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  • Lawyer testifies in fen-phen fraud case
    • Published: May 15, 2008 at 1:03 AM
    LEXINGTON, Ky., May 15 (UPI) -- A Kentucky lawyer involved in a fen-phen settlement case said he was advised to tell clients they were entitled to less money than court documents indicated.
  • 12 die in alleged missile attack
    • Published: May 15, 2008 at 12:39 AM
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 15 (UPI) -- Two missiles struck a house in northwest Pakistan believed to be holding Islamic militants, killing about 12 people, residents and security forces claimed.
  • Teen dad jailed on murder charges
    • Published: May 15, 2008 at 12:18 AM
    TUCSON, May 15 (UPI) -- A 17-year-old Arizona father charged with 44 crimes since he was 10, is in jail on attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting and stabbing police officers.
  • Drifting diver rescued from Gulf of Mexico
    • Published: May 15, 2008 at 12:13 AM
    NEW ORLEANS, May 15 (UPI) -- A diving instructor from New Orleans was recovering Wednesday after being rescued from the Gulf of Mexico where he had been drifting for three hours.
  • Hospital attempts to deport comatose woman
    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 11:36 PM
    PHOENIX, May 14 (UPI) -- The family of a Honduran woman who has awoken from a coma at a Phoenix hospital, is fighting government attempts to have her deported, their attorney says.
  • Report: Myanmar junta diverting aid
    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 11:24 PM
    YANGON, Myanmar, May 14 (UPI) -- The Myanmar government is diverting aid for Cyclone Nargis victims to the army while some supplies are being stolen, relief organization officials say.
  • 7 insurgent recruiters sentenced in France
    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 11:04 PM
    PARIS, May 14 (UPI) -- Seven men convicted of creating a network to recruit Muslim jihadists to fight in Iraq were sentenced to prison in France Wednesday.
  • U.S. ecotourists found safe after quake
    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 10:41 PM
    WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- Twelve American ecotourists who went missing in China after Monday's earthquake are safe and accounted for, World Wildlife Federation officials said Wednesday.
  • Panel cuts Euro missile defense spending
    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 10:39 PM
    WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- An attempt by Republicans to restore $200 million for a European-based missile defense system was voted down Wednesday by the House Armed Services Committee.
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    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 10:07 PM
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  • Woman in Spitzer case pleads guilty
    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 9:53 PM
    NEW YORK, May 14 (UPI) -- A woman who booked clients for a call girl ring patronized by former New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal prostitution charges.
  • Settlement unlikely in McGreevey divorce
    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 9:47 PM
    ELIZABETH, N.J., May 14 (UPI) -- Disgraced former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey said Wednesday his bitter, high-profile divorce from his estranged wife is likely to proceed to trial.
  • Elementary students suspected in robbery
    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 9:38 PM
    HOUSTON, May 14 (UPI) -- Texas officials say three elementary students are suspected of stealing more than 10 computers from a grade school in Houston.
  • Family photos stolen from dying woman
    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 9:27 PM
    SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14 (UPI) -- A dying woman's family members said photos of the woman's loved ones were stolen at a San Jose, Calif., hospital while relatives were there visiting her.
  • Road Home recovery program faces logjam
    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 9:25 PM
    NEW ORLEANS, May 14 (UPI) -- Some Hurricane Katrina victims say their private insurance settlements for damaged homes are being held up by delays in a separate state grant program.
  • U.S.solicitor general announces retirement
    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 8:55 PM
    WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department attorney who represents the White House's legal positions before the U.S. Supreme Court announced Wednesday he is retiring.
  • Gas prices too high for old pumps
    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 8:53 PM
    LEBANON, Conn., May 14 (UPI) -- Some U.S. gas station owners say they are saddled with older gas pumps that can't tally high enough to handle prices ballooning past $4 a gallon.
  • Police match woman's DNA to severed legs
    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 8:50 PM
    HENDERSON, Nev., May 14 (UPI) -- Police say a missing Nevada woman may have been murdered after they determined DNA from a pair of severed legs matched DNA from her toothbrush.
  • House overwhelmingly OKs farm bill
    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 8:38 PM
    WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. House Wednesday approved a $300 billion farm bill by a margin well over the number of votes required to override a promised presidential veto.
  • Carter helps build homes in 9th Ward
    • Published: May 14, 2008 at 8:35 PM
    NEW ORLEANS, May 14 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter spent Wednesday in New Orleans, helping build a home to mark the 25th annual Habitat for Humanity Carter Work Project.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (R) greets U.S. President George W. Bush at Ben Gurion Airport in Jerusalem on May 14, 2008. U.S. President Bush and the First Lady are visiting Israel to participate in celebrations of the Israel's 60th anniversary. (UPI Photo/Avi Ohayon/ Israeli Government Press Office)
U.S. President Bush visits Jerusalem
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