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Dalmatian is spot on, makes Westminster final ring

Keith Paladino of Lodi, N.J., second from left, works with a 15 inch Beagle as they line up in the ring for competition at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in New York.

More than 101 Dalmatians have tried to become America's most prized pooch. More than a thousand, probably.

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Israel raises alert level after overseas attacks

Police heightened their state of alert throughout Israel on Tuesday following bomb attacks on diplomats in India and Georgia. Officials were also trying to determine whether Israelis were the intended target of an Iranian man carrying explosives who blew his own legs off in Bangkok.

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Actions before Columbine attack being investigated

Authorities were investigating a 14-year-old girl's actions before they say she attacked two students with a hammer at Columbine High School in the first assault with a weapon since the deadly shootings there in 1999.

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Body found of man suspected of killing mom, kids

A body found in a heavily wooded area just north of Spokane on Monday was that of the ex-convict sought in the killings of a woman and her two young sons, whose family had befriended the man and opened their home to him.

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Josh Powell papers found at Wash. recycling site

A search in Washington of a recycling center near Graham recovered some papers, books and a map of Utah belonging to Josh Powell and his missing wife.

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Minn. school board ends policy blamed for bullying

Minnesota's largest school district has abandoned a much-criticized policy that required teachers to remain neutral when issues of sexual identity came up in the classroom and replaced it with one that's meant to foster a respectful learning environment for all students, gay or straight, religious...

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Love letters of Barrett, Browning go online

"I love your verses with all my heart, dear Miss Barrett ..."

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Mass. arm wrestler arraigned in wife's death

A champion arm wrestler has been ordered held without bail in Massachusetts after pleading not guilty to manslaughter and other charges in connection with the death of his wife.

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Authorities: Houston was underwater in tub

Whitney Houston's life was a doleful cover of other addiction-riddled pop stars who put their talent and themselves at risk.

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South Fla. mom beaten, raped as newborn lay nearby

Police say a South Florida mother managed to call 911 as a would-be burglar raped, beat and choked her while her newborn baby lay on a bed beside her.

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Banking for pot shops eyed in Colorado

Medical marijuana is legal in 17 states, but the industry has a decidedly black-market aspect - it's mostly cash-only.

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