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Ohioan who raped grandma gets death for 2 murders

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:44 PM PST

An ex-convict has been sentenced to death in Ohio for killing his grandfather and raping and killing his grandmother.

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NY Sept. 11 wrongful death trial focus may narrow

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:44 PM PST

A New York judge says he'd like fewer defendants for the June trial of the only wrongful death case remaining from the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Storm leads to slight chance of snow in San Fran

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:44 PM PST

A freezing storm system is moving across Northern California, offering the slight chance that San Francisco could see its first snow in 35 years.

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Toyota: Source code is automaker's 'crown jewel'

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:33 PM PST

A federal judge overseeing lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp. for sudden acceleration problems is considering ways to prevent leaks of the source code the carmaker calls the "crown jewel" of its intellectual property.

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GOP House freshmen draw mixed response at home

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:22 PM PST

The 87 GOP House freshmen are making good on their promise to trim federal spending. But their votes to cut $61 billion are getting mixed reviews around the country, where voters say they worry the cuts will hurt the elderly and disadvantaged.

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Union groups blast Ohio collective bargaining bill

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:44 AM PST

Union leaders in Ohio say no amount of changes could fix a bill that would dramatically reduce collective bargaining rights for public employees.

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Lawyers seek to double fees in Indian claims case

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:44 AM PST

Lawyers representing Native Americans are seeking to double their fees for helping win a $3.4 billion settlement with the federal government.

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Fla. high-speed rail plan gets another reprieve

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:44 AM PST

A proposed high-speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando in Florida has gotten another reprieve.

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New unsafe products database under fire on Hill

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:44 AM PST

It's something Nikki Johns wishes had been around before her infant son died in a drop-side crib: a centralized federal database of people's safety complaints about thousands of products, from baby gear to household appliances and more.

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Libyan envoy urges international intervention

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:31 AM PST

Libya's deputy U.N. ambassador is urging the international community to intervene and demand that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi stop the killing of government opponents.

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Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:31 AM PST

Imperial County, Calif., renews gay marriage fight

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:42 AM PST

California's Imperial County is renewing its effort to defend the state's gay marriage ban in a federal lawsuit.

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Skull, open questions beset NC girl's murder case

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:42 AM PST

A missing skull. An uncertain cause of death. A two-week gap between a little girl's alleged slaying and the time her father reported her missing.

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US prepares sanctions on Libya, Americans evacuate

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:21 AM PST

The United States is moving closer to imposing new sanctions on Moammar Gadhafi's regime after hundreds of Americans were evacuated from Libya.

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Treasury: US banks should monitor Libyan accounts

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:43 AM PST

The Treasury Department on Friday urged U.S. banks to closely monitor accounts connected to senior political officials in Libya and report any signs of a misappropriation of government funds.

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Obama discusses Libya options with Turkish leader

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:43 AM PST

President Barack Obama is consulting with world leaders on possible steps to deal with the violence in Libya, speaking Friday morning with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH'-jehp TY'-ihp UR'-doh-wahn).

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House GOP say shutdown irresponsible

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:01 AM PST

House Republicans on Friday urged Senate Democrats to accept $4 billion in cuts as a compromise to keep the government running for two weeks past a March 4 deadline.

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Stocks recover as crude oil prices stabilize

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:51 AM PST

Stocks pushed higher in early trading Friday as oil prices stabilized. Boeing Co. rose 2.8 percent to lead the 30 companies in the Dow Jones industrial average. Late Thursday, the Air Force awarded Boeing a $35 billion contract, one of the largest military contracts ever, for nearly 200 airborne refueling tankers.

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Boston club to apologize for Harvard-Yale incident

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:51 AM PST

Massachusetts officials say the owner of a Boston nightclub will publicly apologize to settle allegations that it abruptly shut down an event after the annual Harvard-Yale football game because most of the attendees were black.

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Newspaper: Oil 'megaloads' will be downsized

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 07:21 AM PST

A company trying to move huge pieces of oil refining equipment to Canada says it will downsize the "megaloads" so they can be trucked on interstate highways.

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