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November 20, 2009 8:13 pm

Associated Press

Volunteers strive to save Santa letter service

ANCHORAGE, Alaska A group of volunteer Santa Claus elves in Alaska's frigid interior is determined to save a popular holiday letter service featuring the North Pole's most beloved icon. [More]

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End of the road for turnpike turkey- Critters Thursday
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School sells test points as fundraiser- Education November 11, 2009
Wedding ring found in dump amid 10 tons of trash - Worth a click November 11, 2009
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DWI charge for Halloween partier in breathalyzer costume- Ohio November 4, 2009
Man appears alive at own funeral in Brazil - Worth a click November 4, 2009
No vote, but you can’t buy a drink in Lake, LaPorte counties- Indiana November 3, 2009
Philadelphia paper gets ahead of itself on World Series- Worth a click November 3, 2009
AP Video: Extra Treat? Diamond Ring Could Be in Candy Bag- AP Video November 3, 2009
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Passenger bolts from Cyprus plane using ramp- Worth a click November 2, 2009

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