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NJ man who robbed banks on Thursdays gets 6 years

A New Jersey man who robbed banks every Thursday has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison.

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Man admits robbing 6 banks — all on Thursdays

If it's Thursday, it's time to rob a bank. That was the schedule followed by a man who admitted robbing six New Jersey banks on consecutive Thursdays between late January and early March. Peter Bielecke pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to a single count of bank robbery, but admitted he robbed five others as well.

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Pope washes priests' feet on Holy Thursday

Pope Benedict XVI sent ceremonial oils blessed on Holy Thursday to Italy's devastated quake zone in a sign of solidarity with the survivors.

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Opinion: NFL showcases the future — games in 3-D

LOS ANGELES - The Oakland Raiders' JaMarcus Russell had just thrown his second interception of the first half Thursday, and as the San Diego Chargers defense moved the ball back the other way, the crowd here at the Mann's Chinese 6 theater oohed and ahhed.

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Speakers at the Democratic Convention on Thursday

Speakers for the Thursday night session of the Democratic National Convention. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois is set to accept the party's nomination.

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Pope Leads Holy Thursday Service

Pope Benedict XVI washed the feet of a dozen priests in a Holy Thursday ceremony to symbolize humility and he urged people to set aside any rancor toward others.

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A New Jersey man who robbed banks every Thursday has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison.

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Algeria is changing its weekend, a transition that has caused considerable confusion and given public sector workers a three-day break.

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Any real candidate for mayor would kill for the kind of publicity the city's most famous non-candidate is getting.

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nteresting story about Ghent in today's Guardian. The powers that be in the Flemish town have decided to promote eating vegetarian for one day every week, proclaiming Thursday "Veggie Dag".

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I have attached the Federal Government's financialstability.gov web page.

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Which day of the week is your favourite and why? (Poll)

My favourite day of the week is Saturday mainly because, as I work for myself, I tend to treat Monday to Friday as normal workdays, to discipline myself in getting a lot done.

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With our state defecit going up and up, you think is about time to make some cuts, but is Gregoire really the one we think can do it right?

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The CW's ratings surprises continue. The fourth-season premiere of "Supernatural" premiered to a network high Thursday night, up a striking 29% from its October debut last year.

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Copyright issues surrounding cover art could keep debut — which Geoff Rickly calls 'a mirror to show people how stupid they look' — off the shelves.

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Crime and comedy are coming back in full force to CBS' schedule next season as the network re-embraces the genres that have performed best for it in recent years.

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Lindsay Lohan hurled obscenities at a nightclub crowd in New York on Thursday night when fans refused to stop taking photographs of the actress as she hosted a DJ set.

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A man watched his son and his friend freeze to death on a Norwegian mountain range before being rescued by a Red Cross patrol which stumbled upon the group by chance. Rupert Wilson, 48, of Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire, is being treated in hospital for hypothermia in Bergen whe …

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Daniel Radcliffe's magic extends far beyond his role in the Harry Potter film series it seems. The 17-year-old actor has proved he's also something of a wizard when it comes to the theatre, having received a standing ovation for his debut in the West End play Equus on Thursday.

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Thursday is the worst day of the week to go into hospital for medical treatment, a study suggests. The Institute for Public Policy Research found people admitted on Thursday spent 6.3 days in hospital - a day longer than a Sunday admission.

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