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Oklahoma tornado: Governor vows to rebuild, 'regain our strength'
MOORE, Oklahoma -- Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights combed through the wreckage left by a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remained buried in the rubble of schools, homes and buildings in an Oklahoma City suburb. The massive...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Human Interest, Tornadoes, Disasters and Accidents, Government
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Witness undermines case against Russian protest leader
ReutersKIROV, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian official undermined state prosecutors' case against protest leader Alexei Navalny at his trial on theft charges on Wednesday, saying that he had done no harm. Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin's biggest critics,...Tags: Dmitry Medvedev, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, Russia
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Gov. Jerry Brown's cap-and-trade plans face opposition
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to borrow $500 million from cap-and-trade proceeds to cover general fund expenses has not been warmly welcomed in the Legislature. "It doesn’t really make sense," said Sen. Jim Beall (D-San Jose) at a budget...Tags: Regional Authority, Elections, Jim Beall, Jr., Government, Politics
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Wednesday Morning Reads: Elections, super bowls and foreclosures
TALLAHASSEE -- Good morning and happy Wednesday. Here's what we're reading this morning. Â * Orlando Sentinel reports that Gov. Scott signed the elections bill yesterday. Â * Sun-Sentinel looks at South Florida's future Super Bowl chances. Â ...Tags: Insurance, Palm Beach County, Politics, Government
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Dollar declines vs euro before Bernanke testimony
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar fell against the euro for a third day on Wednesday as investors trimmed their bets on the currency before testimony from the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Bernanke, who testifies to Congress at 10:00 a.m....Tags: Portugal, Economic Indicator, Government Ministers, G20 Summit, North Korea
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Murder of Mexican reporter in Veracruz spotlights official hostility toward press
McClatchy Foreign StaffXALAPA, Mexico Regina Martinez had a premonition that she was courting danger in the months before her death. She spoke to colleagues of her fear. She'd written articles for Proceso, Mexico's main newsweekly magazine, chronicling the overlap between...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Politics
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House gambling sponsor recuses self because of potential conflict
— The Illinois House's longtime gambling expansion point man has dropped his sponsorship of a casino bill to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Democratic Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie wrote to the House clerk that he is now affiliated with a law...
Tags: Terry Link, Rahm Emanuel, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Legal Service
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Citadel's Kenneth Griffin exposes 'cronyism,' causes a stir at Economic Club
Citadel LLC founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the financially strapped state in a speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called a local CEO to talk to him...
Tags: CNBC (tv network), Rahm Emanuel, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party, Politics
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Medicinal pot is coming. Why it's not time to worry
If it goes through, we'll see a trade-off. Increases in addiction, crime and family dissolution along with assorted benefits. But enough about the proposed expansion of casino gambling in Illinois. Today I want to talk about the inevitability of...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Crime, Law and Justice, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Health Treatments
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Illinois Sports Facilities Authority will pay legal tab for Jim Thompson
The public agency that owns U.S. Cellular Field agreed Tuesday to pay the legal expenses of its ex-chairman, former Gov. Jim Thompson, in a federal lawsuit brought against him last month by the agency's former executive director. The Illinois Sports...
Tags: James Robert Thompson, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago White Sox, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Rep. Issa tested by the spotlight
WASHINGTON — During the 2010 campaign, Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from Sherman Oaks, joked, "Every time I try to encourage the White House to do more to help us elect Democrats to the House of Representatives, I send them a picture of Darrell...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Government, Brad Sherman, Elijah E. Cummings, Culture
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Cal State moving to offer online science labs
California State University is moving aggressively to offer web-based science labs, a systemwide virtual campus and online advising as remedies for "bottlenecks" that impede student progress and graduation rates, officials said Tuesday. Some of these...Tags: Science and Technology, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Education
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