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3 teens fatally shot on Chicago's South Side (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 08:28 PM CST AP - Three teenagers, including a 13-year-old, were killed Friday in a shooting on Chicago's South Side that authorities believe involved an assault rifle. It appears "several individuals" attacked the teens, and shell casings found at the scene point to at least one assault rifle, said Police Superintendent Jody Weis.

Ill. governor: Burris should resign from US Senate (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 07:03 PM CST AP - U.S. Sen. Roland Burris kept out of sight Friday as longtime friend Gov. Pat Quinn joined the roster of fellow Democrats calling for his resignation following new disclosures about his controversial appointment, while the White House urged the senator to take the weekend to consider his future.

Ex-death row inmate's DNA not found on evidence (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 07:00 PM CST AP - DNA from key evidence in a Tennessee woman's slaying does not match the man who spent more than two decades on death row for killing her, according to new FBI lab tests.

Ex-President Bush, Laura Bush move to Dallas home (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 06:22 PM CST AP - A month after leaving the White House, former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, moved into their new Dallas home Friday.

Suspect in Indiana police shooting found dead (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 09:59 PM CST AP - A man suspected of shooting two Indiana police officers in an ambush was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot Friday night, hours after he had barricaded himself in a Louisville house.

La. recall try likely doomed, still significant (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 06:37 PM CST AP - Legal roadblocks will likely doom an effort launched this week to recall U.S. Rep. Ahn "Joseph" Cao, the Vietnamese Republican who scored a surprise December victory in a predominantly black, mostly Democratic New Orleans congressional district.

Socks, the Clintons' White House cat, dies (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 07:01 PM CST AP - Socks, the White House cat during the Clinton administration who waged war on Buddy the pup, has died. He was around 18.

George Mason picks drag queen as homecoming queen (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 08:27 PM CST AP - George Mason University senior Ryan Allen dresses in drag and doesn't mind being called a queen — homecoming queen, to be exact.

Texas says Peanut Corp. unresponsive to recall (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 07:33 PM CST AP - The bankrupt company at the center of a national salmonella outbreak hasn't carried out a recall of its products manufactured in Texas, so the state is notifying customers itself, officials there said Friday.

Afghan arrested for alleged lies about terror ties (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 10:00 PM CST AP - The brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden's former bodyguard was arrested Friday on charges that he lied about ties to terrorist groups on citizenship and passport papers, authorities said.

Utah lawmaker's gay comments cost him chairmanship (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 03:06 PM CST AP - A Utah state senator on Friday was kicked off a judicial committee he chaired after he drew criticism for comparing gay activists to radical Muslims in an interview aired this week.

Jackson: GOP governors 'posturing' on stimulus (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 06:56 PM CST AP - The Rev. Jesse Jackson accused GOP governors who are considering turning down some money from the federal stimulus package of "political posturing" and said such a move would hurt everyone, especially the South.

Drought to cut off federal water to Calif. farms (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 03:36 PM CST AP - Federal water managers said Friday that they plan to cut off water, at least temporarily, to thousands of California farms as a result of the deepening drought gripping the state.

Flight 93 memorial planners: 2011 deadline makable (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 02:41 PM CST AP - Government officials and representatives of the passengers and crew killed when United Flight 93 crashed in a rural Pennsylvania field on Sept. 11, 2001, have pledged to dedicate a memorial there by the attacks' 10th anniversary.

Major indexes fall more than 6 percent for week (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 06:05 PM CST AP - Wall Street ended another terrible week Friday, leaving major indexes down more than 6 percent as investors worried that the recession will persist for at least the rest of the year and that government intervention will do little to hasten a recovery.

Study: Most fertility clinics break rules on embryo implantation (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 05:13 PM CST AP - The California fertility doctor who implanted the octuplet mom with lots of embryos was no lone wolf: Fewer than 20 percent of U.S. clinics follow professional guidelines on how many embryos should be used for younger women. "Clearly, most programs are not adhering to the guidelines," said Dr. Bradley Van Voorhis, director of the fertility clinic at the University of Iowa.

Salmonella outbreak highlights inspector shortage (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 03:37 PM CST AP - Tight state budgets have led some of the biggest farm states to leave dozens of food inspection jobs vacant at a time when hundreds have been sickened by a nationwide salmonella outbreak tied to a filthy peanut processing plant.

AP Interview: Reid pushing for climate change bill (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 03:44 PM CST AP - Democratic leaders in both the Senate and House want to take action this year to stem global warming, but the imploding economy and balking Senate Republicans are likely to make that difficult.

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