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Deputy in undies helps track down drunk driver (AP)

March 10, 2009 by admin

AP - A deputy in his underwear teamed up with a bank president to track down an alleged drunk driver. Police said Deputy Russell Preston was home Thursday evening when a pickup truck hit a light pole, skidded into his front yard and kept going. Preston gave chase on foot, wearing a T-shirt, boxers and socks.

SC pastor charged with setting fire at his church (AP)

March 10, 2009 by admin

AP - Authorities charged a South Carolina pastor accused of setting fire to his own church with second-degree arson. Anderson County Fire Chief Billy Gibson said Christopher Daniels, 40, reported a fire at Blue Ridge Baptist Church in Belton when he opened the church for services Sunday morning.

Police: Man driving with 3 tires charged with DUI (AP)

March 10, 2009 by admin

AP - Authorities charged a man with driving under the influence early Monday after police pulled him over for driving a car with only three tires. Police said an officer spotted a 27-year-old man driving without a rear passenger tire.

Cameroon demolishes street stalls for Pope's visit (Reuters)

March 10, 2009 by admin

Reuters - Cameroonian security forces have smashed up the street stalls, where thousands of people earn a living, to give the capital Yaounde a face-lift for a visit by Pope Benedict next week.

Unique portrait of Shakespeare unveiled (Reuters)

March 9, 2009 by admin

Reuters - A heritage group said Monday it had uncovered a 300-year-old portrait of English playwright William Shakespeare, saying it believed it was the only authentic image of him made during his life.

Clinton tells how she fell for Bill "long ago" (Reuters)

March 9, 2009 by admin

Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a sideshow to diplomacy, lamented Saturday her fashion sense, divulged when she fell in love and shared how she dealt with personal struggles.

Kangaroo intruder terrorizes sleeping family (Reuters)

March 9, 2009 by admin

Reuters - An Australian couple thought they were being attacked by an intruder when a kangaroo crashed through their bedroom window and started jumping on them.

Washing machine liberated women most? (Reuters)

March 9, 2009 by admin

Reuters - Feminists of the world sit down before you read this. The Vatican newspaper says that perhaps the washing machine did more to liberate women in the 20th century than the pill or the right to work.

Kangaroo intruder terrorizes Aussie sleeping family (Reuters)

March 9, 2009 by admin

Reuters - An Australian couple thought they were being attacked by an intruder when a kangaroo crashed through their bedroom window and started jumping on them.

Clinton, Lavrov push wrong reset button on ties (Reuters)

March 6, 2009 by admin

Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with a red "reset button" to symbolise improved ties, but the gift drew smiles as the word "reset" was mistranslated into the Russian for "overcharge."