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| U.S. judge orders Moroccan held for Capitol plot
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| Reuters - A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered a Moroccan man to be held on charges that he planned a suicide bombing attack against Congress, believing he was working with al Qaeda militants when in fact his contacts were undercover agents. |
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| Virginia lawmakers OK revised requirement for abortions
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| Reuters - Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday passed a revised ultrasound requirement for women seeking abortions after Republican Governor Bob McDonnell shifted his stance on the hotly contested measure. |
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| Ex-lacrosse player convicted of second-degree murder
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| Reuters - A jury on Wednesday found former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V guilty of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of his ex-girlfriend. |
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| Is It Time to Start Worrying About Inflation Again?
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| Time.com - The greatest threat to any long-term investor is inflation. It not only erodes the value of stocks and bonds, but also depresses economic growth and misleads policymakers |
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| A Champion in Purgatory: Muhammad Ali Returns to Vegas
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| Time.com - As part of an extended celebration of his 70th birthday, the ailing legend appears at a massive fundraiser to benefit brain research |
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| Washington state third grader shoots classmate
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| Reuters - A boy in the third grade at a Washington state elementary school shot a female classmate on Wednesday, a school district spokeswoman said. |
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| Report: Crime at US public schools on the decline
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| AP - Violent crime at the nation's schools is declining, and students and schools are reporting less bullying and gang activity. |
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| 8-year-old critical after Wash. school shooting
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| AP - An 8-year-old girl was in critical condition Wednesday after she shot in the abdomen at her elementary school near Seattle, and one of her classmates was detained, authorities said Wednesday. |
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| Congressional offices receive mailed threats
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| AP - Some congressional offices outside Washington and media organizations have received threatening letters containing a suspicious powdery substance that was tested and proved to be harmless, the FBI and the Senate's top law enforcement officer said Wednesday. |
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| Current, former Palin aides defend her
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| AP - Current and former aides to Sarah Palin are strongly denouncing an upcoming HBO movie about the 2008 presidential campaign. |
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| Teenage girl dies after inhaling helium at party
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| AP - Last weekend, 14-year-old Ashley Long told her parents she was going to a slumber party. But instead of spending the night watching videos and eating popcorn two blocks away, she piled into a car with a bunch of her friends and rode to a condo in Medford, Ore., where police say the big sister of one of her friends was throwing a party with booze and marijuana. |
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| 2nd degree murder verdict in lacrosse death trial
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| AP - Jurors found a former University of Virginia lacrosse player guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend that was fueled by jealousy over her relationship with another lacrosse player. |
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| Stepmom, grandmother charged in Ala. girl's death
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| AP - The grandmother and stepmother of a 9-year-old Alabama girl who died after witnesses said she was forced to run for three hours as punishment for lying have been charged with murder and are being held in jail. |
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| Newark mayor: NYPD Muslim files 'deeply offensive'
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 AP - The mayor and police director of New Jersey's largest city said Wednesday the New York Police Department misled their city and never told them it was conducting a widespread spying operation on Newark's Muslim neighborhoods. Had they known, they said, they never would have allowed it.
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| Lesbian federal worker wins health benefits case
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| AP - A federal judge in San Francisco says the U.S. government cannot deny health benefits to the wife of a lesbian court employee by relying on the 1996 law that bars government recognition of same-sex unions. |
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| Judge says Wash. can't make pharmacies sell Plan B
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| AP - Washington state cannot force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the state's true goal was to suppress religious objections by druggists mdash; not to promote timely access to the medicines for people who need them. |
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| Poll: Obama benefitting from improving economy
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| AP - President Barack Obama is reaping political benefits from the country's brighter economic mood. A new poll shows that Republicans and Democrats alike are increasingly saying the nation is heading in the right direction and most independents now approve the way he's addressing the nation's post-recession period. |
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| Police: Ga. victims related in Korean spa shooting
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| AP - A gunman walked into the Su Jung Health Sauna, argued with someone and then opened fire, killing two of his sisters and their husbands, then himself, authorities said Wednesday |
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| W.Va. mine boss charged with fraud in deadly blast
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| AP - Federal prosecutors investigating the West Virginia coal mine explosion that killed 29 men are working their way up the corporate ladder with criminal charges. |
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| Suspect in Capitol bomb sting waives court hearing
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| AP - A Virginia man charged with plotting a suicide bombing inside the U.S. Capitol as part of an FBI sting will remain in jail while he awaits trial after he waived his right to a detention hearing Wednesday. |
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