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House Committee OKs Digital TV Switch Bill

WASHINGTON – House lawmakers want all-digital TV broadcasts (search) to kick in sooner than a Senate bill requires, and they want to spend about a third less on the conversion. Legislation approved Wednesday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee (search) calls for a Dec. 31, 2008, switch-over and provides …

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Alaskan Officials Locate 'Papa Pilgrim'

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A man accused of molesting one of his 15 children while his family lived inside a national park was captured Wednesday more than 200 miles from his home. Robert Hale — known as Papa Pilgrim (search) — had been on the run for nearly two weeks after …

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Cosby Urges Blacks to Set Higher Goals

COMPTON, Calif. – Bill Cosby (search), who created a stir in the black community when he criticized young people for the way they speak, challenged parents in this crime-plagued, largely minority city to set goals for their children. “Somebody said ‘I’m either flippin’ burgers or sellin’ some drugs,”‘ said Cosby, …

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