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Mexican marijuana cartels sully US forests, parks

PORTERVILLE, Calif. - National forests and parks _ long popular with Mexican marijuana-growing cartels _ have become home to some of the most polluted pockets of wilderness in America because of the toxic chemicals needed to eke lucrative harvests from rocky mountainsides, federal officials said.

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All that money you've lost _ where did it go?

NEW YORK - Trillions in stock market value _ gone. Trillions in retirement savings _ gone. A huge chunk of the money you paid for your house, the money you're saving for college, the money your boss needs to make payroll _ gone, gone, gone.

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Marriage ruling not the end of debate in Conn.

HARTFORD, Conn. - Now that the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled same-sex couples have the right to wed, opponents of gay marriage are pinning their hopes on an infrequent ballot question in a longshot bid to block the unions.

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Murder case ends blocks from where it began in LA

LOS ANGELES - A strange cold case murder story that stretched halfway around the globe and back over a span of nearly 30 years ended this weekend a few blocks from where it began, with the shocking suicide of Japanese businessman Kazuyoshi Miura in a downtown jail cell.

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Obama fundraiser, convicted of fraud, spills beans

CHICAGO - Jailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal prosecutors about corruption in Illinois and the political fallout could be explosive.

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Washington weighs lethal meds for terminally ill

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The emotionally charged battle over end-of-life decisions has taken to the airwaves as Washington state voters decide whether to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients.

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  • Attorney: Jailed O.J. believes he was 'railroaded'
  • Counting cards: NY collection includes 6,356 decks
  • Endangered Miss. frogs get a break in the weather
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