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Parents of dead SoCal teen urge new predator laws
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AP - The father of a 14-year-old girl whose bones were found more than a year after she vanished walking to school urged supporters to behave like his late daughter's favorite animal, the wolf, to hunt down child predators.
9 Mar 2010 at 2:49am
Washington weddings begin for same-sex couples
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AP - One bride wore a knee-length lace dress and pearls. The other bride wore a yellow shirt and white suit. And when a pastor pronounced them "partners in life this day and for always" Tuesday they hugged and smiled as wedding guests and nearly a dozen TV cameras and reporters looked on.
9 Mar 2010 at 9:50am
Assisted suicide network members indicted in Ga.
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AP - A Georgia grand jury has indicted four members of an assisted suicide group on charges they helped a 58-year-old with cancer kill himself.
9 Mar 2010 at 10:22am
Ohio St.: Employee kills co-worker, then self
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AP - Ohio State University says a 51-year-old employee suspected of shooting two co-workers, one of them fatally, has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
9 Mar 2010 at 10:16am
Feds: Calif. man ran student visa fraud ring
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AP - Eamonn Higgins has never earned a college degree in his own name, but prosecutors allege that for the past seven years the 46-year-old has been going to school non-stop for dozens of other students.
9 Mar 2010 at 3:22am
Prius with stuck accelerator glides to safe stop
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AP - A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the CHP said.
9 Mar 2010 at 3:19am
Class-action lawsuits could cost Toyota $3B-plus
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AP - Toyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action lawsuits that could cost the Japanese auto giant $3 billion or more, according to an Associated Press review of cases, legal precedent and interviews with experts.
9 Mar 2010 at 6:21am
2 of oldest people in US die: in NH 114, Mich. 113
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AP - Two of the oldest people in the world have died on the same day.
8 Mar 2010 at 8:34pm
Co. owner indicted in deadly NYC crane collapse
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AP - A construction crane owner got a bargain-basement repair job on a giant rig, which fell apart and killed two workers when the fix failed, prosecutors said Monday in announcing manslaughter charges against the owner and a former mechanic.
9 Mar 2010 at 8:13am
Paterson seeks to show he's still in charge
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AP - Gov. David Paterson was adamant about governing Monday, taking questions from the public at a town hall meeting and trying to make clear his authority to negotiate a state budget amid two scandals that threaten his job.
8 Mar 2010 at 6:44pm
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Brazil slaps trade sanctions on US
Brazil is backed by the WTO as it slaps trade sanctions against US imports in retaliation for illegal subsidies to cotton farmers.
9 Mar 2010 at 2:31am
EU concern over end of tanker bid
Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.
9 Mar 2010 at 10:03am
Oscars 'most watched since 2005'
This year's Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles was the most watched in the US for five years, early figures suggest.
9 Mar 2010 at 5:10am
US school soda deal 'cuts sugar'
The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut full-calorie beverages available in schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity.
9 Mar 2010 at 5:36am
Cuba lashes out at hunger striker
Cuba criticises the actions of a dissident journalist, on hunger strike for 12 days in protest at the death of a political prisoner.
8 Mar 2010 at 4:54pm
US eyes chance for Mid-East peace
US Vice-President Joe Biden hails a "moment of real opportunity" for Middle East peace talks and stresses US support for Israel.
9 Mar 2010 at 8:27am
Greece asks US for its assistance
Greece's prime minister asks the US to crack down on speculators he blames for worsening his country's debt woes.
9 Mar 2010 at 6:37am
US seeks Nigeria massacre trial
Hillary Clinton urges Nigeria to arrest and try those responsible for killing hundreds of people near the city of Jos.
9 Mar 2010 at 4:09am
Toyota rejects electronics fears
Toyota rejects claims that faulty electronics could be behind its worldwide recall of more than eight million cars.
