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Roberts: Scene at State of Union `very troubling' Mar 9 2010 4:27PM
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John
Roberts says the scene at this year's State of the Union address by
President Obama was "very troubling," and he wonders if justices
should attend in the future.
Obama chided the court during his speech for
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Mar 9 2010 8:38AM
A Montana man working in the western North
Dakota oil field died after a 250-pound steel pipe fell on his
head. Christopher Whalen, of Havre, Mont., was an employee of
Erickson Contract Surveying Inc., a Sidney, Mont.-based company.
Whalen was stru
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Mar 9 2010 3:44AM
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 9 2010 3:44AM
Four people including two children have been
killed in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 2 near Libby.
The Montana Highway Patrol says 17-year-old Jacob Colclough of
Libby apparently fell asleep at the wheel and drifted off the road
at about 6 p.m
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Mar 9 2010 2:34AM
President Barack Obama meets with his
faith-based advisory council today to get its recommendations on
issues ranging from poverty and climate change to reforming the
Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
Critics have urged the of
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| Mont. lawsuit challenges corporate political ban Mar 8 2010 5:37PM
A conservative group has filed a lawsuit in
Montana seeking to overturn the state's ban on corporate political
advocacy.
The challenge from a group called the Western Tradition
Partnership comes in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision
pavi
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| Wyoming Supreme Court upholds power plant permit Mar 8 2010 4:06PM
The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld a
state air quality permit for a power plant north of Gillette.
Construction of the Dry Fork Station plant is about 75 percent
complete. Friday's ruling lifts one of the few remaining obstacles
before the Bas
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| Eds Note: AP Graphic YUAN DOLLAR has been canceled and won't run... Mar 8 2010 3:59PM
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today.
4:45 p.m. Monday, March 8, 2010
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| Accused Ga. killer uses creative legal argument Mar 8 2010 3:38PM
A Georgia man accused of killing two people is
trying to get his murder charges dismissed by using the Census
defense.
Floyd Wayne Williams Jr. is saying the charges should be dropped
or at least his trial should be delayed until the 2010 Cens
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| Mar 8 2010 2:14PM
2:15 p.m. Monday, March 8, 2010
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| RESENDING TO ADD: AP Graphic AT HOME CARE COSTS Mar 8 2010 1:25PM
2:15 p.m. Monday, March 8, 2010
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| Health care sparring...Early estimates...Court to hear vaccine... Mar 8 2010 1:04PM
The sparring over health care continues, as
Democratic leaders in Congress work on a way to pass an overhaul
measure this month. At a town hall meeting in the Philadelphia
area, President Barack Obama accused Republicans of ignoring health
care probl
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| Obama's new push...First amendment protection?...Vigil for teen... Mar 8 2010 10:58AM
President Barack Obama is turning up the
heat on the nation's health insurers as he tries to rally support
for his overhaul legislation. In a speech in suburban Philadelphia,
Obama said insurance companies have decided that they'll make money
by deny
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| Court will decide on antigay protests...Obama defends health plan... Mar 8 2010 10:09AM
The Supreme Court is getting involved in the
legal fight over the anti-gay protesters who show up at military
funerals with inflammatory messages like "Thank God for dead
soldiers." The court agreed today to consider whether the
protesters' message,
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| (Following Advance for Use Monday, March 15) Mar 8 2010 9:48AM
Today in History
Today is Monday, March 15, the 74th day of 2010. There are 291
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 15, 44 B.C., Roman dictator Julius Caesar was
assassinated by a group of nobles that
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| (Following Advance for Use Friday, March 19) Mar 8 2010 9:48AM
Today in History
Today is Friday, March 19, the 78th day of 2010. There are 287
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 19, 1860, lawyer, congressman, three-time Democratic
presidential nominee and U.S. S
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| Court rejects Texas appeal in murder case Mar 8 2010 9:34AM
The Supreme Court is turning down Texas'
attempt to get a death sentence reimposed on a convicted killer who
lower courts have found is mentally impaired.
The justices rejected the state's appeal Monday in the case of
Eric Lynn Moore, one of fou
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| Court won't disturb ban on death row interviews Mar 8 2010 9:34AM
The Supreme Court will not tinker with a
federal prison policy that prohibits death row inmates from giving
face-to-face interviews to reporters.
The justices on Monday turned down an appeal from David Paul
Hammer, an inmate on the federal gover
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| Court will hear case about vaccine side effects Mar 8 2010 9:27AM
The Supreme Court says it will decide whether
drug makers can be sued by parents who claim their children
suffered serious health problems from vaccines.
The justices on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from parents in
Pittsburgh who want to sue
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| Court will decide if NASA checks can continue Mar 8 2010 9:27AM
The Supreme Court will decide whether to
continue to block background checks of low-risk employees at NASA's
Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.
