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Supreme Court Roundup: Court Takes Case of Church Protesting Marine’s Funeral
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether the father of a fallen Marine may sue protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church who picketed the funeral.
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Obama Names Robert Harding, Retired General, to Lead Security Agency
President Obama plans to appoint a former senior Army official with a career in intelligence to lead the Transportation Security Administration, according to an administration official.
National Briefing | West: California: Man Charged in Student Visa Fraud
A California man was charged Monday with operating a ring of illegal test-takers who helped dozens of Middle Eastern citizens obtain United States student visas.
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Deal to Save Everglades May Help Sugar Firm
Florida’s plan to reclaim the wetlands is instead on track to rescue the fortunes of United States Sugar.
U.S. Hopes Exports Will Help Open Closed Societies
The Treasury Department will issue a general license for the export of free personal Internet services and software geared toward Iran, Cuba and Sudan.
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Officials Step Up Enforcement of Rights Laws in Education
Education Secretary Arne Duncan plans to say an office “has not been as vigilant as it should have been” on discrimination.
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Sex Offender Allowed to Live Near School
When parents complained about a sex offender living across from an elementary school in California, authorities said there was nothing they could do.
Posted in World Tagged Child Abuse and Neglect, Courts, Education and Schools, English, Piedmont (Calif), Sex Crimes, US Leave a comment
Lessons at Indian Hospital About Births
A small, underfunded hospital in Arizona, with about 500 births a year, is outperforming richer institutions when it comes to keeping Caesarean rates down.
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Music: Minstrels in the Court of the Kingpin
The monitoring of Los Tucanes’ music is part of a wider effort by the Mexican government to crack down on narcocorridos.
Congressman Accused of Harassment Resigns
Eric J. Massa, who had announced a few days ago that he would retire from the House at the end of his term, moved up his departure to next week, citing health reasons.
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Miami Board Looks to Close Two Hospitals
At risk of running out of money in May, Miami’s public health care system is also considering laying off 4,487 employees, a third of its work force.
White House Postpones Picking Site of 9/11 Trial
The Obama administration said it would make no decision on where to prosecute the terror case “for weeks.”
National Briefing | Southwest: Arizona: Six Die in Crash of Illegal Bus
A bus that transportation officials say was operating illegally hit a pickup truck 25 miles south of Phoenix, also injuring 16 others.
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National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Judge Assails Death Penalty
A judge in Harris County, which sends more inmates to death row than any other in the nation, has declared the death penalty unconstitutional.
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California Students Protest Education Cuts
The demonstrations, which are backed by a range of groups, are taking place on college campuses and at public schools.
Closing of Rest Stops Stirs Anger in Arizona
The state’s decision to close 13 highway rest stops has been met with more anger than other cost-cutting moves.
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School Is Linked To Visa Fraud
Two Florida women who operated a language school in Miami were charged with immigration violations in connection with fraudulent applications for student visas.
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Modesto Cartagena, Hero of Korea, Is Dead at 87
Fighting in an Army regiment made up almost entirely of Puerto Rican soldiers, Mr. Cartagena helped win victories over discrimination as well as Communist troops.
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Cancer Kills Many Sea Lions, and Its Cause Remains a Mystery
A sizable proportion of California sea lions have died of cancer, and in trying to determine the disease’s cause, researchers have come up with three suspects.
NASA Chief Denies Talk of Averting Obama Plan
Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr. said he agreed with a Constellation program proposal for the nation’s space program.
Californians Compete for a Shot at Redistricting
Thousands applied for 14 positions to help redraw the state’s 120 districts, the only citizen effort of its kind.
No-Child Law Is a Highlight of Hearing on Education
Education Secretary Arne Duncan has a large, ambitious agenda, of which the revision of the No Child Left Behind law is perhaps the most prominent question mark.
Justices Weigh Claims Over Torture in Somalia
The Supreme Court wrestled with seemingly conflicting laws in determining whether foreign officials can be sued in the United States.
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National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Murder Convictions Set Aside
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agreed Wednesday to set aside the convictions of two Dallas men wrongly imprisoned for capital murder.
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First Gambit in Battle to Lead Texas
The confetti had barely settled on the primaries when the Democratic nominee went after Gov. Rick Perry.
Cheese Thief Jailed for 7 Years in California
On Monday, more than a year after a man was arrested outside a market in California with a $3.99 bag of Tillamook shredded cheese in his pants he had not paid for, a judge decided to go relatively easy on him, sentencing him to seven years and eight months in jail.
‘Yes’ for Texas Governor Is ‘No’ to Washington
In the Republican primary, Gov. Rick Perry rode a wave of anti-Washington sentiment and fended off a challenge from Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.
Posted in World Tagged Debra, English, Governors (US), Hutchison, Kay Bailey, Medina, Perry, Primaries and Caucuses, Republican Party, Rick, Texas, United States Politics and Government, US Leave a comment
Justices Reinstate Settlement With Writers
The Supreme Court was unanimous in its decision, which overturned an appeals court ruling that rejected the settlement in a copyright case.
