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Hudson's estranged brother-in-law arrested
Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law has been arrested in the deaths of the singer's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. Full story
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Attorney: Trampled worker not trained
Temporary Wal-Mart employee killed in post-Thanksgiving stampede in New York store. Full story
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A Miami activist is executing on his own economic bailout plan: Helping homeless people illegally occupy vacant houses. Full story
Farmer donates trees to troops
Video: Hopes to make holidays brighter for troops serving overseas.
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Activist moves homeless into foreclosures
A Miami activist who has been executing a bailout plan of his own around Miami's empty streets: He is helping homeless people illegally move into foreclosed homes.
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Bush faces historic pardon choice
Anticipation is growing over possible pardons by President Bush. Conservative columnist William Kristol argues that the president should consider pardoning “everyone who served in good faith in the war on terror."
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Man in eagle deaths grateful for pardon
Twelve years after pleading guilty to federal charges in the deaths of three bald eagles, Leslie Owen Collier learned his name was cleared: He was pardoned by President George W. Bush.
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Panel warns attack likely by 2013
The U.S. can expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed Tuesday to Vice President-elect Joe Biden.
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Military fears surge in mental health disorders
Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries and psychological problems among those troops.
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Organ policy improves blacks' access to livers
Blacks waiting for a liver transplant used to be more likely to die compared to whites. Now they have the same chance of getting a life-saving organ under a system that puts the sickest patients first, a new study found.
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Muslims worry about image after Mumbai
Muslims from the Middle East to Britain and Austria condemned Sunday the Mumbai shooting rampage by suspected Islamic militants as senseless terrorism, but also found themselves on the defensive once again about bloodshed linked to their religion.
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Gift-givers get creative in tough economy
Americans are taking a closer look at their spending habits this holiday season as the country is mired in its worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
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