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In centuries-old tradition, Congress confirms Obama as the next president
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama is officially the next president of the United States, Congress declared Thursday in fulfilling its centuries-old constitutional duty to certify and tally the electoral college vote from each state. Republicans joined...Tags: California, National Government, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Elections, Bill Nelson
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Fugitive Ala. cop going home from Vegas to face charges of faking kidnap, taking drug money
Associated Press WriterLAS VEGAS (AP) — A fugitive police sergeant said Thursday he won't contest being sent back to Alabama, where he's accused of faking his abduction, stealing evidence money and flying to Las Vegas to try to win enough money to pay off personal debts....Tags: Prosecution, Theft, American Legion, Crimes, Police
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Prisoner complaints over measly meals land Ala. sheriff in custody over jail food
Associated Press WriterBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — This time, somebody listened to prisoners' complaints over lousy jail food. A northern Alabama sheriff was in federal custody Thursday after a judge ruled he purposely fed inmates skimpy meals so he could make money from an...Tags: Human Rights, Wars and Interventions, Prisoners and Detainees, State Budgets, Prisons
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Who has the edge: Gators or Sooners?
Oklahoma running game vs. Florida run defense The Sooners aren't at full strength. Their best back, DeMarco Murray, is out with a hamstring injury, but gifted Chris Brown ably steps up in the primary role. They both rushed for more than 1,000 yards this...Tags: Bronko Nagurski, Florida, Chris Brown, SEC, Tim Tebow
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Judge releases Alabama sheriff after finding he profited by feeding skimpy meals to inmates
Associated Press WriterBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the release of an Alabama sheriff he locked up after ruling that the sheriff purposely fed jail inmates skimpy meals so he could profit from state funds. U.S. District Judge U.W. Clemon issued a...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Prisons
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Ill. traffic deaths down 16 percent for 2008
Associated Press WriterThe soaring gasoline prices that fueled anger among motorists may have contributed to a drop in highway deaths in Illinois and at least a dozen other states as conservation-minded drivers eased up on their mileage and gas pedals, officials say....Tags: Minnesota, Teen-agers, Health and Safety at Work, Illinois, Road Transportation
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United Launch Alliance get $96 million contract
Sentinel Staff WriterUnited Launch Alliance -- a Lockheed-Boeing joint venture -- has received a contract worth nearly $96 million to build and lift off an Atlas V rocket with a national intelligence payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, officials said Thursday....Tags: Boeing Co., California, Colorado, Cape Canaveral, Texas
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Charles Morgan, civil rights-era lawyer from Alabama, dies in Florida; Bond, Ali among clients
Associated Press WriterMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Charles Morgan Jr., a civil rights-era lawyer from Alabama who represented Julian Bond and Muhammad Ali and argued for the "one man, one vote" principle that redrew political maps, died Thursday. He was 78. Family members...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Court Administration, Georgia, Laws, Diseases
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Tebow, Florida Count On Bristol's Hernandez
Local player to watch: Florida tight end Aaron Hernandez of Bristol >> Time: 8 p.m. >> TV: Ch. 61 (Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis) >> Where: Miami >> Line: Florida by 4 1/2 (over-under: 70) >> Year, size: Sophomore, 6 feet 3, 255 pounds >> Stats: 29...Tags: Florida, SEC, Tim Tebow, Oklahoma, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Mother, 18-month-old son killed when Alabama flooding sweeps car from rural road
REFORM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama mother and her infant son are dead after floodwaters swept their vehicle off a rural road. Alabama state troopers identified the victims as 27-year-old Crystal Vaughn of Gordo and her 18-month-old son. The accident...Tags: Floods, Weather Warnings, Vehicles
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Study finds that elective C-sections before 39 weeks raise risk to babies
Tribune NewspapersThousands of women put their babies at needless risk of respiratory problems, hypoglycemia and other ills by scheduling Caesarean-section deliveries too early, according to an analysis of more than 13,000 births published Thursday in The New England...Tags: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts, Colleges and Universities, Medical Specialization, Medicine
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Coal ash sludge ponds in use at some Illinois power plants
Tribune reporterMore than a dozen Illinois power plants store toxic coal ash in sludge ponds similar to the one that burst and spread contaminated muck over 300 acres of eastern Tennessee last month, according to a Tribune review of federal records. The sludge dumps,...Tags: Building Material, Barack Obama, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Indiana, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama)
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