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• Massey faces more lawsuits from W.Va. explosion
• US judge OKs public defender for man in Nazi case
• iPhone GPS aids in capture of car theft suspect
• States eye drug tests for welfare recipients
• Air Force lesbian who won reinstatement retiring
• Group seeks immediate lifting of gay military ban
• Appeals court in NYC puts Chevron on defensive
• Residents in Calif. pipeline blast area to rebuild
• Young US Muslims find hope in post-bin Laden world
• Appeals court blasts VA mental health care system
• Democrats to try again on DREAM Act
• Boy suspected in BB gun shooting due in court
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• Rebel Libyan finance head seeking line of credit
• NYC cop: Seeming sex admission was just to appease
• Judge: No decision on hit man lawyer's testimony
• Key senator says Social Security changes off table
• Ga. soldier says he shot comrades in self-defense
• Ex-pal admits extorting Pa. Campbell Soup heiress
• Report: Up to 44m more uninsured under GOP budget

Massey faces more lawsuits from W.Va. explosion Posted: 10 May 2011 02:20 PM PDT Massey Energy Co. says it is facing more lawsuits filed by miners and the families of miners killed in the Upper Big Branch mine explosion last year.

US judge OKs public defender for man in Nazi case Posted: 10 May 2011 02:11 PM PDT An American judge has appointed a public defender to represent the U.S. legal interests of a retired Ohio autoworker on trial in Germany for alleged Nazi war crimes.

iPhone GPS aids in capture of car theft suspect Posted: 10 May 2011 02:10 PM PDT Police say an iPhone left in a stolen truck is how officers were able to capture a burglar suspected of multiple auto break-ins in Colorado Springs.

States eye drug tests for welfare recipients Posted: 10 May 2011 02:00 PM PDT At least 30 state Legislatures are considering bills that would require drug testing for welfare recipients.

Air Force lesbian who won reinstatement retiring Posted: 10 May 2011 02:00 PM PDT An Air Force Reserve flight nurse from Washington state who sued to overturn her dismissal under "don't ask don't tell" is retiring with full benefits rather than resuming service.

Group seeks immediate lifting of gay military ban Posted: 10 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT A Republican gay rights group is again asking a federal appeals court to immediately lift the ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. armed forces.

Appeals court in NYC puts Chevron on defensive Posted: 10 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT A federal appeals panel in New York has forced energy company Chevron to defend its actions in U.S. litigation stemming from a dispute over damage done decades ago to the Ecuadorean rain forest.

Residents in Calif. pipeline blast area to rebuild Posted: 10 May 2011 01:00 PM PDT Two people who survived last year's deadly natural gas explosion in a San Francisco suburb are set to break ground on a new home, which would make them the first to rebuild in the neighorbood since the blast.

Young US Muslims find hope in post-bin Laden world Posted: 10 May 2011 01:00 PM PDT Shortly after Osama bin Laden's death was broadcast to the world, Linda Sarsour posted on Twitter, "Osama Bin Laden is dead. Good, now can I get my identity back? 10 yrs is a long time. Can being Palestinian and Muslim be cool again?"

Appeals court blasts VA mental health care system Posted: 10 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT A federal appeals court has ordered the Department of Veterans' Affairs to dramatically overhaul its mental health care system.

Democrats to try again on DREAM Act Posted: 10 May 2011 11:50 AM PDT Democrats are trying once again to advance legislation that would give some young illegal immigrants a chance to live legally in the U.S.

Boy suspected in BB gun shooting due in court Posted: 10 May 2011 11:40 AM PDT Police in a Denver suburb say a 10-year-old boy accused of shooting six classmates with a BB gun is due in court next month to face misdemeanor charges.

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Rebel Libyan finance head seeking line of credit Posted: 10 May 2011 11:30 AM PDT A University of Washington economics lecturer who now handles finances for the Libyan rebel government says he's meeting with U.S. officials in Washington, D.C., to find a line of credit for the group opposed to Moammar Gadhafi.

NYC cop: Seeming sex admission was just to appease Posted: 10 May 2011 11:30 AM PDT A New York City police officer charged with rape says he was just trying to appease his accuser when he seemingly admitted having sex with her.

Judge: No decision on hit man lawyer's testimony Posted: 10 May 2011 11:30 AM PDT A judge says he needs more time to decide whether to allow a lawyer to testify that a Detroit hit man admitted to four murders that were pinned on someone else.

Key senator says Social Security changes off table Posted: 10 May 2011 10:40 AM PDT Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus says he doesn't think Congress will address Social Security as part of an effort to reduce government borrowing.

Ga. soldier says he shot comrades in self-defense Posted: 10 May 2011 10:30 AM PDT An Army sergeant facing a possible death sentence in the slaying of a superior and another U.S. soldier says he killed both men in self-defense, firing blindly after they threatened him at a patrol base in Iraq.

Ex-pal admits extorting Pa. Campbell Soup heiress Posted: 10 May 2011 10:21 AM PDT A longtime friend to a Campbell Soup heiress admits she tried to extort the Pennsylvania billionaire in an email titled "When the Soup Boils."

Report: Up to 44m more uninsured under GOP budget Posted: 10 May 2011 10:10 AM PDT The House Republican budget would leave up to 44 million more low-income people uninsured as the federal government cuts states' Medicaid funding by about one-third over the next 10 years, nonpartisan groups said in a report issued Tuesday.

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