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  1. Sun City pediatrician accused of distributing child pornography

    → azcentral.com | news | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:08 pm MDT

    Dr. Emilio Luna arrested on suspicion of sharing thousands of photos depicting child pornography.

  2. Cashier shot in West Knoxville restaurant robbery

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:07 pm MDT

    KNOXVILLE — A restaurant cashier has been shot during a robbery in West Knoxville.

  3. Rape charges dropped against Avondale special-ed teacher

    → azcentral.com | news | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:05 pm MDT

    Brian Willner, 36, had been accused of kidnapping, sexual abuse and sexual conduct with a minor.

  4. Hurricane Earl likely to sideswipe Outer Banks by tonight

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:05 pm MDT

    While Hurricane Earl is expected to brush the North Carolina coast late tonight, Tropical Storm Gaston has weakened into a depression - but still is forecast to intensify into a Category 2 hurricane.




  5. Federal judge blocks Neb. ban on flag mutilation

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:01 pm MDT

    A federal judge overturned Nebraska's ban on flag mutilation Thursday, clearing the way for Kansas church protesters to continue trampling on the U.S. flag when they protest at military funerals.

  6. Tropical storm warning issued for Long Island and NJ

    → NY Post: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 6:00 pm MDT

    It's the calm before the storm. Parts of eastern Long Island and New Jersey's shoreline are bracing for a massive storm this Labor Day weekend as Hurricane Earl continues to pack 125 mph winds as it makes its way up the East Coast, authorities warned today. The National...

  7. 4-year-old Brooklyn girl weighing only 15 pounds found dead

    → NY Post: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:58 pm MDT

    A 4-year-old Brooklyn girl who weighed only a shocking 15 pounds was found dead this morning in her mother's bed, The Post has learned Cops are questioning the mother and grandmother of the severely malnourished little girl, Marchella Pierce, at the 81st Precinct station house in Bedford-Stuyvesant, law enforcement...

  8. Police: Discovery Channel hostages planned escape

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:56 pm MDT

    Police had been negotiating with James Jae Lee for several hours and intended to keep him talking for as long as it took to safely resolve the standoff at the Discovery Channel's headquarters. Inside the lobby, Lee's three hostages had no intention of waiting.

  9. Free weekend pertussis clinics offered

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:55 pm MDT

    Free pertussis, or whooping cough, vaccinations will be offered this month throughout Orange County, the Health Care Agency announced Thursday. In all, 14 weekend clinics will be held in September at grocery stores and the Health Care Agency’s...

  10. 9/11 groups split on mosque rallies on anniversary

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:51 pm MDT

    Both supporters and opponents of a proposed Islamic cultural center should stand against rallies planned for the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, groups representing some relatives of attack victims said Thursday.

  11. Phoenix police issue warrant in 2009 bystander shooting

    → azcentral.com | news | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:44 pm MDT

    Gilbert Leon was caught in the cross-fire of gang-related shooting, police said.

  12. Another oil rig explodes off Louisiana coast

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:43 pm MDT

    NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Another oil rig exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico west of the site of BP's massive spill. All 13 crew members were rescued.




  13. Rackauckas to run for re-election in 2014

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:39 pm MDT

    District Attorney Tony Rackauckas announced he will run for re-election in 2014, his chief of staff confirmed Thursday. “He will be running for DA in 2014,” said Rackauckas’ chief of staff, Susan Kang Schroeder. Rackauckas declined through...

  14. Armey wants to transform congressional GOP

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:30 pm MDT

    Dick Armey, the most significant old-school establishment GOP link to the Tea Party, harshly criticized congressional Republicans during an Irvine visit today, and built an argument that a takeover is underway. "Do you remember that there was a...

  15. Burglary suspect found wearing victim's blue suede boots

    → azcentral.com | news | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:26 pm MDT

    Wednesday a man was arrested after leaving his pants at a victim's home.

