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• Gates to Afghans: US `in this thing to win' (AP)
• Police: NC Marine dies in argument over game (AP)
• Powerful snowstorm sweeps across West (AP)
• US plan to round up wild horses draws opposition (AP)
• Virgin Galactic unveils commercial spaceship (AP)
• Gas line explodes at Ill. factory; debris kills 1 (AP)
• Pearl Harbor attack remembered 68 years later (AP)
• Police find body of Wi. man wanted in 4 homicides (AP)
• Trooper sought blood results after Woods crash (AP)
• With familiarity, Letterman jokes about Woods (AP)
• Ex-Detroit mayor denies threat to prosecutor (AP)
• Mullen expects casualties to rise in Afghanistan (AP)
• Ohio killer awaits fate as 1st execution on 1 drug (AP)
• School teaches the finer points of maple syrup (AP)
• Senate Dems seek expansion of Medicare, Medicaid (AP)
• Historic EPA finding: Greenhouse gases harm humans (AP)
• Experts: Colon cancer deaths could make big drop (AP)
• Texas prisoner captured after week on the run (AP)
• Reality series `Basketball Wives' set for VH1 (AP)

Gates to Afghans: US `in this thing to win' (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 10:31 PM PST AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived Tuesday in Afghanistan with plans to assure officials and American troops there that the United States is committed to winning the war despite plans to begin pulling forces out in 2011.

Police: NC Marine dies in argument over game (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 07:32 PM PST AP - Police in North Carolina are saying a Marine was accidentally shot to death when he got into an argument with a friend over the Texas-Nebraska football game.

Powerful snowstorm sweeps across West (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 09:43 PM PST AP - A large and powerful storm howled across the West with snow and strong winds Monday, snarling traffic, closing schools and threatening to spawn mudslides in wildfire-devastated Southern California.

US plan to round up wild horses draws opposition (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 08:36 PM PST AP - One of the most stirring symbols of the American West — mustangs thundering freely across the range — could be heading east.

Virgin Galactic unveils commercial spaceship (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 07:28 PM PST AP - The sleek, bullet-shaped spacecraft is about the size of a large business jet — with wide windows and seats for six well-heeled passengers to take a thrill ride into space.

Gas line explodes at Ill. factory; debris kills 1 (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 06:11 PM PST AP - A gas line exploded Monday at a technology plant in northern Illinois, sending aloft debris that killed a man at a nearby highway rest area.

Pearl Harbor attack remembered 68 years later (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:38 PM PST AP - Dozens of survivors of Pearl Harbor on Monday solemnly remembered those who died in the Japanese aerial assault 68 years ago as a top Navy commander said their bravery laid the foundation for the subsequent U.S. victory in World War II.

Police find body of Wi. man wanted in 4 homicides (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 03:49 PM PST AP - Police on Monday found the body of a man wanted in two double homicides in Wisconsin in the car of one of his victims, a coroner said.

Trooper sought blood results after Woods crash (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 06:43 PM PST AP - A Florida trooper who suspected Tiger Woods was driving under the influence sought a subpoena for the golfer's blood results from the hospital he was taken to after crashing his SUV, but prosecutors rejected the petition for insufficient information, according to a police report released Monday.

With familiarity, Letterman jokes about Woods (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 10:24 PM PST AP - David Letterman, after a week off, dived right into material about Tiger Woods on the "Late Show" on Monday, joking that he wishes the golfer would stop calling him to ask for advice.

Ex-Detroit mayor denies threat to prosecutor (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 03:48 PM PST AP - Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick denied in court Monday that he made threats to a prosecutor during a jailhouse telephone call to his wife while he was serving time following a text-messaging sex scandal that led to his resignation.

Mullen expects casualties to rise in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 06:44 PM PST AP - The nation's highest-ranking military officer told soldiers and Marines on Monday that the insurgency in Afghanistan has grown in the last three years and he expects casualties to rise next year as additional U.S. troops pour into the war.

Ohio killer awaits fate as 1st execution on 1 drug (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 08:05 PM PST AP - A condemned killer scheduled to become the first person in the U.S. put to death with a single drug — in an execution that could take longer than previous procedures — arrived Monday at the Ohio death house.

School teaches the finer points of maple syrup (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:51 PM PST AP - Tasting maple syrup is a lot like tasting wine. Sniff the aroma, take a sip, hold it on your tongue and savor it for a moment to register the sensation.

Senate Dems seek expansion of Medicare, Medicaid (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 06:44 PM PST AP - With time growing short, Senate Democratic liberals are seeking expansion of two large federal programs, Medicare and Medicaid, as part of a compromise that drops a government insurance option from health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, several lawmakers said Monday.

Historic EPA finding: Greenhouse gases harm humans (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 08:29 PM PST AP - The Obama administration took a major step Monday toward imposing the first federal limits on climate-changing pollution from cars, power plants and factories, declaring there was compelling scientific evidence that global warming from manmade greenhouse gases endangers Americans' health.

Experts: Colon cancer deaths could make big drop (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 06:40 PM PST AP - Colon cancer deaths could drop dramatically in the next decade because of better screening and treatment, according to an optimistic new prediction by top researchers. The estimate was made in an annual report that shows that, overall, the U.S. cancer death rate is continuing to decline, as it has since the 1990s.

Texas prisoner captured after week on the run (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:49 PM PST AP - A convicted sex offender who was the subject of a weeklong manhunt after pulling off a daring escape during a prison transfer was captured Monday after authorities received several phone tips, including one from a salesman who recognized the inmate outside his business.

Reality series `Basketball Wives' set for VH1 (AP) Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:15 PM PST AP - A VH1 reality series that promises an inside look at the lives of NBA players' wives and girlfriends is set to air early next year.

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