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09.05.2008

Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Mother's Day is a bigger deal to Michelle Duggar than most Moms.

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08.05.2008

Study pegs mom's market value at nearly US$117,000 a year

BOSTON - If a stay-at-home mom could be compensated in dollars rather than personal satisfaction and unconditional love, she'd rake in a nifty sum of nearly US$117,000 a year.

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08.05.2008

Resort in Bahamas releases giant manta ray into Atlantic Ocean

NASSAU, Bahamas - A 450-kilogram manta ray is back in the Atlantic Ocean after spending three years as a research subject and tourist attraction at a resort in the Bahamas.

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07.05.2008

Driver of car that struck and killed dog sues dog owners

DULUTH, Minn. - The driver of a car that struck and killed a dog in Minnesota is suing the dog's owners for damage done to his vehicle.

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07.05.2008

Handcuffed inmate jumps through window of 3rd-floor Denver courtroom

DENVER - An inmate in handcuffs and shackles jumped through a closed window in a third-floor courtroom, shattering the glass, plunging to the ground and critically injuring himself, police said Wednesday.

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06.05.2008

N.Z. cafe serves dishwashing liquid stead of mulled wine, 2 women hospitalized

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Two women were hospitalized after a New Zealand cafe mistakenly served dishwashing liquid as mulled wine, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

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06.05.2008

Peter MacKay inadvertently dubs colleague Josee Verner the 'patronage minister?

OTTAWA - With political friends like these, who needs enemies?

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06.05.2008

Habs coach Carbonneau to auction off lucky tie for Kids charities

MONTREAL - Guy Carbonneau's lucky tie is going up for auction.

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06.05.2008

Cigar roller's latest giant won't likely be long enough for world record

HAVANA - Looks like it will be close, but no giant cigar, for Cuba's stogie-rolling king Jose Castelar.

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06.05.2008

Gas price protest singer arrested at Indiana convenience store

VALPARAISO, Ind. - A man with a guitar and a megaphone climbed atop a convenience store roof to serenade commuters with his musical protest of high gasoline prices - until police halted the impromptu concert.

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