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• Fremont is one of only a handful of cities trying to restrict illegal immigration and, like those other cities, has found itself mired in court fights because of the regulations. City leaders put the ordinance on hold after the 2010 vote while courts reviewed it.
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Air Force's new search for cures in nuclear missile force includes ideas tried 5 years ago

• WASHINGTON (AP) -- In launching a new search for cures to what ails its nuclear missile corps, the Air Force is considering proposals it tried five years ago, according to internal emails and documents obtained by The Associated Press.
• Many of the proposals fell short when they were tried before, but the new effort is more far-reaching, on a tighter timetable and backed by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. So it appears to hold more promise for an Air Force under scrutiny after a variety of embarrassing setbacks and missteps raised questions about whether some of the world's most fearsome weapons are being properly managed.
• The earlier approach, shown in internal Air Force documents and emails from 2008-09, included some of the ideas being floated again today by a new set of Air Force leaders, including bonus pay and other incentives to make more attractive the work of the men and women who operate, maintain and secure an Air Force fleet of 450 Minuteman 3 nuclear-tipped missiles. Then, as now, the Air Force also looked for ways to eliminate the most damaging "disincentives" -- parts of the job that can make missile duty onerous.
• "Keep the faith," one commander wrote to his ICBM troops in an email in early 2009.
• Faith, however, seemed to falter.
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Clooney, Costner among celebrities reacting to death of child star Shirley Temple

• LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The praises of Shirley Temple are being sung by celebrities across Hollywood who remembered her as America's prolific little darling.
• For the fifth time in its history, the Chinese Theatre planned to dim the lights in its famous forecourt, which features Temple's little hand- and footprints, in tribute to the star of such films as "Curly Top," ''Heidi" and "The Little Colonel."

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