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• Probe of Sheriff Joe Arpaio moving forward (AP)
• Icy hazards persist through US, deep into South (AP)
• FBI arrests 2 more in NYC terrorism investigation (AP)
• Main Street to Wall Street: We don't buy the rally (AP)
• Christmas terror suspect pleads not guilty (AP)
• Unruly passengers cause 2 flights to change course (AP)
• Early release inmate returned for attempted murder (AP)
• SC gov asks judge to OK wife's divorce request (AP)
• Mostly black New Orleans could pick white mayor (AP)
• TSA guard in security breach called model employee (AP)
• Vice President Biden's mother, Jean, dies at 92 (AP)
• Source: DA to seek indictment of Jackson doctor (AP)
• Officials scoff at balloon dad's new media blitz (AP)
• Mind-reading systems could change air security (AP)
• US troops, kin face cuts in base services (AP)
• Maine's Snowe hasn't deserted health care debate (AP)
• UBS whistle-blower reports to Pa. federal prison (AP)
• NJ gay couples: We'll fight for same-sex marriage (AP)
• Former astronaut Fullerton treated for stroke (AP)
• `Hannah Montana' may be ending after next season (AP)

Probe of Sheriff Joe Arpaio moving forward (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 04:30 PM PST AP - The self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff in America" and his office are the subject of a federal investigation focused on allegations that they blatantly abused their power, including trying to intimidate county workers by showing up at their homes at nights to ask them about budget items, a county official said.

Icy hazards persist through US, deep into South (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 05:07 PM PST AP - The unyielding cold spell gripping much of the nation was expected to hang on tight over the weekend, though some areas that saw snowfall during the week were expected to have drier weather.

FBI arrests 2 more in NYC terrorism investigation (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 04:53 PM PST AP - Two men linked to an alleged al-Qaida associate accused of a plot to attack New York City with homemade bombs were arrested Friday after one of the men caused a traffic accident while under surveillance.

Main Street to Wall Street: We don't buy the rally (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 03:42 PM PST AP - Edward Shook can't resist a bull market.

Christmas terror suspect pleads not guilty (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 05:07 PM PST AP - A Nigerian man accused of trying to ignite an explosive on a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner on Christmas appeared before a judge for the first time Friday, against a backdrop of protesters who stood outside the courthouse waving American flags and denouncing acts of terror.

Unruly passengers cause 2 flights to change course (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 04:33 PM PST AP - Disruptive passengers caused two commercial airplanes to be diverted Friday, with military jets scrambling to escort a San Francisco-bound flight into a Colorado airport, authorities said.

Early release inmate returned for attempted murder (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 02:58 PM PST AP - When Gov. Pat Quinn halted a secret early prison release program last week, he acknowledged that 56 of the freed inmates were already back behind bars — 48 of them for violating rules of their parole.

SC gov asks judge to OK wife's divorce request (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 01:38 PM PST AP - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has asked a judge to approve his wife's petition to end their 20-year-marriage, admitting he had an affair.

Mostly black New Orleans could pick white mayor (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 02:33 PM PST AP - New Orleans' black political base is one more victim of Hurricane Katrina. The storm decimated once-thriving black, middle-class neighborhoods, undercutting efforts by black candidates to raise money and build voter support.

TSA guard in security breach called model employee (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 03:39 PM PST AP - A guard whose failure to see a man bypass security at the Newark airport led to major delays and harsh criticism of the Transportation Security Administration was described Friday by the union representing him as a "model employee."

Vice President Biden's mother, Jean, dies at 92 (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 05:07 PM PST AP - Jean Biden, who raised her son Vice President Joe Biden to believe in what he called "America's creed ... everyone is your equal," died Friday after falling seriously ill in recent days. She was 92.

Source: DA to seek indictment of Jackson doctor (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 03:37 PM PST AP - Nearly seven months after Michael Jackson's death stunned the world, the official investigation of his death is edging toward conclusion with prosecutors prepared to seek an indictment of Jackson's doctor on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, The Associated Press has learned.

Officials scoff at balloon dad's new media blitz (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:59 AM PST AP - The father who orchestrated the balloon boy hoax is taking advantage of his final days of freedom by making the rounds on news shows and telling anyone who will listen that he is innocent and being framed.

Mind-reading systems could change air security (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 03:27 PM PST AP - A would-be terrorist tries to board a plane, bent on mass murder. As he walks through a security checkpoint, fidgeting and glancing around, a network of high-tech machines analyzes his body language and reads his mind.

US troops, kin face cuts in base services (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:58 AM PST AP - Soldiers and their families on Army bases around the country could see cutbacks in trash pickup, lawn-mowing and other services as the military tries to hold down non-war spending while escalating the fight in Afghanistan.

Maine's Snowe hasn't deserted health care debate (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 03:54 PM PST AP - Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe said Friday she's still willing to work with the Obama administration to try to improve the final version of the health care overhaul bill even though she's frustrated by the way it was rushed through Congress.

UBS whistle-blower reports to Pa. federal prison (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 01:45 PM PST AP - A former banker who provided key assistance in the U.S. tax evasion probe of Swiss banking giant UBS reported to prison Friday and said his cooperation should have earned him the federal government's gratitude, not time behind bars.

NJ gay couples: We'll fight for same-sex marriage (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 01:14 PM PST AP - The ceremony was going to be at their home. Along with friends and family, Marty Finkle and Mike Plake were going to invite their state lawmakers who helped them win the right to be married

Former astronaut Fullerton treated for stroke (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 01:35 PM PST AP - Retired astronaut and NASA test pilot C. Gordon Fullerton is being treated in a Southern California hospital after suffering a massive stroke.

`Hannah Montana' may be ending after next season (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2010 01:26 PM PST AP - "Hannah Montana" may be history.

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