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Texas youths to face capital murder in shootings (AP) '); document.write('
AP - A 13-year-old boy and his 12-year-old girlfriend will soon face capital murder charges in a Dallas-area double-shooting after the second victim died, authorities said Friday.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Witness recants statements in Anna Nicole case (AP) '); document.write('

$\"Larry$ AP - A witness in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial has recanted statements critical of the former model\'s lawyer-boyfriend Howard K. Stern, a defendant in the case.

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Ex-Republican official guilty of embezzlement (Reuters) '); document.write('
Reuters - The former treasurer of a top Republican campaign committee pleaded guilty to embezzling $845,000 over 6-1/2 years and likely will face three years in prison, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Ex-NRCC treasurer pleads guilty to embezzlement (AP) '); document.write('
AP - A former National Republican Congressional Committee treasurer has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $840,000 from several political committees, including more than $670,000 from the congressional committee.'); document.write(''); document.write('

New LA trial for man who skipped court to see son (AP) '); document.write('
AP - A federal appeals court has overturned a businessman\'s tax fraud conviction because the Los Angeles judge didn\'t postpone the case so the man could be at his son\'s deathbed.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Appeals court sets hearing in Jackson estate case (AP) '); document.write('

$\"FILE$ AP - An appeals court has scheduled a hearing for lawyers for the father of Michael Jackson to argue that he deserves a role in decisions involving his son\'s multimillion dollar estate.

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Jury struggles with actress\' marriage fraud case (AP) '); document.write('

$\"FILE$ AP - A federal jury weighing whether a Mexican-born actress committed marriage fraud has ended a second day of deliberations without reaching any verdicts and has expressed discord in its ranks.

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French \'Spiderman\' denies risking lives in Sydney stunt (AFP) '); document.write('

$\"Frenchman$ AFP - A French climber dubbed \"Spiderman\" for scaling skyscrapers without ropes or equipment pleaded not guilty Friday to putting lives at risk after his latest stunt in Australia.

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French \'Spider-Man\' in Sydney court over climb (AP) '); document.write('

$\"French$ AP - A French skyscraper climber nicknamed \"Spider-Man\" pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to his bare-handed climb up a 57-story building in downtown Sydney.

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Courts could get claim in Jaycee Dugard kidnapping (AP) '); document.write('
AP - The board that considers compensation for California crime victims is being advised to reject a claim by the mother of Jaycee Dugard, who authorities say was held captive for nearly two decades by a paroled rapist.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Jury hits Ford Motor Co with $131 million verdict (Reuters) '); document.write('
Reuters - A Mississippi jury ordered Ford Motor Co to pay $131 million to the family of a man who died while driving an Explorer, an attorney for the family said on Thursday.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Court won\'t force Calif officials to defend Prop 8 (AP) '); document.write('

$\"Supporters$ AP - A California court has refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal a ruling that overturned the state\'s gay marriage ban.

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Ariz. man enters plea in Internet sex assault case (AP) '); document.write('
AP - A Phoenix man accused of sexually assaulting his unconscious girlfriend and broadcasting the attack live on the Internet has pleaded guilty to three charges.'); document.write(''); document.write('

NY court dismisses case against Italian U.N. \"biter\" (Reuters) '); document.write('
Reuters - A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed the case against a former U.N. employee accused of biting a U.N. security guard after complaining of nepotism at the world body.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Ohio gov spares killer who claimed innocence (AP) '); document.write('
AP - A condemned inmate had his life spared Thursday when Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland cited \"legitimate questions\" about evidence used to convict the inmate, even though the governor believes the prisoner committed the crimes.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Mass. man accused of killing kin pleads not guilty (AP) '); document.write('
AP - A Massachusetts man accused of killing his wife, two children and mother-in-law pleaded not guilty Thursday to four counts of first-degree murder as a prosecutor described how he left two copies of a letter confessing to the slayings.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Chicago gangs to top cop: You\'re not playing fair (AP) '); document.write('

$\"Jim$ AP - Calling the Chicago police chief\'s ultimatum to stop resorting to violence a waste of time, current and former members of some of the city\'s most notorious street gangs held an unlikely news conference on Thursday to send their own message to police: You\'re not playing fair.

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Judge punishes Michigan juror for Facebook post (AP) '); document.write('

$\"Johnny$ AP - A Detroit-area woman who was removed from a jury for commenting about the ongoing case on Facebook has a longer writing task ahead: a five-page essay about the constitutional right to a fair trial.

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US scammer bought, resold nearly 27,000 credit card numbers (AFP) '); document.write('

$\"A$ AFP - A US man pleaded guilty Wednesday to fraudulently obtaining nearly 27,000 credit card numbers and selling them on to other scammers, who used them to make purchases.

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Correction: Islamic Charity-Trial (AP) '); document.write('
AP - In a story Aug. 31 about the trial of the former head of the Oregon branch of the Islamic charity Al-Haramain, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of an assistant U.S. attorney prosecuting the case. The prosecutor\'s correct name is Charles F. Gorder Jr., not Gordon.'); document.write(''); document.write('