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George Huguely guilty of second-degree murder - Washington Post


Sydney Morning Herald

George Huguely guilty of second-degree murder
Washington Post
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V was convicted of second-degree murder Wednesday and could face more than 40 years in prison. A jury of seven men and five women decided Hu…

Governor of Virginia Calls for Changes in Abortion Bill - New York Times


USA TODAY

Governor of Virginia Calls for Changes in Abortion Bill
New York Times
Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia reversed his position on Wednesday on a bill requiring women to have a vaginal ultrasound before undergoing an abortion. It was a sudden change of position for a conservative governor who is …

Justices Appear Open to Affirming Medal Law - New York Times


USA TODAY

Justices Appear Open to Affirming Medal Law
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Over the course of an hourlong argument on Wednesday, the Supreme Court seemed gradually to accept that it might be able to uphold a federal law that makes it a crime to lie about military honors, notwithstanding the Firs…

Santorum at center stage in Arizona Republican debate - Reuters


Globe and Mail

Santorum at center stage in Arizona Republican debate
Reuters
By Steve Holland | MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - Rivals heaped criticism on surprise front-runner Rick Santorum in a debate among Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday, hoping to stall his surge at a pivotal period in th…

Sarah Palin: press 'wee-weed up' over Santorum Satan speech. Is she right? - Christian Science Monitor


Christian Science Monitor

Sarah Palin: press 'wee-weed up' over Santorum Satan speech. Is she right?
Christian Science Monitor
Sarah Palin has criticized the 'lame-stream media' for making too much of Rick Santorum's 2008 statement that Satan is attacking America. But the media aren't the only ones con…

Mayor: 2 shot at Conn. hospital; suspect arrested - USA TODAY


USA TODAY

Mayor: 2 shot at Conn. hospital; suspect arrested
USA TODAY
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) – Two people were shot at a rehabilitation hospital on Wednesday, and someone believed to be an employee was arrested, the mayor and other authorities said. By Jessica Hill, AP Emergency personnel tie yellow t…

Obama signs payroll tax cut extension into law, includes jobless benefits - Washington Post


Los Angeles Times

Obama signs payroll tax cut extension into law, includes jobless benefits
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed the payroll tax cut extension into law Wednesday, notching an election-year victory and rare bipartisan agreement in the continuing partisan battle over…

Engineers' union files lawsuit asking federal judge to block Indiana's right ... - Washington Post


Plain Dealer

Engineers' union files lawsuit asking federal judge to block Indiana's right ...
Washington Post
INDIANAPOLIS — Union members went to federal court Wednesday to ask a judge to block Indiana's new right-to-work law from being enforced, the first lawsuit and latest conflict over the divisive…

Man charged in US Capitol bomb plot to remain jailed - CNN International


Al-Arabiya

Man charged in US Capitol bomb plot to remain jailed
CNN International
By Carol Cratty, CNN Alexandria, Virginia (CNN) -- A Moroccan man charged with plotting a suicide bomb attack on the US Capitol will remain in jail, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Amine El Khalifi made a brief appearanc…

Author Ann Rule plans book on Powell slayings, disappearance - TheNewsTribune.com


StandardNet

Author Ann Rule plans book on Powell slayings, disappearance
TheNewsTribune.com
Crime writer Ann Rule plans a book on the story of Susan Cox Powell, who disappeared more than two years ago, and her husband, Josh, who killed himself and his two sons in a fiery blaze earlier this month. By Me…