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Officially Eliminated from Post-Season, Saints Aim for .500, Hope to Avoid Defensive Yardage Record
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt is urging his players to keep thinking about the Lombardi Trophy as they prepare for what otherwise is an anticlimactic …
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Maine Celebrates Gay Marriage Law with Midnight Weddings
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — After waiting years and seeing marriage rights nearly awarded and then retracted, gay couples in Maine's largest city didn't have to wait a moment longer than …
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Mississippi State's Defense Ready to Rebound in Gator Bowl
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State's veteran defense is one of the biggest reasons the program has emerged as a consistent competitor in the Southeastern Conference over the past three …
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Fearing a Ban, Gun Buyers Swarm Stores This Holiday Season
NEW YORK (AP) — The phones at Red's Trading Post wouldn't stop ringing. Would-be customers from as far away as New York wanted to know if the Twin Falls, Idaho …
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City & County
Clinton Cuts Domestic Violence
When it comes to people accused of domestic violence, police and courts tend to see the same men and women over and over again—often with a revolving set of victims. …
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Dockworkers Strike Averted for Now at U.S. Ports
Dockworkers along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico agreed Friday to extend their contract for more than a month, averting a weekend strike that could have crippled major …
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Civil Rights
Kwanzaa Brings Community Together
Drumbeats filled the cold air in the parking lot of the Medgar Evers Community Center Thursday night. Inside, Jacksonians celebrated Kujichagulia, the Kwanzaa day of self-determination.
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Person of the Day
Tamarra Grace Butler
The person who replaces state Sen. Alice Harden, who died earlier this month, will have some big shoes to fill to continue Harden's legacy of fighting for public education.
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10 Things to Know for Friday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Friday.
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Putin Signs Anti-U.S. Adoptions Bill
President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children, part of a harsh response to a U.S. law targeting Russians deemed to be human rights …
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Reaction to Death of Norman Schwarzkopf
Reaction to the death of retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf.
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U.S. Jobless Aid Applications Fall to 5-Year Low
The average number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits over the past month fell to the lowest level since March 2008, a sign that the job market is healing.
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Third Time's the Charm? Oscar-Winner Kate Winslet Ties Knot Again
Kate Winslet has tied the knot again.
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Time Runs Short to Avert Longshoremen's Strike
In just a few days, a walkout by thousands of dock workers could bring commerce to a near standstill at every major port from Boston to Houston, potentially delivering a …
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Southern Co. Faces Risks on Miss. Power Plant
In the woods of east Mississippi, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Co. is pouring billions of dollars into construction of a power plant that burns coal but would emit less …
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Gen. H. "Stormin'" Norman Schwarzkopf, Desert Storm Commander, Dies at Age 78
WASHINGTON (AP) — Truth is, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf didn't care much for his popular "Stormin' Norman" nickname.
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Jobless Rates Fall in 81 of 82 Miss. Counties
Unemployment rates fell from October to November in all but one of Mississippi's 82 counties, according to figures released Thursday. Jobless rates also fell from November 2011 in 81 counties.
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City & County
City: Nothing New on Farish
Little has changed on Farish Street this year, despite developers' predictions this summer that they would have at least one club open on the street by the end of 2012.
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National
How Dark Money Helped Republicans Hold the House and Hurt Voters
In the November election, a million more Americans voted for Democrats seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives than Republicans. But that popular vote advantage did not result in …
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Person of the Day
Susan Geiger
Susan Geiger, a physical therapist at Jackson's Methodist Rehabilitation Center, recently helped a group of middle-school students win a state robotics competition.