The high court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from the space
agency, which had its worker i
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| Court to rule in military funeral protest case Mar 8 2010 9:27AM
The Supreme Court is getting involved in the
legal fight over the anti-gay protesters who show up at military
funerals with inflammatory messages like "Thank God for dead
soldiers."
The court agreed Monday to consider whether the protesters'
mess
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Mar 8 2010 3:44AM
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Mar 8 2010 3:09AM
A rural Elk Point man has been indicted
on charges he raped a young girl. Court documents say Trent
Hemmingsen raped the girl, now 7, in his home during the summers of
2008 and 2009. The relationship between Hemmingsen and the girl
wasn't disclosed.
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| ExHonduran leader to pen book about 2009 coup Mar 7 2010 9:28PM
Former Honduran President Manuel
Zelaya plans to write a book describing his ouster last year.
Zelaya says Honduras' business elite was behind last June's
military-backed coup that sent him into exile.
In a television interview broadcast in
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| Appeal filed in SD school funding case Mar 7 2010 4:55PM
A group of schools that lost a court fight
over the state's school funding formula has filed an appeal to the
South Dakota Supreme Court.
The South Dakota Coalition of Schools, which filed the lawsuit
in 2006, maintains that the state's funding
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| (Following Advance for Use Monday, March 15) Mar 7 2010 9:34AM
Today in History
Today is Monday, March 15, the 74th day of 2010. There are 291
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 15, 44 B.C., Roman dictator Julius Caesar was
assassinated by a group of nobles that
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| (Following Advance for Use Friday, March 19) Mar 7 2010 9:34AM
Today in History
Today is Friday, March 19, the 78th day of 2010. There are 287
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 19, 1860, lawyer, congressman, three-time Democratic
presidential nominee and U.S. S
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Mar 7 2010 3:44AM
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| (Following Advance for Use Sunday, March 7) Mar 7 2010 2:27AM
! ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY !
On March 7, 1946, "The Lost Weekend" was named best picture at
the Academy Awards. Ray Milland won the best actor award for his
role in t
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Mar 6 2010 3:44AM
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| Texas judge says death penalty unconstitutional Mar 6 2010 3:03AM
The state attorney general in Texas is accusing a
judge of engaging in "unabashed judicial activism" by declaring
the death penalty to be unconstitutional.
Attorney General Greg Abbott is offering to help the district
attorney appeal the decisio
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| No oath no conviction, Mich. court says Mar 5 2010 3:59PM
A Michigan man sent to prison for 15
years is getting a new trial after the judge failed to do a routine
procedure ask the jury to take an oath.
Timothy Becktel was sentenced in 2008 for assault with intent to
murder. But his appellate lawyer s
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Mar 5 2010 3:44AM
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| Venezuelan court reinstates antiChavez mayor Mar 4 2010 9:28PM
Venezuela's highest court has
reinstated an opposition mayor, just one week after it annulled his
election and replaced him with a supporter of President Hugo
Chavez.
The decision came from justices on the Supreme Court's
constitutional council
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| ADDS Graphic CAR BLACK BOX Mar 4 2010 4:34PM
5:20 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2010
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| Mar 4 2010 4:34PM
4:45 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2010
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| Israeli court scolds police for limiting protests Mar 4 2010 9:55AM
Israel's Supreme Court has reprimanded
Jerusalem police for not permitting groups to protest the eviction
of Palestinians from their homes in favor of Jewish settlers.
The weekly protests in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheik
Jarrah have b
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 4 2010 4:19AM
Two Georgia men convicted of abusing
their horses during an extended pack trip in western Montana have
been sentenced to six months in jail.
A District Court jury last week convicted 72-year-old Craig
Heydon and his 38-year-old son, Curtis.
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Mar 4 2010 3:44AM
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Mar 4 2010 2:27AM
The Jonas Brothers will be busy on
Easter Sunday.
The Rev. Rick Warren, pastor of California's Saddleback Church,
has told his congregation that the pop group will perform at a
special Easter service in Angels Stadium in Anaheim marking the
meg
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Mar 3 2010 5:58PM
TransCanada executives say they will
consider letting Montana and North Dakota crude oil onto a proposed
pipeline to the Gulf Coast. TransCanada Vice President Robert Jones
met today with oil company representatives assembled in Billings by
Montana G
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| NJ hands over Tropicana control to Icahn Mar 3 2010 4:55PM
New Jersey has ended its
conservatorship at Tropicana Casino and Resort after 27 months,
giving final approval of a sale of the casino to billionaire Carl
Icahn.