8 Mar 2010 at 5:57pm
'The tears wouldn't stop': JFK condolence letters published
Some of more than 1.5m condolence letters sent to US President John F Kennedy's widow after his death are published for the first time.
9 Mar 2010 at 6:22am
Chicago Tribune
SeaWorld, trainer’s family seek to prevent release of video of fatal killer-w...
SeaWorld Orlando and the family of a park trainer drowned last month by a killer whale are preparing for a legal battle to prevent video footage of the accident from being aired on television or online.
8 Mar 2010 at 4:48pm
CHP aids Prius with stuck accelerator coast to a stop after reaching 94 mph i...
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the CHP said.
9 Mar 2010 at 3:20am
Officials: Ohio State employee kills co-worker and wounds another, is injured...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio State University employee opened fire Tuesday at a campus maintenance building, killing a co-worker and wounding another, the university said. A suspect also was wounded and was taken into custody, officials said.
9 Mar 2010 at 9:55am
VIDEO: Tornado rolls through Oklahoma; no injuries reported
HAMMON, OK -- A tornado took out four homes and a county barn in the small town of Hammon Monday evening. Though the storm knocked down several power lines and completely flattened one of the homes, emergency crews reported no injuries. Several people in town told NewsChannel 4 that they had plenty of time to see the storm coming and heed the sirens.
9 Mar 2010 at 9:53am
Massa says health care conspiracy by House Democrats is the reason behind res...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — New York Rep. Eric Massa is now blaming his resignation on a conspiracy by House Democratic leaders to force him out before a crucial vote on health care, his third explanation for leaving office after he earlier cited health issues and an ethics investigation.
8 Mar 2010 at 4:41pm
Detroit, gutted by industrial decline, wants to demolish blighted homes, rest...
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up a radical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this now-blighted, rusted-out city back into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile.
8 Mar 2010 at 3:34pm
Sounding like '08 campaigner, Obama appeals for health care bill; Dem leaders...
GLENSIDE, Pa. (AP) — Stirring memories of his campaign for the White House, President Barack Obama made a spirited, shirt-sleeved appeal for passage of long-stalled health care changes Monday as Democratic congressional leaders worked behind the scenes on legislation they hope can quickly gain passage.
8 Mar 2010 at 10:31pm
Lil Wayne begins sentence of 1 year in NYC jail for having loaded gun on tour...
NEW YORK (AP) — After saying goodbye on concert stages and online video streams, Lil Wayne had nothing to add as he was sentenced Monday to a year in jail for having a loaded gun on his tour bus.
9 Mar 2010 at 7:41am
UConn Women Set Record With 71st Consecutive Victory
The road has run through locales as diverse as Jamaica, N.Y., and Cancun, paved by hard work, strict focus and consistent performance.
9 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
Letter on Muslim radical roils GOP Senate race
Website posts text contradicting Tom Campbell's claim of writing on behalf of donor Sami Al-Arian before 9/11.
Terrorism and the Middle East are continuing to roil the Republican Senate contest after a letter written by former congressman Tom Campbell emerged that appeared to contradict statements Campbell and his aides had made about his dealings with a radical Muslim professor.
9 Mar 2010 at 1:05am
LA Times: National
Rock slide closes part of interstate in Colorado
A 17-mile stretch of Interstate 70 is shut down indefinitely between Glenwood Springs and Denver.
A rock slide punched holes through a vital stretch of the interstate highway system early Monday, cutting off a key artery for Colorado for an unknown time.
9 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
Employee killed, 2 wounded in Ohio State shooting
Ohio State University says an employee shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself.
9 Mar 2010 at 10:53am
Study: Women who drink moderately tend to gain less weight in midlife
Women who abstained put on more pounds than those who had a drink or two per day. But researchers warn against an alcohol diet.
Women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol don't gain as much weight in midlife as those who abstain, a study has found. However, drinking should not be heralded as a new diet, said the authors and alcohol abuse experts.
