ALLISON HOFFMAN

Associated Press Writer
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Few arrested in San Diego State bust face charges

Nearly four months after federal agents and campus police stormed San Diego State University's Fraternity Row in one of the nation's largest campus drug busts, fewer than half of those arrested face charges as the school tries to repair its image ahead of the upcoming academic year.

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Record number of US voters may cast paper ballots

Come November, more Americans might cast their ballots on paper than in any other election in U.S. history.

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Recordings raise questions about inmates' rights

The last thing defense attorney Jim McMahon expected to hear on a recording of phone calls from the county jail was his own voice discussing trial strategy with a client who had been jailed on a probation violation.

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Gay bias alleged in San Diego Bay shooting death

To police, Steven Hirschfield was violent and out of control when he clambered aboard a patrol boat sent to rescue him in the San Diego Bay during a gay pride party.

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Officer considering murder charge for Marine

The officer considering whether a Marine sergeant accused of shooting an unarmed Iraqi captive should face court-martial said Friday it will be a struggle to determine whether the killing amounted to murder amid the "kinetic environment" of war.

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Marine sniper says he shot Syrians to save his men

A Marine sniper charged in the shooting deaths of two Syrians told a military court Wednesday he believed he was protecting his troops from a roadside bomb.

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4 plead guilty to lesser charges in surfer death

Four of five men originally charged with murdering professional surfer Emery Kauanui pleaded guilty to lesser charges Friday.

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3 LA women plead not guilty to boy's torture

Three women pleaded not guilty Wednesday to child abuse and other charges involving a 5-year-old boy who was burned, starved and beaten.

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Southern California blisters in record heat wave

Southern California roasted Thursday in a record-breaking, end-of-spring heat wave that sent temperatures soaring past 100 degrees in many areas, posing hazards for anyone who ventured outside.

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Teachers defend shock tactics in DWI program

On a Monday morning last month, highway patrol officers visited 20 classrooms at El Camino High School to announce some horrible news: Several students had been killed in car wrecks over the weekend.

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Romo, Timberlake break 100 at US Open course

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and singer Justin Timberlake may not be qualified to play in the U.S. Open, but both proved they could break 100 Friday on Torrey Pines' South Course.

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Fringe candidate stirs up San Diego mayoral race

A 26-year-old T-shirt designer could turn San Diego's mayoral election on its head.

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Military contractor sues San Diego over permits

Security contractor Blackwater Worldwide has gone to court to try to force San Diego to issue permits the company needs to open a new indoor military training facility in the city.

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Gas leak blamed for San Diego construction blast

Construction was suspended on a downtown hotel after a gas explosion injured 14 workers, but the Hilton tower still may open on schedule, the builder said Tuesday.

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Anti-illegal immigration group wants San Diego highway sign

When members of an anti-illegal immigration group offered to sponsor litter cleanup on local roads, they never imagined California officials would offer them an Adopt-a-Highway stretch near a Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 5, the main artery carrying illegal migrants north from the U.S.-Mexico border.

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San Diego State students plead not guilty in major drug bust

The suspected leader of a drug trafficking ring was among seven students who pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges stemming from an undercover operation at San Diego State University that netted more than 100 arrests.

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6 fraternities suspended in drug probe at San Diego State U.

San Diego State University has suspended six fraternities after a sweeping drug investigation that landed dozens of students in jail on suspicion of openly dealing drugs on campus.

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6 fraternities suspended in drug probe at San Diego State U.

San Diego State University has suspended six fraternities after a sweeping drug investigation that landed members of three fraternities in jail on suspicion of openly dealing drugs on campus.

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6 fraternities suspended in drug probe at San Diego State U.

San Diego State University has suspended six fraternities after a sweeping drug investigation that landed members of three fraternities in jail on suspicion of openly dealing drugs on campus.

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Nearly 100 students at San Diego State arrested in drug bust

Authorities say nearly 100 students have been arrested at San Diego State University on drug-related charges.

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Nearly 100 students at San Diego State arrested in drug bust

Authorities say nearly 100 students have been arrested at San Diego State University on drug-related charges.

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Widow cleared of murder wants death certificate changed

Cynthia Sommer has a death certificate for her Marine husband that lists homicide as his cause of death. Forensic experts said Todd Sommer was poisoned with arsenic.

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Other states woo California teachers amid wave of pink slips

Precious Jackson has two years of teaching under her belt and two school teacher-of-the-year awards to show for it. She also has a pink slip.

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Burned-Out Couple May Build Underground

It will take more than two destroyed homes to get Skip and Linda Miller off the mountaintop property where they've lived for 30 years.

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Hearing in Alleged Murder by Marine

A Marine charged with murdering an Iraqi detainee captured during fierce house-to-house fighting in Fallujah, Iraq, said his squad leader asked for help killing captives after weapons were found in their house, a naval investigator testified Friday.

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