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White House Prepares For 1st State Dinner

Guests at President Barack Obama's first state dinner were being treated to an eye-catching scheme of green and purple. More

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Police: Ky. Census Worker Killed Himself

A Kentucky census worker found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest killed himself but staged his death to make it look like a homicide, authorities said Tuesday. More

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Obama Promises To 'Finish Job' In Afghanistan

Signaling he's decided on new troop levels for the Afghanistan war, President Barack Obama says he intends to "finish the job" on his watch and destroy terrorist networks in the region. More
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Lawmakers Question Sanford Impeachment

A cool-headed legal debate has replaced the once-passionate calls to oust Gov. Mark Sanford. More
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CPSC Pledges Swift Action After Crib Recall

The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission promised swift action to get dangerous products off the market. More
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Shuttle, Station Crews Seal Hatches For Departure

After nearly a week together, the crews of shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station said goodbye Tuesday and closed the hatches between them. More

DA: 14-Year-Old May Have Arranged Gang Rape

A 14-year-old Alabama girl might have helped arrange the gang rape of her ninth-grade classmate and could face charges as an accomplice, a district attorney says. More

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Inmates Escape, Steal Cigarettes, Return

The state Department of Correction says two inmates escaped a prison in southwest middle Tennessee to steal cigarettes before returning. More

Cops: 5 Kids Victims Of Facebook 'Ginger' Attacks

Authorities say there were at least five attacks on red-haired students at a Southern California middle school after a Facebook group announced "Kick a Ginger Day." However, nobody was seriously hurt and no arrests were made. More

Official: US Woman Shot Dead In Mexico

A U.S. consular official says an American woman was shot in the Mexican border city of Matamoros and later died. More

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  Police are investigating a man's shooting death inside his northwest Houston home during an apparent home invasion, KPRC Local 2 reports.
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  Four men tried to rob a northwest Houston restaurant, but a METRO police officer was there to take action, KPRC Local 2 reports.
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  Nov. 23, 2009: Crime Stoppers hopes surveillance video from a popular store will help them catch a gunman. Ryan Korsgard reports.
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  Prominent Houston attorney John O'Quinn is killed in a single-vehicle crash, KPRC Local 2 reports.
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