  16. New charges filed in fatal accident involving Mt. Lebanon jogger

    → post-gazette.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:26 pm MDT

    New charges were filed today against the driver of the SUV that struck and killed a jogger in Mt. Lebanon in June, according to a news release from the Mt. Lebanon Police Department.

  17. APS worker in Anthem area attacked by two dogs

    → azcentral.com | news | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:20 pm MDT

    One of the dogs was put down after the worker was bitten while trying to turn on electricity to a house.

  18. Man donates $1.5 million to defend Arizona immigration law

    → azcentral.com | news | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:18 pm MDT

    Donation from Wyoming resident brings to $3.6 million the total in donations to legal defense fund.

  19. Calif. mosque informant refiles lawsuit vs. FBI

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:16 pm MDT

    A former FBI informant who infiltrated a Southern California mosque has revised his lawsuit against the U.S. government and a local police department, saying they violated his civil rights and were negligent.

  20. Corona del Mar: O.C.’s zippiest home market

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:14 pm MDT

    Corona del Mar 92625 had Orange County’s zippiest housing market in the most recently concluded quarter. So says our Zippy rankings that weigh pricing and sales momentum plus foreclosure frequency as measured by DataQuick stats. This ZIP ranked...

  21. Builders of NYC mosque face financial hurdles

    → NY Post: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:13 pm MDT

    The developers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site still have financial hurdles to clear: They haven't finished buying all the property they want for the project and are nearly a quarter-million dollars behind on real estate taxes and late fees. How...

  22. Arizona governor stumbles during debate

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:11 pm MDT

    It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory.

  23. Builders of NYC mosque face financial hurdles

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:11 pm MDT

    The developers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site still have financial hurdles to clear: They haven't finished buying all the property they want for the project and are nearly a quarter-million dollars behind on real estate taxes and late fees.

  24. Avondale police bust 'magic mushroom' operation in Peoria

    → azcentral.com | news | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:05 pm MDT

    Avondale police seized a stash of hallucinogenic mushrooms, other drugs at apartment complex.

  25. O.C. football: Kickoff 2010 previews

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:03 pm MDT

    OCVarsity will deliver extensive coverage tonight and all weekend for the local kickoff of high school football. And there's nowhere else you can find more about the teams and players who make those nights special than on OCVarsity.com. LEAGUE...

  26. Shots hit 'TV' boy

    → NY Post: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:59 pm MDT

    A 10-year-old boy watching television in his Brooklyn home last night was hit twice by stray bullets from a gang shootout, cops and witnesses said. Khalel Robinson was in the living room of the first-floor apartment on Blake Avenue in East New York at 9:20 p.m. when as...

  27. FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:51 pm MDT

    Six recruiters were accused of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment Thursday that the FBI called the largest human trafficking case ever charged in U.S. history.

  28. Ariz. man enters plea in Internet sex assault case

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:51 pm MDT

    A Phoenix man accused of sexually assaulting his unconscious girlfriend and broadcasting the attack live on the Internet has pleaded guilty to three charges.

  29. Out-of-state groups pour millions into U.S. Senate, congressional races

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:50 pm MDT

    Groups are buying attack ads to turn voters against candidates they oppose

    WASHINGTON -- For those few Florida voters unfamiliar with attacks ads, the latest TV spot by the conservative Americans for Prosperity offers a classic take on the genre.




  30. McKeesport approves shallow drilling lease

    → post-gazette.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:44 pm MDT

    McKeesport City Council Wednesday night unanimously approved a lease agreement with Delmont.-based Penneco Pipeline Corp. for shallow gas drilling on nearly 27 acres along Eden Park Boulevard that extends into Renziehausen Park.

  31. Two arrested in Lawrenceville drug bust

    → post-gazette.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:42 pm MDT

    Two people were arrested last night after Pittsburgh police said they discovered $9,000 worth of heroin in their Lawrenceville home.

  32. Disney, Time Warner reach deal

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:32 pm MDT

    Time Warner Cable and Disney have reached an agreement for delivery of Disney’s programming. The deadline came and went but the Disney, ESPN and ABC programming never went offline. Read this post on OC Unwired.

