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Michigan schools weigh affirmative action ruling

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By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - Representatives of at least three universities in Michigan said Friday they're taking a wait-and-see approach on how to proceed after a federal appeals court threw out the state's voter-approved ban on affirmative action in college

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How To Watch Online

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KHQ.COM - Stargazers are hoping for clear, dark skies tonight when the annual Leonid meteor shower will be at its best, but if Mother Nature spoils your show, you can always catch the celestial fireworks display live online. Scientists at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala

Gov't sues eBay over noncompetition agreement

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By PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department alleged Friday that Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay Inc., was intimately involved in making an anticompetitive agreement that prohibited eBay and Intuit Inc. from hiring each other's employees. In a federal lawsuit,

1-cent increase to stamp price gets regulatory OK

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By HOPE YENAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The cost of mailing a first-class letter will go up by a penny in January. The Postal Regulatory Commission on Friday approved the proposed rate increase, which raises the price of a first-class domestic stamp to 46 cents. The price of a postcard

SC man sought in deaths of 2 found in barrels

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By JEFFREY COLLINS ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) - The man investigators think killed two people more than a month ago and stuffed their bodies in barrels before dumping them into a South Carolina lake is on the run, authorities said Friday. Deputies charged John Michael Young with two counts of murder

New judge assigned to BP workers' criminal case

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge has disqualified herself from presiding over the Justice Department's case against two BP supervisors charged with manslaughter in the deaths of 11 workers from the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion. U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown said in an order

NY prosecutor admits he acted in 1970s porn films

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CORTLAND, N.Y. (AP) - A district attorney in upstate New York has admitted that he acted in pornographic movies in the 1970s, then lied when questioned about it during his second campaign. Mark Suben, the DA in Cortland County near Syracuse since 2008, held a news conference Friday to say he had

Reps: Department Of Justice Should Respect Wash., Colo. Pot Votes

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SEATTLE (AP) - A group of lawmakers is urging the Justice Department to respect recent votes in Colorado and Washington state allowing the recreational use of marijuana, and some have introduced a bill to ensure that happens. Democratic U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado says her

Analysis: Israel-Hamas: a clash waiting to happen

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By DAN PERRY and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Since Israel completed a devastating military offensive in the Gaza Strip four years ago, military officials have warned it was only a matter of time before the next round of fighting. Violence erupted this week with little

Veterans killed in train crash were war heroes

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By M.L. JOHNSONAssociated Press The four veterans killed when a freight train barreled into the parade float they were riding on were decorated military men who served on the front lines multiple times in Iraq and Afghanistan. They survived gunshots, explosions and grenade attacks that left