| Elizabeth Smart says she was raped daily (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 08:22 AM PDT  AP - Taking the stand for the first time since she was snatched from her girlhood bedroom seven years ago, Elizabeth Smart testified Thursday that her captor raped her three or four times a day, kept her tied up with a cable around her leg, and threatened to kill her if she tried to escape.
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| Couric's latest TV showdown Posted: 01 Oct 2009 04:07 PM PDT  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad puts Katie Couric in a tough spot during their interview.
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| 'Gossip' Lovers Meet the Parents! Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:18 AM PDT  Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr play sworn enemies on "Gossip Girl," but the real-life lovers took their romance a step further by hanging out with Westwick's parents in New York City.
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| Before Lucy came Ardi, new earliest hominid found (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 07:46 AM PDT  AP - The story of humankind is reaching back another million years as scientists learn more about "Ardi," a hominid who lived 4.4 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia. The 110-pound, 4-foot female roamed forests a million years before the famous Lucy, long studied as the earliest skeleton of a human ancestor.
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| What Berlusconi's Obama 'Jokes' Say About Italy Posted: 01 Oct 2009 01:24 PM PDT  Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi joked again this week about President Obama's skin color. Where's the outrage, Italy?
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| What is the American Police Force and what is it doing in Montana? Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:45 AM PDT ![]() A secretive California outfit called the American Police Force is taking over the 2-year-old, never-used prison in Hardin, Mont., that was briefly considered a possible spot for Guantanamo prisoners. The story has many twists and turns. We recommend you read The Billings Gazette article for a primer on the story. KULR TV of Billings, Mont., The Missoulian, and Talking Points Memo are also on the case. APF's website, which has been periodically unavailable (click here...
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| TLC Slams Jon as He Tries to Stop 'Kate Plus 8' Posted: 01 Oct 2009 08:26 AM PDT  He says no production crews can enter the family home. Days after TLC dumped him from "Jon and Kate Plus 8," Jon Gosselin has demanded through his lawyers that the show cease production immediately. "Effective immediately, no production crews are to enter Jon's family home for any reason," a letter from his attorney to TLC says. "In the event that anyone enters the marital property, Jon Gosselin will notify the local authorities to effectuate police action against any trespassers." A sloppily written sign full of misspellings on Jon's property reads: "Notice: No film crew or production staf
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| Kanye West and Lady Gaga tour canceled (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:49 PM PDT  AP - Kanye West and Lady Gaga's highly anticipated tour is over before it even began.
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| Jon Gosselin Trying to Keep TV Crews From Filming His Kids Posted: 01 Oct 2009 07:10 AM PDT  The father of eight doesn't want his kids to be "the victims of a trainwreck," his lawyer says
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| Ford Sept. sales fall 5.1 percent (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:51 AM PDT ![]() Ford Motor Co. says its September auto sales fell 5.1 percent, revealing a tough hangover from this summer's Cash for Clunkers program, which offered incentives for buying new autos.
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| Pelosi: Grayson Shouldn't Apologize Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:43 AM PDT  Republicans are calling on freshman Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) to apologize for denigrating their party's health care plan on the House floor, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) thinks they ought to look in the mirror instead. "Apparently Republicans hold Democrats to a higher standard than they hold members of their own party," Pelosi told reporters at her weekly press conference on Thursday. "There's no reason for Mr. Grayson to apologize. If anyone should apologize, everyone should apologize." Grayson has taken fire from Republicans since he said on the House floor Tuesday night that the
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| Twins dismiss sign-stealing allegation by fan (Yahoo! Sports) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 01:11 PM PDT ![]() Believing he witnessed base runner Joe Mauer sending signs to batters, a Minnesota man made his case on video.
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| Rick Perry Cousin Killed: Larry Don Wheeler Shot By Sheriff's Deputies Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:43 PM PDT  AP -- The Texas Rangers are investigating the shooting death of a cousin of Gov. Rick Perry in a mysterious exchange of gunfire with sheriff's deputies. An attorney for Larry Don Wheeler's estate says the 74-year-old North Texas man was sitting on his backyard deck after dinner Saturday night at his home at a Montague County country club. David Gossom says that's when sheriff's deputies responded to a disturbance call. Montague County District Attorney Jack McGaughey says Wheeler was holding a shotgun and an officer was shot in the hand. No other details have been released, and an autopsy is
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| Report: Michael Jackson 'Healthy' Before O.D. Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:18 AM PDT  Michael Jackson's autopsy report, obtained by AP, dismisses tabloid claims that the 50-year-old superstar was "sickly" prior to his death.
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| Judge orders release of Cheney interview with FBI (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 08:19 AM PDT  AP - A federal judge ruled Thursday that the FBI must publicly reveal much of its interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney during the investigation into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative.
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