  33. Federal judge challenges defense unit

    → post-gazette.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:22 pm MDT

    A federal judge Wednesday issued an opinion saying that he would disqualify himself from cases involving the federal public defender's office provided the office shows that it sought permission from the 21 defendants involved before it sought relief from the court.

  34. Coroner: Alcohol injection in surgery kills baby

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:21 pm MDT

    An Ohio coroner says a 7-month-old boy whose heart was being operated on was flushed with alcohol instead of saline and died.

  35. Federal judge challenges defense unit

    → post-gazette.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:20 pm MDT

    A federal judge Wednesday issued an opinion saying that he would disqualify himself from all cases in which the federal public defender's office represents a client before him provided the office shows that it sought permission from each of the 21 defendants involved before it sought that relief from the court. U.S. District Judge Arthur J.

  36. Phoenix man pleads guilty in Internet sex assault

    → azcentral.com | news | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:19 pm MDT

    A Phoenix man accused of sexually assaulting his unconscious girlfriend and broadcasting the attack live on the Internet has pleaded guilty to three charges.

  37. Waddell man pleads guilty in Sky Harbor luggage thefts

    → azcentral.com | news | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:18 pm MDT

    Keith King accused in November of stealing up to 1,000 luggage bags from Sky Harbor.

  38. Arizona immigration law's legal costs could top $1 million

    → azcentral.com | news | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:15 pm MDT

    Defending the state against lawsuits related to Senate Bill 1070 has cost more than $440,000 to date, and outstanding bills could easily add up to an excess of $1 million or more.

  39. Panthers are looking forward to Utah but using heartbreaking end to 2009 season as motivation

    → post-gazette.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:14 pm MDT

    It has been just eight months since Pitt lost a 45-44 heartbreaker to Cincinnati at Heinz Field in the final regular-season game of 2009. Had the Panthers won they would have headed to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans to make their first Bowl Championship Series appearance since the 2004 season.

  40. Roethlisberger will start for Steelers tonight

    → post-gazette.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:08 pm MDT

    Ben Roethlisberger will start at quarterback tonight for the Steelers in their final preseason game against Carolina at Heinz Field.

  41. Mom found guilty of neglect in starved-baby case

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:07 pm MDT

    But Lauren Gress was acquitted of aggravated manslaughter.

    Jurors deliberated two hours today before finding a young mother guilty of neglecting a baby who starved to death.




  42. BP removes cap from Deepwater Horizon well

    → NY Post: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:06 pm MDT

    BP said Thursday it successfully removed a capping stack above the Deepwater Horizon well, another step toward the replacement of a broken blow-out preventer and the ultimate killing of the well that released millions of barrels of crude oil into the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. A BP spokeswoman said...

  43. Oil platform fire in Gulf extinguished, all workers rescued

    → NY Post: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:04 pm MDT

    A fire aboard an offshore platform owned by Mariner Energy, about 100 miles south of Louisiana's Vermilion Bay, has been extinguished after burning for about six hours, the Coast Guard said Thursday. Thirteen workers sent overboard by an explosion at about 9:19 am were rescued and are being...

  44. Rough surf keeps lifeguards busy as Labor Day nears

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:00 pm MDT

    An alert was issued today about large waves generated by Hurricane Earl, which has been winding up the Atlantic seaboard.

    Deadly rip currents and choppy surf continue to be a factor at Central Florida's beaches as one of the busiest leisure weekends of the year approaches.




  45. New York City Unicycle Festival

    → NY Post: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:57 pm MDT

    Check out unicyclists showing off their movies, watch people play unicycle basketball (yes, there is such a thing) and get free lessons throughout this three-day fest. Visit nycunifest.com for more info...

  46. New York City Unicycle Festival

    → NY Post: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:54 pm MDT

    Check out unicyclists showing off their movies, watch people play unicycle basketball (yes, there is such a thing) and get free lessons throughout this three-day fest. Visit nycunifest.com for more info...

