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Md. police look into death inside upscale shop

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 01:51 PM PST

Police say a woman employee at an upscale athletic apparel store in Bethesda has been killed and another woman worker was sexually assaulted after they were attacked during a robbery attempt.

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US contractor convicted in Cuba; 15-year sentence

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 01:22 PM PST

A Cuban court on Saturday found U.S. contractor Alan Gross guilty of crimes against the state and sentenced him to 15 years in prison, a verdict that brought a swift and strongly worded condemnation from Washington.

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White House hails Arab League no-fly zone request

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 12:41 PM PST

The White House says the Arab League has taken an "important step" by asking the U.N. Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and increasing international pressure on Moammar Gadhafi.

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White House urges Cuba to release US contractor

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 12:11 PM PST

An outraged White House wants the Cuban government to immediately release an American international development worker sentenced to 15 years in prison for crimes against the state.

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Troopers: 800 motorists rescued after ND blizzard

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 11:31 AM PST

Rescue workers used military trucks and other heavy vehicles to pluck motorists from more than 500 vehicles abandoned along ice-slicked roads and in drifting snow throughout North Dakota and take them to churches, schools, bars and gas stations that became makeshift shelters.

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Obama, journalists to ham it up at dressy dinner

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 11:31 AM PST

President Barack Obama is slipping into tails and white tie for his first presidential appearance at the annual Gridiron Club dinner in Washington.

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A look at deadly bus accidents in the US

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 11:01 AM PST

A list of some of the deadliest bus accidents in U.S. history: -- March 12, 2011: A bus returning to New York City from a casino overturned on a highway and was sliced in half by the support pole for a large sign, killing 14.

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Posted: 12 Mar 2011 11:01 AM PST

Cianci says he wrote memoir to set record straight

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 09:31 AM PST

Former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci is the ultimate political phoenix: a rising star in the national Republican Party cast out of the mayor's office twice -- once amid a felony conviction and years later a federal corruption probe -- only to emerge from years in prison and return to prominence as a radio talk show host each time.

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First VFW post begun by women gets started in NY

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 09:31 AM PST

As one of the few female officers in New York's Veterans of Foreign Wars organization, Marlene Roll heard the questions all the time: Why don't more women join the VFW? How can we change that?

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Years of nothing, then a quick arrest in rape case

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 09:21 AM PST

It was definitely the same man raping women and girls along the East Coast, the attacks spanning from Connecticut to Virginia and growing more horrific as year after year passed. Investigators just didn't know who it was.

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US Muslims find defending themselves exhausting

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 08:50 AM PST

Finishing law school is a challenge for Dewnya Bakri-Bazzi, but being an American and a Muslim can be downright exhausting.

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On high-profile issues, Obama keeps a low profile

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 08:41 AM PST

Call it an above-the-fray strategy. On hot issues that Democrats and Republicans have found cause to fret about -- from spending reductions to state labor disputes -- President Barack Obama is keeping a low profile.

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Celebrating genius of an undiscovered photographer

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 08:31 AM PST

She scoured the streets day and night, venturing into strange and sometimes dicey neighborhoods. She wore a hat, sturdy shoes and a camera, always a camera, around her neck and at the ready.

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Pot docs face new rules in Colorado

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 08:11 AM PST

Colorado's dispute over which doctors can recommend medical marijuana could become more confusing this week when state health authorities consider tighter limits at the same time lawmakers debate conflicting rules.

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Obama, new spokesman share 'no drama' approach

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:41 AM PST

Barack Obama's new spokesman may be just the right guy for the president's approach to governing: Obama doesn't like drama and Jay Carney doesn't seem to invite it.

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PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama shies away from protests

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:31 AM PST

Union leaders urged Vice President Joe Biden during a White House meeting last month to go to Wisconsin and rally the faithful in their fight against Gov. Scott Walker's move to curtail collective bargaining rights for most public employees.

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Computer mess jeopardizes court's political clout

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 06:11 AM PST

Former California Chief Justice Ron George's crowning achievement was expected to be his crusade to drag the nation's largest court system into the 21st century: a computer system linking every courthouse in the state's 58 counties.

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LA birthplace becomes battleground over history

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 06:11 AM PST

Los Angeles' El Pueblo historic site has become a battleground over claims to the area's past and dibs on its future as a cluster of disputes swirl around the shops, adobe buildings and Mexican era churches in the city's historic birthplace.

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Bachmann makes first political trip to NH

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 05:52 AM PST

New Hampshire is a popular place this week with Minnesota politicians who might have their eye on the White House.

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