National Briefing | Education: States Band Together to Increase Graduation Rates for College
Seventeen states have formed an alliance to improve college completion rates. The nonprofit group has raised $12 million.
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Tailgating Outside the Supreme Court, Without the Cars
For dozens of people, Monday was a night spent outdoors on the Supreme Court steps as a big gun-control case on Tuesday attracted many people who wanted to watch the legal proceedings.
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Texas Mother ‘Ecstatic’ About Posthumous Pardon for Wrongfully Convicted Son
On Monday, Gov. Rick Perry signed the first posthumous pardon ever issued by the state of Texas, officially clearing a man who had been wrongfully convicted of rape in 1986.
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California Ex-Governor Announces Encore Run
California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced his candidacy for governor on Tuesday.
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National Briefing | West: California: Sea Lions Returning to the Docks in San Francisco
Sea lions are returning to Pier 39 in San Francisco after an abrupt disappearance that left tourists disappointed and experts baffled.
National Briefing | West: California: O.J. Simpson’s Clothes Are Rejected by the Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institution has rejected the suit that O. J. Simpson wore when he was acquitted of murder.
National Briefing | West: California: White Hood Prompts Inquiry on San Diego Campus
The police at the University of California, San Diego, are investigating the discovery Monday night of what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan-style hood on a statue outside the main campus library.
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National Briefing | West: California: Lawsuit Challenges Medical Marijuana Crackdown
A lawsuit filed Tuesday challenges Los Angeles’s crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries, claiming that it would force nearly all of them to close.
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Supreme Court Still Divided on Guns
The justices are considering a sequel to the blockbuster 2008 decision, District of Columbia v. Heller.
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As Republicans Vote, Texas Primary Seems Close No More
Gov. Rick Perry’s success in portraying Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison as a Washington insider has given him a comfortable lead heading into Tuesday’s primary for governor.
Posted in World Tagged Elections, English, Hutchison, Kay Bailey, Perry, Politics and Government, Republican Party, Rick, Senate, Texas, United States Politics and Government, US Leave a comment
In California, Brown Is Said to Be Seeking His Old Job Back
Attorney General Jerry Brown is set to announce long-anticipated plans to run for governor, a person close to the campaign said.
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From Churchgoer to Charges as Church Burner
People in East Texas are trying to figure out how two men raised in religious families came to be accused of breaking into and setting fire to 10 churches.
Posted in World Tagged Arson, Bourque, Christians and Christianity, Churches, Daniel G., English, Jason R., McAllister, Religion and Belief, US Leave a comment
Decision Could Allow Anonymous Political Contributions by Businesses
Finance lawyers say a January Supreme Court decision potentially allows corporations to operate behind the anonymity of their donations to nonprofit groups.
The Cost of Doing Nothing on Health Care
In health care, there will be no status quo, with or without an overhaul. Prices will rise beyond reach. Then what happens?
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Politics: Senator Pushes His Plan to Overhaul Health Care
State Senator Mark Leno is moving ahead with a bill that would create a single-payer system for health care in California.
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National Briefing | West: California: State Office Buildings Go on the Market
The state has put up the “for sale” sign on 11 state office buildings.
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National Briefing | West: California: Parched Farms Get a Measure of Relief
More water will be allocated to the state’s drought-stricken farms and cities this year, thanks to improved rain and snow levels, federal and state regulators said Friday.
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National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Sweep Seeks Criminal Immigrants
Federal, local and state authorities arrested 284 immigrants with criminal records during a three-day enforcement surge across Texas.
National Briefing | South: Florida: SeaWorld to Resume Whale Shows
SeaWorld will resume its killer whale shows on Saturday, three days after the largest orca in captivity dragged a trainer to her death.
California Campus Sees Uneasy Race Relations
Racial incidents at the University of California, San Diego, fed a simmering, some say much-needed, debate over race relations.
Radiation Bills Raise Question of Supervision
Officials are investigating billing practices at a Florida cancer center, a case that points up oversight concerns.
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The TV Watch: Parties Jousting With Dire Warnings
Narrative choices designed to frighten were at the heart of the marathon health care summit meeting on Thursday.
Coming to Terms With a Street Food Boom
Officials are concerned that unlicensed vendors are operating without health department inspections, and restaurants complain of that street merchants’ low costs.
Posted in World Tagged English, Food, Oakland (Calif), Restaurants, San Francisco (Calif), San Francisco Bay Area (Calif), Street, US, Vendors Leave a comment
Democrat Seeks Part of Spotlight in Florida Senate Race
Representative Kendrick B. Meek, the leading Democrat in the race for a Senate seat, has struggled amid all the attention being paid to the Republican primary.
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California Deputy Is Killed in Gun Battle
Two other officers were wounded when a fire investigation in rural Fresno County turned into a gun battle and standoff.
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National Briefing | Washington: House Votes to Extend Jobless Pay
The House approved a measure extending a series of programs including unemployment benefits and subsidies to help pay health premiums through the Cobra program.
National Briefing | Southwest: Arizona: Confession Thrown Out in Killings at Buddhist Temple
A court ruled that a teenager’s confession to nine killings at a Buddhist temple was involuntary because he was not properly read his rights by the officers who arrested him.