9 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
Obama adds fire to healthcare debate
The president makes an impassioned plea to voters to call legislators and demand they do 'the right thing' and pass a bill rather than focus on the political repercussions.
In an impassioned rally that evoked his campaign, President Obama left what he called the Washington "echo chamber" Monday and urged voters to knock on doors and make phone calls to embolden members of Congress to pass heathcare legislation.
9 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
U.S. Chamber of Commerce grows into a political force
A swelling tide of money could put the business group in a better position to sway elections.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is building a large-scale grass-roots political operation that has begun to rival those of the major political parties, funded by record-setting amounts of money raised from corporations and wealthy individuals.
8 Mar 2010 at 9:42pm
Supreme Court to hear case on protests
Justices will rule on suit by parents of soldier whose funeral was marred by anti-gay religious demonstrators.
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide the outer limits of free-speech protection for protests and to rule on whether a dead soldier's family can sue fringe religious protesters who picketed near their son's funeral carrying signs that read, "Thank God for dead soldiers."
9 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
Obama to nominate retired Army general for TSA post
The president is expected to appoint retired Gen. Robert Harding, who held senior posts in the intelligence and Defense communities during his 33 years in the military.
A former Army intelligence officer is President Obama's choice to head the Transportation Security Administration, an administration official said Monday.
8 Mar 2010 at 11:43am
Healthcare overhaul comes down to Pelosi and Obama
The bill's fate depends on whether the House speaker can land enough votes - and whether the president can take control of the debate, which Democrats say he has not done.
The fate of healthcare legislation turns on the endgame skills of two Democrats who bring vastly different assets to the task: President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
8 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
In Seattle, a suicide barrier for a deadly bridge
The Aurora Bridge is one of the most jumped-off bridges in the U.S. Half of it runs over land -- creating a particularly horrifying danger for pedestrians.
The lonely heights of bridges have often been magnets for suicide -- San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England, the Coronado Bridge in San Diego. The lure of a spectacular plunge to a speedy demise in a womb of water has proven irresistible for generations.
8 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
Injured boxer's case suggests inattention to safety
Despite signs of brain injury, Rita Figueroa barely made it to surgery in time to save her life. Those involved in the sport in Chicago say doctors rarely check fighters after bouts.
Rita Figueroa went all six rounds of her last fight before the bell rang and she headed to the locker room.
8 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
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Are Democrats' Desperate Health Care Measures Ripping the Party Apart? - FOXNews
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Are Democrats' Desperate Health Care Measures Ripping the Party Apart?
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This is a rush transcript from "Hannity," March 8, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, HOST: The White House appears to be resorting to desperate measures to pass a government-run health care take over. ...
Gibbs: Congressman's claims of being 'set up' are 'ridiculous'USA Today
Massa resigns to avoid ethics probeReuters
Dem leader calls Massa claims 'absurd'The Associated Press
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9 Mar 2010 at 10:31am
Poll: Rubio Destroying Crist In Senate Race - CBS 4
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Poll: Rubio Destroying Crist In Senate Race
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Florida Governor Charlie Crist speaks to the media during a visit to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Hurricane Center September 4, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The 2009 Atlantic Hurricane season has been relatively quiet. ...
Rubio Opens Huge Lead in Senate Primary; Surprising Age Gap DevelopsThe Jacksonville Observer
Crist uses NASA to split from ObamaWashington Times
Dem polling outfit shows Rubio with 60-28 GOP primary lead over CristPalm Beach Post
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9 Mar 2010 at 11:02am
Ohio St.: Employee kills co-worker, then self - The Associated Press
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Ohio St.: Employee kills co-worker, then self
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COLUMBUS, Ohio ? A new Ohio State University custodial employee who received a bad job evaluation shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself, officials said Tuesday. Nathaniel Brown, who had ...
