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    Kidnapped girl found in Baltimore; Father charged (AP)

    This undated photo released by the Boston Police Department shows a man they identify as Clark Rockefeller. Clark Rockefeller, the man accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visit in Boston last weekend was taken into custody Saturday Aug. 2, 2008 in Baltimore, authorities said.  (AP Photo/Boston Police Department)AP - A man accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visit in Boston last weekend was arrested Saturday in Baltimore and the girl was found safe, authorities said.


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    Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:35:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
    After long Iraq deployment, GIs readjust to lives back home (AP)

    Sgt. 1st Class Janelle Johnson hugs her daughter, Emily, at Emily's daycare in Randall, Minn., Thursday, April 3, 2008.  Johnson served in Iraq for 16 months. Her daughters, Emily and Elizabeth, were 6 months and 4 years old, respectively, when she was deployed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - In the end, Chad Malmberg put his framed Silver Star on the wall and stowed away his helmet, some old uniforms and the dusty combat boots he had worn in the Iraqi desert.


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    Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:47:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
    In veep search, McCain considers Va. congressman (AP)

    This Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008 file photo shows Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, flanked by House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va.,  during a news conference at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington. U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia has been asked for 'personal documents' by John McCain's campaign, a Republican knowledgeable with the discussions said Saturday. Cantor, 45, the chief deputy minority whip in the House, has been mentioned among several Republicans as a possible running mate for McCain, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)AP - John McCain's campaign has asked Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor for personal documents as the Republican presidential candidate steps up his search for a running mate, The Associated Press has learned.


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    Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:32:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
    Report: Therapist 'scared to death' of scientist (AP)

    A hazardous materials unit worker is hosed down on Capitol Hill in this Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001 file photo where worked continued inspecting buildings and offices for anthrax contamination. A top U.S. biodefense researcher, Bruce E. Ivins, 62,  apparently committed suicide just as the Justice Department was about to file criminal charges against him in the anthrax mailings that traumatized the nation in the weeks following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Los Angeles Times reported in their Friday Aug. 1, 2008 editions. (AP Photo/Ron Thomas, FILE)AP - Bruce E. Ivins, the late microbiologist suspected in the 2001 anthrax attacks, had attempted to poison people and his therapist said she was "scared to death" of him, according to court testimony that emerged Saturday.


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    Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:23:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
    Fla. man shoots pit bull that attacked his dog (AP)
    AP - A Florida man who shot a pit bull when it latched onto his dog's neck will not face charges, police said. -- read full article
    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:55:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
    Museum: Civil War surrender document no photocopy (AP)

    A document spelling out the terms of surrender, signed by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, on April 10th 1865, a day after his surrender to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, is displayed at the Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum in Philadelphia, Monday, July 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Justin Maxon)AP - Officials at a small Civil War museum made an intriguing discovery while sifting through storage: A document long treated as a photo reproduction of the terms of Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender appears, upon closer inspection, to contain actual signatures and date to 1865.


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    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:45:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
    Man accused of Wis. river killings in court soon (AP)

    This image provided Friday, Aug. 1, 2008 by the Marinette County Jail shows Scott J. Johnson. Johnson, 38, of Iron Mountain, Mich., was arrested on Friday for the shooting deaths of three teenagers after opening fire with an assault rifle on a group of young swimmers. (AP Photo/Marinette County Jail)AP - Wisconsin authorities say a man accused of killing three teens swimming in a river and wounding a fourth person is expected in court Monday or Tuesday.


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    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:04:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
    Plans to send elephant to Mexico stirs debate (AP)

    Dallas zoo keepers Gavin Eastep, right, feeds treats to Jenny, an African elephant as zoo keeper Reanna Streater cools her with a spray of water,Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Zoo officials plan to send Jenny to a drive-through park in Mexico that they say would be a perfect place for her to live. But a Dallas city councilwoman and several animal activists say that would be a horrible home for Jenny because she gets frightened by cars and deserves a more peaceful existence. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam)AP - Jenny the elephant lazily poked her trunk into a bucket of fruit as her keepers at the Dallas Zoo hosed her during her morning bath, seemingly oblivious to the fact that she could soon be shipped far from her home of 22 years. She's also certainly unaware of the debate her possible departure has stirred.


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    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:03:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
    Theater villain charged in real-life whodunit (AP)

    This Oct. 25, 2007 file photo shows a cast photo from a local dinner-theater mystery production, pulled from the files of producer Peggy Coverdale, on her kitchen table, in Westport, Wash. Bruce Allen Hummel, fourth from right in plaid shirt, portrayed the murderer in the play. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - In the small-town dinner-theater mystery, Bruce Hummel had no trouble admitting he was the killer: "I got my revenge," he told the audience. "Tell that to the sheriff." Now he faces a murder charge in real life.


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    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:45:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
    Judge: Reforms too slow in Calif.'s youth prisons (AP)
    AP - A judge says state corrections officials are moving too slowly in correcting poor conditions throughout the state's juvenile prison system and is warning that he may step in to make sure changes get made soon. -- read full article
    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:59:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
    Wayward vehicle hits parade watchers in Sheboygan (AP)
    AP - A wayward vehicle drove into the route of a parade Saturday and injured three people, none seriously, authorities reported. -- read full article
    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:40:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
    Fire crews close to containing fire near Yosemite (AP)

    Rio Bravo Hotshot firefighter Cole Cates clear manzanita while cutting fireline on the the Telegraph Fire near Yosemite National Park Wednesday, July 30, 2008, near Mariposa, Calif. Firefighters have made progress containing the blaze after cooler weather and light winds in the region. (AP Photo/Ron Lewis)AP - Firefighters said Saturday they were getting closer to containing a 53-square-mile wildfire that had destroyed more than 20 homes in the mountains outside Yosemite National Park.


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    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:33:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
    Hawaii man accused of helping China design missile (AP)

    In this undated passport photo provided by the Gowadia family, Noshir Gowadia, accused of selling military secrets to China, is shown. Prosecutors say Gowadia used the island as a base to design a stealth cruise missile for China. A federal grand jury in Honolulu has indicted Gowadia on 21 counts of conspiracy, money-laundering and falsifying tax returns.  (AP Photo/Gowadia Family)AP - Cheryl Gowadia couldn't figure out why FBI agents in riot gear, guns drawn, were storming her home on Maui's tranquil North Shore. At first, she thought they might be after the man building a pond in her backyard. Instead, she was stunned to learn they wanted to question her husband, a former B-2 stealth bomber engineer.


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    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:58:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
    NTSB: Plane crash investigation has no 1 focus (AP)

    The wreckage of a business jet, which crashed here Thursday killing eight people, sits in a corn field in Owatonna, Minn., on Friday, Aug. 1, 2008. National Transportation Safety Board investigators were surveying the wreckage Friday, looking for clues. Some investigators were seen examining the runway, where witnesses said the plane landed, then became airborne again before disappearing behind a row of trees. (AP Photo/Richard Sennott, Pool)AP - National Transportation Safety Board investigators haven't focused on any single issue yet as they seek the cause of the corporate jet crash that killed eight people, a board member said Saturday.


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    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:00:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
    CDC understated number of new HIV infections in US (AP)

    People walk around the Circle of Friends at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on World Aids Day in San Francisco, California, December 1, 2006. REUTERS/Kimberly WhiteAP - The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported Sunday, acknowledging that their numbers have understated the level of the epidemic.


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    Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:12:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
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