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Hank Williams Jr. out on Monday Night Football
BRISTOL, Conn. - Hank Williams Jr. will no longer sing the words "Are you ready for some football?" on Monday nights on ESPN.
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Air strike kills American-born al Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki
The ministry provided no details in the statement Friday on one of its websites.
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Vanderbilt puts 3-0 mark to test hitting SEC road
The 3-0 start that has Vanderbilt receiving votes in The Associated Press' Top 25 poll for the first time since the 2009 preseason has come at home, and now the Commodores are about to face their biggest challenge yet Saturday night visiting No. 12 South Carolina.
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Specific but unconfirmed terror threat
Homeland Security Department spokesman Matt Chandler described the threat as specific and credible but unconfirmed. He did not release any information about potential targets.
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Mount Pleasant civilian killed in Afghanistan
CHARLESTON, S.C. - A Mount Pleasant man working as a civilian in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been killed.
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Former Homeland Security chief - much learned from 9/11 attacks
WASHINGTON - Former Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff says the greatest lesson learned from the Sept 11 terror attacks is that "two broad oceans do not protect us from the tide of history."
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Feds stepping up security nationwide as 9/11 anniversary nears
An intelligence official tells The Associated Press that Americans can expect more security at airports, mass transit stations, U.S. borders, government buildings and major athletic events over the next month.
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Dedication of MLK Memorial postponed by hurricane
WASHINGTON - The dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington has been postponed indefinitely as Hurricane Irene bears down on the East Coast.
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Bahamas official reports `disturbing' damage from Irene
UPDATE: Watch new video from Bahamas as Irene started its move across islands.
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Ohio St. president atones for Little Sisters joke
Ohio State University's president is back in the good graces of the Little Sisters of the Poor after turning them into a punch line last fall when he mocked other universities who don't play in football's power conferences.
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FAA: 4 dead in small plane crashes in Idaho
Officials say four people are dead after a small plane crashed and burst into flames Sunday afternoon in south-central Idaho.
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Rick Perry to enter presidential race
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Rick Perry is running for president.
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Clemson details 12 NCAA secondary violations
Clemson's athletic department reports 12 NCAA secondary violations, including five athletes repaying who stayed in a hotel room paid for by a former teammate's agent and an audit that found a $1 overpayment in athletes' on-campus housing allowance.
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Gov. Nikki Haley using inflated job list in employment boast
South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley is touting state job numbers, repeatedly saying she's thrilled about the 10,000 jobs announced since she took office. But there's a little more to the story.
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Gingrich campaign over $1M in debt
Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign is more than $1 million in debt, according to his campaign disclosure provided to The Associated Press on Friday.
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New sponsor for PGA Heritage said to be imminent
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Officials say a new title sponsor for the Heritage Classic on Hilton Head could be announced by week's end.
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John Edwards e-mails acknowledge payments
People involved in the John Edwards investigation say prosecutors have e-mails between the former presidential candidate and an aide that they plan to use against him at trial.
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After 40 years, $1 trillion, US War on Drugs has failed to meet any of its goals
NEW YORK (AP) -- A high-level international panel slammed the war on drugs as a failure Thursday and called on governments to undertake experiments to decriminalize the use of drugs, especially marijuana, to undermine the power of organized crime.
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State Inspector General resigns
George Schroeder says he resigned at the end of April after six weeks on the job.
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Haley scheduled to announce South Carolina jobs
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. - One week after lawmakers balked at a tax break for Amazon.com in South Carolina, Gov. Nikki Haley is scheduled to make a major economic development announcement.
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GOP's Bachmann in 'talking stages' on writing book
Minnesota Republican Michele Bachmann says she is weighing requests for her to write a book, which politicians sizing up the White House tend to do.
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Gamecocks suspend QB Stephen Garcia indefinitely
Athletic director Eric Hyman announced the suspension Wednesday, but did not give a reason. Hyman said in a statement that Garcia exhibited "unacceptable" behavior for a university student-athlete and would not take part in any football activities until further notice.
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Funeral planned for boy who died in SC train wreck
Funeral arrangements are set for the 6-year-old boy killed in the weekend crash of a children's train ride in South Carolina.
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Train driver's mom says son upset over fatal wreck
The mother of the driver of a children's train ride that crashed over the weekend says her son is distraught over the death of a six-year-old boy who perished in the wreck.
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SC governor disputes report she inflated earnings
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says she did not inflate her income when she applied for a hospital fundraising job she held while serving as a state representative.
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