  47. Police seek men who shot at moving car, house

    → post-gazette.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:54 pm MDT

    Police are looking for at least two men who they say opened fire on an occupied house this afternoon and then into a woman's moving car, shattering her windshield.

  48. Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks habit

    → NY Post: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:52 pm MDT

    A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official said Thursday. Ardi Rizal shocked the world when a video of him drawing heavily on cigarettes appeared on the internet in May and drew attention to Indonesia...

  49. Lawyer: Ford, Mets prospect family settle in player crash death

    → NY Post: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:52 pm MDT

    JACKSON, Miss. -- Ford Motor Co. on Thursday settled a Mississippi lawsuit over a 2001 accident in which a New York Mets prospect was killed when his SUV crashed in the Florida Panhandle, a lawyer for the player's family said. The settlement came shortly after the jury in Jasper...

  50. Video shows Ohio deputies shoot man after chase

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:51 pm MDT

    Video shows sheriff's deputies in Ohio shooting a man who led them on a three-county chase but doesn't make clear whether he ignored warnings to show his hands or whether he indicated he had a gun.

  51. Lanes reopen after power line blocks 91

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 3:04 pm MDT

    ANAHEIM - A – big-rig with an oversize load knocked down power lines that ignited a grass fire at the 91 freeway and Euclid Street on Thursday afternoon, blocking traffic in both directions and snarling traffic for miles, according to the...

  52. New to DVD: "Middle of the Road: Season One," "Vampire Diaries: Season One" and "NCIS: Los Angeles, First Season"

    → post-gazette.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:26 pm MDT

    'The Middle: Season One' two and a half stars There's no question this ABC comedy, back with new episodes late next month, is an entertaining diversion, thanks largely to the portrayal of its kid characters, but as a DVD release, ABC's "The Middle" ($44.98, Warner Home Video) is middling when it comes to bonus features.

  53. Ron Musselman's Penn State football chat transcript

    → post-gazette.com - News | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:22 pm MDT

    Ron discusses the hot button issues in Happy Valley in his first chat of the season.

  54. 14,000 racers set to close Anaheim streets

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:19 pm MDT

    A record number of Disneyland Half Marathon racers have signed up to run Sunday through Anaheim theme parks and streets, some of which will be closed for the event. The fifth-annual, 13.1-mile race is set to draw 14,000 participants, about 500 more...

  55. Mideast talks close; leaders agree to meet every two weeks

    → Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:05 pm MDT

    The two sides agreed to meet every two weeks to continue peace talks led by the Obama administration.

    Read more...



  56. Mideast talks close; leaders agree to meet every two weeks

    → Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:05 pm MDT

    The two sides agreed to meet every two weeks to continue peace talks led by the Obama administration.

    Read more...



  57. Irvine Spectrum Center structure demolished

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 2:05 pm MDT

    A restaurant building original to the Irvine Spectrum Center has been torn down, and the Irvine Co. has refused to discuss the reason for the demo. What should the Irvine Co. put in this space? More water jets? Kiosks? The destroyed building that...

  58. U.S. sues Ariz. sheriff; backers plan e-mail blast

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:52 pm MDT

    Local anti-illegal immigration activists are launching into action in response to the U.S. Department of Justice filing a lawsuit Thursday against Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The DOJ alleges in the suit that Arpaio has refused to cooperate with a...

  59. Sevier commission to consider clerk's resignation

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:47 pm MDT

    SEVIERVILLE - The Sevier County Commission will hold a specially called meeting next week to discuss the resignation of the county's clerk, Joe Keener.

  60. Physicist Stephen Hawking: God not needed for creation

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:20 pm MDT

    Did creation need a creator?




  61. Tourist taxes jump on Harry Potter 'magic'

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 2 Sep 2010 | 1:15 pm MDT

    Harry Potter has worked its magic on the county's tourist development tax, pushing the collections up dramatically from a year ago.




  62. White House rules out sequel to stimulus bill

    → Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 11:36 am MDT

    White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said "some big, new stimulus plan" for the economy "is not in the offing."