The state Casino Control Commission also gave interim
authorization to allow Icahn
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| Mar 3 2010 4:27PM
4:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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| Supco upholds minister's conviction in sex case Mar 3 2010 3:59PM
The Montana Supreme Court has upheld rape
and sexual assault convictions against a former Livingston minister
who was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Terrence Passmore had appealed his December 2007 convictions
arguing that the state took too l
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| OpenWire Video News Feed Mar 3 2010 11:47AM
- John Pilkington's boss
wouldn't take no for an answer. During more than two years as a
food runner at an upscale steakhouse in Scottsdale, Ariz.,
Pilkington says his male supervisor repeatedly groped, fondled and
otherwise sexually harassed him more
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| Court questions suit against former Somali leader Mar 3 2010 11:12AM
The Supreme Court is questioning whether a
former prime minister of Somalia can be sued in U.S. courts for
allegedly overseeing killings and other atrocities.
Mohamed Ali Samantar was defense minister and prime minister of
Somalia in the 1980s a
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Mar 3 2010 3:51AM
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Mar 3 2010 2:41AM
An Ohio teenager who ran away after
converting to Christianity and her Muslim parents have agreed to
continue counseling to work out their differences.
Attorneys for 17-year-old Rifqa Bary and her parents came to the
understanding Tuesday after
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| DC churches schedule samesex weddings Mar 2 2010 9:21PM
Some churches in Washington D.C. are
scheduling weddings for gay and lesbian couples now that same-sex
marriage has become legal in the nation's capital.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block the law from
taking effect, freeing the city
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 2 2010 7:22PM
Authorities say they believe a body found in a
grave is a San Diego County teen who went missing last week.
Sheriff William Gore says the body was located Tuesday afternoon
in a shallow grave near a lake. Gore says it is believed to be that
of 1
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| APNewsBreak: WA changes execution method Mar 2 2010 5:44PM
Washington state has changed its method of
execution from a three-drug cocktail to a one-drug system.
State Attorney General Rob McKenna filed paperwork with the
state Supreme Court on Tuesday asking it to dismiss portions of an
appeal by death-
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| U.S. promises aid...Missionaries not released...Gay marriage... Mar 2 2010 5:02PM
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton has promised Chilean officials that the U.S. will help it
with earthquake relief. Clinton made a brief stop in Chile's
capital today and dropped off 25 satellite phones. She said the
U.S. is ready to hel
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| Court refuses to stop DC's gay marriage law Mar 2 2010 4:34PM
The Supreme Court has refused to stop the
District of Columbia's gay marriage law.
The court on Tuesday turned down requests from gay marriage
opponents to stop the law, which will take effect on Wednesday.
Opponents of the law had argued t
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| Mar 2 2010 4:13PM
4:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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| Senate confirms Keenan to Appeals Court seat Mar 2 2010 2:00PM
The Senate has unanimously confirmed Virginia
Supreme Court Justice Barbara Milano Keenan to a seat on the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
The vote Tuesday was 99-0 for Keenan, the first female judge
elected in Virginia and the o
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| Quake relief...Republican roots?...GM's 'fair share'... Mar 2 2010 11:05AM
Chile's president says relief supplies
are being distributed to earthquake survivors, but that it's still
hard to get those supplies to remote areas. She spoke during a news
conference with visiting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton,
who said
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| Court says freelancer settlement can be approved Mar 2 2010 10:02AM
The Supreme Court has revived an $18 million
settlement of a dispute involving payment to freelance writers for
online use of their work.
The high court on Tuesday overturned a lower court decision to
throw out a settlement between freelancers,
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| High court says no to sameday audio on guns case Mar 2 2010 8:03AM
The Supreme Court is declining to release the
audio of Wednesday's high-profile argument over gun rights upon its
conclusion.
Spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said the court turned down a request by
broadcasters, often made in closely watched cases, to
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| High court looks at reach of Second Amendment Mar 2 2010 4:12AM
The right to bear arms is back before the
Supreme Court. This time the focus is on handgun bans in Chicago
and one of its suburbs.
The justices were hearing arguments Tuesday in a case that asks
them to extend their 2008 decision striking down a
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Mar 2 2010 3:51AM
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Mar 2 2010 2:34AM
Former Republican presidential candidate
Mike Huckabee says professions like politics, media and finance are
likely to go bad unless Christians get involved.
The former Arkansas governor, who now hosts a weekly TV show,
says he believes that's w
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| Once a leader in school diversity, NC retrenches Mar 2 2010 2:13AM
A North Carolina school district long
considered a model for classroom diversity is on the verge of
repealing the student assignment policy that made it possible.
The Wake County school board has scheduled a vote for Tuesday
afternoon. The new b
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| Mexico: Gov't officials negligent in daycare fire Mar 1 2010 10:10PM
A Mexican [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]] commission says 16
local, state and federal officials failed to ensure the safety of a
day care center where a fire killed 49 children last year.
