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Kazakh politician offered rare platform at trial

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By PETER LEONARDAssociated Press AKTAU, Kazakhstan (AP) - The trial of an opposition politician accused of whipping up fatal clashes between oil workers and police late last year is offering up a rare window into whether Kazakhstan is shaking off its reputation as an authoritarian backwater and

Feds declare fishery disaster in New England

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By JAY LINDSAYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday declared a national fishery disaster in New England, opening the door for tens of millions of dollars in relief funds for struggling fishermen and their ports. Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank said the

4 dead, 8 injured after car hits bus stop in Vegas

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By MICHELLE RINDELSAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Las Vegas man faces four counts of driving under the influence resulting in death after his car rolled over Thursday and plowed into a Las Vegas bus stop, killing four pedestrians and injuring several other people. The Thursday morning

Teacher evaluations at center of Chicago strike

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By SOPHIA TAREENAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Educators in Los Angeles just signed a new deal with the city's school district. So, too, did teachers in Boston. Both require performance evaluations based in part on how well students succeed, a system that's making its debut in

58-Year-Old Woman Killed In Priest River Car Crash

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PRIEST RIVER, Idaho - A woman was killed Wednesday when she crashed her car in northeast Priest River, Idaho. 58-year-old Laurie Lamphere was driving her car on East Side Road when she unsuccessfully tried to make a turn on the road.. Police tell us that despite wearing her seat belt Lamphere was

Clinton calls anti-Islam video 'disgusting'

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By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is sharpening her criticism of an anti-Islam video that provoked protests in the Arab world. Clinton says the film is "disgusting and reprehensible." She calls it a cynical attempt to offend people

Madoff controller's planned guilty plea postponed

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NEW YORK (AP) - The planned guilty plea to conspiracy charges by a former controller for imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff has been postponed after he was admitted to a hospital for kidney treatment. The lawyer for Irwin Lipkin requested the adjournment of the hearing Thursday in New York until

Talks to end Chicago teachers strike make progress

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By JASON KEYSER and SOPHIA TAREENAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - The city's public schools will stay closed for at least one more day, but leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union and the school district kept talking Thursday, with both sides saying they were drawing closer to a deal to end

Clinton: Video that sparked protests is 'disgusting, reprehensible' but no excuse for violence

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Clinton: Video that sparked protests is 'disgusting, reprehensible' but no excuse for violence. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

US diplomats wounded in Libya treated in Germany

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By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The three diplomats injured in the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya are being treated at an American military hospital in Germany and one of the two most seriously wounded is expected to leave the intensive care unit on Thursday. A