    Read more...



  63. White House rules out sequel to stimulus bill

    → Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 11:36 am MDT

    White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said "some big, new stimulus plan" for the economy "is not in the offing."

    Read more...



  64. White House rules out sequel to stimulus bill

    → Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 11:36 am MDT

    White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said "some big, new stimulus plan" for the economy "is not in the offing."

    Read more...



  65. Yankees minor-league team could come to Orlando

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 2 Sep 2010 | 11:11 am MDT

    The path to Yankee Stadium ultimately could run through a piece of land near the Orange County Convention Center.




  66. Police announce road closures for UT game, Boomsday

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 10:54 am MDT

    KNOXVILLE - Law enforcement officials are expecting a hat trick of challenges this weekend.

  67. KPD charges 10 women in prostitution sting

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 10:20 am MDT

    KNOXVILLE - Knoxville police arrested 10 women Wednesday during a prostitution sting, including one charged with felony aggravated prostitution.

  68. Officials plan 2 more rounds of mosquito spraying in E. Knox

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 9:46 am MDT

    KNOXVILLE - Knox County Health Department will conduct two follow-up sprayings in the Milligan Street area of East Knox County area where West Nile Virus was found in mosquitoes.

  69. Marilyn Roddy: I'm running for Knoxville mayor

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 9:22 am MDT

    KNOXVILLE - Knoxville City Councilwoman Marilyn Roddy announced today she is running for mayor.

  70. House Dems tout August outreach to their constituents

    → Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 9:11 am MDT

    Party claims their members held 1,800 district events to promote their accomplishments and bash Republicans during the recess.

    Read more...



  71. House Dems tout August outreach to their constituents

    → Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 9:11 am MDT

    Party claims their members held 1,800 district events to promote their accomplishments and bash Republicans during the recess.

    Read more...



  72. Sec. Clinton warns of 'setbacks' as Middle East peace talks begin



    → Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 8:58 am MDT

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians will take "patience, persistence and leadership."



    Read more...



  73. Sec. Clinton warns of 'setbacks' as Middle East peace talks begin



    → Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 8:58 am MDT

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians will take "patience, persistence and leadership."



    Read more...



  74. Sec. Clinton warns of 'setbacks' as Middle East peace talks begin



    → Top News | 2 Sep 2010 | 8:58 am MDT

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians will take "patience, persistence and leadership."



    Read more...



  75. I-40 reopened after repairs to sinkhole in Roane County

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 8:26 am MDT

    The Tennessee Department of Transportation has reopened all lanes of Interstate 40 in Roane County, between Exit 355 (Lawnville Road) and Exit 356 (Gallaher Road), after completing repairs to a sinkhole in the shoulder of the road.

  76. Law director: Ex-Knox employees must sue if they want payout

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 7:33 am MDT

    KNOXVILLE - Three former top ranking Knox County employees who resigned last week but received a combined $78,000 in severance packages will have to sue if they want the money.

  77. Harold Ford Jr. no longer a registered voter in Tennessee

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 5:14 am MDT

    NASHVILLE — Former congressman Harold Ford Jr. will have to reregister to vote in Tennessee if he ever runs for elective office in the Volunteer State again.

  78. Park delays reopening of Elkmont area trails

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 2 Sep 2010 | 4:46 am MDT

    GATLINBURG — The Little River/Jakes Creek Trail access road in Elkmont will not be reopened by Labor Day.

  79. USC goes down a different lane with Kiffin

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am MDT

    When Lane Kiffin was USC's offensive coordinator, he would barely speak during pre-game warm-ups and appeared uptight next to his carefree boss, Pete Carroll.

  80. Jury deliberations resume in actress' marriage-fraud trial

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am MDT

    Jurors will resume deliberations today in the trial of a Mexican actress-model and a Los Angeles restaurant manager accused of getting married so she could obtain permanent residency in the United States.

  81. Judge sentences convicted child killer to death

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am MDT

    Calling it the worst case of torture he had seen in his 37-year law career, a San Fernando Superior Court judge sentenced Antonio Rodriguez to death Thursday for the sexual assault and murder of his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter.

