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First ‘American Idol’ finalist booted (AP)

AP – Lacey Brown is down and out on “American Idol.”

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First ‘American Idol’ finalist booted
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EPA: More pets injured by flea and tick products (AP)

AP – Products intended to treat cats and dogs for fleas and ticks kill hundreds of pets each year and injure tens of thousands, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday as it outlined plans to make the products safer.

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EPA: More pets injured by flea and tick products
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Toyota tells regulators weighing fix to 1.2 million Corollas (Reuters)

Reuters – Toyota Motor Corp has told U.S. safety regulators that it is considering how to fix nearly 1.2 million Corolla and Matrix models at risk of stalling out because of flaws in an electronic system.

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Toyota tells regulators weighing fix to 1.2 million Corollas
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"Bounty Hunter" tracks down no laughs or thrills (Reuters)

Reuters – “The Bounty Hunter” tries to lasso an action thriller into a marital comedy about battling former spouses to the detriment of both story lines. The mishmash ends up as a thoroughly unfunny adult cartoon where neither the heroes’ lives nor their love lives are in any serious jeopardy.

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"Bounty Hunter" tracks down no laughs or thrills
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Obama argues for health care effort on Fox News (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama on Wednesday took to the Fox News Channel, derided by his White House as a wing of the Republican Party, to sell his embattled health care overhaul in an interview punctuated with interruptions from the host and chiding from the guest.

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Obama argues for health care effort on Fox News
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Senate votes to change cocaine sentencing rules (AP)

AP – Legislation approved by the Senate on Wednesday would significantly reduce the disparity in sentences handed out to those convicted of crack and powder cocaine.

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Senate votes to change cocaine sentencing rules
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Obama picks up new support for health bill (Reuters)

Reuters – President Barack Obama picked up support for healthcare reform on Wednesday from a prominent liberal and a group of Catholic nuns, who broke with bishops on the issue of abortion and urged passage of the overhaul.

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Obama picks up new support for health bill
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Health bill gains ground with weekend vote likely (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from Catholic nuns representing dozens of religious orders, gaining fresh traction in the run-up to a climactic weekend vote.

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Health bill gains ground with weekend vote likely
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