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Judge: Military's ban on gays is unconstitutional (AP)
September 10, 2010
AP - A federal judge on Thursday declared the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional and said she will issue an order to stop the government from enforcing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy nationwide.
Utility company: Gas line ruptured in blast area (AP)
September 10, 2010
AP - The utility company that serves the San Francisco Bay area says one of its gas lines ruptured in the area where a massive blast and fire destroyed homes and sent residents fleeing.
Pastor cancels Quran-burning, then reconsiders (AP)
September 10, 2010
AP - An anti-Islamic preacher backed off and then threatened to reconsider burning the Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, angrily accusing a Muslim leader of lying to him Thursday with a promise to move an Islamic center and mosque away from New York's ground zero. The imam planning the center denied there was ever such a deal.
Report: US must deal with domestic radical problem (AP)
September 10, 2010AP - The U.S. was slow to take seriously the threat posed by homegrown radicals and the government has failed to put systems in place to deal with the growing phenomenon, according to a new report compiled by the former heads of the Sept. 11 Commission.
Wildfire sets sights on Boulder as wind picks up (AP)
September 10, 2010
AP - A Colorado wildfire that has destroyed 170 homes showed no signs of relenting Thursday as wind gusts of more than 40 mph fueled fears that the flames would move east from the Rocky Mountain foothills and into the heart of Boulder, where some residents were warned to be ready to flee.
Washington prepares for 1st execution since 2001 (AP)
September 10, 2010
AP - Prison officials are making final preparations for Washington state's first execution since 2001.
Emanuel would be best-known mayoral candidate (AP)
September 10, 2010
AP - If Rahm Emanuel decides to run for Chicago mayor, the White House chief of staff would easily be the best-known figure in the race, with national name recognition that few others could match and invaluable experience from helping engineer the Democrats' takeover of the House in 2006.
Islamic charity co-founder convicted on tax charge (AP)
September 10, 2010AP - A federal jury on Thursday convicted the co-founder of an Islamic charity chapter who was accused of helping smuggle $150,000 to Muslim fighters in Chechnya.
Mo. man accused of keeping woman as sex slave (AP)
September 10, 2010AP - Five Missouri men are accused of taking part in the sexual torture of a young woman allegedly kept as a sex slave by one of the men and forced to work as a stripper, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Police: 2 shot dead at Kraft plant in Pa., 1 hurt (AP)
September 10, 2010
AP - A woman who had just been suspended from her job and escorted from a Kraft Foods Inc. facility returned with a handgun and opened fire Thursday, killing two people and critically injuring a third before being taken into custody about an hour later, police said.
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