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Powell standing by Obama in 2012 presidential race
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a longtime Republican, is sticking with President Barack Obama in this year's election. He tells "CBS This Morning" he respects Mitt Romney...
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Prosecutors: Teen confesses in death of Colo. girl
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Prosecutors say a Colorado teenager has confessed in the abduction and killing of a 10-year-old girl and in a separate attack on a runner. Authorities also said Thursday they have...
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Fiddler Hadley Castille Dies
Acadiana is mourning the loss of one of its most famous musicians. Hadley Castille, whose fiddling made him legend in Cajun music, has died following a fight with cancer. He was 79. The son of...
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Microsoft trumpets imminent release of Windows 8
NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft is celebrating the imminent release of its revamped Windows operating system after two years of work. Windows 8 is the most dramatic overhaul of the personal computer...
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Opelousas Daily Arrest Report
Jeremy Fontenot, age 17, 738 Melancon Street, Opelousas 1)Simple BurglaryDedrick Coleman, age 19, 411 East Street, Opelousas 1)Simple BurglaryJonovan Lastrapes, age 18, 960 Laurent Street, Opelousas...
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Katy Perry wears her ballot at Obama rally
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Katy Perry's doing her best get-out-the vote effort: At a rally for President Barack Obama, she wore a tight white dress imprinted like a ballot, and a square box on her right hip...
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Alternative fuel tax break regulations considered
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The revenue department will decide by next week whether to make changes to proposed regulations that spell out limits on the state's alternative fuel vehicle tax credit. The...
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Stocks fade, extending a weeklong slump
NEW YORK (AP) - A weak showing in home sales and more disappointing earnings reports are sending stocks lower on Wall Street, extending a weeklong slide. Stocks had started out higher early Thursday...
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BP caps dome believed to be source of oil sheen
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP says it has capped and plugged an abandoned piece of equipment that is believed to be the source of a sheen spotted near the site of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The...
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Alleva apologizes about picture alteration
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The "Painted Posse" controversy has drawn an apology and a pledge from LSU. In a letter posted on LSU's athletic website Wednesday. The Advocate reports Athletic Director Joe...
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Top 20 Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is...
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US to return 4,000 archaeological relics to Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - U.S. authorities have seized more than 4,000 archaeological artifacts looted from Mexico that they plan to display in Texas before returning them to their country of origin....
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Police: Ga. gunman charged in '01 mosque shooting
ATLANTA (AP) - The man accused of killing a volunteer at an Atlanta megachurch was previously charged with shooting a man at a Maryland mosque. Police documents say Floyd Palmer was working security...
View ArticleIsraeli media: Hard-line parties to join forces
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli media are reporting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached a deal to join forces with the hard-line party of his foreign minister in upcoming parliamentary...
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With 'Cloud Atlas' opening, 5 super-long movies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Cloud Atlas" encompasses six stories over a span of 500 years and features an enormous cast of A-list stars playing multiple roles. This means it's also very long - 172 minutes -...
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NOAA TO EAST: BEWARE OF COMING 'FRANKENSTORM'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An unusual nasty mix of a hurricane and a winter storm that forecasters are now calling "Frankenstorm" is likely to blast most of the East Coast next week, focusing the worst of its...
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Networks, AP changing exit poll strategy
NEW YORK (AP) - A growth in early voting and tough economy for the media are forcing changes to the exit poll system that television networks and The Associated Press depend upon to deliver the story...
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Two Arrested for Allegedly Raping Port Barre Teen
Two men are in jail on rape charges for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old girl. Police say 35-year-old Horace Babineaux and 47-year-old Joseph Boutte engaged in intercourse while she was drunk....
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N.O. readies for Super Bowl as cabbies protest
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - As unhappy taxi drivers paraded by New Orleans' City Hall with horns blaring in protest, Mayor Mitch Landrieu made it clear the city won't back away from broad new regulations...
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Girard Park Lane Closed This Weekend
Girard Park Lane will be shut down tomorrow for drainage installation work. The road will be closed beginning at 1:00 P. M. and will remain closed until Monday. Detour routes will be made available.
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