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After years of private complaints, American officials go public with accusations

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. intelligence officials accused China and Russia on Thursday of systematically stealing American high-tech data for their own national economic gain.


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James L. Bevel died while his appeal was pending

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia Supreme Court has refused to throw out the incest conviction of a former Martin Luther King Jr. confidant who died while his appeal was pending.


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AP Exclusive: Agency says keeping tabs on social media builds real-time picture of sentiments in regions worldwide

McLEAN, Va. (AP) -- In an anonymous industrial park in Virginia, in an unassuming brick building, the CIA is following tweets - up to 5 million a day.


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Organizers of general strike say violence and vandalism came from rogue band of troublemakers

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Emotions ran high as Occupy Wall Street supporters and public officials dealt with the aftermath of protests that shut down the nation's fifth-busiest port before spiraling into chaos near the movement's downtown encampment.


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Claims Panera Bread district manager didn't want African American employees visible

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A white man claims he was fired as manager of a suburban Panera Bread shop for repeatedly having a black man work the cash register instead of putting him in a less visible location and having "pretty young girls" be the cashiers.


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Numbers underscore the breadth and scope of economic downturn

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The ranks of America's poorest poor have climbed to a record high - 1 in 15 people - spread widely across metropolitan areas as the housing bust pushed many inner-city poor into suburbs and other outlying places and shriveled jobs and income.


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Gerald McEntee's departure sets up heated contest to guide political powerhouse

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The head of the nation's largest public employee union plans to step down, setting up a heated contest to guide a political powerhouse that has been among the biggest spenders in Democratic campaigns.


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Legislator says plan to push fines over jail time would generate $7 million a year

CHICAGO (AP) -- A Chicago alderman says he's found a way for the city to raise desperately needed cash that will also keep more police officers on the street: Marijuana.


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Justice Department concerned state's tough new law may chill student participation

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Born in the Philippines, the 2-year-olds moved to the United States with their mother last year

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) -- Twin 2-year-old girls who were joined at the chest and abdomen were separated Tuesday during a lengthy, complex procedure at Stanford University's children's hospital.

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