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'Enough!' the Arabs say, but will it be enough?

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 01:51 PM PDT

The cry first rang out from the fed-up people of Lisbon and Madrid: "Basta!" It echoed across South America, to the banging of pots and pans. It resounded in the old capitals of a new Asia, was taken up in a Polish shipyard, awakened a slumbering Africa. And now, a generation later, it's heard in the city squares of the ...

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Posted: 19 Mar 2011 01:51 PM PDT

Police officer dies in Ohio shooting; suspect hurt

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 01:12 PM PDT

Authorities in northern Ohio say a police officer died after a gun battle with a suspect, who was seriously wounded.

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Police arrest suspect after fatal shooting near CU

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 01:12 PM PDT

Police in Colorado have arrested a man in connection with the fatal shooting of a University of New Hampshire athlete.

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Protesters arrested at anti-war rally in DC

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Several dozen anti-war protesters, including the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers, are being arrested outside the White House.

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Mom forces son to stand on street for bad grades

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Wearing a sign around his neck that read, "Honk if I need an education," 15-year-old James Mond III stood for nearly four hours on a Tampa, Fla., street corner.

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Economy's strain on local governments grows severe

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 12:31 PM PDT

A sign welcomes visitors to "historic" downtown Gardner, Mass., but history is one of the few things this city of about 20,000 residents has going for it these days.

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Woman charged in fatal Texas fire turns self in

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 11:51 AM PDT

A woman accused of fleeing the U.S. after a fire at her Texas day care center killed four children has turned herself in to authorities in Nigeria, her brother said Saturday.

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Ariz. vet gives his Purple Heart coin to Giffords

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 11:21 AM PDT

An Arizona veteran who received a Purple Heart after being wounded in Iraq has given part of his award to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

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Man who died in pile-up on CA interstate is ID'd

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:51 AM PDT

Authorities have released the name of the man who died in a chain-reaction crash involving about 40 vehicles on snowy Interstate 80 in the Sierra Nevada.

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Man who died in pile-up on CA interstate is ID'd

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:51 AM PDT

Authorities have released the name of the man who died in a chain-reaction crash involving about 40 vehicles on snowy Interstate 80 in the Sierra Nevada.

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NY police arrest own spokesman on DWI charges

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:31 AM PDT

Albany, N.Y., police officers have arrested their own spokesman on charges he was driving while intoxicated in an unmarked police car.

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San Fran set to implement tough local-hire law

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:21 AM PDT

As San Francisco prepares to implement what is billed as the nation's toughest local hiring ordinance, the mood at a recent gathering of about 50 local contractors and construction industry representatives was a mix of resigned acceptance and cautious optimism.

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At ground zero, the future finally appears

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PDT

The noise at ground zero is a steady roar. Engines hum. Cement mixers churn. Air horns blast. Cranes, including one that looks like a giant crab leg, soar and crawl over every corner of the 16-acre site.

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Posted: 19 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PDT

Officials: US not involved in initial Libya action

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 08:51 AM PDT

Two U.S. officials say American ships and aircraft are poised for military action against Libya, but they aren't participating in the initial French air missions over the North African nation.

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ACLU: Native American teen suspended for long hair

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 08:41 AM PDT

The American Civil Liberties Union says a Louisiana school suspended a 13-year-old Native American boy because of his long hair, which the group says he grew out for cultural and religious reasons.

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Amid GOP surges, Illinois' Dem governor stands out

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 08:12 AM PDT

As Republican governors across the U.S. gain momentum with conservative agendas, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has stood out for signing a string of laws over the past three months achieving longstanding liberal goals: abolishing the death penalty, legalizing civil unions and raising income taxes.

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Texas silver mine gets new life after 1942 closure

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 08:11 AM PDT

A highway sign proclaims "Shafter Ghost Town," and on either side of the two-lane blacktop are ruins of stone and adobe structures amid a handful of houses.

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Hope and despair in New Jersey's beleaguered city

Posted: 19 Mar 2011 07:31 AM PDT

The crackle of gunfire shattered the lunchtime chatter at Frank's Deli, as customers ducked and bullets flew across the street outside.

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