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Hawaii governor to sign same-sex civil unions bill

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 01:31 PM PST

Same-sex civil unions will become legal in Hawaii when Gov. Neil Abercrombie signs a bill granting gay partners the same state rights as married couples.

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Court asked to clear way for Calif gay marriages

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 01:31 PM PST

Lawyers for two same-sex couples again asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to allow gay marriage to resume in California while the court considers the constitutionality of the state's ban on same-sex unions.

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Report: Ind. deputy AG urged cops shoot protesters

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 01:31 PM PST

The Indiana attorney general's office says a deputy attorney general "is no longer employed" by the state after Mother Jones magazine reported he used his Twitter account to urge police to use live ammunition against Wisconsin protesters.

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Posted: 23 Feb 2011 01:31 PM PST

Police say Colo. tow truck driver dragged to death

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 01:22 PM PST

Authorities say a Colorado tow truck driver has died after he was dragged by a chain for more than a mile behind an SUV he was preparing to tow.

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Jailed sect leader retakes legal control of church

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 01:05 PM PST

Jailed polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs has resumed legal control over his Utah-based Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 10:42 AM PST

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Feb. 22

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Ex-hospital director sentenced for sex abuse

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 10:31 AM PST

A former California state mental hospital director has been sentenced to 248 years in prison for molesting his adopted son.

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Apple to host event on March 2

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 10:21 AM PST

Apple Inc. is expected to unveil the second-generation iPad next week. The Cupertino, Calif., company has sent invitations to a media event in San Francisco next Wednesday. The invitation shows a calendar page with the upper right hand corner peeling away to reveal an iPad underneath. The large "2" on the calendar page denotes the event's March 2 date and ...

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Obama to call New Zealand Prime Minister

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 10:21 AM PST

The United States is reiterating its pledge of assistance to New Zealand as the nation struggles to recover from a devastating earthquake.

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WH: Obama still 'grappling' with gay marriage

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 10:21 AM PST

The White House says President Barack Obama is "grappling" with his personal views on gay marriage even as he's ordered the Justice Department to stop defending the constitutionality of a law that bans it.

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Guardsman awaits trial on slaying of Afghan

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:31 AM PST

An Army National Guardsman has been charged with murder in the death of an Afghan and is awaiting a military trial at Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Mass. terrorism suspect seeks release on bail

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:21 AM PST

Lawyers for a Massachusetts man accused in a terrorist plot to kill Americans say he is not dangerous and should be released on bail while he awaits trial.

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Ariz. lawmakers may make Colt official state gun

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:10 AM PST

Arizona is considering making a Colt revolver that was popular in the West in the late 19th century the state's official firearm.

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Illinois man pleads not guilty in student's death

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:10 AM PST

An Illinois man accused in the October death of Northern Illinois University student Antinette Keller has pleaded not guilty.

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Court says inmate waited too long on appeal

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:31 AM PST

The Supreme Court says a convicted murderer waited too long to ask the federal courts to overturn his conviction.

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Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:31 AM PST

NJ gov says no to federal PAC

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 06:30 AM PST

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he has no plans to start a federal political action committee, further dispelling rumors that he plans to run for president in 2012.

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APNewsBreak: EPA to ease cost of regulation

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 06:11 AM PST

Faced with stiff opposition in Congress and a court-ordered deadline, the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday will make it much cheaper for companies to reduce toxic air pollution from industrial boilers and incinerators.

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Pizza driver who saved woman talks of mom's falls

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 06:01 AM PST

A Memphis pizza delivery driver credited with saving a customer who'd fallen at home says she suspected something was wrong in part because her own mother had twice fallen and been stuck on the floor.

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