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Fish or frankenfish? FDA weighs altered salmon 09/20/10 - 11:41pm

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The recession is over! So where's the party? 09/20/10 - 11:36pm

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Afghan observers question election as tallying of votes starts 09/19/10 - 3:09am

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) <0x2014> Afghan election observers said they had serious concerns about the legitimacy of this weekend's parliamentary balloting as officials began today to tally the results <0x2014> a process that could take months.Saturday's balloting holds a chance of redemption for a government that lost much of its credibility both with Afghans and its international backers due to a fraud-tainted presidential vote a year ago.

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Big waves pound Bermuda coast as Hurricane Igor nears 09/19/10 - 3:00am

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Big waves are pounding Bermuda's beaches while islanders rush to board up windows, fill sandbags and stock up on water, food and other supplies before Hurricane Igor's expected arrival late Sunday. In Mexico, people are cleaning up from flooding and wind damage caused by the now dissipated Hurricane Karl. Officials said Saturday that at least seven people were killed after the storm came ashore the previous day.

Montana Republicans' policy: Make homosexuality illegal 09/19/10 - 2:51am

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — At a time when gays have been gaining victories across the country, the Republican Party in Montana still wants to make homosexuality illegal. The party adopted an official platform in June that keeps a long-held position in support of making homosexual acts illegal, a policy adopted after the Montana Supreme Court struck down such laws in 1997.

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U.S. face transplant patient promotes organ donation for others 09/19/10 - 2:47am

CLEVELAND - There is an initial shock upon first glance at Connie Culp, the woman who received the nation's first face transplant nearly two years ago. She taps her way through the hospital waiting room, feeling along the floor with a cane and smiling hesitantly at a visitor, even though she can only make out shadows and shapes.Her face is wide and square-jawed. It is altogether too large for her diminutive frame, and therein lies the jolt of surprise: Up close, it's clear that this face does not belong to that body.Her nose is long and straight.

Sheriff's deputies search for 13 members of Los Angeles-area 'cult' 09/19/10 - 2:44am

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Texas man accused of shooting two deputies is in custody 09/19/10 - 12:05am

DALLAS — A man suspected of shooting two sheriff's deputies and another man, then taunting snipers to make him a martyr before barricading himself in a makeshift bunker, was arrested Saturday after a 22-hour standoff in western Texas, authorities said.