Among the officials cited is Juan Molinar, wh
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| Another legal win for Brooklyn arena developers Mar 1 2010 10:03PM
Developers could soon break ground on a massive
New York City project that includes a new professional basketball
arena.
A state Supreme Court judge in Brooklyn on Monday rejected a
legal challenge by homeowners and businesses to the state's use
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 1 2010 7:01PM
The mayor of the Chilean city of
Concepcion (kuhn-sep-see-OHN') says some food aid is arriving for
survivors of the powerful weekend quake.
But electricity is still out, and water is scarce.
And looters have re-emerged, despite beefed-up se
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| DC gay marriage opponents appeal to high court Mar 1 2010 5:23PM
Opponents of gay marriage are asking the
Supreme Court to put a hold on the District of Columbia's new law
allowing same-sex couples to wed.
The new law, passed in December, is supposed to take effect
Wednesday. Court papers filed Monday with Ch
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| Mar 1 2010 3:52PM
4:45 p.m. Monday, March 1, 2010
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| Chicagoans hope stories will help overturn gun ban Mar 1 2010 2:35PM
The lead plaintiffs in challenging Chicago's
28-year-old ban on handguns are not stereotypical gun-rights
advocates.
They are hard-working, law-abiding Chicagoans that opponents of
the city's ban say should be allowed to protect themselves from
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| UN to send aid...Boost for school...More Iraqi deaths... Mar 1 2010 1:04PM
The U.N. says it will be rushing aid
deliveries to Chile, after an appeal from that country's leader. In
the aftermath of Saturday's strong quake, Chile is looking for
field hospitals, satellite phones, generators and other aid. The
mayor of Concepci
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| Court weights if silence alone can invoke Miranda Mar 1 2010 11:19AM
The Supreme Court appears ready to tell
suspects that if they want the right to remain silent, they have to
say so.
The high court heard an appeal from Michigan prosecutors whose
conviction was thrown out because police kept interrogating the
s
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| Court weighs if silence alone can invoke Miranda Mar 1 2010 11:19AM
The Supreme Court appears ready to tell
suspects that if they want the right to remain silent, they have to
say so.
The high court heard an appeal from Michigan prosecutors whose
conviction was thrown out because police kept interrogating the
s
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| High court hears exEnron CEO Skilling's appeal Mar 1 2010 11:12AM
Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling is asking
the Supreme Court to throw out his convictions in connection with
the collapse of the energy giant that cost thousands of jobs and
billions of dollars.
Lawyers for Skilling and the government are appea
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| Rescuers hear sounds...Stocks move higher...Paterson to stay... Mar 1 2010 10:02AM
Rescuers say they're hearing knocking
from trapped victims inside a toppled 70-unit apartment building in
the Chilean city of Concepcion (kohn-sehp-SYOHN'). They've started
drilling holes through thick walls in hopes of reaching them.
Chilean offic
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| High court turns down Harbison appeal in Tenn. Mar 1 2010 10:02AM
The Supreme Court has declined a Tennessee
death row inmate's challenge to the state's lethal injection
process.
The court rejected without comment Monday an appeal from Edward
Jerome Harbison. He was convicted in the 1983 beating death of an
e
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| Court won't hear Hustler's appeal Mar 1 2010 9:41AM
The Supreme Court is allowing a lawsuit to
proceed against Hustler Magazine over decades-old nude photographs
of a woman that were published after she was killed by her husband,
wrestler Chris Benoit.
The court turned down Hustler's appeal Monda
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| Court orders new look at Fla. murder case Mar 1 2010 9:20AM
The Supreme Court has thrown out a Florida
court ruling favorable to a former male model sentenced to death
for fatally stabbing his friend and an office worker.
The justices on Monday ordered the Florida Supreme Court to take
a new look at the
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| Court dismisses Uighurs' appeal in detention case Mar 1 2010 9:20AM
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from
the seven Chinese Muslim detainees at Guantanamo Bay because they
have been offered another place to live.
The justices also said Monday lower courts should take a new
look at their case, however. T
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| Supreme Court declines new 10 Commandments fight Mar 1 2010 9:20AM
The Supreme Court has declined to get involved
in a new dispute over a Ten Commandments display on public
property.
The justices on Monday left in place a lower court decision that
a Ten Commandments marker in Haskell County, Okla., must go.
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| Court turns down energy company over Okla. taxes Mar 1 2010 9:20AM
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from
an energy company over a court ruling that could allow counties in
Oklahoma to collect taxes on natural gas that is shipped by
pipelines that run through the counties.
The justices did not comment Mo
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| (Following Advance for Use Thursday, March 11) Mar 1 2010 9:13AM
Today in History
Today is Thursday, March 11, the 70th day of 2010. There are 295
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 11, 1985, Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed
the late Soviet President Kon
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