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Ohio's 'caged kids' mom out of prison; dad next

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 02:01 PM PDT

An Ohio couple who forced some of their 11 adopted, special-needs children to sleep in cages is regaining their freedom after serving two years each in prison on child abuse and endangering convictions.

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Ariz. gov won't wave off lawmakers on immigration

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:42 PM PDT

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer refused Thursday to wave off legislators from taking up the contentious issue of illegal immigration again.

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Pa. victim on phone when gas line exploded

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:32 PM PDT

A victim of the deadly gas explosion that killed five people in eastern Pennsylvania last month was on the phone and hadn't mentioned a gas odor before the line went dead, an Allentown fire official has confirmed.

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Hawaii braces for downturn in travelers from Japan

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:22 PM PDT

A tsunami spawned by the deadly earthquake in Japan caused tens of millions of dollars in damage to homes, businesses and boats in Hawaii after the waves roared ashore last week.

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Fractured California GOP aims to rebuild party

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:22 PM PDT

After suffering widespread losses at the polls in 2010, the California Republican Party is trying to regroup and stay relevant in a state that appears to be leaning less and less toward Republican ideology.

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Grand Canyon searched for missing airplane, pilot

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 12:22 PM PDT

Authorities are using a helicopter to search the west side of Grand Canyon National Park for a missing experimental airplane and its Arizona pilot last seen nearly a week ago.

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Fractured California GOP aims to rebuild party

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 12:12 PM PDT

After major losses in last year's statewide elections, the California Republican Party is trying to regroup and stay relevant in an increasingly diverse state that has been trending away from Republican ideology.

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Pentagon reports slight decline in sexual assaults

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 12:02 PM PDT

The Pentagon says sexual assaults in the military declined slightly last year. The Defense Department's annual report said Thursday that the service branches received 3,158 reports of assaults in the budget year ended last September, ranging from rape to unwanted touching, a two percent decrease from the previous year. The incidents involve assaults on people in uniform by fellow military ...

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United Express pilot indicted for flying drunk

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 11:51 AM PDT

A pilot for United Express is being accused of flying while drunk on a December 2009 flight from Austin to Denver.

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Pa. man, company accused of dumping wastewater

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 11:51 AM PDT

Prosecutors are accusing a southwestern Pennsylvania business and its owner of illegally dumping millions of gallons of wastewater from natural gas drilling, sewage sludge and restaurant grease.

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Diet Coke passes Pepsi to become No. 2 soda in US

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Diet Coke has topped rival Pepsi-Cola for the first time to become the second-most popular soft drink in the country behind Coca-Cola .

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Posted: 17 Mar 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Pollster, Reagan strategist Wirthlin dies at 80

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 10:42 AM PDT

A pollster who served as an adviser and election strategist to President Ronald Reagan during his 1980 and 1984 campaigns has died.

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Abortion doc's relative gets bail in Philly case

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 10:31 AM PDT

A relative of a Philadelphia abortion doctor is leaving prison after her bail was slashed, and the doctor's wife is also seeking freedom.

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Palin plans to stop in Israel, meet with Netanyahu

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 10:31 AM PDT

Sarah Palin is extending her trip abroad with a planned stop in Israel. She is scheduled to deliver a keynote address Saturday night during the India Today Conclave in New Delhi and says she plans to travel to Israel on her way back to the United States.

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US nuclear chief sees no radiation risk to US

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 10:22 AM PDT

The chief of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says that the radiation being emitted from Japan's most troubled nuclear power plant poses no threat to the United States or U.S. territories.

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US official: Japan impact small on US gas prices

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PDT

it is unclear what impact Japan's tsunami and nuclear crisis will have on the prices American motorists pay for gasoline, but it could be slight, a U.S. Energy Department official said Thursday.

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Japan passengers, cargo screened for radiation

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PDT

The Department of Homeland Security is screening passengers and cargo entering the United States from Japan for "even a blip of radiation."

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Hearing for NY man charged in sister's death

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PDT

A hearing is under way for a western New York man charged with repeatedly raping his mentally disabled half-sister before she was killed by their mother.

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Camden brings back some police, firefighters

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 08:51 AM PDT

Camden Mayor Dana Redd said Thursday that she'll rehire 50 of the police officers and 15 firefighters laid off earlier this year amid a budget crisis in the crime-ridden city.

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