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National Briefing | West: California: Watching Their Mouths
The State Assembly passed a resolution on Thursday that would establish the first week of March as “Cuss Free Week” throughout the state.
Calif. Deputy Dead, Officer Critical After Shooting
Two Fresno County deputies and a police officer were shot Thursday by a man who then barricaded himself inside a house and continued to fire on law enforcement officials, authorities said.
At Closing Plant, Ordeal Included Heart Attacks
A growing body of research suggests job loss can have profound health consequences for workers.
Death Penalty Is Thrown Out in Texas Murders
A Texas court has thrown out the death sentence of a man after revelations that the judge and the prosecutor in his case had had an extramarital affair.
Posted in World Tagged Capital Punishment, Charles Dean, Courts, Decisions and Verdicts, English, Hood, Jury System, Murders and Attempted Murders, US Leave a comment
Health Executive Defends Premiums
The president of WellPoint told a House panel that the increase was justified by soaring costs, and that pending legislation could make the problem worse.
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Radiation Errors Reported in Missouri
CoxHealth in Springfield, Mo., said 76 patients over five years were overdosed because powerful new equipment had been set up incorrectly.
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National Briefing | South: Florida: Smoker’s Award Is Slashed
A judge on Wednesday reduced to nearly $39 million the $300 million in damages that had been awarded to a Florida smoker against Philip Morris USA.
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Economic Scene: Big Questions Still Linger on Eve of Health Care Meeting
Thursday’s meeting is mostly for show, but it could affect whether Congress passes a sweeping bill, a small bill or no bill.
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Illness Hinders Plans to Close Immigration Jail
The Varick Detention Facility in Greenwich Village is supposed to relocate 300 detainees to New Jersey by Friday.
National Briefing | Health: Doctors Are Working Fewer Hours
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National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Family Sues Clinton for Motorcade Fatality
The family of a Dallas policeman who died when thrown from his motorcycle in February 2008 while driving in a motorcade for then-presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has sued her, the city and the maker of his helmet.
National Briefing | Education: Tuition Rises at Yale
Yale University said undergraduate tuition, room and board will increase 4.8 percent to $49,800 for the 2010-11 school year.
U.S. Offers Solar Project a Crucial Loan Guarantee
BrightSource Energy, backed by Google and other companies, is planning to build a large-scale solar power plant in the California desert.
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National Briefing | West: California: Hospital Owner Sentenced for Kickbacks
A former Los Angeles hospital owner was sentenced Monday to more than three years in federal prison for paying kickbacks to recruit patients.
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National Briefing | Southwest: Arizona: Condors Died of Lead Poisoning
Tests show that three rare California condors found dead in northern Arizona last month died because they ingested lead pellets while feeding on carrion.
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Tip Helped Lead to Arrests in Texas Fires
Footprints and an anonymous caller aided the arrests of two young men in connection with fires that destroyed 10 churches.
Posted in World Tagged Arson, Bourque, Churches, Daniel G., English, Fires and Firefighters, Jason R., McAllister, Texas, US Leave a comment
This Land: A New Exit to Space Readies for Business
Spaceport America, a $198 million project by the State of New Mexico, intends to plumb the commercial potential of the suborbital heavens, including a two-hour trip into space.
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2 Men Charged in Texas Church Fire
The two men were charged with felony arson and are suspected in nine other blazes this year.
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Lawmakers Consider an Animal Abuse Registry
A proposal would make California the first state to place animal abusers on the same level as sex offenders.
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2 Men Charged in Texas Church Fire
The two men were charged with with felony arson and are suspected in a string of similar blazes this year.
Texas Senator Now a Challenger Lagging in Polls
The Republican primary for governor in Texas is pitting a popular senator against a once-vulnerable incumbent.
Posted in World Tagged Elections, English, Governors (US), Hutchison, Kay Bailey, Perry, Politics and Government, Republican Party, Rick, Texas, US Leave a comment
Health Executive to Lead N.A.A.C.P.
Roslyn M. Brock, 44, the board’s current vice chairman, will take the reins from Julian Bond who had served for 12 years.
Chicago News Cooperative: For Many Latina Teens, Gang Life Adds to Stress
The experiences of a young Hispanic girl, formerly a gang member, typify the pressures such girls face.
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Prototype: Building a Better Mailbox
Flexibility and persistence helped a California couple create and successfully market their lockable mailboxes.
Steelworkers Say Reactors Will Create Overseas Jobs
The Obama administration says building a nuclear plant in Georgia would create jobs, but steelworkers said the parts would come from foreign manufacturers.
For Texas Pilot, Rage Simmered With Few Hints
The amateur pilot who crashed his plane into an I.R.S. building was described as a companionable family man.
Conservatives Get a Look at Possible Candidates
Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney offered a portrait of how they plan to run against President Obama, and seek to harness Tea Party energy.
U.S. Asks Justices to Review Tobacco Company Ruling
The Supreme Court was asked to review a 2006 federal fraud racketeering conviction against the tobacco industry.
In Jury Selection for Hate Crime, a Struggle to Find Tolerance