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An Illinois insurance executive agreed to plead guilty to interstate stalking after secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, according to court documents filed Thursday and first obtained by The Associated Press.
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. CEO John McGlade's total compensation package slid 17 percent in 2009 to $10.1 million from $12.2 million in the previous year, according to Associated Press calculations of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing Thursday.
In a Dec. 9 story about EnerNOC Inc.'s acquisition of Cogent Energy Inc., The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of EnerNOC's CEO. His correct name is Tim Healy, not Tom Healy.
In a Dec. 7 story about the Vevo online music video venture, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Google Inc.'s YouTube will receive a fee for providing Vevo's technology but will not share in advertising revenue. YouTube will be paid for its technology and also will receive a small percentage of Vevo's ad revenue.
In stories June 18 and Nov. 30 about the crash of a motorized bar stool, The Associated Press erroneously reported the driver's penalty. Kile Wygle, 29, served three days in a driver education program, not three days in jail, according to Licking County Municipal Court.
In a Dec. 8 story about a federal health screening for a genetic mutation associated with a rare blood cancer, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of people in northeastern Pennsylvania who were tested. It was 1,170, not nearly 2,200.

The Milwaukee Brewers landed a pair of free-agent pitchers Wednesday, reaching agreements with starter Randy Wolf and reliever LaTroy Hawkins, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
The NFL has docked Cowboys left tackle Flozell Adams $50,000 for shoving New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck in the back.
Randy Wolf and the Milwaukee Brewers reached a preliminary agreement on a three-year contract worth $29.75 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

A registered sex offender charged with killing 11 women and hiding their remains in and around his home agreed Wednesday to let police fence off the house with barbed wire to preserve evidence.
As of Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009, at least 4,368 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. gave CEO Donald Tomnitz compensation valued at about $6.4 million in fiscal 2009, a 6 percent increase from the prior fiscal year, according to Associated Press calculations of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing.
In a Nov. 20 story about a public stock offering by Taleo Corp., The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company is a recruitment agency. Taleo develops recruitment software.
In a Dec. 7 story about a planned Christmas special by "Saturday Night Live," The Associated Press misspelled a cast member's first name. Her name is Kristen Wiig, not Kristin.
In a Dec. 7 story about the release of documents related to Tiger Woods' SUV crash, The Associated Press reported erroneously which government agency released the information. The documents were released by the state attorney's office for Orange County, not the state attorney general's office.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Danica Patrick signed with JR Motorsports on Tuesday to give NASCAR a try, but her schedule in the second-tier Nationwide Series has yet to be determined.
The Associated Press is inviting Facebook users to vote on the 10 top news stories of the year, marking the first time the public has been invited to weigh in since the news cooperative began its annual survey in 1936.

Kansas, Texas and Villanova held the top three spots in The Associated Press college basketball poll for the second straight week Monday. For the third consecutive week at least three teams moved into the Top 25.
After being a stalwart in the Top 25 over the past five years, Maryland made its first appearance of the season in The Associated Press women's basketball poll.
Officials tell The Associated Press that the Environmental Protection Agency has concluded greenhouse gases are endangering people's health and must be regulated.
Mostly excellent, all of them memorable, here are the decade's Top 10 television achievements as tapped by the TV writers of The Associated Press.

A federal program that began as a safety net for Pacific Northwest logging communities hard-hit by battles over the spotted owl in the 1990s has morphed into a sprawling entitlement — one that ships vast amounts of money to states with little or no historic connection to timber, an analysis by The Associated Press shows.
In a Dec. 4 story about Barry Switzer and Tommy Bowden coaching flag football teams for a USO exhibition game in Iraq, The Associated Press misidentified Bowden. He was a former head coach at Clemson, not Auburn.
