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Testimony ends in Texas day care fire murder trial

By JUAN A. LOZANOAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - The fate of a Texas woman facing a murder charge after a fire at her home day care killed four children was expected to be in the hands of a jury next week after testimony in her trial wrapped up Thursday. Prosecutors allege that Jessica Tata had

Text of Barack Obama's speech after re-election

By The Associated Press President Barack Obama's speech in Chicago after his re-election Tuesday night, as transcribed by Roll Call: ___ Thank you so much. Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves

Mundane tasks mark big job of putting lights on

By JONATHAN FAHEYAP Energy Writer HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) - For utility crews racing to restore power to residents of this waterfront city that have been sitting in the dark for a week, the task is both mundane and monumental: Clean a bunch of gunk off electrical equipment with rags and cleaning

Obama, Romney teams hit streets for every vote

By BILL BARROWAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Encircled by fellow volunteers for Barack Obama, Katie Sprung scanned a clipboard full of addresses. "We don't all three go to the same house, right?" asked Sprung, one of the president's neighborhood team leaders. No, she was told -