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Vick to plead guilty to state dogfighting charges

Oct. 21, 2008
Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick plans to plead guilty to state dogfighting charges next week, a step that could allow him to qualify for an early release from federal prison and into a halfway house.
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A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo