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for 01/09/2009
(last updated 7:30am EST 01/09/2009)

Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel claims key... Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel claims key evidence withheld
01/09/2009
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael Skakel's lawyers have filed a new appeal of his murder conviction, claiming that police and prosecutors failed to provide the Kennedy cousin...

Audit reveals $7.5M deficit at Springfie... Audit reveals $7.5M deficit at Springfield schools
01/09/2009
SPRINGFIELD - An independent audit has found that Springfield's public schools failed to follow through on plans to save $2 million by eliminating 40 buses from the fleet. The...

Judge: NH man ruled insane must be super... Judge: NH man ruled insane must be supervised
01/09/2009
CONCORD, N.H. - A judge has ruled that the man who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after killing his mother in 1972 must remain under state supervision. Sixty-five-year-old...

GM, Chrysler's federal loan deals bar st... GM, Chrysler's federal loan deals bar strikes
01/09/2009
DETROIT - Provisions of General Motors' and Chrysler's $17.4 billion in federal loans automatically places them in default if union workers go on strike. A General...

Woman charged with defrauding auctioneer Woman charged with defrauding auctioneer
01/09/2009
WORCESTER - A 72-year-old Hudson woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing more than $724,000 in cash and auctioned goods from her former employer. Prosecutors...

Fernando Torres seeks another long-await... Fernando Torres seeks another long-awaited title
01/09/2009
LONDON - Having scored the goal that earned Spain its first title for 44 years, Fernando Torres hopes to have the same winning effect on Liverpool, which has not won the English...

Lobbyist on board Lobbyist on board
01/09/2009
Yesterday President-elect Barack Obama selected a Raytheon lobbyist to be deputy defense secretary. Interesting? Does any one else remember when Barack said he was not...

Afghan held for sister's alleged ad hoc ... Afghan held for sister's alleged ad hoc abortion
01/09/2009
KABUL, Afghanistan - The mother and brother of a 14-year-old girl who was raped are facing prosecution for allegedly performing an abortion on her in a cattle shed in central...

Irish police hunt killer of Dublin drug ... Irish police hunt killer of Dublin drug lord
01/09/2009
DUBLIN, Ireland - Irish police say they hope to use DNA evidence to identify a gunman who fatally shot a Dublin drug lord in the back of the head. Witnesses say the killer...

Cavaliers' home streak on the line again... Cavaliers' home streak on the line against Celtics
01/09/2009
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - The Cavaliers and Boston Celtics are seemingly going in different directions. The teams have the top two records in the Eastern Conference, but the...

Paul Ince says Blackburn didn't give him... Paul Ince says Blackburn didn't give him enough time
01/09/2009
LONDON - Paul Ince has blamed his demise at Blackburn on the club's failure to quash speculation about his future, which unsettled his players, and says he still has...

Lara Croft battles economic crisis Lara Croft battles economic crisis
01/09/2009
LONDON - British games publisher Eidos, the maker of the "Tomb Raider" series, slashed its revenue forecasts on Friday as the economic downturn hurt its sales,...

Tom Finneran gets help from former gover... Tom Finneran gets help from former governors in pardon bid
01/09/2009
BOSTON - Former Massachusetts House Speaker Thomas Finneran has enlisted the help of four former governors in his bid to get a pardon from President Bush on an obstruction...

Report: Coast Guard didn't quickly help ... Report: Coast Guard didn't quickly help fishermen who drowned
01/09/2009
GLOUCESTER - The Coast Guard didn't send help to a fishing boat that sank off Gloucester for more than two hours after it learned of possible trouble, the Gloucester...

Cancer survivor making strides Cancer survivor making strides
01/09/2009
Claudine Humure's smile was as vibrant yesterday as it was on the June afternoon, 3 years ago, when we first met. The only difference is that now she could walk...

Mattapan thug faces jail in New York Cit... Mattapan thug faces jail in New York City
01/09/2009
A Mattapan gangbanger is looking at 18 years in the slammer after being convicted in federal court for dealing cocaine near a school. Blake "Streetz" Fields,...

Boston cops seek shooting suspects Boston cops seek shooting suspects
01/09/2009
Boston cops were looking for two suspects last night in the shooting of an 18-year-old male outside Madison Park Technical Vocational High School. The teen was treated at...

Patient of slain doc pleads guilty Patient of slain doc pleads guilty
01/09/2009
A Woburn man pleaded guilty yesterday to multiple counts of perjury and willfully misleading police in connection with the unsolved 1993 murder of Stoneham obstetrician Dr....

Toll taker in scheme avoids jail Toll taker in scheme avoids jail
01/09/2009
One of 10 former Turnpike Authority toll takers accused of pocketing commuters' cash has been ordered to pay $225 in restitution, but will serve no jail time. Steven...

As pols are slammed for pay hike, some t... As pols are slammed for pay hike, some turn it down
01/09/2009
Feeling the heat from a roiling firestorm of public outrage, several lawmakers yesterday turned down a stunning 5.5-percent pay raise yesterday, citing the Bay State's...