Nation & World

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March 24, 2010

Gun in college rampage owned by husband

Investigators say the gun used in the Feb. 12 killings was purchased 20 years ago in New Hampshire.
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March 24, 2010

Myths about legislation likely to show staying power

Both sides have 'a number of beliefs ... that are very difficult to shake,' a public opinion expert says.
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March 24, 2010

Team gets rare look at birth of whale

Biologists who saw the event said the right whale dove and resurfaced, 'then this little thing pops up.'
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March 24, 2010

White House says it’s not worried about challenges to health care bill

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The White House says it isn’t worried that 13 state attorneys general are suing to overturn the massive health care overhaul, and many legal experts agree the effort is futile. But the lawsuit, filed in federal court seven minutes after President Barack Obama signed the 10-year, $938 billion health care bill, underscores […]
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March 24, 2010

Mexico violence draws U.S. focus

MEXICO CITY – A cast of senior U.S. security officials pledged long-term support for Mexico’s drug war while acknowledging Tuesday that an insatiable U.S. appetite for illegal narcotics is at the core of the problem. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who led the U.S. delegation, told the meeting that the drug cartels responsible for […]
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March 24, 2010

Baboons acquire taste for vineyard grapes

Even electric fences fail to protect the vines from primates driven out of their forage areas by fires.
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March 24, 2010

School’s ban on lesbian couples at prom illegal, judge decides

But he declines to revive the original schedule for the student event, which the district has canceled.
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March 24, 2010

New law: Calorie counts visible when you order food

WASHINGTON – That Caesar salad you’re about to eat? It’s 800 calories, and that’s without the croutons. The fettuccine alfredo? A whopping 1,220 calories. You may choose to ignore the numbers, but soon it’s going to be tough to deny you saw them. A requirement tucked into the nation’s massive health care bill will make […]
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March 24, 2010

California awaits next step on legalizing marijuana

Signatures on a statewide initiative must be turned in today, to qualify the issue for a November vote.
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March 24, 2010

Nation Dispatches, March 24, 2010

– Dispatches WASHINGTON Pelosi welcomes Netanyahu, vows support from Congress WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a warmer public reception from Congress than from the Obama administration, with a top Democrat and Republican joining Tuesday to praise a leader who has refused to back down in a disagreement the White House says threatens […]

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