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Jury done for day at NYC cannibal-plot trial

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A jury ended its first full day of deliberations on Friday without a verdict in the case of a New York City police officer accused of plotting to abduct and cannibalize women. The jurors received the case late Thursday after hearing a

Chavez's try to be savior of poor floundered in US

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO and KEVIN MCGILLAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered to send thousands of soldiers, firefighters and volunteers to help with the cleanup. He also pledged $1 million in aid plus fuel to help rebuild

Hugo Chavez, fiery Venezuelan leader, dies at 58

By IAN JAMES and FRANK BAJAKAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez was a former paratroop commander and self-styled "subversive" who waged continual battle for his socialist ideals. He bedeviled the United States and outsmarted his rivals time and again, while using

Column: Our complex politics' short-hand problem

By LIZ SIDOTIAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - From an early age, Americans are conditioned to see the world in sharp lines - black-and-white labels in a society where the reality is many shades of gray. The details, the subtleties? Well, those be damned. Look at Walt Disney World, which attracts