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• Dangerous staph germs found at West Coast beaches (AP)
• Thousands of downtown DC protesters blast Obama (AP)
• State lawmakers try to halt health care changes (AP)
• Fmr. Blagojevich adviser dies, days before prison (AP)
• AP ENTERPRISE: Montana jail deal raises questions (AP)
• Race to replace prestigious Manhattan DA nears end (AP)
• Law used to indict Blagojevich challenged as vague (AP)
• Southeast Texas bouncing back a year after Ike (AP)
• Biden lauds 2 killed battling LA fire as heroes (AP)
• Va. seeks November execution for DC-area sniper (AP)
• Garrido's twisted path led often to God (AP)
• Suspect falls asleep, hostages escape Kan. home (AP)
• Hundreds search rugged Louisiana hills for escapee (AP)
• Once a hurricane, Fred weakens to remnant at sea (AP)
• As Cuba changes, US exile leader seeks new path (AP)
• Warhol's sports superstars stolen from LA home (AP)
• Shuttle astronauts prepare for Texas homecoming (AP)

Dangerous staph germs found at West Coast beaches (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 12:02 PM PDT AP - Dangerous staph bacteria have been found in sand and water for the first time at five public beaches along the coast of Washington, and scientists think the state is not the only one with this problem.

Thousands of downtown DC protesters blast Obama (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 05:41 PM PDT AP - Tens of thousands of protesters fed up with government spending marched to the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, showing their disdain for the president's health care plan with slogans such as "Obamacare makes me sick" and "I'm not your ATM."

State lawmakers try to halt health care changes (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 04:55 PM PDT AP - Republicans in more than a dozen states opposed to President Barack Obama's push for health care overhaul have mounted state-driven efforts to block federal intervention in health care, with some early success.

Fmr. Blagojevich adviser dies, days before prison (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 05:36 PM PDT AP - A former chief fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich died Saturday, just days before he was to report to prison to begin a three-year sentence for tax offenses that included using his company's money to pay gambling debts and claiming it as a business expense.

AP ENTERPRISE: Montana jail deal raises questions (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 02:17 PM PDT AP - The Two Rivers Detention Center was promoted as the largest economic development project in decades in the small town of Hardin when the jail was built two years ago. But it has been vacant ever since.

Race to replace prestigious Manhattan DA nears end (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 05:02 PM PDT AP - One is a former hard-nosed judge so known for her stiff sentences that drug dealers named a brand of heroin after her. Another enjoys the iconic incumbent's support and a political pedigree. A third is a noted gun-control advocate who boasts backers known for turning out voters.

Law used to indict Blagojevich challenged as vague (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 01:57 PM PDT AP - Among the corruption charges faced by former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is a statute of just 28 words with enough pop to send big names to prison for corruption, but it's under attack by those who consider it vague and unfair.

Southeast Texas bouncing back a year after Ike (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 01:34 PM PDT AP - Anne Willis, a lifelong resident of Bolivar Peninsula, moved back to her hometown of Crystal Beach nearly three months after Hurricane Ike.

Biden lauds 2 killed battling LA fire as heroes (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 04:13 PM PDT AP - Two veteran firefighters who died trying to save the lives of dozens trapped in the largest wildfire in Los Angeles County history were remembered as heroes Saturday in a memorial service at a sun-dappled Dodger Stadium attended by Vice President Joe Biden and others.

Va. seeks November execution for DC-area sniper (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 02:15 PM PDT AP - Virginia is seeking a Nov. 9 execution for John Allen Muhammad, mastermind of the deadly 2002 sniper attacks in the Washington, D.C., area.

Garrido's twisted path led often to God (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 12:58 PM PDT AP - Three decades ago, a convicted kidnapper named Phillip Garrido stunned a Leavenworth Prison psychologist by turning down an offer most prisoners would leap to take — help with a transfer to a mental health facility.

Suspect falls asleep, hostages escape Kan. home (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 12:39 PM PDT AP - Authorities say the man who held two newlyweds hostage in their Kansas home fell asleep and the couple escaped unharmed.

Hundreds search rugged Louisiana hills for escapee (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 03:39 PM PDT AP - Hundreds of law enforcement officers — some on horseback, with bloodhounds or in boats — are searching Louisiana's rugged Tunica Hills for an escaped killer.

Once a hurricane, Fred weakens to remnant at sea (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 01:46 PM PDT AP - Forecasters say Fred has weakened from a tropical depression to a remnant in the middle of the Atlantic.

As Cuba changes, US exile leader seeks new path (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 11:21 AM PDT AP - Francisco Jose Hernandez points to the boarded windows in his secretary's third floor office. Days before, a drive-by shooter peppered the glass with bullets.

Warhol's sports superstars stolen from LA home (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 04:02 AM PDT AP - A unique series of Andy Warhol pieces — portraits of Muhammad Ali, Jack Nicklaus, Pele, Dorothy Hamill and other athletic superstars — has been stolen from a collector's home.

Shuttle astronauts prepare for Texas homecoming (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2009 07:06 AM PDT AP - After diverting to California, astronauts from space shuttle Discovery prepared to reunite with their families and NASA managers in Texas on Saturday.

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