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Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September (September in ) that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.

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Defense wants judge to dismiss indictment in case of legally dead man charged in killings

Attorneys for a man who was declared dead and later charged in the kidnapping and killing of a Las Vegas girl have asked a judge to dismiss one of the indictments against him.

Thomas Steven Sanders was declared dead in Mississippi in 1994 after he abandoned his family seven years earlier. He surfaced years later as suspect in the deaths of 12-year-old Lexis Roberts, whose body was found Oct. 8, 2010, by hunters in Louisiana's Catahoula Parish, and her mother, 31-year-old Suellen Roberts, whose body was found the next month in northwestern Arizona's Yavapai County.Sanders was indicted in Louisiana in November 2010, charged with kidnapping resulting in the child's death. A second indictment in January 2011 added the charge of using a gun in a crime resulting in death.Sanders attorneys asked U.S. District Judge Dee Drell during a hearing Thursday to dismiss the second indictment. They claim it creates the situation of double jeopardy because both charges could result in the death penalty a...

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  1. Frisbees, footballs banned from LA beaches

    Los Angeles County cracks down on summer fun

  2. Grandma: Missouri teen killer should get out of jail when 'Elizabeth gets out of the grave'

    A Missouri teenager who confessed to murdering a young neighbor girl was described as a thrill killer by prosecutors and a mentally disturbed child by her defense at...

  3. Bureaucrats take aim at summer fun

    Los Angeles beachgoers face fines for playing Frisbee, football

  4. Pa. town tries to come to grips with councilman's arrest in 32-year-old murder case

    As a small town comes to grips with a 32-year-old murder, the talk isn't just about a borough councilman being held without bond in a local jail.The long-forgotten m...

  5. Missouri teenager sentenced to life in prison after apologizing for killing 9-year-old girl

    A Missouri teenager who had described the slaying of a young neighbor girl as an "ahmazing" thrill made an emotional apology Wednesday to the girl's family and was s...

  6. Missouri teen convicted in 9-year-old's death had troubled family, problems with depression

    A Missouri teenager who admitted stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a young neighbor girl wrote in her journal on the night of the killing that it was a...

  7. In 2012, IndyCar Series will skip Las Vegas, site of fatal Wheldon wreck

    The IndyCar Series won't return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway next season, and its future at the track depends in part on what it learns from the investigation into Da...

  8. After Hurricane Irene, Beaches and Resorts are Open for Business

    With just days before the start of the traditionally busy Labor Day weekend, beaches and tourist destinations along the Eastern Seaboard have one message: They're op...

  9. Tropical Storm Lee Forms Over Gulf as Louisiana, Mississippi Declare States of Emergency

    Bands of rain from Tropical Storm Lee were pelting the Gulf Coast on Saturday as the storm's center trudged slowly toward land, where businesses were already beginni...

  10. 'Too Extreme' to Be Next President?

    Where do GOP candidates stand in latest polls?

  11. Flood Watches and Warnings Down South

    Gulf Coast bracing for more flooding from Tropical Storm Lee

  12. Power Play: Congress Under Pressure

    Power Play discusion of issues in front of Congress

  1. Possibility of brokered GOP convention?

    All-Star panel weighs in

  2. Labor Day Weekend Cookout and Cocktails

    Sailor Jerry has the right mix

  3. Southern Hospitality's Labor Day Weekend Barbecue

    Add some Southern flare to your holiday cookout

  4. Will the Economy Put a Damper on Your Labor Day Plans?

    President Obama will unveil his plan to get Americans back to work on Thursday night. This weekend the nation's unemployment rate remains stuck at 9.1 percent. Has t...

  5. Famous presidential getaways

    Presidents have long had retreats where they could go and escape the pressures of the job. President Bill Clinton had Martha's Vineyard -- more of a vacation hotspot...

  6. Labor Day Weekend Roast

    Fatty 'Cue fires about the grill

  7. This Week in Auto Racing September 2 - 4

    All three of NASCAR's national touring series are running at Atlanta Motor Speedway , while the IZOD IndyCar Series competes on the streets of Baltimore for the firs...

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