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• Agencies at odds over Texas day care fire probe
• Protesters decry Nevada university budget cuts
• NJ man accused of stabbing ex-wife 84 times
• Nevada mine death: Questions on called-off rescue
• Va. firefighter accused of taking drunken joyride
• Survey: Gas price in US jumps 33 cents in 2 weeks
• Choices, wild cards abound in SF mayor's race
• White House jabs GOP diplomat who may run in 2012
• Marshals Service ends fugitive surrender program
• To LOL, or not LOL? That is the question
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• Former pizza chain CEO mulling presidential run
• Winter snows bring spring flood risk in heartland
• Sheen files: A crazy week for NBC's Jeff Rossen
• Gay legislators having impact in marriage debates
• Unity that aided Calif recall frays amid rivalries
• Kerry: Prepare but don't yet implement no-fly zone
• Republican leader: Obama not serious on spending
• White House: Oil reserves eyed as oil prices rise
• NC, SC politely fight over presidential birthplace

Agencies at odds over Texas day care fire probe Posted: 06 Mar 2011 02:40 PM PST As Glenn Price prepared to bury his 3-year-old grandson, one of four children killed in a fire at a Houston day care, he expressed frustration about why the woman accused of leaving the children alone was able to flee to Nigeria.

Protesters decry Nevada university budget cuts Posted: 06 Mar 2011 02:20 PM PST Hundreds of Nevada college students and supporters waved signs decrying looming state higher education budget cuts during a peaceful protest on the Las Vegas Strip.

NJ man accused of stabbing ex-wife 84 times Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:41 PM PST Authorities say a northern New Jersey man fatally stabbed his ex-wife 84 times last summer and covered her face with a Halloween pig mask.

Nevada mine death: Questions on called-off rescue Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:12 PM PST A worker plunges deep into an abandoned mine shaft. Nearly 200 feet down, video images show he is injured but still breathing, trapped by debris.

Va. firefighter accused of taking drunken joyride Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:12 PM PST Authorities in Virginia say a volunteer firefighter is accused of taking a fire truck on a drunken joyride and nearly smashing into a deputy's patrol car.

Survey: Gas price in US jumps 33 cents in 2 weeks Posted: 06 Mar 2011 11:21 AM PST A new survey says the average price of regular gasoline in the United States has jumped 33 cents per gallon in the last two weeks.

Choices, wild cards abound in SF mayor's race Posted: 06 Mar 2011 11:10 AM PST The race to become the next mayor of San Francisco has begun to take shape with a list of eight serious contenders that reads like a who's who of city politics.

White House jabs GOP diplomat who may run in 2012 Posted: 06 Mar 2011 11:00 AM PST The White House is praising a departing U.S. ambassador for supporting the administration and working closely with President Barack Obama.

Marshals Service ends fugitive surrender program Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:21 AM PST A spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service says a nationwide program that allows fugitives to safely surrender at churches has been eliminated.

To LOL, or not LOL? That is the question Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:20 AM PST There was a time when LOL -- "laughing out loud" -- was so simple. If I thought something in a casual online conversation was funny, I typed it. If I wanted to let someone know I was kidding in an e-mail or an instant message, same.

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Former pizza chain CEO mulling presidential run Posted: 06 Mar 2011 09:55 AM PST Most Americans haven't heard of Herman Cain, the former head of a chain of pizza restaurants who is considering seeking the Republican presidential nomination.

Winter snows bring spring flood risk in heartland Posted: 06 Mar 2011 09:51 AM PST As a winter that has pelted much of the nation with unusually heavy snowfall slogs into the home stretch, some heartland communities are readying sandbags, pumps and their frayed patience for what forecasters say could be a flood-soaked spring.

Sheen files: A crazy week for NBC's Jeff Rossen Posted: 06 Mar 2011 09:41 AM PST Here's something for Jeff Rossen to ponder after a crazy week: Is being called a "rock star" by Charlie Sheen good or bad for his career in television journalism?

Gay legislators having impact in marriage debates Posted: 06 Mar 2011 09:21 AM PST Of America's 7,382 state legislators, only 85 are openly gay or lesbian. They are, however, playing an outsized and often impassioned role when the agenda turns to recognizing same-sex couples with civil unions or full marriage rights.

Unity that aided Calif recall frays amid rivalries Posted: 06 Mar 2011 09:21 AM PST Nine months ago residents of Bell, a hardscrabble suburb on the edge of Los Angeles, were united with one common battle cry: "Throw the bums out!"

Kerry: Prepare but don't yet implement no-fly zone Posted: 06 Mar 2011 08:50 AM PST The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the U.S. and its allies should plan for a no-fly zone over Libya.

Republican leader: Obama not serious on spending Posted: 06 Mar 2011 08:20 AM PST Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says he doesn't think President Barack Obama is serious about dealing with government spending and the deficit.

White House: Oil reserves eyed as oil prices rise Posted: 06 Mar 2011 08:01 AM PST President Barack Obama's chief of staff says the administration is looking at the nation's oil reserves as it considers options for dealing with the spike in gas prices.

NC, SC politely fight over presidential birthplace Posted: 06 Mar 2011 07:50 AM PST South Carolina claims Andrew Jackson as its only president. But wait -- on the grounds of the North Carolina capitol, a bronze statue of Jackson sits with two others as "Presidents North Carolina Gave the Nation."

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