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Pentagon’s F-22 order too late to save pilot, sister says

Pentagon’s F-22 order too late to save pilot, sister says

The flight restrictions and safety measures for the F-22 Raptor fighter jet ordered by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta may help protect other pilots, but they come far too late to save the life of one of America’s best airmen, the pilot’s family said. Jennifer Haney, the sister of the late Capt. Jeff Haney, told...
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Defense rests without testimony from Edwards or his mistress

Defense rests without testimony from Edwards or his mistress

Hunter, Edwards (AP/File) The defense in the John Edwards corruption trial rested on Wednesday morning in Greensboro, N.C., without calling the former presidential candidate, his daughter Cate or Rielle Hunter, his former mistress, mother of his 4-year-old love child and the woman at the center of the scandal that spawned the federal case against...
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Mladic taunts survivors at start of genocide trial

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic taunted Srebrenica survivors on Wednesday at the start of his trial for genocide, running his hand across his throat in a gesture of defiance to relatives of the worst massacre in Europe since World War Two. Mladic, now 70, flashed a thumbs-up and clapped his...
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Crews try to stop AZ blaze from crossing fire line

CROWN KING, Ariz. (AP) — Firefighters were working to prevent a wildfire near the historic mining town of Crown King from spreading to an area where it could quickly grow. Authorities are worried that flames from the Gladiator Fire will get past a fire line that’s about a mile west of the mountain town,...
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Facebook boosts IPO size by 25 percent, could top $16 bil

By Olivia Oran and Alexei Oreskovic NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc will increase the size of its initial public offering by 25 percent, a source familiar with the matter said, and could raise as much as $16 billion as strong investor demand for a share of the No.1 social network trumps debate...
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George Zimmerman medical report reveals injuries

A medical report compiled by the family physician of accused Trayvon Martin murderer George Zimmerman and obtained exclusively by ABC News found that Zimmerman was diagnosed with a “closed fracture” of his nose, a pair of black eyes, two lacerations to the back of his head and a minor back injury the day after...
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Upset in Nebraska GOP Senate race

Upset in Nebraska GOP Senate race

Fischer (Nati Harnik/AP)State Sen. Deb Fischer won the Republican nomination in Nebraska’s Senate race Tuesday, beating odds-on favorite Jon Bruning in a surprise upset. Fischer narrowly edged out the state Attorney General 41 to 36 percent with 91.5 percent of precincts reporting. State Treasurer Don Stenberg received 19 percent and three additional candidates divided...
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