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Gitmo costs $900K/prisoner

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 16:01
Running the prison camp costs the Pentagon more than $150 million a year -- just over $900,000 for each of the 166 detainees at the facility, located on a Navy base on the eastern end of Cuba. By comparison, costs for a typical federal prison inmate run about $25,000 a year; at the "supermax" prison in Colorado that holds domestic terrorists Eric Rudolph and Ted Kaczynski, it's about $60,000.
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Ark. abortion law blocked for now

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 15:46
A federal judge on Friday ordered a preliminary injunction blocking an Arkansas law that would ban abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, a court official told CNN on Friday.
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Jets running back arrested

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 15:44
New York Jets running back Mike Goodson was arrested on drug and gun charges in New Jersey early Friday morning, New Jersey State Police said.
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Troubled youth kick it 'old skool'

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 15:31
As a juvenile corrections officer in Southern California, Teresa Goines found it rewarding to work with troubled youth and help them turn their lives around.
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Women imprisoned for funneling charity money to militants

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 15:10
A federal court has sentenced two Minnesota women to lengthy prison sentences for soliciting donations in the name of charity, then funneling the funds to Somali militants.
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Parents of children allegedly slain by nanny say they're expecting

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 14:26
The parents of two children allegedly slain by their nanny in New York City last year are expecting a child this fall, roughly a year after the nightmare deaths, according to a Facebook post.
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Kings of radio: All-time great DJs

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 14:24
They were, and are, your guide to the airwaves: the vinyl spinners, the blasts from the past, the paramount players of the platters that matter. Here are 10 of the all-time great disc jockeys:
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Tools to tell you if you're drunk

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 14:23
Even if they don't admit it, most people know when they're hammered.
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For Obama, no more Mr. Nice Media

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 14:20
Howard Kurtz says with scandals over IRS, Benghazi and, especially, the administration's scrutiny of AP phone records, the press has turned on the president.
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16 tornadoes leave 6 dead

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 14:17
North Texas forged ahead in a massive cleanup of a destroyed neighborhood, still searching for seven missing after 16 tornadoes struck this community.
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Eyeing jackpot? Better check your odds

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 13:56
The Powerball jackpot for Saturday's drawing will be at least $600 million, the third largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, after no one matched the winning numbers in latest draw.
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Murder allegations stun fans of "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker"

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 13:53
Some fans of "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" are stunned by murder accusations against the 24-year-old in the death of a New Jersey lawyer.
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Mystery anteater birth, no mate required

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 13:17
How does a giant anteater get pregnant and give birth without her mate?
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Police probe possible link to unsolved deaths in Nebraska killings

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 13:08
Police in Omaha, Nebraska, are looking into whether two double killings could be linked.
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Alaska volcano 'fountaining' with fire, sending ash for miles

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 12:33
The volcano's rumblings have already emitted a "continuous ash, steam and gas cloud" that extends up to 60 miles away.
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Invasive 'crazy ants' threatening the Southeast

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 12:31
Researchers at the University of Texas are warning that the invasive species from South America has the potential to change the ecological balance in the southeastern United States, largely because the ants can wipe out colonies of what's been widely considered the insect villain of the region, the fire ant.
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Nothing left after twisters

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 11:09
Nin Hulett, mayor pro tem for Granbury, Texas, talks about the damage in his community after a deadly tornado hit.
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Tragic end for soccer trekker

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 11:08
At 42, Richard Swanson was without work, without kids at home, without a mortgage, but with a lot of time to ponder what matters.
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Remember rock 'n' roll radio?

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:38
In this capital city and college town, there is a shrine to a disc jockey.
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Ew ... it's your pool water

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:37
Chlorine is supposed to take care of most of the microbes floating around in pools, but human waste, it seems, is stubbornly resistant to being sanitized.
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