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- Pentagon: US likely to continue combat in Libya
- Court OKs lawsuit over 'fat slob' remark
- UN chief: Libya officials, opposition meeting
- Giffords' husband hopes she'll be at April launch
- DA notifies inmates about NY crime lab problems
- Ex-FBI agents insist colleague unfairly convicted
- Man gets 32 years in Chicago student's slaying
- Man accused of leaving explosive at US building
- Marshal hurt in scuffle with woman in Vegas court
- Savings from 5-day mail delivery said overstated
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- Pupil nut allergy: School eases up on restrictions
- Comet-hunting spacecraft shuts down after 12 years
- AP Interview: Rand Paul mulling presidential bid
- Ohio man indicted in policeman's shooting death
- Adviser: Bachmann likely to enter WH race by June
| DA: NYC abuse case goes beyond job incompetence Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:02 PM PDT Long before 4-year-old Marchella Pierce was found starved, beaten and drugged, New York City's child welfare agency oversaw 11 cases in under a year where the child ended up dead.           |
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| Plato, Mo., sits at center of nation's population Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:02 PM PDT In a nation of nearly 310 million people, America's new population center rests not in a Midwestern skyline of St. Louis or Chicago, but in a tiny Missouri village named after an ancient Greek philosopher.  |
| Rand Paul: odds good 1 of Pauls will run for prez Posted: 24 Mar 2011 01:52 PM PDT Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says the odds are better than 50-50 that a Paul will run for president next year but it's unclear who would be the family standard-bearer. But one thing is certain: the younger Paul won't make a bid for the White House if his father, Ron Paul, tries again.  |
| Pentagon: US likely to continue combat in Libya Posted: 24 Mar 2011 01:52 PM PDT A senior Pentagon official says the U.S. probably will continue flying combat missions over Libya once the U.S. relinquishes command of the air campaign to NATO or others as early as this weekend.  |
| Court OKs lawsuit over 'fat slob' remark Posted: 24 Mar 2011 01:52 PM PDT A federal appeals court is allowing a free speech lawsuit to go ahead after a Kentucky man was arrested when he called a police officer a "fat slob."  |
| UN chief: Libya officials, opposition meeting Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:42 PM PDT The U.N. Secretary-General says representatives of Moammar Gadhafi's government and the Libyan opposition will attend an African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday.  |
| Giffords' husband hopes she'll be at April launch Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:32 PM PDT The astronaut husband of wounded congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords says he hopes she can attend his shuttle launch next month.  |
| DA notifies inmates about NY crime lab problems Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:22 PM PDT A New York prosecutor has notified nearly 300 inmates that there have been questions about the accuracy of the Nassau County crime lab.  |
| Ex-FBI agents insist colleague unfairly convicted Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:22 PM PDT More than 100 former FBI agents are throwing their support behind a colleague convicted of helping the mob.  |
| Man gets 32 years in Chicago student's slaying Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:22 PM PDT A Chicago man on Thursday was sentenced to 32 years in prison on Thursday for taking part in the September 2009 beating death of a high school honors student that was caught on video.  |
| Man accused of leaving explosive at US building Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:21 AM PDT The FBI says a 42-year-old Michigan man has been charged with trying to use an explosive to damage a federal building in Detroit.  |
| Marshal hurt in scuffle with woman in Vegas court Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:21 AM PDT A Nevada court officer was hurt in a videotaped scuffle with a 36-year-old woman who fought being taken into custody following a mental health court hearing.  |
| Savings from 5-day mail delivery said overstated Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:12 AM PDT The independent Postal Rate Commission says the U.S. Postal Service overstated its potential savings from eliminating Saturday mail delivery and failed to consider the impact on rural communities  |
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| Pupil nut allergy: School eases up on restrictions Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:02 AM PDT A Florida elementary school beset by parental protests is scrapping some of the more severe restrictions it had implemented to protect a first-grader with a severe allergy to nuts, such as obliging classmates to rinse their mouths twice daily with water.  |
| Comet-hunting spacecraft shuts down after 12 years Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:02 AM PDT NASA's comet-hunting Stardust space probe is performing one more experiment before it shuts down and ends its 12-year voyage through space.  |
| AP Interview: Rand Paul mulling presidential bid Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:45 AM PDT Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says he is considering a run for the presidency in 2012 if his father decides not to make another White House bid.  |
| Ohio man indicted in policeman's shooting death Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:41 AM PDT An Ohio man charged in the fatal shooting of a police officer could face the death penalty if convicted.  |
| Adviser: Bachmann likely to enter WH race by June Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:21 AM PDT An aide to Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann says the tea party leader is likely to take the initial step in a White House bid.  |
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