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Man accused of raping, beating 5 daughters

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:11:12 +0000

A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three and beating his children with boards.

Source:Man accused of raping, beating 5 daughters

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Vulture tourists, you’re in luck

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:07:11 +0000

Did you cash in? Last year at this time, well-mannered travelers with spare dollars in their wallets could pick and choose from some incredible recession-fueled deals. It’s not too late.

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Man convicted of murdering Broncos’ Williams

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:06:13 +0000

Suspected gang member Willie Clark was found guilty of murder Thursday in the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams after a New Year’s Eve outing three years ago.

Source:Man convicted of murdering Broncos’ Williams

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School cuts a no-win lesson for all

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:05:37 +0000

Msnbc.com readers share stories about how large spending cuts are leading to drastic measures in their school districts.

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Court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance (AP)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:04:59 +0000

AP - A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the use of the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance and “In God We Trust” on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments on Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state.

Source:Court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance
(AP)

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Israel seeks to patch up row over settlement plans (AFP)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:03:09 +0000

AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly apologised Thursday to US Vice President Joe Biden, hoping to defuse a row over settlements that appeared to scuttle indirect peace talks with the Palestinians.

Source:Israel seeks to patch up row over settlement plans
(AFP)

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U.S. boosted financial, tax crime probes in 2009 (Reuters)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:01:01 +0000

Reuters - The United States boosted its investigation of tax and other financial crimes by about 10 percent last year, tax authorities reported on Thursday, amid an increased push to pursue wealthy tax cheats.

Source:U.S. boosted financial, tax crime probes in 2009
(Reuters)

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Lesbian teen back at Miss. school after prom flap (AP)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:00:15 +0000

AP - An 18-year-old Mississippi lesbian student whose school district canceled her senior prom rather than allow her to escort her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo said she got some unfriendly looks from classmates when she reluctantly returned to campus Thursday.

Source:Lesbian teen back at Miss. school after prom flap
(AP)

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Mummy of Egypt's monotheist pharaoh to return home (AP)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:00:02 +0000

AP - The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt’s enduring mysteries — the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten’s mummy. The discovery could help fill out the picture of a fascinating era more than 3,300 years ago when Akhenaten embarked on history’s first attempt at monotheism.

Source:Mummy of Egypt's monotheist pharaoh to return home
(AP)

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Toyota luring buyers back with incentives

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:15:41 +0000

A high-ranking Toyota executive says the auto company’s North American sales spiked around 50 percent the first eight days of March as incentives helped lure customers.

Source:Toyota luring buyers back with incentives

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