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• NASA fuels space shuttle 2nd time, weather better (AP)
• AP IMPACT: Credibility key in 9/11 health trials (AP)
• Evacuees return to LA-area homes swamped with mud (AP)
• Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5 (AP)
• Mom mourns young family killed in RI blaze (AP)
• NY Gov. Paterson meets with lawmakers over future (AP)
• Dem. lieutenant governor candidate exits Ill. race (AP)
• 'Historic' snow strands countless in Mid-Atlantic (AP)
• Authorities investigate fatal Colorado plane crash (AP)
• US colleges court Hispanic families using espanol (AP)
• US wants out of suit over Chinese detainee's death (AP)
• Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water (AP)
• An engineering marvel takes shape near Hoover Dam (AP)
• Tribe marks massacre with burial ground gathering (AP)
• Iran leader orders new step in nuclear program (AP)

NASA fuels space shuttle 2nd time, weather better (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 10:27 PM PST AP - With the weather prospects looking up, astronauts boarded shuttle Endeavour for the second day in a row early Monday in hopes of blasting off on the last big space station construction mission.

AP IMPACT: Credibility key in 9/11 health trials (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 05:46 PM PST AP - As the first cases in a massive battle over illnesses linked to 9/11 near trial, an Associated Press investigation has found that several of the initial 30 suits contain inconsistent or exaggerated claims about how the workers got sick or how much time they spent at ground zero.

Evacuees return to LA-area homes swamped with mud (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 06:11 PM PST AP - Residents evacuated from foothill communities deluged by weekend mudslides north of Los Angeles were allowed to return home Sunday as crews moved debris and started clearing catch basins in anticipation of more rain later in the week.

Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5 (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 09:57 PM PST AP - An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers and injuring a dozen or more.

Mom mourns young family killed in RI blaze (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:23 PM PST AP - Just days ago, Lynn Gaulin's only daughter and future son-in-law were living in her basement while they planned for their lives together and cared for their 7-month-old daughter.

NY Gov. Paterson meets with lawmakers over future (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 07:42 PM PST AP - Gov. David Paterson met privately with key Democratic leaders about his re-election plans as questions swirl around the state capitol about a variety of unproven accusations involving the Democratic governor's personal conduct.

Dem. lieutenant governor candidate exits Ill. race (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 07:39 PM PST AP - The Democratic nominee for Illinois' lieutenant governor dropped out of the race Sunday night, less than a week after winning the nomination, amid a political uproar about his past.

'Historic' snow strands countless in Mid-Atlantic (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 05:48 PM PST AP - Planes were grounded, trains stood still and Greyhound buses weren't rolling in the Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday, leaving stranded travelers wondering when they'll be able to escape the icy, gray mess created by a major snowstorm.

Authorities investigate fatal Colorado plane crash (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 05:07 PM PST AP - Investigators plan to talk to other pilots to determine whether they heard any communications between two small planes just before an in-flight collision in Colorado killed all three people on board both planes.

US colleges court Hispanic families using espanol (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 02:46 PM PST AP - For some Hispanic students, navigating the college application process can be a double-whammy: Balancing high school coursework with essays and interviews, and then translating the whole system for their parents, who don't speak English.

US wants out of suit over Chinese detainee's death (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 05:28 PM PST AP - The alleged neglect and death of a terminally ill Chinese immigrant detained in a Rhode Island jail two years ago triggered scathing reports and investigations, a wide-ranging federal lawsuit and hand-wringing over who was responsible.

Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 12:24 PM PST AP - The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests.

An engineering marvel takes shape near Hoover Dam (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 10:50 AM PST AP - Less than a mile downstream from one of the nation's best-known engineering marvels, the Hoover Dam, a second is taking shape.

Tribe marks massacre with burial ground gathering (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 01:01 PM PST AP - Tribal members descend in late January each year to the burial ground near the Bear River where soldiers felled hundreds of their ancestors in one of American history's bloodiest_ but little remembered_ massacres.

Iran leader orders new step in nuclear program (AP) Posted: 07 Feb 2010 09:47 PM PST AP - Iran's president on Sunday ordered his atomic agency to significantly enrich the country's stockpile of uranium, angering Western nations who want to the Islamic republic to halt its nuclear program.

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