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News Elsewhere headlines from the Arizona Daily Star

Annie Lennox has spinal surgery, resting at home - (Found August 19, 2008 )

NEW YORK Annie Lennox is recovering at her London home after having spinal surgery to release an impinged nerve, according to her representatives.
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More kids walk to school as fuel costs rise - (Found August 19, 2008 )

PROVIDENCE, R.I. Faced with soaring diesel fuel costs, school districts are forcing students to use the old-fashioned way to get to class: on their own two feet.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/news/253388.php

Houston councilwoman rescues woman in fiery crash - (Found August 19, 2008 )

HOUSTON A Houston councilwoman pulled a driver from a fiery car, just weeks after angering police by coming to the aid of a man she believed was being mistreated during an arrest.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/news/253386.php

What are TV's most memorable moments You decide - (Found August 19, 2008 )

LOS ANGELES The most memorable moments in television history will be revealed during the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards next month, and it's up to voters to decide which bits should take top honors.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/news/253385.php

Mom to stand trial on Mich. prison escape charge - (Found August 19, 2008 )

PLYMOUTH, Mich. A California mother of three will face trial on an escape charge more than three decades after she fled a Michigan prison.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/news/253384.php

Mourners recall tallest woman as kind, generous - (Found August 19, 2008 )

SHELBYVILLE, Ind. Sandy Allen, at 7 feet 7 recognized as the world's tallest woman, was remembered at her funeral Monday for her kindness and generosity as much as for her height.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/news/253382.php

Pa. police find guns, grenades in felon's home - (Found August 19, 2008 )

PITTSBURGH Federal agents seized about 20 guns and explosive devices, including homemade hand grenades, from the home of a man who is a felon and cannot legally possess weapons, a police chief said.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/news/253381.php

Texas governor: I'm OK with gun-toting teachers - (Found August 19, 2008 )

AUSTIN, Texas Texas Gov. Rick Perry indicated Monday that he supports a school district's decision to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes start this month.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/news/253380.php

Defense: Cousin killed Ohio baby in microwave - (Found August 19, 2008 )

DAYTON, Ohio The cousin of a month-old girl who was burned to death in a microwave told friends that he was responsible for putting her in the oven, a defense attorney said Monday during opening statements in the retrial of the child's mother.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/news/253379.php

Police: Man faked cancer to stall court - (Found August 19, 2008 )

PHOENIX A Glendale man faked a cancer illness not only to obtain painkillers but also to avoid legal proceedings against him, police said.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/news/253435.php