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Carrie Prejean to Sex Tape Critics: "Christians Aren't Perfect"

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NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Miss Congeniality was nowhere to be found when dethroned beauty queen Carrie Prejean turned up on "The View" and talked about... the sex tape. Yes, that sex tape.

PICTURES: Controversial Miss California

"But Miss Prejean, you made the tape, you have [topless] photos of yourself, you didn't go along with the morals clause which is in the pageant's rules, and yet you say you're a victim — I don't totally buy it!"

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Mayor's Niece Lived With Alleged "Cleveland Strangler" Anthony Sowell and Rotting Bodies

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Photo: Lori Frazier, niece of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, lived with Anthony Sowell while bodies rotted in home.

CLEVELAND (CBS/AP) "The Cleveland Strangler" is what many people are now calling Anthony Sowell, the alleged Ohio serial killer whose home and yard were found to be littered with the body parts of 11 women.

PICTURES: Anthony Sowell's Home of Horror

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Nosey Robber Gets Nose Bitten Off

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TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (CBS/AP) Police in Tuscumbia, Ala., are on the lookout for a noseless robber after a man got the tip of his nose bitten off, they say, while stealing around $100 in cash from a home.

Police said a man armed with a knife and small screwdriver entered a private home about 11:30 a.m. Monday in this small town 2 1/2 hours north west of Birgmingham. He fought with two men inside, police say, and one of them bit off the tip of his nose during the struggle.

The robber still managed to sneak away with the cash.

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Black Friday 2009: Wal-Mart Hopes to Curb Hysteria in Wake of 2008 Trampling Death

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Photo: Valley Stream, N.Y., Wal-Mart where worker was killed. Friday, Nov. 28, 2008.

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) At a New York Wal-Mart, last year's Black Friday wasn't just busy, it was deadly. A massive crowd crushed temporary Wal-Mart employee Jdimytai Damour to death.

In 2009, the world's largest retailer says it will do better and is ready to face the massive crowd of bargain hunters.

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Katt Williams Goes to Jail, But Doesn't Stay Long

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Photo: Katt Williams mug shot.

ATLANTA (CBS/AP) "Pimp" comedian Katt Williams hasn't had it easy the lately.

Last Tuesday, Williams was accused of kidnapping a teen after a 911 call. On Sunday, he was thrown in jail on suspicions he had burglarized a suburban Atlanta mansion where he is staying while filming a movie.

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Charla Nash Pictures After Attack: Eyes, Hands, Mouth Gone, But Will to Live Carries On

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CHICAGO (CBS/AP) Charla Nash, the Connecticut woman who was attacked by a 200-pound chimpanzee named Travis has revealed her horribly mangled face and says she's ready to heal and move forward.

PICTURES: Chimp Victim Charla Nash

On Wednesday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," Nash, 56, said she's starting to get stronger.

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Michael Brewer Case: Mom Apologizes for Son Who Allegedly Set 15-Year-Old on Fire

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Photo: Michael Brewer.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CBS/AP) "You would never imagine in a million years that your child would even have something to do with that," said the mother of one of three teens accused of setting 15-year-old Michael Brewer on fire, reports the Sun Sentinel.

"We are very, very sorry for what has happened to this little boy, Michael Brewer," said Cheri Bent, who spoke publicly for the first time Tuesday.

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New Ally in Anthony Sowell Case: Bugs Found on 11 Corpses in Cleveland Home

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Photo: Anthony Sowell.

CLEVELAND (CBS/AP) Investigators trying to learn the horrible fate of 11 bodies found in suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell's Cleveland home are enlisting a rather unusual ally – insects that were crawling on the corpses.

PICTURES: Anthony Sowell's Home of Horror

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Veterans Day: Patriotic Robbers Give Back Wallet to Army Reservist

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NEW YORK (CBS/AP) A few good men?

A group of robbers in Milwaukee showed respect for Veterans Day this week when they returned the property of an Army reservist after finding his military identification card in the wallet they had stolen at gunpoint.

The 21-year-old University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student and Army reservist said he was walking home from work about 1:15 a.m. Tuesday when the men came out from between two houses. He thought about running to the other side of the street but decided against it.

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What Will Veterans Day Bring for Former Marine, Alleged Serial Killer Anthony Sowell?

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Photo: Missing persons fliers outside Anthony Sowell's Cleveland home.

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) As America honors its military heroes on Veterans Day, investigators are working to identify two of the 11 bodies pulled from former Marine and alleged serial killer Anthony Sowell's Cleveland home and hoping they don't find more victims near the military bases where he served.

PICTURES: Anthony Sowell's Home of Horror

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