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NM gov meets with lawman Pat Garrett's descendants...

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Descendants of Old West lawman Pat Garrett met with Gov. Bill Richardson on Wednesday and urged him to reject the idea of a posthumous pardon for the outlaw Billy the Kid, who was killed by Garrett ne...

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Thousands watch online as eagles hatch in Iowa - Y...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110404/ap_on_re_us/us...

A live video feed from northeast Iowa with a bird's eye view of eagle eggs hatching has attracted more than 100,000 followers — so many that the site crashed briefly Saturday after the first eaglet ...

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6 young illegal immigrants arrested in Ga. protest...

http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110629/ap_on_re_u...

Six young illegal immigrants were arrested Tuesday after they sat down and blocked traffic near the Georgia state Capitol to publicly declare their status and to protest state policies targeting peopl...

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Debt ceiling fix could mean problems for states - ...

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The cost of the compromise needed to raise the federal debt ceiling likely will inflict more fiscal pain on states still struggling to recover from the recession and the end of federal stimulus spendi...

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Congress will avert default - Yahoo! News

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Ending a perilous stalemate, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced a historic agreement Sunday night on emergency legislation to avert the nation's first-ever financial default.

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UK's Cameron may gain from tough riot resonse - Wo...

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British Prime Minister David Cameron could gain a political advantage from the riots that swept British cities last week if he provides the strong law and order response many voters want.

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Plane in NV crash had 'radical' changes to compete...

http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110919/ap_on_re_u...

The World War II-era plane that plummeted into an air-race crowd like a missile bore little resemblance to its original self. It was rebuilt for speed, if not for stability.

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Lions and tigers shot in Ohio; owner freed them - ...

http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111020/ap_on_re_u...

Sheriff's deputies shot nearly 50 wild animals — including 18 rare Bengal tigers and 17 lions — in a big-game hunt across the state's countryside Wednesday after the owner of an exotic-animal park...

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Torch cams to give masses views from Lady Liberty ...

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Give me your tired, your poor — your Internet-connected masses yearning to see. Lady Liberty is getting high-tech gifts for her 125th birthday: webcams on her torch that will let viewers gaze out at...

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Death highlights women's role in Special Ops teams...

http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111025/ap_on_re_u...

Army 1st Lt. Ashley White died on the front lines in southern Afghanistan last weekend, the first casualty in what the Army says is a new and vital wartime attempt to gain the trust of Afghan women.

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