Two Dead in Ohio State ShootingWall Street Journal
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Ohio State Shooting Leaves One Dead, Two InjuredThe Epoch Times
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9 Mar 2010 at 11:10am
Health Reform Passes the Cost Test - Wall Street Journal
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Health Reform Passes the Cost Test
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The Obama plan will cut costs?$600 billion over the next decade. Why walk away from it? By DAVID M. CUTLER Many people are worried that the health-care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats will fail to bend the "cost curve. ...
Obama back on the campaign trail, this time for health careUSA Today
Obama Criticizes Insurers in Bid to Sell Health PlanBusinessWeek
Obama stirs Arcadia U.crowd with fiery call for health-care vote nowPhiladelphia Inquirer
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9 Mar 2010 at 9:34am
Same-Sex Couples Begin Saying 'I Do' in Washington - FOXNews
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Same-Sex Couples Begin Saying 'I Do' in Washington
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Dozens of same-sex couples made a historic walk down the aisle in Washington Tuesday as gay marriage became legal in the nation's capital. Rocky Galloway, left, and Reginald Stanley are pronounced "partners for life" by Rev. ...
Washington weddings begin for same-sex couplesThe Associated Press
Same-Sex Couples Wed in Washingtion, DCVoice of America
Letter: Iowa ruling on same-sex marriage a source of prideDubuque Telegraph Herald
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9 Mar 2010 at 11:09am
Romney warns tea party activists not to form third party - USA Today
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Romney warns tea party activists not to form third party
USA Today
Former and likely future GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney issued a warning to tea party activists in an interview with the conservative newsmax.com website. His warning: don't form a third party and run candidates in the general election. ...
Tea Party Plans March Obamacare ProtestU.S. News & World Report
When is a tea party not a tea party?Chicago Tribune
Tea Party Movement: Congress Blinded By Their Own Healthcare IdeologyAmerica's News Online
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9 Mar 2010 at 10:51am
Press Start: 'God of War III' budget; next project from 'Black' creator - USA...
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Press Start: 'God of War III' budget; next project from 'Black' creator
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- Sony's epic action game God of War III required an equally grandiose budget. In a video interview with website Giant Bomb, the game's director of product development, John Hight, revealed the game cost Sony $44 million to make. ...
God of War 3 'right within budget' -- a $44 million budgetGame Daily
God of War III (PlayStation 3)CNET
Hefty Price Tag, How Much Coin Is Kratos Packing?BSCreview
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9 Mar 2010 at 9:38am
US tornado season arrives early - BBC News
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US tornado season arrives early
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Tornado season has arrived early in the American state of Oklahoma, with the state experiencing more of extreme weather than usual. Tornados rarely threaten the area before May, but this is the fifth to strike the state this month. ...
Tornado hits OklahomaWANE
Hammon tornado damages landKFOR
Tornado spins through portion of OklahomaUPI.com
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9 Mar 2010 at 9:53am
Supreme Court to hear case on protests - Los Angeles Times
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Supreme Court to hear case on protests
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Justices will rule on suit by parents of soldier whose funeral was marred by anti-gay religious demonstrators. By David G. Savage Reporting from Washington - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide the outer limits of free-speech protection for ...
Justices to Hear Case of Protest at Marine FuneralNew York Times
Supreme Court Wades Into Funeral ProtestsWall Street Journal
Supreme Court to rule on anti-gay protests at military funeralsWashington Post
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9 Mar 2010 at 2:01am
Hiker search continues near Bonneville Dam - Seattle Times
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Hiker search continues near Bonneville Dam
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Thirty searchers are back out Tuesday looking for a 24-year-old Portland woman missing on a hike near Bonneville Dam in Washington's Skamania County. The Associated Press Thirty searchers are back out Tuesday looking for a 24-year-old Portland woman ...
Search resumes for missing Pacific Crest Trail hikerOregonLive.com
Wintry weather complicates search for missing Portland hikerNorthwest Cable News
Search continues for missing hiker on Pacific Crest TrailSki Channel
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9 Mar 2010 at 10:46am
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