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- Flaws in diplomatic cable database allowed leaks
- Democrats seek to curb filibusters
- N.Y. mayor concedes city handled blizzard response poorly
- Murkowski wins seat
- Telltale signs of long neglect plague nation’s state parks
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- Porn king offers to pay off mortgage
- Ariz. official’s daughter accused in sex case
- 48 mine deaths in 2010; worst since ’92
- Grizzly bear deaths up near Yellowstone
- Uneven progress on Gulf cleanup
- Miss. governor will free convict if she donates kidney to sister
| Flaws in diplomatic cable database allowed leaks Posted: 30 Dec 2010 09:28 PM PST WASHINGTON — Before the infamous leak, the 250,000 State Department cables acquired by antisecrecy activists were kept in a database so obscure that few diplomats had heard of it.            |
| Democrats seek to curb filibusters Posted: 30 Dec 2010 09:14 PM PST Frustrated Senate Democrats, frequently thwarted by a record number of Republican filibusters, are preparing an effort to weaken the much-lamented tactic that allows a minority in the chamber to delay or derail legislation.  |
| N.Y. mayor concedes city handled blizzard response poorly Posted: 30 Dec 2010 09:07 PM PST Mayor Michael Bloomberg visited some of the neighborhoods hard-hit by the Christmas-weekend blizzard and conceded yesterday that the city's handling of the crisis was "inadequate and unacceptable.'' But it was clear the anger wasn't exactly melting away.  |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2010 09:02 PM PST JUNEAU, Alaska — Senator Lisa Murkowski was officially named the winner of Alaska's US Senate race yesterday, after a period of legal fights that lasted longer than the write-in campaign she waged to keep her job.  |
| Telltale signs of long neglect plague nation’s state parks Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:50 PM PST At state parks across the nation, this is the toll of the deepening budget crisis and years of financial neglect: crumbling roads, faltering roofs, deteriorating restrooms.  |
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| Porn king offers to pay off mortgage Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:27 PM PST "Octomom'' Nadya Suleman and her 14 children could avoid being evicted from their suburban home if the mortgage holder cuts a deal with a porn kingpin.  |
| Ariz. official’s daughter accused in sex case Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:25 PM PST The daughter of a county supervisor has been arrested on suspicion of sexual misconduct with the same teenage boy that her mother is accused of sexually abusing over a three-year period, police said yesterday.  |
| 48 mine deaths in 2010; worst since ’92 Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:24 PM PST The US coal industry had its deadliest year in nearly two decades in 2010, with much of the death toll stemming from a single explosion.  |
| Grizzly bear deaths up near Yellowstone Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:21 PM PST Grizzly bear deaths neared record levels for the region around Yellowstone National Park in 2010, but government biologists said the population remains robust enough to withstand the heavy losses.  |
| Uneven progress on Gulf cleanup Posted: 30 Dec 2010 07:41 PM PST Dig 2 feet down into this wind-swept beach and up comes the foul smell of oil.  |
| Miss. governor will free convict if she donates kidney to sister Posted: 30 Dec 2010 07:36 PM PST A debate is unfolding over an unusual offer from Mississippi's governor: He will free two sisters imprisoned for an armed robbery that netted $11, but one woman's release requires her to donate her kidney to the other.  |
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