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  • 9 more superdelegates endorse Obama
  • Barack Obama visits Bethlehem Brew Works in Pennsylvania last month. Although he isn’t the Democratic nominee, he will begin acting as if he is, his aides say, and may revisit the state and others that are considered important in the general contest. The endorsements appear to put Barack Obama ...
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  • UN seeks $187 million to aid cyclone survivors in Myanmar
  • In this image provided by the German Relief organizations association 'Aktion Deutschland Hilft', ADH, Friday, May 9, 2008, residents clear debris in the city of Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, May 8, 2008. Six days after Cyclone Nargis slammed into Myanmar's western coast, the impoverished country's ...
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  • US military considering new cremation policies in wake of crematorium scandal
  • WASHINGTON : The Pentagon is recommending changes in the handling of troops' remains, after it was revealed that crematoriums contracted by the military are used for both human and animal cremations. A military official said there have been no instances or charges that human and pet remains were ...
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  • Closing Glance: Aerospace and defense stocks lose ground
  • NEW YORK— Aerospace and defense stocks declined in Friday trading, as oil prices set new records and insurer American International Group took a large first-quarter loss. Oil for June delivery rose as high as $126.20 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, and AIG took a bigger-than ...
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  • Dig for human remains to begin at ranch where Manson hid
  • FRESNO, Calif. - The sheriff of the remote region where Charles Manson hid after a killing spree in the summer of 1969 said Friday that he will allow researchers to begin digging into the sandy soil in search of possible human remains. In February, a team of forensic researchers visited the Death ...
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  • Hezbollah fighters sweep over much of Beirut's Muslim sector
  • BEIRUT, Lebanon — Unchallenged by Lebanon's army, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah routed Sunnis loyal to the U.S.-allied government and seized control of large swaths of Beirut's Muslim sector Friday in a telling demonstration of its military prowess. The Shiite fighters' success in three days of ...
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  • Par Pharma 1Q earnings fall, but shares rise on adj. profit
  • WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.— Shares of Par Pharmaceutical Cos. rose Friday even though the generic drug maker's profit fell nearly 94 percent, as adjusted profit beat Wall Street estimates and its 2008 earnings projection came within expectations. The company earned $2.6 million, or 8 cents per share ...
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  • Army targets 8 bases for immediate barracks repairs after worldwide inspections
  • WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army said Friday it will immediately repair barracks at eight facilities in the wake of inspection at bases worldwide. The inspections were done the last week of April and covered nearly 150,000 barracks rooms. They found that 45 repairs needed priority attention, including new ...
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  • Sexson hit with suspension
  • Sexson charged the mound Thursday night, starting a bench-clearing brawl The penalty will not go into effect until after his appeal is heard Richie Sexson charged Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard and threw his helmet. NEW YORK (AP) -- Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined ...
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  • 70 people sickened during San Francisco conference
  • At the company's JavaOne conference this week in San Francisco, 70 people came down with what officials believe is norovirus, a type of medical virus easily spread by touching dirty surfaces. The city's Department of Public Health started receiving reports on Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday, the ...
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California news

  • Lockdown at Locke High after brawl
  • A lunchtime fight that drew in 600 kids sent police to Locke High School in South L.A., Howard Blume and Jessica Garrison report. "The kids were crazy, running from place to place jumping on other kids," said Reggie Smith, a...
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  • MALDEF rushes to Villaraigosa's defense
  • So Rush Limbaugh called Antonio Villaraigosa "the shoeshine guy" and L.A.'s mayor turned the other cheek. Not so the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, which came out with a vigorous protest. The group's president, John Trasviña, wrote a...
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  • Scores of car windows blown out in Azusa shooting spree
  • Someone with a pellet gun took target practice in Azusa early this morning, shooting out the windows of at least 50 cars. Francisco Vara-Orta has the details: Shortly before 2 a.m., police received calls of a car window being shot...
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  • Steve Harvey: No waiting in line
  • Len Kuhn of La Crescenta encountered what looked like a great selection of restroom possibilities in San Antonio. Actually, the signs were going to be used in the citywide Fiesta Days celebration. --Steve Harvey Photo: Len Kuhn
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  • Six-packs and porn stars and iTunes - oh my!
  • Believe me when I say I looked and looked for a different way to illustrate this story. A pool of red ink, perhaps, or a hand reaching for your wallet, or dollar signs dancing in a politician's eyes. Zippo. But...
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  • LAPD Chief Bill Bratton says nope, he's not headed for London
  • Joel Rubin passes along the news that, contrary to what the British papers may say, L.A.'s top cop, Bill Bratton, won't be moonlighting in England after all. Here's Bratton's memo: There have been several recent news articles indicating that I...
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