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• AP sources: al-Qaida's Afghan head contacted Zazi (AP)
• Months after rescue, kidnapped woman shown smiling (AP)
• Meth-scourged Mo. towns crack down on drug makers (AP)
• La. couple pleads guilty in bird-children swap (AP)
• Lottery hoax causes riot at Ohio coat store (AP)
• Missile commander ousted at ND Air Force base (AP)
• Nevada governor's divorce trial set for December (AP)
• Texas governor dismisses claims that executed man was innocent (AP)
• SC board pardons 2 black men executed 94 years ago (AP)
• Attorneys offer 2 views of slaughterhouse manager (AP)
• Pro wrestler, music video icon Albano dies at 76 (AP)
• Md. father pleads guilty to drowning 3 children (AP)
• Doctor: Burned Fla. teen 'not out of woods yet' (AP)
• Mudslide menace eases in Calif. as storm weakens (AP)
• Mourning Utah band wins competition after crash (AP)
• 6 Fla. members of Bonanno crime family admit guilt (AP)
• Ga. man in plane disturbance under evaluation (AP)
• Community clinics have key role in health reform (AP)
• States raise limits on creditors as debtors squirm (AP)
• Chimp owner: Conn. woman was mauled on the job (AP)

AP sources: al-Qaida's Afghan head contacted Zazi (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:59 PM PDT AP - The airport shuttle driver accused of plotting a bombing in New York had contacts with al-Qaida that went nearly all the way to the top, to an Osama bin Laden confidant believed to be the terrorist group's leader in Afghanistan, U.S. intelligence officials told The Associated Press.

Months after rescue, kidnapped woman shown smiling (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:54 PM PDT AP - Jaycee Dugard is emerging from obscurity after police say she spent 18 years as a captive in a sex offender's yard, releasing the first photos of herself as an adult and her first statement.

Meth-scourged Mo. towns crack down on drug makers (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 02:53 PM PDT AP - The meth problem in Union has gotten so bad that someone with a drug habit stole the light shades outside Marilyn Roark's house. She got them back, but they were unusable.

La. couple pleads guilty in bird-children swap (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 03:46 PM PDT AP - A Louisiana couple admitted giving an exotic bird to a woman in exchange for two children, a district attorney said Wednesday.

Lottery hoax causes riot at Ohio coat store (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 06:09 PM PDT AP - A woman being driven around in a rented limousine pulled up at a coat store and announced she'd won the lottery and would pay for everyone's purchases, police said, but she ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax.

Missile commander ousted at ND Air Force base (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 04:49 PM PDT AP - The missile wing commander at North Dakota's Minot Air Force Base was relieved of his command Wednesday after a series of missteps at the unit, including two crashes of vehicles carrying missile parts in just more than a year.

Nevada governor's divorce trial set for December (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 04:53 PM PDT AP - The pending divorce between Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons and the state's first lady is headed for a courtroom after hours-long settlement talks failed Wednesday and a judge set a trial date for Dec. 28.

Texas governor dismisses claims that executed man was innocent (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 04:26 PM PDT AP - A man put to death in 2004 for killing his three children was "a monster," and suggestions that he may have been innocent are anti-death penalty propaganda, Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday.

SC board pardons 2 black men executed 94 years ago (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 02:50 PM PDT AP - South Carolina pardoned syndicated radio host Tom Joyner's great-uncles Wednesday, nearly a century after they were sent to the electric chair for the 1913 murder of a Confederate Army veteran.

Attorneys offer 2 views of slaughterhouse manager (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 04:14 PM PDT AP - Prosecutors portrayed a former kosher slaughterhouse manager as a schemer who funneled money through a school and grocery to avoid loan payments, while a defense attorney said he was simply involved with financial transactions he didn't understand.

Pro wrestler, music video icon Albano dies at 76 (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 04:07 PM PDT AP - "Captain" Lou Albano, who became one of the most recognized professional wrestlers of the 1980s after appearing in Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" music video, died Wednesday. He was 76.

Md. father pleads guilty to drowning 3 children (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 01:57 PM PDT AP - A man with a history of mental illness pleaded guilty Wednesday to drowning his three young children one by one in a Baltimore hotel bathtub during a custody dispute with his former wife, who said she still cries every day over the deaths.

Doctor: Burned Fla. teen 'not out of woods yet' (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 01:50 PM PDT AP - A 15-year-old doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire after he turned in another teen for trying to steal his father's bicycle is at extremely high risk for organ failure and infection, his doctor said Wednesday.

Mudslide menace eases in Calif. as storm weakens (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 04:45 PM PDT AP - A powerful fall storm packing strong winds and rain eased Wednesday without causing the widespread mudslides and debris flows that California residents had feared.

Mourning Utah band wins competition after crash (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 03:52 PM PDT AP - Many in tears, members of the high school marching band that lost a teacher in a bus crash honored her by playing on and playing well, sweeping the awards at a regional competition.

6 Fla. members of Bonanno crime family admit guilt (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 01:35 PM PDT AP - One by one, members of a South Florida crew of the New York-based Bonanno crime family stood before a federal judge Wednesday to plead guilty to racketeering charges, including one enforcer who said it was impossible to escape the Mafia life.

Ga. man in plane disturbance under evaluation (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:53 PM PDT AP - An arrest report says a Georgia man caused a flight to make an unscheduled stop in Tennessee after he chanted Bible verses and kicked and flailed.

Community clinics have key role in health reform (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:24 PM PDT AP - Francisco Lupercio has insurance for his house, his truck and the store he runs with his wife. But he can't afford health insurance, so he joined dozens of other people lining up for exams at a community clinic.

States raise limits on creditors as debtors squirm (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:50 AM PDT AP - With many Americans in dire financial straits, states are cracking down to make sure aggressive debt collectors target only people who legitimately owe them money.

Chimp owner: Conn. woman was mauled on the job (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:41 PM PDT AP - An attorney representing the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a woman is calling the attack a work-related incident and said her family's case should be treated like a workers' compensation claim.

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