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Earl weakens but still powerful as it passes NC (AP)
Oil platform catches fire in Gulf; workers OK (AP)
Comfort Inn a hurricane hostel in NC (AP)
Police: Discovery Channel hostages planned escape (AP)
LA police ID owner of trunk containing baby bodies (AP)
Arizona governor stumbles during debate (AP)
Pearl Harbor marks 65th anniversary of WWII's end (AP)
FBI: 6 accused in forced labor of 400 Thai workers (AP)
Phoenix airport worker arrested in luggage thefts (AP)
Embattled Illinois prisons chief resigns (AP)
Wash. woman in acid attack recounts agonizing pain (AP)
Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe (AP)
Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? (AP)
Hamas among intractable issues in Mideast talks (AP)
Builders of NYC mosque face financial hurdles (AP)
Chicago gangs to top cop: You're not playing fair (AP)
Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail (AP)
Judge punishes Michigan juror for Facebook post (AP)
Temporary cap that stopped oil gusher removed (AP)
Army: Chaplain is 1st killed in action since '70 (AP)