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Museum reveals engraving hidden in Lincoln watch (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 04:05 PM PDT AP - For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch. On Tuesday, museum curators confirmed it was true. A watchmaker used tiny tools to carefully pry open the antique watch at the National Museum of American History, and a descendant of the engraver read aloud the message from a metal plate underneath the watch face.

Church shooting suspect left 'Last Day Will' card (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 03:02 PM PDT AP - The man accused of gunning down an Illinois pastor during his sermon as horrified churchgoers watched left an index card marked "Last Day Will" at his home, according to court documents filed Tuesday.

Snow closes businesses, highways in upper Midwest (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 03:08 PM PDT AP - Heavy snow driven by wind gusting to 40 mph brought parts of the upper Midwest to a halt Tuesday, closing courts, schools, businesses and two major highways.

Octuplets mom readying move, babies' homecoming (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 03:07 PM PDT AP - Octuplet mother Nadya Suleman says she's busy preparing to move to a new house and that four of the babies born premature are healthy enough to leave the hospital.

Prosecutor: Ohio teen fatally shot twin brother (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 01:36 PM PDT AP - The trial of a man accused of fatally shooting his identical twin brother began Tuesday with prosecutors revealing new fingerprints linking the man to the killing while the defendant's lawyer insisted another man had masterminded the attack.

Long in brig, alleged al-Qaida agent in US court (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 03:31 PM PDT AP - The attorney for alleged al-Qaida sleeper agent Ali al-Marri said Tuesday he hopes what his client endured for five years will never again be repeated in the United States.

Some wounded soldiers more likely to be punished (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 12:55 PM PDT AP - Staff Sgt. Jason Jonas says when he goes to bed at night, he is terrified his medication will cause him to oversleep and miss morning roll call again.

New job for laid-off moms: stay-at-home motherhood (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 01:59 PM PDT AP - Soon after New Yorker Geralyn Lucas was laid off from her television job in January, she took her 2-year-old son to the playroom of her apartment building. She realized she had never been there before.

Police: Texas group home residents forced to fight (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 02:25 PM PDT AP - Seven employees of a state-run home for the mentally disabled have been suspended for staging fights between residents who were forced to shove, punch and strike each other, authorities said Tuesday.

Somalis in Minneapolis fall under FBI suspicion (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 02:43 PM PDT AP - Members of the Twin Cities' thriving Somali community say they are being questioned by the FBI as it investigates whether some young men are being "radicalized" in Minnesota and recruited to fight with terror groups in their homeland.

Maytag voluntarily recalls 1.6M refrigerators (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 03:28 PM PDT AP - Maytag Corp. said Tuesday that it has voluntarily recalled about 1.6 million refrigerators due to an electrical problem that could create a fire hazard.

Can NASA take a joke? Try space station Colbert (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 03:26 PM PDT AP - Earth to Space Station Colbert: The cosmic joke may be on NASA. Comedian Stephen Colbert, who couldn't get his mock presidential campaign off the ground, is polling better by aiming higher. He's convinced his many fans to write in his name in NASA's online public vote to name a new room to be added to the international space station.

Extreme cheapskates: Tightwads revel in frugality (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 01:29 PM PDT AP - Amy VanDeventer has always been a cheapskate. The recession is taking her to new extremes.

Boston's real-life 'Cheers' bartender is laid off (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 01:48 PM PDT AP - Eddie Doyle was the guy who really did know everybody's name, at least when he started working at the tavern that inspired the television show "Cheers."

White House official's home repairs questioned (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 12:23 PM PDT AP - The new White House director of urban affairs hired an architect for his own home at the same time that a project the architect was working on was up for approval by his office.

16 patients have hepatitis in Army needle scare (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 12:00 PM PDT AP - Army officials say 16 patients exposed to a mismanaged insulin needle program at a military hospital in Texas have tested positive for hepatitis B or C.

Guilty on all counts in NYC dentist slaying (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 01:13 PM PDT AP - A physician and one of her relatives were convicted of murder Tuesday for plotting to kill her estranged husband over a bitter custody battle for their young daughter.

Magician who claimed he mailed self admits to hoax (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 04:15 PM PDT AP - A magician who posted videos online detailing a "trip" he made in a crate aboard a cargo plane from upstate New York to Las Vegas admitted Tuesday that it was an elaborate hoax.

NJ considers smoking ban for Atlantic City casinos (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 11:37 AM PDT AP - New Jersey is considering a ban on smoking in all of Atlantic City's 11 casinos — something the city itself has been unable to impose.

Market endangers state-run prepaid tuition plans (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 02:12 PM PDT AP - State-run trust funds for parents who want to pay off college tuition before their children enroll are running short on cash, and program officials worry they won't be able to pay for students who are counting on the money.

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