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Saturday, January 15, 2011

DeLay sentenced to three years in prison

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas was sentenced to three years in state prison Monday for conspiring to launder money. DeLay also was slapped with a five-year prison term for his money laundering conviction, but Texas State District Judge Pat Priest... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 14, 2011

Pope John Paul II moved closer to sainthood

VATICAN CITY, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI formally credited a miracle to his predecessor, paving the way for Pope John Paul II to be beatified May 1, the Vatican said Friday. The Vatican said the late John Paul II miraculously cured a nun who reportedly had Parkinson's disease, the BBC... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Fruit, vegetables give better tan than sun

NOTTINGHAM, England, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Eating a healthy diet high in fruit and vegetables provides more of a golden glow than a tan from the sun, researchers in Britain suggest. Study leader Dr. Ian Stephen of The University of Nottingham in England and his research team concluded people who eat more... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Loughner bought $400-$500 gun legally

TUCSON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Jared Lee Loughner, the 22-year-old charged with killing six people in an Arizona shooting, bought a Glock pistol legally, records show. Loughner passed a background check and bought the gun at a Sportsman's Warehouse Nov. 30, ABC News reported. Experts say the Glock 19... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 10, 2011

Arizona shooting suspect due in court

PHOENIX, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- The suspect in a shooting rampage at a weekend Arizona political event is to be represented by a high-profile federal public defender, a federal official said. Judy Clarke is to appear with Jared Lee Loughner in a Phoenix courtroom Monday and ask to be appointed as his... Sign in to see full entry.

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