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Millennium Plotter Sentencing Postponed

SEATTLE – The sentencing of an Algerian who plotted to blow up part of the Los Angeles (search) airport on the eve of the millennium was postponed Wednesday by a federal judge to give the defendant more time to help the government in its terrorism investigations. After hearing 2 1/2 …

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Girl Gets 'Desperate' Prom Dress

PHILADELPHIA – One of the most popular shows on television is making Melissa Saunders the star at her prom. The senior at St. Hubert Roman Catholic High School wrote to the producers of “Desperate Housewives” last fall, after seeing her dream gown on the show. The lacy, rose-colored dress was …

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Moussaoui's Mom Asks France for Help

MONTPELLIER, France – The mother of the only person convicted in the United States for participating in the Sept. 11 attacks urged France on Monday to take a firmer stand in opposing the death penalty for her son. Zacarias Moussaoui (search), a French citizen of Moroccan descent, told a U.S. …

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