AFTRA approves new contract extending TV and radio actors pay
Hollywoods second-largest actors union AFTRA wins a three year deal with studios for higher pay while writers strike lingered. The measure goes to about 70000 members for ratification after board approval Friday. Existing pact expires June 30. The three articles cover separate AP reports including a child abuse homicide in New York and a Gulf Coast boat race search in Houston.
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Franken Wins Democratic Nomination in Minnesota
Sen candidate Al Franken clinched the Democratic nomination by acclamation in Rochester after a day of speeches and debate over his controversial humor. He apologized for past jokes and pledged to challenge Republican Norm Coleman, insisting he would stand up to him in Washington.
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DC police set up controversial vehicle checkpoints in Trinidad
In Washington DC, officers in neon vests halted drivers at a main thoroughfare in the Trinidad neighborhood after a surge in gun violence. Checkpoints required drivers to show a legitimate purpose, drawing civil rights criticism from groups including the NAACP and ACLU, while Mayor Fenty defended the action as legal and necessary.
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Huckabee performs Heimlich on Pittenger at GOP lunch
Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee helped Republican lieutenant governor candidate Robert Pittenger by performing the Heimlich maneuver at a North Carolina Republican Party convention lunch. Pittenger said he started laughing as he choked and Huckabee pushed the food out, providing relief.
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