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Lawyers: Move Polanski case out of L.A.

4 hours 38 min ago
Lawyers for exiled film director Roman Polanski are asking that a judge outside of Los Angeles be assigned to decide its motion to dismiss a 30-year-old sex offense case against him, claiming prosecutorial and judicial misconduct.
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What will Apple debut at Macworld swan song?

6 hours 45 min ago
When Apple vice president Philip Schiller takes the stage here Tuesday morning for the keynote address at the Macworld Conference & Expo, he'll face a good-news, bad-news scenario.
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Bipartisanship praised after stimulus meeting

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 23:22
Congressional leaders from both parties were optimistic Monday after meeting with President-elect Barack Obama to discuss his package of tax cuts and spending proposals aimed at reviving the beleaguered economy.
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Ex-trooper guilty of using excessive force

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 22:56
A former South Carolina state trooper pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to using excessive force when he repeatedly kicked an arrested man in the head and neck following a high speed chase.
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Richardson withdrawal disappoints Latinos

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 22:07
Bill Richardson's withdrawal from his commerce secretary nomination Sunday didn't just leave a major gap in the new administration, but it also sorely disappointed Latinos who view the New Mexico governor as their most prominent representative.
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Brown: Taxes and monogrammed towels

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 21:44
A great example of your tax dollars at work -- because we all want our Secretary of the Interior to have monogrammed towels in his office bathroom, don't we?
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Bush casts wide net for conservation in Pacific

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 21:39
U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday will designate nine sites in three areas of the central Pacific as marine national monuments, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Monday. The new areas make up the largest area of ocean set aside for marine conservation in the world
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Secretary of Senate rejects Burris

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 21:02
Roland Burris, the controversial appointee to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, planned to go to Washington on Monday as top Democrats and Republicans meet to try to work out a bipartisan solution to their Senate dilemma.
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Burris: 'I am the legally-appointed senator'

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 19:19
CNN's Wolf Blitzer spoke Monday with Roland Burris, picked by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. Below is a full transcript of the interview:
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Twitter accounts of Obama, Spears hacked

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 18:27
The Twitter accounts of President-elect Barack Obama, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, Britney Spears, Fox News and 29 others were hacked according to the microblog site, leading to false and inappropriate messages being posted on their accounts.
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Wanted: 850 new agents to work for the FBI

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 17:58
Despite a bleak economic environment featuring wide-ranging layoffs and rising unemployment, the nation's premier law enforcement agency is touting "one of the largest hiring blitzes in our 100-year history."
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Jobs' health statement too vague for diagnosis

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 16:57
As Apple enthusiasts speculate over why pancreatic cancer survivor Steve Jobs won't appear at Macworld Conference & Expo this year, the CEO asks them to think differently about his health.
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11 notable presidential pardons

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 16:25
Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution grants the president "power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States." With a stroke of his pen, the man in charge can make legal trouble disappear. As one might expect, this practice can be a bit controversial.
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Steve Jobs explains his weight loss

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 16:11
After months of speculation about his health, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced Monday that his doctors believe a hormonal imbalance is to blame for his alarming weight loss.
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Study: Teens on MySpace mention sex, violence

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 16:05
A new study finds that 54 percent of teens talk about behaviors such as sex, alcohol use, and violence on the social networking giant MySpace -- presenting potential risks even if all they're doing is talking, researchers said Monday.
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Study: Teens on MySpace mention sex, violence

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 16:05
A new study finds that 54 percent of teens talk about behaviors such as sex, alcohol use, and violence on the social networking giant MySpace -- presenting potential risks even if all they're doing is talking, researchers said Monday.
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Former Attorney General Griffin Bell dies

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 12:49
Griffin Bell, who served as attorney general in the Carter administration, has died, according to the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 90.
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David Frost remembers 'fascinating' Nixon

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 12:11
Though Sir David Frost doesn't see his 1977 interviews with former President Richard Nixon as "an intellectual 'Rocky' " -- in the words of "Frost/Nixon" playwright and screenwriter Peter Morgan -- he does agree that the sessions had their "adversarial" moments.
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For stress reduction, just say ommm

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 11:51
Stress cuts immune function, delays healing, raises heart disease risk, but researchers say meditation helps reduce stress.
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Travolta, Preston share pain over son's death

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 09:27
Actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston said Sunday they are "heartbroken" over last week's death of their teenage son. "Jett was the most wonderful son that two parents could ever ask for and lit up the lives of everyone he encountered," his parents said in a statement Sunday.
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