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Inmate sues man he's convicted of burglarizing
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AP - A Florida inmate is suing the man he's convicted of burglarizing, claiming the man and two others roughed him up during a citizen's arrest. Michael Dupree is serving a 12-year sentence for burglary and cocaine possession stemming from a 2007 break-in of a van in St. Petersburg. Dupree allegedly stole a bicycle locked inside and was apprehended after the owner, Anthony McKoy, saw him with the bike down the street.
Obama warns U.S. not to "demagogue" immigration
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Reuters - President Barack Obama warned U.S. leaders not to use the divisive issue of illegal immigration as a way to gain power and name recognition in an interview with CBS television released on Saturday.
AP EXCLUSIVE: Salazar keeps oil drill ban, for now
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AP - The helicopter passes over the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico — with surprisingly little oil visible on its surface — when out of the sea rises a skyscraper-like structure nearly 350 feet above the waves. The $600 million rig, nearly 100 miles off Louisiana's coast, has a hull larger than a football field and can drill more than 5 miles beneath the ocean floor.
Yankees acquire Lance Berkman from Houston
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AP - The New York Yankees have completed their trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros.
Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter marries in NY
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Reuters - Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter married her long-time boyfriend in the picturesque New York village of Rhinebeck on Saturday in what has been dubbed America's royal wedding.
Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device
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AP - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said.
Obama says he'll call GOP's bluff on deficit talk
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AP - President Barack Obama has a warning for Republicans who denounce the federal deficit but reject proposals to cut it.
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Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate
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AP - Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend under extraordinary security at an elegant Hudson River estate late Saturday.
Germany: memorial service for Love Parade victims
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AP - Thousands of grief-stricken mourners watched in tears on Saturday as rescue workers lit one white candle for every one of the 21 people crushed to death in a tunnel at the Love Parade techno music festival.