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• Fla. police: Graffiti artist left work incomplete

  PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) -- Police in Florida say a graffiti artist who apparently ran out of paint midway through a spray-painted creation left a note to potential critics to explain the unfinished work....

• Authorities say man stole car to face theft charge

  VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) -- The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge....

• SKorean woman passes driver's exam on 950th try

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than 5 ...

• Oregon man charged with DUI after 911 call

  SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon police have charged a man with drunken driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher couldn't understand him because he was vomiting while on the road....

• NZ lawmaker sculpted in cow manure

  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand dollars 3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site. The bust of New Zealand Environment Minister Nick Smith, ...

• Pa. prostitution case tossed over gov't-funded sex

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- An appeals court has ruled Pennsylvania State Police botched a prostitution investigation in which troopers gave an informant money to pay for sex four times at a massage parlor, along with a total of $180 ...

• Sleepwalker beaten after men find him in apartment

  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Charges have been filed against three men accused of beating a man who sleepwalks after they found him asleep in one of the men's apartment. Iowa City Police Sgt. Troy Kelsay said the 21-year-old victim who ...

• Developer: Proposed wind farm site is too windy

  RUMFORD, Maine (AP) -- A wind-power company says a western Maine site it's been looking at is too windy for turbines. First Wind's Matthew Kearns told a public meeting in Rumford on Thursday that its proposed Longfellow wind farm ...

• Wyoming hunter bags deer, then hungry lion

  SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) -- Retired orthopedic surgeon Chris Smith thought his hunt was over when he bagged a white tail deer with a bow and arrow near Sheridan. Because the light was fading, he decided to return the next day to ...

• Miss. gov's son scores 2 holes-in-one in one round

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A single hole-in-one is a big enough dream for most golfers. But two in one round? That's some luck. Reeves Barbour, the 30-year-old son of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, had two aces in a single round Oct. ...

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