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Fight Over Nativity Display In Court

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The city of Santa Monica has allowed an elaborate nativity scene in its Palisades Park each Christmas for nearly 60 years, but officials are ending the tradition this year after an atheist set up his own non-religious display and caused an uproar. Now, the

Company Vows Continued Search Near Burned Gulf Rig

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Doctors say one of four men burned in an oil platform explosion and fire has improved to fair condition. But two remain in critical condition and one in serious condition. A news release on the Baton Rouge General Medical Center's website says 50-year-old

In unusual CIA case, FBI detoured from usual path

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By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The way the FBI responded to Jill Kelley's complaint about receiving harassing emails, which ultimately unraveled or scarred the careers of ex-CIA Director David Petraeus and Marine Gen. John Allen, is the exception, not the rule. The FBI

Battle over coastal Xmas display goes to LA court

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By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Damon Vix didn't have to go to court to push Christmas out of the city of Santa Monica. He just joined the festivities. The atheist's anti-God message alongside a life-sized nativity display in a park overlooking the beach ignited a

Fight over Calif nativity display in court

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 18th

By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - The city of Santa Monica has allowed an elaborate nativity scene in its Palisades Park each Christmas for nearly 60 years, but officials are ending the tradition this year after an atheist set up his own non-religious display and caused an

Mont. tribe seeks to turn corner in its history

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By MATTHEW BROWNAssociated Press BILLIINGS, Mont. (AP) - Montana's Little Shell tribe appeared poised to fade from history in recent years after it was denied federal government recognition, lost its financial support from the state and saw its elected leadership splinter. But the past year

Son of Madoff's accountant kills himself in Ohio

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By LISA CORNWELLAssociated Press The son of Bernard Madoff's longtime accountant, who himself pleaded guilty to securities fraud in the scandal centered on the disgraced financier, has committed suicide in central Ohio, authorities said. Jeremy Friehling, 23, was found dead at his apartment

Parade where vets killed used route for 3 years

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By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - Organizers of a parade in West Texas in which four U.S. military veterans were killed when a train plowed into a truck had been using the same route for three years, investigators said Sunday. National Transportation Safety Board

Wedding trade expects boost from gay-marriage laws

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By CLARKE CANFIELDAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - In the two weeks since Maine voters approved a law allowing same-sex marriage, Clay Hill Farm has been getting phone calls and emails from gay couples inquiring about open dates and wedding packages at the restaurant and wildlife

Sandy a super test for Bloomberg, Christie, Cuomo

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By ANGELA DELLI SANTI and JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - For New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, leadership often came with an empathetic hug. For New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, it came with an angry tirade at utilities slow to restore power. For New York City Mayor