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January 9th, 2010UncategorizedPolice in the St. Louis area say an Illinois woman and her two young children who were found dead in their Illinois home were murdered, and a search is on for their killer. Tags: area, Illinois, illinois woman, st louis area, St. Louis, woman 
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January 8th, 2010Uncategorized
As the Justice Department nears the end of its investigation into lawyers who wrote memos authorizing harsh interrogations, sources tell that the report will refer people to bar associations for possible disciplinary action. But they also suggest that the investigation may stop short of recommending criminal charges.
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January 7th, 2010UncategorizedDozens of miners safety evacuated a gold mine in northeast Nevada early Tuesday after a flash in the mine's electrical system triggered the emergency response, the company said. Tags: early tuesday, mine, northeast Nevada, safety
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January 6th, 2010UncategorizedA Dominican immigrant who was held hostage and beaten after being lured to suburban Atlanta to settle a drug debt was sentenced Tuesday to nearly four years in prison for his involvement with a cocaine distribution cell. Tags: Atlanta, cocaine distribution, Dominican, hostage, suburban atlanta
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January 6th, 2010UncategorizedTwo hundred and twenty years may have passed since 1789, but there's still life in the French Revolution. During the bicentenary commemorations, though, François Mitterrand had extended an invitation to Margaret Thatcher and Joseph Mobutu to check it was dead and buried. The anniversary year also saw the fall of the Berlin Wall, prompting Francis Fukuyama to announce the “end of history”; in other words, the neoliberal domination of the world would last forever... Tags: Berlin Wall, francis fukuyama, French, Fukuyama, Joseph Mobutu, life, Margaret Thatcher
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January 1st, 2010Uncategorized
President Obama has made good on a campaign pledge. He promised to go after Americans who move their money overseas to avoid taxes. At the White House on Monday, Obama rolled out a plan to close tax loopholes and prevent companies from hiding their profits by channeling them abroad.
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December 31st, 2009UncategorizedA Maryland man was in jail Tuesday on charges he interrogated his girlfriend about her unemployment checks while holding her captive in a bedroom with the door screwed shut and a five-gallon bucket for a toilet. Tags: gallon bucket, jail, man, Maryland, unemployment checks
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December 30th, 2009UncategorizedA unanimous Supreme Court said Monday that undocumented workers who use phony IDs can't automatically be considered identity thieves. Tags: court, Supreme, unanimous supreme court, undocumented workers
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August 25th, 2009Uncategorized
Since 1965, the Voting Rights Act has required state and local governments in 16 states to get approval from the Justice Department before they change election procedures. The Supreme Court is considering a case from Canyon Creek, TX, that seeks to overturn part of the act.
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August 24th, 2009Uncategorized
Sen. Arlen Specter boosted his 2010 re-election prospects by switching to the Democratic Party, but may be vulnerable if the GOP can persuade former Gov. Tom Ridge to run, according to a poll released Monday.
Tags: Arlen, election prospects, Gov. Tom Ridge, Sen, sen arlen specter