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Doctors doubt favoritism in Cheney transplant
CHICAGO (AP) — Doctors say it is unlikely that former Vice President Dick Cheney got special treatment when he was given a new heart that thousands of younger people also were in line to receive. After spending nearly two years on a waiting list,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Dick Cheney, Heart Failure, Georgetown, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia)
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35 years for grandma who threw girl off walkway
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A Virginia grandmother has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering her 2-year-old granddaughter by tossing her off a sixth-level walkway at a busy shopping mall. Fifty-one-year-old Carmela dela Rosa was convicted of...Tags: Punishment, Punishment, Fairfax County
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US Army: Brigadier general, a Notre Dame grad, has died in Afghanistan
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Army says a 49-year-old brigadier general has died in Afghanistan. A statement posted on the Fort Hood website says Brig. Gen. Terence Hildner died Friday in Kabul of apparent natural causes. Hildner has...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Afghanistan, NATO, U.S. Army, Fort Hood (military base)
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Michigan's population exodus shifts into reverse
The state that lost population during the 2010 census results may be stopping that trend. New numbers from the annual population census show fewer people appear to be leaving Michigan. Experts credit an improving economy which means more jobs.
For about...Tags: 2010 Census, Corporate Officers, General Motors Corp., Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Paul Hogan to sue Australia for failed tax probe
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — "Crocodile Dundee" star Paul Hogan will sue the Australian government for damaging his reputation during a failed criminal investigation into his tax dealings. Fairfax Media on Thursday reported that Hogan's lawyer...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Australia, Paul Hogan, Crime, Law and Justice
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Police: Grandma admitted tossing toddler to death
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A police officer has testified that a Virginia woman admitted throwing her 2-year-old granddaughter to her death from a sixth-story walkway at a busy shopping mall. Carmela Dela Rosa is charged with the murder of her...Tags: Fairfax County, Court Preliminary, Trials, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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