 US pays for empty flights to rural airports
 Some days, the pilots with Great Lakes Airlines fire up an aircraft at the Ely, Nev., airport and depart for Las Vegas without a single passenger. And the federal government for it.
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Denali National Park considers crowd control
 Denali National Park and Preserve gets 400,000 visitors in the summer season, but it has just one road. And the annual number of vehicles allowed in the park is bumping against the maximum.
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Teen charged with murdering principal
 Memphis authorities on Thursday charged a 17-year-old student with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a Christian school principal on the third day of classes.
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Candidates hit hard in testy GOP debate
 Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney shared the stage Thursday night with seven other presidential candidates in a contentious Iowa debate â€" which found the underdogs snipping at each other, vying for the number two spot.
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Defense: Drop charges in Rutgers spy case
 Lawyers for a former Rutgers student accused of spying on his roommate's same-sex liaison with a webcam have asked a court to drop charges against him, saying there's no evidence he ever watched the footage.
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Judge: School erred punishing teens over racy pix
An Indiana school district violated the First Amendment rights of two teenage girls who were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation, a federal judge ruled. |
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