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for 01/27/2009
(last updated 7:30am EST 01/27/2009)

Man gets 9 months for insurance fraud Man gets 9 months for insurance fraud
01/27/2009
LAWRENCE - A man authorities say participated in a series of staged auto accidents in Lawrence in an effort to defraud insurers has been sentenced to nine months in prison. Leo...

It is not Bush's fault It is not Bush's fault
01/27/2009
For eight years the Democrats have blamed everything on George W. Bush. Enough of it!We get it. You hate Bush. As I suspected the blame Bush strategy continues. Yesterday...

RI prosecutors: No charges over detainee... RI prosecutors: No charges over detainee death
01/27/2009
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island prosecutors said Monday they would not bring any criminal charges in the cancer-related death of an immigration detainee at a detention facility...

Horse owners head to N.H. Statehouse to ... Horse owners head to N.H. Statehouse to protest bill
01/27/2009
CONCORD, N.H.- Scores of New Hampshire horse owners are headed to the Statehouse to protest a proposed law. The proposal would require horse owners to pay an annual $25...

Runaway tires smashes into N.H. tollboot... Runaway tires smashes into N.H. tollbooth
01/27/2009
HOOKSETT, N.H. - A toll taker escaped serious injury when a runaway tire smashed into her booth at the Hooksett, N.H., tollbooth. Police say the tire came off a tractor-trailer...

Lincoln Financial layoffs hit New Hampsh... Lincoln Financial layoffs hit New Hampshire
01/27/2009
CONCORD, N.H. - Lincoln Financial Group is laying off 5 percent of its employees around the country, including some in Concord, N.H. Company spokesman Jeff Van Pelt said...

2008 saw record drop in home prices 2008 saw record drop in home prices
01/27/2009
While sales last year of single-family homes were the slowest since 1991, prices fell at a steeper rate than any year on record, a new report said. But amid the bad news...

New leader in scoring New leader in scoring
01/27/2009
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir set the state's all-time scoring record during New Leadership's 51-35 loss to Springfield Commerce last night. Abdul-Qaadir had 28 points, giving...

Inmate found dead in cell Inmate found dead in cell
01/27/2009
SHIRLEY - A convicted murderer with a history of mental illness has been found dead in his prison cell. The death Monday of 42-year-old Donovan Walker was the second inmate...

Police put UEFA Cup rioters images on We... Police put UEFA Cup rioters images on Web site
01/27/2009
MANCHESTER, England - Police released images Tuesday of 49 suspects wanted in connection with rioting at last year's UEFA Cup final in Manchester. The photographs...

England coach Fabio Capello to observe D... England coach Fabio Capello to observe David Beckham
01/27/2009
MILAN, Italy - England coach Fabio Capello will attend AC Milan's match against Genoa on Wednesday to assess David Beckham's form. "Barring any unforeseen...

Analysts say prez erred in singling out ... Analysts say prez erred in singling out Rush Limbaugh
01/27/2009
And Round One of the Right-Wing Talk Show Host vs. the liberal Leader of the Free World goes to . . . The Right-Wing Talk-Show Host! In case you missed it, President...

Joe Torre's book the ultimate payback to... Joe Torre's book the ultimate payback to Yankees
01/27/2009
And as his parting gift to the New York Yankees, Joe Torre rolled a bomb into the clubhouse and lit the fuse ... Explosion soon to follow. Call it setting the record...

Battle on for Sal Dimasi's old job Battle on for Sal Dimasi's old job
01/27/2009
Battered Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi is pleading for a quick, calm transition as lawmakers scramble to replace him amid speculation that he's brokering a back-room deal...

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen soak up su... Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen soak up sun in Mexico
01/27/2009
While the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals geared up for Super Bowl Sunday, New England Patriots QB/QT Tom Brady...

Cape cop charged in concert urination fl... Cape cop charged in concert urination flap
01/27/2009
A heavy metal-loving Cape Cod cop has been placed on paid leave after being accused of urinating on a fellow fan at a Metallica concert and calling a T cop an "Obama"...

Tom Brady up close, very personal Tom Brady up close, very personal
01/27/2009
Tom Brady's world, as he'd have it seen through the eyes of children, is a hip bachelor pad awash in New England Patriots red and blue, where jumbo flat-screen TVs...

Killers' Hub concert evokes ghosts, but ... Killers' Hub concert evokes ghosts, but feels dead
01/27/2009
Kurt Cobain and Joe Strummer would listen once to the Killers, chew 'em up and spit 'em out. Joy Division, whose "Shadowplay" was covered by the Killers...

Man connected to Super Bowl ring heist Man connected to Super Bowl ring heist
01/27/2009
LYNN - A Lynn moving company owner has been ordered held on $250,000 bail after pleading not guilty to charges connected to a $2 million jewelry heist that included New York...

Woman faces deportation in hit-and-run d... Woman faces deportation in hit-and-run death
01/27/2009
REVERE - An illegal immigrant who struck and killed a 61-year-old man as he crossed the street on New Year's Eve two years ago has pleaded guilty and now faces deportation. Milena...