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• Mid-Atlantic shuts down ahead of huge snow warning (AP)
• Palin e-mails suggest husband's role in governing (AP)
• Judge wants Edwards sex tape 'under lock and key' (AP)
• Pathologist: Peterson's ex-wife didn't die in fall (AP)
• Few remain as 1962 Pa. coal town fire still burns (AP)
• Ill. gov might want to run from his running mate (AP)
• Army curtails plan to cut spending for world bases (AP)
• Ex-stripper wins appeal in Alaska murder case (AP)
• Teen shot at Ala. middle school dies; student held (AP)
• Charges to be filed in Michael Jackson's death (AP)
• After weeks of furor, public gets to see Tebow ad (AP)
• Lawyers: Suspects, Dugard 'acted as a family' (AP)
• Jesse James Hollywood gets life in murder case (AP)
• La. student, principal clash over Colts jersey (AP)
• Philanthropist Vilar sentenced in NYC to 9 years (AP)
• Health tech's naked-photo cache unnerves Ohio town (AP)
• Urban farmers fight nationwide to sow green biz (AP)
• Saints, parades overshadow New Orleans mayor race (AP)
• Is the US swine flu epidemic over? (AP)
• RI man charged with operating on his own dog (AP)

Mid-Atlantic shuts down ahead of huge snow warning (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 06:34 PM PST AP - Life in the nation's capital ground to a halt Friday as steady snow fell, the beginning of a storm that forecasters said could be the biggest for the city in modern history.

Palin e-mails suggest husband's role in governing (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 06:34 PM PST AP - E-mails shed new light on Todd Palin's role while his wife was Alaska's governor, showing that the one-time oil field worker's advice was sought on board appointments and suggesting he was close to matters related to state government, his wife's image and politics.

Judge wants Edwards sex tape 'under lock and key' (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 06:34 PM PST AP - A judge wants to put a sex tape of two-time presidential candidate John Edwards "under lock and key," demanding Friday that a former aide to the pilloried politician turn over the video by next week.

Pathologist: Peterson's ex-wife didn't die in fall (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 03:06 PM PST AP - A pathologist who concluded that the death of Drew Peterson's ex-wife was a homicide and not an accident as first determined testified Friday that her injuries weren't consistent with a fall in a bathtub.

Few remain as 1962 Pa. coal town fire still burns (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 07:40 AM PST AP - Standing before the wreckage of his bulldozed home, John Lokitis Jr. felt sick to his stomach, certain that a terrible mistake had been made.

Ill. gov might want to run from his running mate (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 04:40 PM PST AP - Just when Illinois was starting to move on from the scandals of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, along comes Scott Lee Cohen.

Army curtails plan to cut spending for world bases (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 05:33 PM PST AP - The Army is curtailing plans to cut what it spends on running its bases worldwide after concerns from soldiers and Congress that services for military families might suffer.

Ex-stripper wins appeal in Alaska murder case (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 04:08 PM PST AP - An Alaska appellate court on Friday awarded a new trial to a former stripper-turned-soccer-mom who was convicted of plotting to kill her former fiance for money.

Teen shot at Ala. middle school dies; student held (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 06:33 PM PST AP - A ninth-grader was shot by another student during a class change at a north Alabama middle school Friday has died at a hospital, officials said.

Charges to be filed in Michael Jackson's death (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 06:31 PM PST AP - The circus that swirled around Michael Jackson when he was alive rolled on Friday as the doctor expecting to be accused of involuntary manslaughter in his death planned to stage a surrender at a courthouse but called it off after prosecutors announced charges will be filed next week.

After weeks of furor, public gets to see Tebow ad (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 02:19 PM PST AP - No one except a few insiders has seen it. Yet a "Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life" ad featuring football star Tim Tebow and paid for by a conservative Christian group is already perhaps the most hotly debated Super Bowl commercial ever.

Lawyers: Suspects, Dugard 'acted as a family' (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 03:21 PM PST AP - The Northern California couple charged with abducting and raping Jaycee Dugard are parental figures in a close, caring family who deserve in-jail visits with each other, a defense attorney said Friday.

Jesse James Hollywood gets life in murder case (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 04:25 PM PST AP - Jesse James Hollywood was sentenced to life in prison Friday for orchestrating the kidnap-murder of a teenager, ending a 10-year legal odyssey that included an international manhunt and a movie inspired by the high-profile crime.

La. student, principal clash over Colts jersey (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 03:45 PM PST AP - A Louisiana high school student says he was sent home for wearing an Indianapolis Colts jersey Friday — the day the principal encouraged students to wear New Orleans Saints black and gold as the teams get ready to face off in the Super Bowl.

Philanthropist Vilar sentenced in NYC to 9 years (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 03:41 PM PST AP - The dramatic rise and fall of opera-loving philanthropist Alberto Vilar culminated Friday in a nine-year prison sentence from a judge who credited his giving spirit but said money managers must learn fraud leads to prison and damages confidence in the economy.

Health tech's naked-photo cache unnerves Ohio town (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 01:21 PM PST AP - A medical center technician secretly captured dozens of photos and videos of women and girls undressing during exams and recorded hundreds of more women at stores, playgrounds and high school sporting events, shaking up residents in this town of only 18,000, authorities said.

Urban farmers fight nationwide to sow green biz (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 10:41 AM PST AP - Tara Kolla fancied herself a green thumb-turned-green businesswoman when she planted an organic flower plot in her yard and sold poppies, sweet peas and zinnias at the local farmers market. For her neighbors, it was an eyesore.

Saints, parades overshadow New Orleans mayor race (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 11:04 AM PST AP - Jubilant crowds are flocking to New Orleans this weekend for Carnival parades and to celebrate the Saints' first-ever Super Bowl appearance. Oh, and then there's the little matter of picking someone to lead the city once Mayor Ray Nagin, the political face of Katrina-battered New Orleans, steps down.

Is the US swine flu epidemic over? (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 02:55 PM PST AP - If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn't over, it certainly looks as if it's on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread flu activity. U.S. cases have been declining since late October.

RI man charged with operating on his own dog (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2010 03:08 PM PST AP - A Rhode Island man who says he couldn't afford veterinary care for his dog has been charged with illegally operating on the pet.

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