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  • One of the eight soldiers charged in the death of New York City soldier Pvt. Danny Chen has been acquitted of the most serious charges he was facing.
  • Interesting: When he was our first legally blind African-American Governor, David Paterson's office requested security that looked like him.
  • New York's homeless aren't necessarily from New York.
  • Fingernail clippings help possibly close a quarter-century old cold case.
  • Beefy the skateboarding bulldog is rolling across America to fight cancer.
  • THANK GOD: A smartphone app will let you know Romney's VP pic right after Ann.
  • Give the man a break! ABC gave Fred Willard the heave-ho.
  • Here's a bizarre penis-napping story out of China.
  • Anybody else totally pumped for the new Bond movie?
  • Katie Couric has a new boyfriend, a financier.
  • Finally, cats make terrible printer repair animals: