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- 2 gay nonprofits to share Harvey Milk's old store
- Prosecutors: Pics sought to drive teen to suicide
- 26 states to be part of Obama health care lawsuit
- House to get quick start on spending cut pledge
- Clarification: Tea Party Challenges
- Univ. of Kentucky settles suit with astronomer
- Lawyer for Texas exonerees faces misconduct suit
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- Sweeteners added to recession-battling tax breaks
- Obamas reap windfall in diplomatic gifts
- Idaho building partially collapses; crews on scene
- WH cautious on Duvalier's return to Haiti
- Obama off to Wisconsin day after State of Union
- White House calls health care repeal 'not serious'
- Charges against 2 dropped in Mass. Uzi death case
- NASA chief: Shuttle broke segregation in space
- As Giffords heals, law threatens hold on seat
- US criminal probe scrutinizes Edwards’s tryst expenses
- King’s legacy of peace lauded
- Sargent Shriver in critical condition
| 2 gay nonprofits to share Harvey Milk's old store Posted: 18 Jan 2011 01:11 PM PST The nation's largest gay rights lobbying group is letting a suicide prevention hotline for gay teens open in the San Francisco storefront where Harvey Milk waged his historic political campaign.            |
| Prosecutors: Pics sought to drive teen to suicide Posted: 18 Jan 2011 01:05 PM PST Prosecutors are seeking jail time for a New Jersey man accused of using a teen's lewd photos to cyberbully him and of joining an "electronic mob" that tried to drive him to suicide.  |
| 26 states to be part of Obama health care lawsuit Posted: 18 Jan 2011 01:01 PM PST Six more states said Tuesday they would join a lawsuit in Florida against President Obama's health care overhaul, meaning more than half of the country will challenge the law.  |
| House to get quick start on spending cut pledge Posted: 18 Jan 2011 12:51 PM PST House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is promising a vote next week backing up the GOP's promise to cut spending for most Cabinet agencies back to the levels in place before President Barack Obama took office.  |
| Clarification: Tea Party Challenges Posted: 18 Jan 2011 12:41 PM PST In stories Jan. 16 and Jan. 17, The Associated Press reported that when NBC asked House Speaker John Boehner to name a federal program he's willing to cut, Boehner replied, "I don't think I have one off the top of my head, but there is no part of this government that should be sacred." The NBC questioner asked Boehner to ...  |
| Univ. of Kentucky settles suit with astronomer Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:31 AM PST An astronomy professor who sued the University of Kentucky after claiming he lost out on a top job because of his Christian beliefs has reached a settlement with the school.  |
| Lawyer for Texas exonerees faces misconduct suit Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:21 AM PST The State Bar of Texas is suing an attorney who collected millions of dollars from wrongly convicted ex-inmates, saying his fees were illegal and unconscionable.  |
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| Sweeteners added to recession-battling tax breaks Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:11 AM PST This year's tax season will look a lot like last year's, with a few sweeteners added.  |
| Obamas reap windfall in diplomatic gifts Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:01 AM PST Foreign leaders showered President Barack Obama and his family with hundreds of thousands of dollars in art, jewelry, rare books and other presents during their first year in the White House. Saudi Arabia's king was the most generous gift-giver.  |
| Idaho building partially collapses; crews on scene Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:01 AM PST A commercial building in the small eastern Idaho city of Rexburg has partially collapsed. KIDK-TV reports the center of the Rocky Mountain ATV building collapsed Tuesday morning. It wasn't immediately known what caused the collapse, or if there are any injuries.  |
| WH cautious on Duvalier's return to Haiti Posted: 18 Jan 2011 10:01 AM PST The White House is weighing in carefully on ex-dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier's return to Haiti. An administration spokesman says any current or former political leaders there should be focused not on themselves, but on ending Haiti's political crisis.  |
| Obama off to Wisconsin day after State of Union Posted: 18 Jan 2011 10:01 AM PST The White House says President Barack Obama will make a day-after the State of the Union visit to Wisconsin.  |
| White House calls health care repeal 'not serious' Posted: 18 Jan 2011 09:51 AM PST The White House is dismissing a vote by House Republicans to repeal the new health care law, saying it's not "a serious legislative effort."  |
| Charges against 2 dropped in Mass. Uzi death case Posted: 18 Jan 2011 09:41 AM PST A Massachusetts prosecutor on Tuesday dropped involuntary manslaughter charges against two men in connection with the death of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself with an Uzi at a 2008 gun show, citing last week's acquittal of a third defendant.  |
| NASA chief: Shuttle broke segregation in space Posted: 18 Jan 2011 09:31 AM PST The head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration credited the 30-year space shuttle program with helping break down segregation in space.  |
| As Giffords heals, law threatens hold on seat Posted: 17 Jan 2011 09:51 PM PST Even as Representative Gabrielle Giffords shows signs of a near-miraculous recovery, a little-known statutory provision in Arizona state law could endanger the Democratic congresswoman's hold on her seat through what doctors say will be a protracted medical struggle.  |
| US criminal probe scrutinizes Edwards’s tryst expenses Posted: 17 Jan 2011 08:36 PM PST A federal criminal investigation targeting John Edwards is examining how much the two-time presidential candidate knew about money used to cover up his extramarital affair and out-of-wedlock child and whether he violated campaign finance laws, people involved in the case say.  |
| Posted: 17 Jan 2011 08:32 PM PST The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy as a preacher of peace and tolerance was lauded yesterday as Americans marked his memorial day just over a week after the shootings in Arizona that killed six people and seriously wounded a congresswoman.  |
| Sargent Shriver in critical condition Posted: 17 Jan 2011 08:30 PM PST Former Peace Corps director and vice-presidential nominee R. Sargent Shriver was in critical condition yesterday morning at a hospital in Maryland, a spokeswoman for the family said.  |
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