Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret
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WASILLA, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin surprised supporters Friday and announced she is resigning from office at the end of the month, leaving open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.

Communities bug out over cuts to mosquito control
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(AP) - Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the coast last summer are waiting for the little bit of rain and hot summer days they need to hatch. That's got the man whose job it is to fight the bugs worried — he's already running out of money.

Serial killer has South Carolina residents on edge
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GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) - Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death.

4 decades later, freedom rider returns to Miss.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Corey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head — a calm and subtle melody that hadn't found its shape. The 19-year-old college student simply needed a hero to visualize before he could finish his composition for wind ensemble.

SC residents mixed over fate of cheating gov
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - After a week that offered the world a glimpse into the conflicted mind of philandering South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, his constituents differed Friday on whether he should leave office.

Job seekers seek solace with fellow faithful
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BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) - Her fellow job seekers offer knowing groans as Diane Castro recalls the day she was laid off: The fear of being summoned to the front office. The phones in nearby cubicles going off like grenades. Finally, a ring at her desk.

Abortion doc murder suspect advocates via mail
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A man charged with shooting a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable and communicating with individuals on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement, weeks after suggesting others might be planning similar attacks.

Product pitchman Mays remembered as natural seller
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MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (AP) - References to television pitchman Bill Mays' trademark image were everywhere at his funeral Friday near Pittsburgh.

NYC Muslims push to add holidays to school year
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NEW YORK (AP) - Moneeb Hassan remembers having to choose between a final exam in American history or celebrating the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Adha. In the end, he chose both.

Much-needed tax refunds delayed from Ga. to Calif.
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ATLANTA (AP) - Colin Daymude was out of work last year after his business failed and eagerly filed his taxes in mid-January, figuring he'd get his refund sooner. He was wrong.