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WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney General-designate Eric Holder will likely draw fire from Republicans in his upcoming U.S. Senate confirmation hearings, analysts say.

SALEM, Mass., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- At least two residents of Hamilton, Mass., say they have been embarrassed by a publicized scandal entangling the town's emergency medical technician program.

KALAMAZOO, Mich., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Colleges throughout the United States should work to make incoming U.S. veterans comfortable as students under a new federal bill, officials say.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Canadian border officials say they intercepted about 1,100 pounds of cocaine from trucks entering British Columbia this year from the United States.

ATLANTA, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- An Atlanta woman denied an intestinal transplant by Georgia's Medicaid program has received the operation through charity, doctors say.

ATLANTA, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The heirs of slain U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King say there's not much they can do about a white supremacist group's use of "martinlutherking.org."

TBILISI, Georgia, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy frigate arrived in the Georgian port city of Batumi Monday for a two-day visit, the U.S. embassy in Georgia said.

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- New laws will take effect in U.S. states from Maine to Washington on New Year's Day, officials say.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- An act of arson at a Chicago synagogue Monday was being investigated as a hate crime, police said.

GAZA, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A U.N. observer says Israel's aerial assault is creating panic in Gaza, and that the city's residents are fighting among themselves as a result.

CANCUN, Mexico, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A second U.S. Coast Guard ship has joined a Caribbean Sea search for a Florida woman who reportedly fell from a cruise ship on Christmas Day, officials said.

OTTAWA, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The Canadian government has dropped plans to fine the U.S. Sikorsky helicopter manufacturer $36 million for late delivery of military aircraft.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A firm led by an ex-strategist for U.S. Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton has ended its pact with Pakistan's ruling party, a company spokesman says.

PEMBERTON, British Columbia, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A dog found by the side of a road with an arrow embedded 8 inches into its chest survived veterinary surgery in British Columbia, Canada.

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The last of 400,000 Oregon residents who lost power in a series of storms since Dec. 19 were being restored to the electric grid Monday, officials said.