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Sonia Sotomayor's ascension to the Supreme Court seems all but assured as a senior Republican at her confirmation hearings says it's unlikely his colleagues would block her nomination. "I look forward to you getting that vote before we recess in August," Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., tells the federal judge.
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Forty years to the day after he took off for the Moon, Buzz Aldrin is challenging America to take another giant leap. The second man to walk on the lunar surface is pushing for missions to Mars. Mike Huckabee is wondering whether Sarah Palin will boldly go beyond the Republican Party. And President Obama might have gone too far with a fashion choice.
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Flames shoot hundreds of feet high and a highway overpass melts when a gas tanker carrying about 13,000 gallons of fuel explodes near Detroit. Three drivers suffer minor injuries. A car spinning out of control triggered the crash, police say.
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Firefighters battle flames from a gas tanker explosion north of Detroit on Wednesday night. The accident occurred beneath an overpass, which collapsed.
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Frank McCourt, the author best known for penning "Angela's Ashes," is gravely ill and not expected to live much longer, according to his brother. Malachy McCourt says the 78-year-old had been doing well until about two weeks ago when he came down with meningitis.
Scott Peterson's Family Seeks Donations
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The relatives of a convicted murderer now on death row are seeking donations through their Web site to help him win a new trial. The case of Scott Peterson, who is serving time for killing his wife and their unborn son, is being automatically appealed, but his family says they need an additional $95,000.
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Woman Arrested in Florida Slayings
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The arrests in the case of a slain Florida couple continue as authorities take 47-year-old Pamela Long into custody. She is the eighth person to be charged in last week's highly orchestrated break-in at the home of Melanie and Byrd Billings.
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Teen Admits Leaving Kitten in Oven to Die
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A New York City teenager will serve a year in jail for leaving a kitten in an oven to die on May 6. After pleading guilty to the gruesome crime on Wednesday, 17-year-old Cheyenne Cherry stuck her tongue out in front of animal activists outside the courtroom, telling them that the cat named Tiger Lily was "dead."
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