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Netflix on the Net to Offer All-You-Can-Watch Plan

SAN FRANCISCO – Girding for a potential threat from Apple Inc., online DVD rental service Netflix Inc. is lifting its limits on how long most subscribers can watch movies and television shows over high-speed Internet connections. The Associated Press has learned the change will become effective Monday, on the eve …

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Romantic Text Messages Between Detroit Mayor, Aide Contradict Court Testimony, Paper Reports

DETROIT – Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick exchanged romantic and sexually oriented text messages with a top aide, contradicting their denials in court that they had romantic ties, the Detroit Free Press reports. In a story on its Web site Wednesday night, the newspaper quotes from exchanges between Kilpatrick and chief …

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Muslim Inmate Loses Supreme Court Case Over Koran, Prayer Rug

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a Muslim inmate cannot sue the government over the disappearance of the prisoner’s copies of the Koran and a prayer rug. In a 5-4 ruling, the justices said the federal law the inmate relied on prohibits lawsuits against federal corrections officers. Abdus-Shahid …

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