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Occupation of UC Berkeley building in protest over fee hike, budget cuts ends

Armed, campus police officers point Taser guns as they seize a bag from an unidentified student, after they refused to leave a meeting room on the University of California, Los Angeles campus on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. UCLA...

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U. of Neb. board votes down stem-cell rule changes

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted down a proposal to restrict the school's rules governing embryonic stem-cell research beyond what the federal government allows.

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D.C. unemployment climbs to among highest in nation

Unemployment in the District soared to a record high of 11.9 percent in October, according to government data released Friday, ranking it among California, Nevada, Michigan and other states with the highest jobless rates.

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Arizona tot saved baby from fire

CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A 3-year-old Arizona boy saved his baby cousin from burning in a mobile home outside Phoenix Friday, Pinal County sheriff's deputies say. The child apparently pulled the 1-year-old girl to safety as...

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Lawmakers send few minorities to academies

AP: Urban members of Congress slow to nominate military recruits Kwameka Jones, an Air Force Junior ROTC cadet at the Polytechnic Institute in Baltimore, is one of a very low number of minorities studying at military academies....

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More States Add Jobs, But Many For Temporary Staff

28 States Added Jobs In October, But The Employment Gains May Be Short-lived (AP) WASHINGTON (AP) - In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely...

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Wis. Mulls Harley-Davidson, Cheese Microbe Honors

Choppers and Cheese: Wisconsin state honors sought for Harley-Davidson, cheese microbe By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment Choppers and cheese may soon...

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Transit cop's murder trial moved to LA

Officer fatally shot man in back at Oakland BART station disturbance Mary Jane had 'a happy childhood' Mary Jane Zich's mother Irma and sister Lulu recall the times they shared with her as smiling, happy child. SAN FRANCISCO -...

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Swine Flu II? Tamiflu-Resistant Version Strikes

CDC: 4 people in NC test positive for Tamiflu-resistant swine flu, first such US cluster By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press 7 comments Four North Carolina patients at a single...

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Boeing Breaks Ground on Plant

BY PETER SANDERS Boeing Co. on Friday broke ground in North Charleston, S.C., on a second assembly facility for its long-delayed 787 Dreamliner—across the country from its traditional plane-making hub in Seattle. The aerospace...

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