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Wisconsin governor warns of layoff notices

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:25 PM PST

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker warned Tuesday that state employees could start receiving layoff notices as early as next week if a bill eliminating most collective bargaining rights isn't passed soon.

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Grieving mom screams at Pa. judge, becomes symbol

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:21 PM PST

Sandy Fonzo hadn't planned on confronting the Pennsylvania judge whom she blames for robbing her late son of his chance at a happy, productive life.

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Court won't let Conn. challenge education law

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:11 PM PST

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday against hearing Connecticut's challenge to the federal No Child Left Behind law, ending the state's six-year lawsuit over how to pay for the stepped-up student testing considered one of the law's cornerstones.

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Lawyer: No proof for rape charge in bullying case

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:11 PM PST

The lawyer for a former Massachusetts high school student charged with statutory rape in connection with the suicide of a classmate in a high-profile bullying case says prosecutors have failed to present evidence to support their allegations.

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NY mayor signs parks, beaches smoking ban into law

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:51 PM PST

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has signed into law a ban on smoking in city parks, beaches, public plazas and boardwalks.

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Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:51 PM PST

Reid proposes 30-day bill to avert shutdown

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:03 PM PST

The top Democrat in the Senate says that he'll bring legislation to the floor next week to keep the government running at current spending levels to avoid a government shutdown when a deadline comes March 4.

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US condemns pirate killings, Navy holding suspects

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:51 AM PST

The United States strongly condemned the killing of four U.S. citizens by Somali pirates off East Africa on Tuesday and urged the world to work to bring maritime criminals to justice.

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Reid takes on Old West, says time to ban brothels

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:51 AM PST

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid took aim at the world's oldest profession Tuesday, telling state lawmakers the time has come to have an adult conversation about Nevada's legal sex trade if the state hopes to succeed in the 21st century.

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Tucson jury sentences border activist to death

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:51 AM PST

An Arizona jury has sentenced a border activist to death in the 2009 murder of a young girl and her father.

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Reid takes on Old West, says time to ban brothels

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 11:41 AM PST

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid took aim at the world's oldest profession Tuesday, telling state lawmakers the time has come to have an adult conversation about Nevada's legal sex trade if the state hopes to succeed in the 21st century.

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Clinton condemns killing of 4 Americans by pirates

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:41 AM PST

The United States strongly condemned the killing of four U.S. citizens by Somali pirates off East Africa and urged the world to strive to bring maritime criminals to justice.

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Sheriff to update missing Ore. boy case status

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:33 AM PST

The long and so far unsuccessful search for Kyron Horman is scheduled for a review this week in Portland.

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Wife of man charged with harming son seeks divorce

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:33 AM PST

The wife of a Miami father accused of dousing their 10-year-old son with toxic chemicals plans to file for divorce.

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Man to plead guilty in Ohio airplane pot case

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:33 AM PST

Federal court filings indicate a California man will plead guilty in what the government says was a scheme to fly thousands of pounds of marijuana to Ohio in suitcases.

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Clinton to answer questions from Egyptian youth

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:33 AM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will answer questions from Egyptian young people in an online interview meant to show U.S. support for the country's pro-democracy movement.

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NYC detective who caught Son of Sam in 1970s dies

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:41 AM PST

Edward Zigo, the New York City detective who cracked the notorious Son of Sam case in the 1970s by acting on a hunch about a parking ticket and arrested killer David Berkowitz, has died. He was 84.

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Court seems likely to let jilted lover appeal

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:21 AM PST

The Supreme Court seems likely to allow a woman who tried to get back at her husband's pregnant lover with toxic chemicals to challenge her federal anti-terrorism conviction.

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Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:21 AM PST

Thune declines to run for president for 2012

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:21 AM PST

U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., declined to pursue a bid for president next year, saying Tuesday that he wants to remain "in the trenches of the United States Senate."

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