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Ex-US Secretary of State Kissinger hospitalized
A hospital official says former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is recovering after being hospitalized in the South Korean capital with stomach pains.
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Landfill search ends, no sign of missing Ariz. boy
San Antonio police have called off a landfill search after finding no evidence in the disappearance of an eight-month-old Arizona boy.
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New Florida case thwarts Calif. molester's release
A convicted child molester remains in a California prison instead of being out on parole thanks to new, last-minute federal charges.
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New charge for U.S. missionary leader
The last of 10 American missionaries detained in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping is facing a new charge.
Texas ed board adopts social studies standards
The Texas State Board of Education has preliminarily adopted new standards that will direct teachers in social studies, history and economics for millions of students for the next decade.
Government knew about New Jersey man before Yemen arrest
A law enforcement official says the U.S. government knew about the New Jersey man charged in Yemen with being a member of al-Qaida, even before Yemeni officials arrested him.
FDA warns some patients cannot process Plavix
Experts don't expect to see genetic testing become standard procedure for patients taking the blood-thinner.
Autopsy finds Washington girl was strangled and stabbed
Authorities say a central Washington high school student whose body was found along the Columbia River four days after she went missing was killed by manual strangulation and a stab wound to the neck.
Man waits months before collecting $200 million prize
For five months, Virginia carpenter Steve Williams lived with a $200 million-dollar secret.
Ohio man found guilty in teens' slayings
An Ohio registered sex offender, whose attorneys told jurors he killed two teenage girls, has been found found guilty of the slayings.



Examiner unveils Lehman accounting tricks
An accounting gimmick called Repo 105 provided financial relief for Lehman Brothers in the months before its spectacular collapse, an autopsy of the once-venerable Wall Street house has found.
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