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- Man gets 23 years for robbing Ill. lottery winner
- Iowa Republican Party warms to Rand Paul message
- White House says Obama talks budget with lawmakers
- Oregon cops hope classical music deters loiterers
- Thune urges US to recall ambassador to Syria
- April Fool's prank costs Ill. teen $150 in tickets
- Authorities find crashed plane in SE Missouri
- John C. Haas of Rohm and Haas chemical firm dies
- Tenn. police officer killed responding to robbery
- Paul says Libya shows shift in Obama position
- 4 dead in crash of small plane at NM airport
- AP sources: Obama set to launch re-election bid
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- Probation for man charged in NJ child sex case
- LA aims to whitewash graffiti writers going legit
- For Romney, 2012 strategy runs through NH, Nevada
- Notable battles of the Civil War
- Old times not forgotten: Civil War at 150
- State budget crises push sentencing reforms
- Sentencing changes in some states at a glance
| Man gets 23 years for robbing Ill. lottery winner Posted: 02 Apr 2011 01:51 PM PDT A 35-year-old suburban Chicago man who targeted and shot an Illinois Lottery winner has been sentenced to 23 years in prison.           |
| Iowa Republican Party warms to Rand Paul message Posted: 02 Apr 2011 01:41 PM PDT U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was hailed Saturday in Iowa as an emerging party player for his government-shrinking, deficit-cutting message -- nearly four years after his father championed similar themes but was excluded from a Republican presidential forum in Des Moines because of his poor showing in the polls.  |
| White House says Obama talks budget with lawmakers Posted: 02 Apr 2011 01:31 PM PDT The White House says President Barack Obama urged the leaders of the House and Senate on Saturday to agree on a budget in time to avoid a government shutdown next weekend.  |
| Oregon cops hope classical music deters loiterers Posted: 02 Apr 2011 01:11 PM PDT Just feet from a methadone clinic at a grimy crossroads in far east Portland, Ore., transit officials and police are hoping a touch of class will chase off the vagrants, vandals and ne'er-do-wells that loiter near a busy transit stop.  |
| Thune urges US to recall ambassador to Syria Posted: 02 Apr 2011 01:01 PM PDT Sen. John Thune says the United States should recall its ambassador from Damascus amid Syria's deadly crackdown.  |
| April Fool's prank costs Ill. teen $150 in tickets Posted: 02 Apr 2011 12:41 PM PDT A 16-year-old central Illinois girl has been given $150 in tickets after the worried victims of her April Fool's Day prank called police.  |
| Authorities find crashed plane in SE Missouri Posted: 02 Apr 2011 12:31 PM PDT Authorities believe they have found the remains of a small, single-engine Wisconsin-bound plane that crashed in southeast Missouri.  |
| John C. Haas of Rohm and Haas chemical firm dies Posted: 02 Apr 2011 12:21 PM PDT John C. Haas, philanthropist and former chairman of global chemical company Rohm and Haas, has died. He was 92.  |
| Tenn. police officer killed responding to robbery Posted: 02 Apr 2011 11:01 AM PDT Authorities in Tennessee say a police officer was shot and killed while investigating a robbery.  |
| Paul says Libya shows shift in Obama position Posted: 02 Apr 2011 10:51 AM PDT Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says the Obama administration's decision to intervene in Libya contradicts the president's campaign statements about military action without Congressional approval.  |
| 4 dead in crash of small plane at NM airport Posted: 02 Apr 2011 10:51 AM PDT Four people died Saturday in a fiery crash of a test twin-engine luxury business aircraft at Roswell's airport, authorities said.  |
| AP sources: Obama set to launch re-election bid Posted: 02 Apr 2011 09:35 AM PDT President Barack Obama is about to make one of Washington's worst kept secrets official: He wants a second term.  |
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| Probation for man charged in NJ child sex case Posted: 02 Apr 2011 09:31 AM PDT A New Jersey man initially accused of participating in the alleged gang-rape of a 7-year-old girl after her 15-year-old stepsister sold her for sex has been sentenced to probation.  |
| LA aims to whitewash graffiti writers going legit Posted: 02 Apr 2011 07:51 AM PDT Not so long ago, Cristian Gheorghiu roamed the streets of Los Angeles at all hours, black marker in his pocket, hunting for walls and street signs where he could scrawl his graffiti moniker, "Smear."  |
| For Romney, 2012 strategy runs through NH, Nevada Posted: 02 Apr 2011 07:50 AM PDT In his first presidential run in 2008, Mitt Romney sought back-to-back victories in Iowa and New Hampshire to propel him to GOP nomination. He won neither, the two-state sprint failed and so did his candidacy.  |
| Notable battles of the Civil War Posted: 02 Apr 2011 07:41 AM PDT Thousands of military clashes took place during the Civil War. Here are some of the most notable battles, listed by present-day state:  |
| Old times not forgotten: Civil War at 150 Posted: 02 Apr 2011 07:21 AM PDT A hush fell over the crowd filling the elegant hall in downtown Richmond, Va. The vote was about to be announced, and a young staffer of the Museum of the Confederacy balanced his laptop across his knees, poised to get out the news as soon as it was official.  |
| State budget crises push sentencing reforms Posted: 02 Apr 2011 07:11 AM PDT As costs to house state inmates have soared in recent years, many conservatives are reconsidering a tough-on-crime era that has led to stiffer sentences, overcrowded prisons and bloated corrections budgets.  |
| Sentencing changes in some states at a glance Posted: 02 Apr 2011 07:11 AM PDT Here are sentencing changes that have been made or are being considered in certain states:  |
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