Nation & World
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PublishedMarch 30, 2010
Judge strikes down cancer genes patent
The ruling has implications for the biotechnology industry and genetics-based medical research.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2010
Rescuers help hiker off mountain after fall
– The Associated Press LOW AND BURBANK’s GRANT, N.H. – Authorities say a Colorado man hiking on New Hampshire’s Mount Adams is safe after rescuers helped him walk off the mountain. The New Hampshire Union Leader says a nine-member rescue team and Douglas Soholt made it off the mountain at about 1 a.m. Monday as […]
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PublishedMarch 30, 2010
Iraq panel wants to bar four parliament victors
Iraq's minority Sunnis say the committee is trying to rob them of a victory in the March 7 elections.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2010
Myanmar opposition to boycott vote
The protest calls attention to the detention of pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2010
S. Korean officials say mine may have sunk naval vessel
The nation's military is ordered on alert as the investigation into last week's blast continues.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2010
Source: NATO to begin Kandahar offensive in June
– The Associated Press WASHINGTON – NATO forces in June will make a long-planned assault on the Taliban’s spiritual home in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a senior military official said Monday. The goal is to rid the city of Taliban forces before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins in August, according to […]
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PublishedMarch 30, 2010
U.S. likely paying contractors millions for unnecessary work
– The Washington Post WASHINGTON – The U.S. government is likely paying contractors millions of dollars for unnecessary work in Iraq because the military is not giving companies clear enough guidance about reducing their employees, officials on the Commission on Wartime Contracting said Monday. There are roughly 102,000 contractors in Iraq, and each contracted worker […]
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PublishedMarch 30, 2010
Insurers agree to mend kids’ coverage gap
WASHINGTON – After battling President Obama’s health care overhaul for the better part of a year, the insurance industry said Monday it won’t try to block his efforts to fix a potentially embarrassing glitch in the new law. In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the industry’s top lobbyist said insurers […]
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PublishedMarch 30, 2010
Terror case returned to court for arguments
A judge is ordered to hear why the PLO should not have to pay for an attack that killed two people.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2010
Police seeking masked bandits who stormed, robbed casino
BASEL, Switzerland — An armed gang of masked men raided a casino packed with about 600 guests early Sunday and made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to Swiss prosecutors. In a statement, prosecutors in Basel described a scene like an action-film heist: About 10 men dressed in black arrived in two cars […]
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