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Calif. jury recommends death for serial killer - Houston Chronicle
1 hour 38 min ago
ABC NewsCalif. jury recommends death for serial killer
Houston Chronicle
By GILLIAN FLACCUS AP Writer © 2010 The Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. — Relatives of four women and a 12-year-old girl who were brutally slain in the late 1970s exploded in applause Tuesday as the jury recommended death for Rodney Alcala, ...
Calif. jury recommends death for serial killerThe Associated Press
Alcala jurors: Death vote was easily reachedOCRegister
Serial killer Rodney Alcala won 'The Dating Game' just before murder spreeNew York Daily News
Los Angeles Independent -Los Angeles Times (blog) -USA Today
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Another Rise in City Pupils Graduating in Four Years - New York Times
1 hour 53 min ago
New York Daily NewsAnother Rise in City Pupils Graduating in Four Years
New York Times
For the fifth year in a row, New York City students' on-time graduation rates have increased, showing small but steady gains, rising to 59 percent last year from 46.5 for the class of 2005, according to figures that state and city ...
Graduation rates show closing schools not always the worstGothamSchools
New York City high school graduation rates on the riseNew York Daily News
Extra year helps boost area high school graduation ratesElmira Star-Gazette
Ithaca Journal -Albany Times Union -WNYC
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Health Care Costs, Not Profits, Driving Premium Increases, Analysts Say - FOXNews
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ABC NewsHealth Care Costs, Not Profits, Driving Premium Increases, Analysts Say
FOXNews
Health insurers are a frequent and easy target, of course, but the question is whether their profits are responsible for higher health care costs or whether they're just a symptom of them. Picking up on President Obama's attack Monday on ...
Health Care's Obstacle: No Will to CutNew York Times
Health care ad cyclorama to clog airwavesUSA Today
Obama backs bipartisan crackdown on healthcare cheatsReuters
Wall Street Journal -The Associated Press -Baltimore Sun
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In Swirl of Paterson Scandal, 2nd State Police Leader Quits - New York Times
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New York Daily NewsIn Swirl of Paterson Scandal, 2nd State Police Leader Quits
New York Times
The acting superintendent of the New York State Police announced his retirement Tuesday, becoming the second senior agency official to leave office since it was revealed that the agency had intervened in a ...
Retired NY police leader's replacement now leavingThe Associated Press
Paterson scandal update: Police chief Pedro Perez quits, 4th victim to succumb ...New York Daily News
Second New York State Police Chief Quits in Two WeeksNew York Magazine
Albany Times Union -NBC New York -Daily Beast
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Obama Spokesman Defends Court Criticism After Roberts Remarks - BusinessWeek
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ABC NewsObama Spokesman Defends Court Criticism After Roberts Remarks
BusinessWeek
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama's spokesman defended the president's criticism of a Supreme Court decision in his State of the Union address after Chief Justice John Roberts questioned the appropriateness of the remarks. ...
Roberts: Scene at State of Union `very troubling'The Associated Press
US Chief Justice Visits UACBS42
War of Words Continues Between White House, Supreme CourtABC News (blog)
Investor's Business Daily -msnbc.com -Los Angeles Times (blog)
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Mishaps galore as Israel tries to welcome US Vice President - Ha'aretz
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BBC NewsMishaps galore as Israel tries to welcome US Vice President
Ha'aretz
US Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Jerusalem Tuesday was not free of embarrassing moments. The first occurred at the President's Residence, at the start of a meeting between Biden and President Shimon Peres. ...
US slams new J'lem homes approvalJerusalem Post
Biden's Israel visit takes a rocky turnLos Angeles Times
Biden condemns new Israel settlement planReuters
Voice of America -New York Times -International Business Times
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'Jihad Jane' indictment alleges threat from within US - Los Angeles Times
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Sydney Morning Herald'Jihad Jane' indictment alleges threat from within US
Los Angeles Times
American Colleen R. LaRose, 46, is accused of using the Internet to recruit and assist Muslim terrorist operations in Europe and Asia. By Richard A. Serrano Reporting from Washington - Using e-mail, YouTube videos, phony travel documents and a burning ...
