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Tombstone, Ariz., in danger of running dry as it battles with government over rebuilding water line

TOMBSTONE, Arizona (CNN) -- There's a popular saying in the American West: Whiskey's for drinking, but water's for fighting over. This dusty little city, made famous by the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, has a dilly of a water fight on its hands.

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A tragedy sparks Ohio mom's initiative to get kids in the water

TOLEDO, Ohio (CNN) -- Wanda Butts dropped the phone and screamed when she heard the news that her son was dead.


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30-year-old let go by Houston Chronicle after rival paper reveals her part-time work

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- A part-time stripper fired from her full-time newspaper job covering Texas high society claims she's a victim of gender discrimination.


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Case will now go to jury and former candidate's legal team will begin calling witnesses next week

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A federal judge refused to throw out campaign corruption charges against John Edwards on Friday, meaning the former presidential hopeful will have to present his case to a jury.


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The victim, who had schizophrenia, was beaten by police at Fullerton bus depot last year

SANTA ANA, California (CNN) -- A California judge ordered Wednesday that two Fullerton police officers stand trial in the beating death last year of Kelly Thomas, a homeless man with a mental illness.


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Singer-actress's former brother-in-law faces first-degree murder

CHICAGO (CNN) -- Jurors resumed deliberations Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of entertainer Jennifer Hudson.


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President's remarks show the degree to which political world lags culture

WASHINGTON (AP) -- He gave no speech, issued no call to action. He spoke of changing alongside the nation's people, not of leading them into uncharted territory. He made sure to say what so many so passionately believe - that states should decide such issues on their own.


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One plane searched by bomb squad in Orange County; the second is isolated in Phoenix

(CNN) -- Two Southwest Airlines flights from Orange County, California, to Phoenix were the subject of security scares Tuesday night -- and authorities are investigating whether the incidents are linked.


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Tom Barrett easily wins Democratic primary; now he's battling Walker once again

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The candidates may be the same, but Wisconsin isn't. In the tumultuous 18 months since Republican Scott Walker defeated Democrat Tom Barrett in the 2010 governor's race, Wisconsin has been rocked with massive protests over workers' rights, recall elections over a contentious union rights law and a partisan divide that's strained families and friendships.


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Financial woes put 84-year-old Nathaniel Montague's life work in hands of trusteeship

LAS VEGAS (CNN) -- Nathaniel Montague spent more than 50 of his 84 years chasing history, meticulously collecting rare and one-of-a-kind fragments of America's past. Slave documents. Photographs. Signatures. Recordings.


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