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Ex-Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler Dies

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In the end, Michigan vs. Ohio State may have been too much for Bo Schembechler's failing heart. The man with half-century-old roots to The Game died at age 77 Friday on the eve of perhaps the biggest matchup in the storied rivalry's history, No 1 vs. No. 2, and his doctor said it might have been because of all the excitement.  more
GOP Chooses Boehner as Minority Leader

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Cast into the minority by an angry electorate, House Republicans chose Rep. John Boehner of Ohio on Friday to lead a return to power as quickly as possible. "We're going to earn our way back into the majority," he vowed.  more
'60 Freeway Slayer' Convicted in SoCal
A man nicknamed the "60 Freeway Slayer" could face the death penalty after being convicted Friday in the 1993 and 1994 strangulations of six women.  more
Taser Incident at UCLA Under Review

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An attorney who was part of a review of excessive force complaints following the Rodney King beating will investigate a UCLA police officer's use of a Taser on an Iranian-American student, the school said Friday.  more
Doc's Appt. Angers Family Planning Group

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The Bush administration, to the consternation of its critics, has picked the medical director of an organization that opposes premarital sex, contraception and abortion to lead the office that oversees federally funded teen pregnancy, family planning and abstinence programs.  more
Market Reports
Protesters, Police Clash at G-20 Summit

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Police on horseback and wielding batons clashed with rock- and bottle-throwing demonstrators outside a meeting of some the world's top financial officials on Saturday, turning what had been promised as a peaceful rally against poverty into running street skirmishes.  more
Rice: Countries Should Follow Vietnam

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North Korea and Myanmar should follow Vietnam's example in joining the international community and opening their economies to the rest of the world, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday.  more
Stocks End Mixed on Housing Data

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Wall Street ended a robust week on a quieter note Friday after the Commerce Department reported that housing construction fell to its lowest level in more than six years. The Dow Jones industrials rose moderately, managing a fourth straight record high close.  more
Del Monte Halting Hawaii Operations
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. said Friday that it will halt its Hawaii operations immediately, well ahead of a 2008 closing announced this year.  more
About 3,000 Protest Outside G20 Meeting

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Finance chiefs and central bankers from the Group of 20 economies strongly agree on the need to revive stalled world trade talks, Australian Treasurer Peter Costello said Saturday.  more
Entertainment
Chris Robinson to Divorce Kate Hudson

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Rocker Chris Robinson filed for divorce from Kate Hudson on Friday, citing irreconcilable differences. The 39-year-old frontman for the Black Crowes has been married to the 27-year-old actress for nearly six years. They announced their separation in August.  more
Entertainers, Fans Mourn Gerald Levert

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Gerald Levert's sendoff was tearful _ and exuberant. "When I came here, I expected to mourn," Usher told thousands of fans who filled most of Public Hall for Friday's three-hour memorial service for Levert, who died Nov. 10. Instead, he said: "I actually cried tears of joy."  more
1950s R&B Star Ruth Brown Dies at Age 78

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Singer Ruth Brown, whose recordings of "Teardrops in My Eyes," "5-10-15 Hours" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" shot her to rhythm-and-blues stardom in the 1950s, has died. She was 78.  more
Houston's Atlanta-Area Home Up for Sale

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Grammy-winning singer Whitney Houston's Atlanta-area home is still up for sale after being advertised for foreclosure. Houston's five-bedroom Alpharetta home had been advertised for sale earlier this fall, but the foreclosure was not carried out, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in a correction of a story published Friday. The earlier story said the house had been sold in a foreclosure sale.  more
Mills McCartney Won't Talk About Divorce

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Heather Mills McCartney was giving her first TV interview since announcing her plans to divorce Paul McCartney, but wouldn't discuss her breakup with the ex-Beatle, her spokesman said.  more
Health & Medical
Nicaraguan President Signs Abortion Ban

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President Enrique Bolanos signed a bill Friday banning abortion in all cases _ including when a woman's life is endangered _ despite opposition from doctors, women's rights groups and diplomats.  more
Silicone Implants to Overtake Saline

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Plastic surgeons expect breast implants filled with silicone gel to supplant those containing salt water as the most popular choice of the nearly 300,000 U.S. women a year who have their breasts surgically enlarged.  more
Doc's Appt. Angers Family Planning Group

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The Bush administration, to the consternation of its critics, has picked the medical director of an organization that opposes premarital sex, contraception and abortion to lead the office that oversees federally funded teen pregnancy, family planning and abstinence programs.  more
Democrats Reject Changes to Medicaid
States should be given more freedom to enroll the poorest of the poor into managed care programs and adopt changes that have worked elsewhere, a Medicaid reform panel recommended Friday.  more
Bird Flu Vaccine Has Short Shelf Life
Some of the first doses of bird flu vaccine in the nation's stockpile are growing weaker with age. If the shots are needed anytime soon, there will be enough for a million fewer people than previously thought.  more
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High Tech
Violence Mars PlayStation 3 Launch

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Two armed thugs tried to rob a line of people waiting for the new PlayStation 3 game system to go on sale early Friday and shot one man who refused to give up his money, authorities said.  more
Universal Music Sues MySpace.com
Universal Music Group on Friday sued MySpace.com, claiming the online social-networking hub illegally encourages its users to share music and music videos on the site without permission.  more
Target Backs Off in Online Movies Feud
Discount retailer Target backed off plans to pull in-store promotions of products from Walt Disney after Disney threatened not to ship DVDs of hit movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," a person familiar with the situation said Friday.  more
Violence Mars PlayStation 3 Launch

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Tight supplies of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 game console led to rowdiness at several stores when it went on sale Friday and tempted new owners to sell their consoles for a profit to those who hadn't braved the throngs of sharp-elbowed shoppers.  more
Online Encyclopedia Offline in China
China's easing of a ban on the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia appears to have been short-lived.  more
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