  82. Beverly Hills festival celebrates "9-02-10"

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am MDT

    With today's calendar reading "90210," Beverly Hills will take advantage of the once-in-a-century coinciding of the date and the city's famed ZIP code by starting a four-day series of dining and drinking events beginning tonight.

  83. Rapper T.I. comeback could be derailed with arrest

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am MDT

    After finishing a sentence for weapons charges earlier this year, T.I. was poised to have the comeback of the fall.

  84. Gunman shot as Discovery hostages planned escape

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am MDT

    As the three hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman who had explosives strapped to himself, ending the four-hour standoff.

  85. Jerry Brown seeks to send wrongfully convicted man back to prison

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am MDT

    Attorney General Jerry Brown filed legal papers seeking to use a legal technicality to return a man to prison who was wrongfully convicted and spent 26 years behind bars for killing his mother, according to court papers obtained today.

  86. Another rig explodes off La. coast; oil spreading

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am MDT

    Another oil rig exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico west of the site of BP's massive spill. All 13 crew members were rescued.

  87. USC football players look at season opener as paradise

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 2 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am MDT

    HONOLULU - Excitement usually greets the start of a USC football season, especially when the setting is an island paradise where fantasies come true, like scoring at least 60 points in each of the Trojans' past two meetings in Hawaii.

  88. Seminole County schools exempt cheerleaders from short-skirt ban

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 1 Sep 2010 | 10:35 pm MDT

    Lake Brantley High School's principal checked with other district officials and found they were allowing dress-code exemptions for cheerleaders.

    Seminole County schools' tough new student dress code designed to make students look more "professional" already has its first exception: Cheerleaders will be allowed to wear their skirts to class on game days, as has been tradition.




  89. What are the symptoms of throat cancer?

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 1 Sep 2010 | 9:05 am MDT

    Michael Douglas' diagnosis sheds new light on throat cancer

    Michael Douglas made headlines today with the announcement that he is being treated for stage 4 throat cancer.




  90. IA poll: Obama, national Dems a big drag on Barnes in Georgia

    → Southern Political Report | 1 Sep 2010 | 5:00 am MDT

    The latest survey from InsiderAdvantage and Atlanta"s WSB-TV.



  91. Dude, you're not getting my Bud Chiles vote

    → Southern Political Report | 1 Sep 2010 | 5:00 am MDT

    Florida Democrats are hoping that with Chiles out of the race, the way is clear for their party's nominee, Alex Sink, to take the Governor's Mansion. Are they right?

  92. Williams-Farmer ticket announces for Kentucky governor

    → Southern Political Report | 1 Sep 2010 | 5:00 am MDT



  93. Democrats, Republicans gather to watch Senate candidates Boxer and Fiorina debate

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 1 Sep 2010 | 12:00 am MDT

    Fitting for an election year of multimillion-dollar TV ad campaigns, both Republican and Democratic faithful in the San Fernando Valley were glued to large TV screens watching the debate between U.S. Senate candidates Wednesday night. | See photo gallery.

  94. Texas: Bill White calls for term limits for governor

    → Southern Political Report | 31 Aug 2010 | 5:00 am MDT



  95. GOP gunning for a sweep of eight Southern Senate seats

    → Southern Political Report | 31 Aug 2010 | 5:00 am MDT

    Of the six incumbent US senators in the region, only one is likely to lose -- the one Democrat among them.



  96. No 'quorum' at Southern Governors' Association convention

    → Southern Political Report | 30 Aug 2010 | 5:00 am MDT



  97. Georgia governor's race 2010 won't be south of the 'Gnat Line'

    → Southern Political Report | 30 Aug 2010 | 5:00 am MDT

    It has become conventional wisdom that the race between Republican Nathan Deal and Democrat Roy Barnes will be decided by how voters who live in South Georgia cast their vote. InsiderAdvantage CEO Matt Towery doesn't buy it.



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