Here's the latest news for Thursday, May 3rd: U.S. Officials helping Chinese dissident; Bin Laden documents going online;
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5 killed in Arizona; Junior Seau found dead.
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This is A-P NewsMinute.U-S OFFICIALS IN CHINA SAY THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO HELP BLIND DISSIDENT CHEN GUANGCHENG. [Notes:CHEN GHWANG CHUNG]OFFICIALS ALSO SAY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AGREED TO LET CHEN SETTLE IN A UNIVERSITY TOWN OF HIS CHOICE.HE FLED PERSECUTION BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN HIS RURAL TOWN.---U-S AUTHORITIES ARE POSTING ONLINE SOME OF THE LAST DOCUMENTS OF OSAMA BIN LADEN.THE DOCUMENTS WERE SEIZED IN THE RAID WHEN BIN LADEN WAS KILLED.THEY REVEAL THAT SOME AL QAEDA FIELD COMMANDERS THOUGHT BIN LADEN WAS OUT OF TOUCH AND IGNORED HIS COMMANDS.---A SUSPECTED GUNMAN AND FOUR OTHER PEOPLE WERE FOUND DEAD AROUND A HOME NEAR PHOENIX.A GIRL, ONE OR TWO YEARS OLD, WAS AMONG THE DEAD.AUTHORITIES ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE IF THE SUSPECTED GUNMAN TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.---AND FORMER N-F-L STAR JUNIOR SEAU WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.POLICE SAY HE APPARENTLY KILLED HIMSELF WITH A GUNSHOT TO THE CHEST.NO SUICIDE NOTE WAS FOUND.MATT SMALL, The Associated Press with AP NewsMinute. (****END****)
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