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Ask AP: Shuttle complexity, credit union agency

November 20, 2009 - 11:12am
A space shuttle is no tinker toy. But is it the most complex machine ever built?
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Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth

November 20, 2009 - 11:12am
Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word on the birth of one crewman's daughter Friday, as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk.
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Calif. requires TVs to be more energy-efficient

November 20, 2009 - 11:12am
California regulators have adopted the nation's first energy-efficiency standards for televisions, a move that will eventually ban power-hungry sets from the state's store shelves.
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Biologists save fish after landslide

November 20, 2009 - 11:12am
A gigantic landslide that buried a highway, uprooted homes and rerouted a river in Washington state's Cascade Range left hundreds of smaller victims: fish.
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Stem-cell debate unlikely to fade after Neb. vote

November 20, 2009 - 11:12am
The University of Nebraska's governing board was expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would limit stem-cell research at the university system's facilities to rules approved under former President George W. Bush.
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Senate Dems moving ahead on crucial health vote

November 20, 2009 - 11:12am
With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democratic leaders pushed ahead Friday toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications the rank-and-file would stand together on President Barack...
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Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses

November 20, 2009 - 11:12am
The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks.
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Ethics committee: No punishment for Burris

November 20, 2009 - 11:12am
The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack...
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Health Care issues: Mandated individual coverage

November 20, 2009 - 11:12am
A look at key issues in the health care debate:
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Bannock Co. Jail Nurse Charged for Illegally Obtaining Controlled Substance

November 20, 2009 - 10:59am
A nurse hired to work at the Bannock County Jail has been charged for allegedly obtaining prescription drugs illegally, announced the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office Thursday afternoon.
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Idaho police say store holdup claim was bogus

November 20, 2009 - 10:44am
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 11:44 AM ET LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) - Police in Lewiston say a convenience store manager who reported she'd been mugged on her way to deposit the day's profits...
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News Minute: Here is the latest Wyoming news from The Associated Press

November 20, 2009 - 10:35am
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Commissioners: No liquor license for Wyo. ski area

November 20, 2009 - 9:45am
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 10:45 AM ET POWELL, Wyo. (AP) - Park County Commissioners have turned down a request for a liquor license from Sleeping Giant Ski Area managers, saying they...
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Wyo. man pleads guilty to sexually abusing child

November 20, 2009 - 9:35am
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 10:35 AM ET CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - A 67-year-old Casper man has pleaded guilty to third degree sexual abuse of a minor.
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Wyo. lawmakers back plan to make home sales public

November 20, 2009 - 9:15am
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 10:15 AM ET CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming Legislature's Joint Interim Revenue Committee has approved a bill that would make records of home sales open...
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Wyo. sets limits on antler, horn gathering

November 20, 2009 - 8:55am
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 9:55 AM ET JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has set an antler and horn gathering season for public land west of the Continental...
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Wyo. sets limits on antler, horn gathering

November 20, 2009 - 8:54am
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 9:54 AM ET JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has set an antler and horn gathering season for public land west of the Continental...
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News Minute: Here is the latest Idaho news from The Associated Press

November 20, 2009 - 7:54am
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Survey suggests improving economy in Plains

November 20, 2009 - 7:15am
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 8:15 AM ET OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - For the third straight month, a survey of rural bankers in the Midwest and Plains suggests the weak economic conditions are...
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Air Force, Singapore hold ceremony at Idaho base

November 20, 2009 - 7:04am
Associated Press - November 20, 2009 8:04 AM ET MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho (AP) - U.S. Air Force officials and representatives of the Republic of Singapore marked their cooperation in the Idaho...
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