Pennsylvania Woman Tied to Plot on CartoonistNew York Times
LaRose Charged With Using The Internet to Help Terrorists OverseasABC News
US Unveils Terror Charges Against 'Jihad Jane'Voice of America
The Associated Press -msnbc.com -BBC News
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Massa flirts with the right, but Beck isn't tickled - Washington Post
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Washington PostMassa flirts with the right, but Beck isn't tickled
Washington Post
Just seven minutes into Glenn Beck's hour-long interview of Eric Massa on Tuesday evening, things had already gone very wrong. Conservatives had hopes that the now-former Democratic congressman from Upstate New York, who resigned ...
Allegations rise against NY's MassaUSA Today
Massa: 'I Forced Myself Out' of CongressFOXNews
Rahm Emanuel controversy: White House fights image of turmoilChristian Science Monitor
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Ohio doctor gets life for wife's cyanide poisoning death - CNN
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New Zealand HeraldOhio doctor gets life for wife's cyanide poisoning death
CNN
(CNN) -- A former Ohio doctor was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for poisoning his wife with cyanide five years ago. The judge sentencing Yazeed Essa for the aggravated murder of his wife, Rosemarie, lamented that she ...
Ohio doctor gets 20-to-life in wife's poison deathThe Associated Press
Yazeed Essa gets life in prison in wife's cyanide deathWKYC-TV
Sentencing Day for Doctor Convicted of Poisoning WifeCleveland News - Fox 8
New Zealand Herald -News-Herald.com -Entertainment and Showbiz!
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First Lady Michelle Obama Donates Inaugural Gown to Smithsonian Institution - ABC News
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New York Times (blog)First Lady Michelle Obama Donates Inaugural Gown to Smithsonian Institution
ABC News
Calling the golden, beaded ball gown "one of the most tangible things I have left to remember that day," Mrs. Obama said she was still "embarrassed over the fuss" being made over her dress. ...
Michelle Obama Donates Inaugural Gown to SmithsonianCBS News
Michelle Obama donates ball gown to SmithsonianThe Associated Press
Michelle Obama unveils inaugural dress at SmithsonianUSA Today
TheCelebrityCafe.com -Voice of America -Washington Post
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Unemployment benefit bill moves forward in Senate - CNN
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Washington TimesUnemployment benefit bill moves forward in Senate
CNN
Sen. Mitch McConnell says the measure would spend more than Democrats' health care overhaul would save. Washington (CNN) -- A nearly $140 billion bill to extend unemployment benefits and a host of expiring tax cuts cleared a procedural hurdle Tuesday ...
Jobless aid, tax breaks clear Senate hurdleReuters
Bill to Extend Jobless Benefits Clears Senate HurdleBloomberg
Bill to Extend Tax Credits Clears Senate HurdleWall Street Journal
The Associated Press -NewsChannel5.com
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Man charged with leading student visa fraud operation - Los Angeles Times
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Washington PostMan charged with leading student visa fraud operation
Los Angeles Times
Foreigners in the US on student visas allegedly hired Eamonn Daniel Higgins to attend classes, write papers and take exams for them, authorities say. Eamonn Daniel Higgins spent seven years in college. Between 2002 and 2009, he attended 10 different ...
Calif. test-taking case shows gap in visa securityThe Associated Press
Test-taking ring shows gap in US visa securitySan Jose Mercury News
California: Man Charged in Student Visa FraudNew York Times
FOXNews -AHN | All Headline News -UPI.com
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Debate transcends party lines - The Hindu
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The GuardianDebate transcends party lines
The Hindu
With the Rajya Sabha reflecting near unanimity on the Women's Reservation Bill, Tuesday's debate on the landmark legislation rose above party lines, barring an occasional jab at the government. The government said the determination and reservation of ...
Bill to reserve legislative seats for women advances in IndiaWashington Post
Women reservation bill: India sets quota for female lawmakersChristian Science Monitor
Women's Bill passed in RS as Congress refuses to be cowed downTimes of India
Voice of America -Wall Street Journal -The Guardian
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Jobless aid, tax breaks clear Senate hurdle - Reuters
7 hours 47 min ago
New York Times (blog)Jobless aid, tax breaks clear Senate hurdle
Reuters
WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - Democratic efforts to spur job creation advanced in Congress on Tuesday as a $149 billion package of tax breaks and unemployment aid cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate. The 66 to 34 vote allows the Senate to move ...
