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'Birth tourism' a tiny portion of immigrant babies
By BOB CHRISTIE and PAUL J. WEBER
2010-09-03T19:52:26Z
SAN JUAN, Texas (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....
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'Birth tourism' a tiny portion of immigrant babies
By BOB CHRISTIE and PAUL J. WEBER
2010-09-03T19:52:26Z
SAN JUAN, Texas (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....
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Prof in Miami scare once accused of hauling plague
By JENNIFER KAY and CURT ANDERSON
2010-09-03T19:27:43Z
MIAMI (AP) -- A scientist detained at Miami International Airport because of a suspicious item in his luggage had once been charged with illegally transporting bubonic plague, a senior law enforcement official said....
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Prof in Miami scare once accused of hauling plague
By JENNIFER KAY and CURT ANDERSON
2010-09-03T19:27:43Z
MIAMI (AP) -- A scientist detained at Miami International Airport because of a suspicious item in his luggage had once been charged with illegally transporting bubonic plague, a senior law enforcement official said....
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U.S. Government probes Mariner platform fire
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday launched an investigation into Mariner Energy Inc's Gulf of Mexico platform fire, and a light oil sheen spotted near the offshore facility was not believed to be a leak, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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U.S. Government probes Mariner platform fire
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday launched an investigation into Mariner Energy Inc's Gulf of Mexico platform fire, and a light oil sheen spotted near the offshore facility was not believed to be a leak, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Ex-Republican official guilty of embezzlement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former treasurer of a top Republican campaign committee pleaded guilty to embezzling $845,000 over 6-1/2 years and likely will face three years in prison, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.
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Ex-Republican official guilty of embezzlement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former treasurer of a top Republican campaign committee pleaded guilty to embezzling $845,000 over 6-1/2 years and likely will face three years in prison, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.
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Nursing homes broaden offerings to turn a profit
By MATT SEDENSKY
2010-09-03T18:46:18Z
MIAMI (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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Nursing homes broaden offerings to turn a profit
By MATT SEDENSKY
2010-09-03T18:46:18Z
MIAMI (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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Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England
By BOB SALSBERG
2010-09-03T18:37:38Z
CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) -- A weakening Hurricane Earl swiped past North Carolina on Friday on its way to New England, where officials warned residents that it still packed dangerous winds that could topple trees or damage the area's picturesque gray-shingled cottages....
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Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England
By BOB SALSBERG
2010-09-03T18:37:38Z
CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) -- A weakening Hurricane Earl swiped past North Carolina on Friday on its way to New England, where officials warned residents that it still packed dangerous winds that could topple trees or damage the area's picturesque gray-shingled cottages....
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Clams befouling Tahoe invade Adirondack lake in NY
By MARY ESCH
2010-09-03T18:12:35Z
BOLTON LANDING, N.Y. (AP) -- A thumbnail-sized clam blamed for clouding the azure bays of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada has now turned up in a mountain-ringed Adirondack lake renowned for its limpid, spring-fed waters....
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Clams befouling Tahoe invade Adirondack lake in NY
By MARY ESCH
2010-09-03T18:12:35Z
BOLTON LANDING, N.Y. (AP) -- A thumbnail-sized clam blamed for clouding the azure bays of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada has now turned up in a mountain-ringed Adirondack lake renowned for its limpid, spring-fed waters....
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McCourt says he took out Dodger loan to help wife
By GREG RISLING
2010-09-03T17:50:19Z
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has testified he took a $60 million loan against the value of the land around Dodger Stadium to pay mortgages on his estranged wife's six homes....
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Nursing homes broaden offerings to turn a profit
By MATT SEDENSKY
2010-09-03T17:41:44Z
MIAMI (AP) -- For decades, the mission at Miami Jewish Home and Hospital was simply to care for the old....
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Police release scientist in Miami airport scare
By JENNIFER KAY
2010-09-03T17:28:37Z
MIAMI (AP) -- Investigators on Friday released a scientist detained at Miami International Airport after screeners spotted a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe bomb, prompting an evacuation, a senior law enforcement official said....
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Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England
By BOB SALSBERG
2010-09-03T17:27:19Z
CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) -- A weakening Hurricane Earl swiped past North Carolina on Friday on its way to New England, where officials warned residents that it still packed dangerous winds that could topple trees or damage the area's picturesque gray-shingled cottages....
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Cape Cod greets Earl with plywood and grumbling
CHATHAM, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Residents and business owners in the beach communities of Cape Cod and nearby islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard hung plywood over their shop windows on Friday and rued the arrival of Hurricane Earl, which appeared set to spoil their holiday weekend.
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Clams befouling Tahoe invade Adirondack lake in NY
By MARY ESCH
2010-09-03T17:07:27Z
BOLTON LANDING, N.Y. (AP) -- A thumbnail-sized clam blamed for clouding the azure bays of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada has now turned up in a mountain-ringed Adirondack lake renowned for its limpid, spring-fed waters....
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