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Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs \'American Idol\' (AP) '); document.write('

$\"FILE$ AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at \"American Idol.\"

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Earl threatens Mass. with wind, rain, surf (AP) '); document.write('

$\"The$ AP - A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Earl steamed toward the gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages of Cape Cod on Friday night, disrupting people\'s vacations on the unofficial final weekend of the short New England summer.

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Waning Earl still causing havoc for holiday travel (AP) '); document.write('

$\"North$ AP - Hurricane Earl played havoc with travelers\' Labor Day weekend plans even as it weakened Friday on its path up the East Coast toward New England.

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Deal to clean up LA-area nuclear accident site (AP) '); document.write('
AP - More than five decades after a partial nuclear meltdown just outside Los Angeles, state and federal officials Friday announced agreements to remove all contamination and return the atomic energy and rocket engine test site to its natural state.'); document.write(''); document.write('

\'Birth tourism\' a tiny portion of immigrant babies (AP) '); document.write('
AP - When Ruth Garcia\'s twins are born in two months, they\'ll have all the rights of U.S. citizens. They and their six brothers and sisters will be able to vote, apply for federal student loans and even run for president.'); document.write(''); document.write('

GOP Maes stays in Colo. governor\'s race (AP) '); document.write('
AP - Republican Dan Maes, Democrat John Hickenlooper and American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo are officially on the November ballot in the race for Colorado governor.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Prof in \'03 plague scare sets off airport shutdown (AP) '); document.write('

$\"Passengers$ AP - The suspicions airport security officials had when they saw the metal canister grew when they learned about the man who brought it in from the Middle East: a scientist who sparked a bioterrorism scare after he reported missing vials of plague samples seven years ago.

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Backer of NYC mosque gave to Hamas-linked charity (AP) '); document.write('

$\"VIDEO:$ AP - One of the investors in a proposed Islamic center near ground zero is a Long Island medical clinic owner whose expressions of sympathy for Palestinians included a donation to a charity later shut down for links to Hamas.

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La. officials suspend abortion clinic\'s license (AP) '); document.write('
AP - Louisiana health officials suspended an abortion clinic\'s license Friday, the first time the state has used its new authority to shut down such a facility over health and safety concerns.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Authorities: Fire at Tenn. mosque site was arson (AP) '); document.write('

$\"In$ AP - Federal investigators said Friday that a suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosque in Tennessee was arson and offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

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BP: Failed blowout preventer removed from well (AP) '); document.write('

$\"Work$ AP - BP PLC said the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was removed from the company\'s well on Friday afternoon.

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Critics: Ill. lottery contract cloaked in secrecy (AP) '); document.write('

$\"FILE$ AP - With less than two weeks before Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn awards a lucrative, first-of-its-kind contract for the private management of the state\'s $2 billion-a-year lottery, some are criticizing the selection process as too secretive and questioning whether it favors one powerful bidder.

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LA sheriff says almost all pot clinics criminal (AP) '); document.write('
AP - The Los Angeles County sheriff has escalated his war of words against California medical marijuana dispensaries, saying as many as 97 percent operate as criminal enterprises.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Despite hiring, US unemployment rate seems frozen (AP) '); document.write('

$\"In$ AP - Unemployment is stuck at high levels even though some companies are hiring. The problem, government data show, is that too few jobs are being created for the growing number of people looking for work.

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Families calling for justice for soldiers, Marines (AP) '); document.write('

$\"In$ AP - As major U.S. combat operations in Iraq end, some families of soldiers and Marines convicted of crimes during battle hope the nation doesn\'t forget their sons.

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Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill (AP) '); document.write('

$\"Boats$ AP - Unlike the blast that led to the massive BP spill, the latest oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico killed no one and sent no crude gushing into the water.

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Ground beef outbreak puts focus on meat oversight (AP) '); document.write('

$\"In$ AP - The first known U.S. outbreak linked to a rare strain of E. coli in ground beef is prompting a fresh look at tougher regulations to protect the nation\'s meat supply.

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Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored (AP) '); document.write('

$\"Robert$ AP - U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site.

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Nursing homes broaden offerings to turn a profit (AP) '); document.write('

$\"In$ AP - Seniors amble the nursing home\'s halls, while children from around the world visit for biofeedback treatments. One floor down from the hospice, middle-aged workers fill its pain management clinic. A rehabilitation center attracts people of all ages.

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Comfort Inn a hurricane hostel in NC (AP) '); document.write('

$\"Lee$ AP - A two-story Comfort Inn has become a makeshift hurricane hostel on North Carolina\'s Outer Banks for those who want to stay close to their homes but know they need better shelter from the onslaught of Earl.

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