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CHERTOFF US HELPED MEXICO DETECT DRUG SUBMARINE
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Friday that U.S. intelligence led Mexican forces to a small submarine captured this week packed with 5.8 tons of cocaine. Chertoff called the vessel's seizure Wednesday off Oaxaca state in southern Mexico "a great example of our cooperation." "We shared information with the Mexican navy, but the Mexican navy acted alone in actually executing the seizure," Chertoff told a news conference in Mexico City. Mexican navy Vice Adm. Jose Maria Ortegon said the 30-foot (10-meter) green submarine was equipped with GPS and a compass, ... 
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SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTSMan convicted in 2006 Vermont school shootings By Alison Redlich (AP) A jury has convicted a man of murder for a 2006 shooting spree that ended in a school, where he went looking for his ex-girlfriend and killed another teacher. The jury found 29-year-old Christopher Williams guilty on Thursday of two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted first-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder. The Aug. 24, 2006, shootings began after Williams broke up with his girlfriend and was turned away from her house when he went to pick up his belongings. His ex-girlfriend's mother was killed along with a teacher at the school where his ex-girlfriend worked. Read More... 6th body pulled from Calif. canal after crash By Elias Funez (AP) A sixth body was pulled from a rural, central California canal Wednesday after a collision between a septic truck and a sport utility vehicle carrying farm workers from a peach orchard. A seventh victim remained missing and is presumed dead. The latest victim was found in the swift, brackish waters of the canal about 10 miles from the wreck in Westley, sheriff's deputies said. The victim was identified as Adrianna Garcia, 17, from Lodi. Family members and witnesses said the SUV was taking six laborers from the orchard back home to Lodi, California Highway Patrol Officer Mayolo Banuelos said. Initial reports suggested that two people had been in the truck, but investigators now believe there was only one, the driver. His body has been recovered. Read More... Intel 2Q profit jumps 25 percent, beats estimates By Paul Sakuma (AP) Intel Corp. says its second-quarter profit jumped 25 percent. Blossoming sales of laptop chips helped the company cruise past Wall Street's estimates. The chip maker said Tuesday that net income was $1.6 billion, or 28 cents per share, in the quarter. That was 3 cents per share higher than what analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial were expecting. It was a 25 percent jump from the $1.28 billion, or 22 cents per share, that Intel earned a year ago. Sales set a record at $9.5 billion, up 9 percent over last year and $150 million higher than analysts' forecasts. Read More... Study As gas prices go up, auto deaths drop By Michael Dwyer (AP) High gas prices could turn out to be a lifesaver for some drivers. The authors of a new study say gas prices are causing driving declines that could result in a third fewer auto deaths annually, with the most dramatic drop likely to be among teen drivers. Read More... 
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Gill: Will Bredesen Alter the Tennessee Political Landscape in 2009 Stocks surge as falling energy prices bolster mood By BEBETO MATTHEWS (AP) Wall Street surged Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 200 points as oil fell more than $3 and brought its three-day decline to more than $13 a barrel. Investors got a double dose of good news that helped alleviate weeks of angst about the economy. Three components of the Dow industrials _ JPMorgan Chase, United Technologies and Coca-Cola Co. _ issued comments that generally indicated that their businesses are holding up despite sometimes difficult economic conditions. Read More... DNC sets up independent operation to help Obama By CORY MORSE (AP) The Democratic National Committee plans to target Republican John McCain and help Democrat Barack Obama with an independent ad campaign run by veteran Democratic strategist Jonathan Prince, Democrats familiar with the decision said Thursday. By law, the effort would be prohibited from coordinating with either Obama's presidential campaign or with the DNC. The ads would be financed with party money, however. The Democrats asked for anonymity because the decision had not yet been formally announced. Read More... Elderly women get life in L.A. insurance killings By (AP)
Oil prices tumble in biggest weekly drop ever By BEBETO MATTHEWS (AP) A stunning sell-off dragged oil prices to their biggest weekly drop ever and gas prices at the pump slipped by the more than they have at any point since February, giving consumers a rare breather in a year of record fuel prices. Read More...
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