Jobless aid measure clears Senate hurdleThe Associated Press
Wash. House Approves $680M Package of Tax HikesNew York Times
House Dems Scramble to Get Enough Votes for Health CareCBS News
Alexandria Town Talk -Market News International -Wall Street Journal
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Stupak challenged for Democratic nomination - Detroit Free Press
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New York Daily News (blog)Stupak challenged for Democratic nomination
Detroit Free Press
WASHINGTON – Michigan's Bart Stupak, a Democratic congressman who could help bring down health care reform over an abortion provision, is getting a primary challenge this year. Connie Saltonstall of Charlevoix said today she plans to ...
A policy change on abortion, but how radical?The Associated Press
Ex-supporter to run against Stupak over anti-abortion funding stanceThe Detroit News
Health-care protesters 'arrest' insurance executivesCharleston Gazette
Christian Science Monitor -9&10 News -Kaiser Health News
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David Letterman Blackmailer Pleads Guilty - ABC News
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Washington PostDavid Letterman Blackmailer Pleads Guilty
ABC News
The television news producer accused of trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million by exposing the talk show host's extramarital affairs pleaded guilty today in a Manhattan court. ...
TV producer pleads guilty to Letterman blackmailBBC News
Accused Blackmailer Pleads Guilty in David Letterman CasePeople Magazine
David Letterman extortionist pleads guiltyEntertainment Weekly
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2010 Census Involvement Crucial to Government Funding - KTVN
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MWC News2010 Census Involvement Crucial to Government Funding
KTVN
We all know the significance of April 15th? It's Tax Day. This year April First is just as significant. Not because it's April Fools Day because it's Census Day. To make sure communities get their fair share of billions of dollars in government funds, ...
Distrust of census process a problemMcClatchy Washington Bureau
Workers delivering some census formsBrenham Banner Press
Some See Wasteful Spending In 'Pre-Census' LetterWNEM Saginaw
Washington Post (blog) -KYW1060.com -USA Today
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New hearing date, gag order set in Chelsea King case - San Diego Union Tribune
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Los Angeles TimesNew hearing date, gag order set in Chelsea King case
San Diego Union Tribune
/ AP John Albert Gardner III appears in San Diego Superior Court on Tuesday March 9, 2010 in San Diego. A San Diego judge has postponed the preliminary hearing for the sex offender accused of murdering ...
Probation report cites predatory traits of suspectAtlanta Journal Constitution
Judge issues gag order in Calif. teen murder caseThe Associated Press
Police link sex offender to Amber Dubois caseLos Angeles Times
North County Times -ABC News
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First same-sex marriages celebrated in DC - Washington Post
9 hours 58 min ago
The HinduFirst same-sex marriages celebrated in DC
Washington Post
In a joint ceremony at the Human Rights Campaign, three of the first gay couples to marry under the city's new law said their vows in emotional services that underscored the historic significance of the day for Washington, DC Angelisa Young and ...
As gay marriage begins in Washington, opponents vow to fightChristian Science Monitor
'I do' in DC: Same-sex couples wed in WashingtonThe Associated Press
Same-Sex Couples Begin Saying 'I Do' in WashingtonFOXNews
AFP -AOL News -Voice of America
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Ohio State Employee Kills Co-Worker, Then Self, Police Say - New York Times
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New York Daily NewsOhio State Employee Kills Co-Worker, Then Self, Police Say
New York Times
An Ohio State University employee killed a co-worker and wounded another before killing himself early Tuesday morning at a university maintenance building, officials said. The campus police said that they believed the gunman, ...
Ohio State janitor's gunfire kills co-worker, selfWOKV
Police: Gunman, Co-Worker Dead in Ohio University ShootingVoice of America
Ohio St.: Employee kills co-worker, then selfThe Associated Press
UPI.com -ABH News -Indiana's NewsCenter
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