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- Gov't witness: Galleon founder paid for tips
- EXCHANGE: Illinois town dreads road construction
- Guatemalans sue over 1940s US syphilis experiments
| Utah man arrested after human skulls found in shed Posted: 14 Mar 2011 02:01 PM PDT A Utah man is accused of desecration of a human body after police found what appear to be two human skulls in a shrine in a backyard shed along with several hundred pounds of animal bones, flesh, and blood.           |
| 50-plus boats damaged in ruined Northern CA harbor Posted: 14 Mar 2011 02:01 PM PDT Recovery crews say 50 vessels have been damaged, including 15 that sunk, in a fishing-dependent Northern California city hit hard by the tsunami surge after the earthquake in Japan.  |
| Providence mayor recommends closing 4 schools Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:51 PM PDT The mayor of Providence, R.I., is proposing closing four schools and eliminating up to 70 teachers to bolster the finances of the city's cash-strapped school system.  |
| Senate Republicans pressure Obama on trade deals Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:32 PM PDT Senate Republicans have raised the stakes in their showdown with President Barack Obama over trade policy, saying they will block the confirmation of a new Commerce Department secretary until the administration submits to Congress three free trade agreements.  |
| SPIN METER: Obama steers clear of action on guns Posted: 14 Mar 2011 01:32 PM PDT Barack Obama once said it was a "scandal" that then-President George W. Bush didn't force renewal of a federal assault weapons ban. Now it's Obama himself who's steering clear of that and other politically sensitive gun-control measures, even while calling for a new discussion on weapons and "how we can keep America safe for all our people."  |
| GOP conservatives balk at stopgap spending bill Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:22 PM PDT One of the top conservatives in the House is opposing a measure to keep the government running for three more weeks while the White House and Republican lawmakers seek a longer-term agreement on spending cuts.  |
| Obama thanks Danish PM for troops in Afghanistan Posted: 14 Mar 2011 12:01 PM PDT President Barack Obama is thanking Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen for Denmark's military involvement in Afghanistan. Both men also agreed that Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi must step down.  |
| Man charged with murder in NYPD officer's death Posted: 14 Mar 2011 11:51 AM PDT Prosecutors say a man accused of shoving a New York City police officer 9 feet to his death during a domestic violence call has been charged with first-degree murder.  |
| 10 countries now allow same-sex marriage Posted: 14 Mar 2011 11:51 AM PDT A leading rights group says 10 countries have legalized same-sex marriage in the past decade.  |
| US urges Aristide to delay return to Haiti Posted: 14 Mar 2011 11:41 AM PDT The Obama administration says ex-Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide risks destabilizing Haiti if he returns from exile ahead of a presidential runoff vote Sunday.  |
| Southern Co: Japan quake won't stall Ga nuke plant Posted: 14 Mar 2011 11:01 AM PDT The head of the Atlanta-based Southern Co. does not expect an earthquake that triggered a nuclear crisis in Japan will delay construction of two more nuclear reactors in Georgia.  |
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| Agriculture chief aims to ease fear on dust rules Posted: 14 Mar 2011 10:41 AM PDT A federal official says U.S. farmers shouldn't be too concerned yet about stricter federal regulations on farm dust.  |
| France, Britain pushing for action on Libya Posted: 14 Mar 2011 10:32 AM PDT France and Britain stepped up calls Monday for other world powers to isolate Libya's Moammar Gadhafi with a no-fly zone, amid diplomatic differences over how much backing to give Libyan rebels.  |
| 2 don't want jury in ground zero tower fire trial Posted: 14 Mar 2011 10:11 AM PDT An asbestos-cleanup director and his employer want to forgo a jury for their upcoming manslaughter trial in a blaze that killed two New York firefighters at a condemned ground zero skyscraper.  |
| Petraeus to give Obama upbeat look at Afghan war Posted: 14 Mar 2011 10:01 AM PDT Gen. David Petraeus will deliver his assessment of progress in the nearly 10-year-old war in Afghanistan to President Barack Obama on Monday in his first return to the White House since taking over as the top battlefield commander nine months ago.  |
| Texas man accused in brutal 13-day assault Posted: 14 Mar 2011 09:41 AM PDT A rejected suitor is accused of abducting a woman at gunpoint, then shackling and assaulting her at his Texas home for nearly two weeks.  |
| Gov't witness: Galleon founder paid for tips Posted: 14 Mar 2011 09:41 AM PDT A wealthy hedge fund manager was fed "red hot" information about a pending merger in the technology industry that allowed him to make $20 million on a massive insider trade, an admitted tipster testified Monday.  |
| EXCHANGE: Illinois town dreads road construction Posted: 14 Mar 2011 09:21 AM PDT Life is about to get complicated for the tiny central Illinois community of Ellisville. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that, starting next week, repairs begin on a county road that goes across the Spoon River.  |
| Guatemalans sue over 1940s US syphilis experiments Posted: 14 Mar 2011 09:21 AM PDT Guatemalans subjected to U.S. syphilis experiments in the 1940s are suing federal health officials to compensate them for health problems they have suffered.  |
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