder found in federal offices in Texas (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 11:04 PM CST AP - The FBI headquarters in El Paso was evacuated Wednesday after two people in the mail room were exposed to a white powdery substance in a letter that was addressed to Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate.

Missing SC woman's family: ID thief won't change (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 05:15 PM CST AP - Lisa Henson got some satisfaction from facing the thief who used her missing niece's identity to scam her way into an Ivy League school.

Was Miss. football player's death a suicide? (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 05:14 PM CST AP - To build the breathtaking speed he would need to run out of his southeastern Mississippi hometown and into the NFL, George County High School junior Billey Joe Johnson used to race against his horse through the woods.

Ark. House OKs bill allowing guns in churches (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 05:57 PM CST AP - The Arkansas House on Wednesday approved a bill allowing concealed handguns in churches, despite hearing arguments that lawmakers should put their faith in God, not guns.

Police, divers search neighborhood for Fla. girl (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 05:56 PM CST AP - Sheriff's deputies searched house-to-house Wednesday and dive teams probed the St. Johns River for a 5-year-old north Florida girl who went missing from her bed.

Pa. judges accused of jailing kids for cash (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 05:16 PM CST AP - For years, the juvenile court system in Wilkes-Barre operated like a conveyor belt: Youngsters were brought before judges without a lawyer, given hearings that lasted only a minute or two, and then sent off to juvenile prison for months for minor offenses.

La. governor to give GOP response to Obama speech (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 02:08 PM CST AP - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will get another prominent GOP role later this month when he delivers the national Republican response to President Barack Obama's first speech to Congress.

Mystery terrorist was targeted for assassination (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 03:36 PM CST AP - In 1980, a PLO official identified as "Abu Walid al-Iraqi" narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in which someone fired a rocket at his Italian sedan in the lawless streets of Beirut.

Ohio reports new death linked to salmonella strain (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 04:04 PM CST AP - The number of deaths linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak rose to nine Wednesday when Ohio health officials announced that an elderly woman who died earlier this year had been infected with the strain involved.

Deputies: Ohio teacher cut class for prostitution (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2009 04:27 PM CST AP - A fourth-grade teacher had a side job as a prostitute, and even skipped class after using a school computer to arrange an afternoon tryst at a motel, authorities said Wednesday.

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