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House Democrats ban earmarks to corporations

House Democratic leaders announced Wednesday that they will ban the much-criticized practice of using annual spending bills to direct pet projects to for-profit companies that often return… More
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Charges: 2 gave kids sleep supplement at day care

Two former Ohio day care workers have been charged with a misdemeanor for slipping an over-the-counter dietary supplement into candy and giving it to their charges to help them sleep at… More
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China critics, Net founders among record 237 Nobel contenders

A record 237 candidates are in the running for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Institute said Wednesday, with Chinese dissidents and the founders of the Internet known to be on the More
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03 2010

German Catholics to investigate abuse charges

Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday _ one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI’s brother and another more general look into… More
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03 2010

First lady pushes healthy kids campaign forward

First lady Michelle Obama is challenging software and video game designers to develop games and applications that get kids excited about living healthy. She says thousands of dollars… More
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03 2010

Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal

A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday. Known as Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, they… More
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03 2010

Charlie Sheen due back on `Two and a Half Men’

A spokesman for Charlie Sheen says the actor will soon be back at “Two and a Half Men” after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS’ top-rated sitcom. Publicist… More
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03 2010

Mass. court upholds state gun-lock requirement

The highest court in Massachusetts on Wednesday upheld the constitutionality of a state law that requires gun owners to lock weapons in their homes, a case closely watched by both… More
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03 2010

YM BioSciences closes US$17.5 million financing

Spectral appoints two new board members

Law bars Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi from elections

Myanmar’s military regime took yet another step to expunge Aung San Suu Kyi from the political scene Wednesday by effectively barring her from the first elections in 20 years and… More
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03 2010

Unemployment rises in 30 states in January

Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country. The data is somewhat better than… More
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03 2010

LEAD: Japanese crown prince arrives in Nairobi+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH CROWN PRINCE’S ARRIVAL IN NAIROBI) Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito arrived in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday afternoon on the second leg of his… More
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House debates troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

Anti-war lawmakers are getting a chance to make their case before facing almost certain defeat of a House resolution calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Rep…. More
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Boyfriend: ‘Jihad Jane’ suspect wasn’t religious

The self-dubbed “Jihad Jane” who thought her blond, all-American profile would help mask her plan to kill a Swedish cartoonist is a rare case of a U.S. woman inciting foreign terrorism and… More
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03 2010

Boyfriend: Terror suspect never practiced religion

The self-dubbed “Jihad Jane” who thought her blond, all-American profile would help mask her plan to kill a Swedish cartoonist is a rare case of a U.S. woman inciting foreign terrorism and… More
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03 2010

World’s top scientists to review climate panel

The world’s biggest scientific guns are being called in to mop up after a trickle of unsettling errors in the authoritative reports written by a global warming panel. The United… More
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03 2010

Cable, sat TV firms ask gov’t to stop TV blackouts

Cable, satellite TV and other video providers are seeking government intervention in ongoing disputes over the fees that they are charged by TV networks to carry local channels. They… More
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03 2010

Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti

President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed America’s commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene Preval he knows the… More
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03 2010

Ex-Christian Coalition head won’t run for Congress

Former Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed announced Wednesday he will not run for Congress in Georgia, saying he can do more to push a conservative agenda through his work for a political… More
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