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Today in History
Today is Saturday, March 27, the 86th day of 2010. There are 279
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 27, 1977, 583 people were killed when a KLM Boeing 747,
attempting to take off, cr
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Today in History
Today is Friday, March 26, the 85th day of 2010. There are 280
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 26, 1979, a peace treaty was signed by Israeli Prime
Minister Menachem Begin (men-AH
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Today in History
Today is Sunday, March 21, the 80th day of 2010. There are 285
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 21, 1960, about 70 people were killed in Sharpeville,
South Africa, when police fire
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Today in History
Today is Wednesday, March 24, the 83rd day of 2010. There are
282 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 24, 1980, one of El Salvador's most respected Roman
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Today in History
Today is Tuesday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2010. There are 283
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered an address to the
Virginia Provincial Convention
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Mar 14 2010 2:55AM
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| Obama nominates young liberal as federal appeals court judge... Mar 13 2010 4:33AM
There is concern among conservatives about a
young liberal scholar President Barack Obama has nominated to the
federal appeals court in San Francisco.
If confirmed, 39-year-old Gordon Liu (loo) could serve for
decades on the 9th U.S. Circuit Cou
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Mar 13 2010 3:51AM
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| Court says thimerosal did not cause autism Mar 12 2010 3:10PM
A federal court has ruled that the vaccine
additive thimerosal does not cause autism.
The court expressed sympathy for parents coping with their
autistic children, but concluded Friday that they had not proved
the children's illness was a result
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| Minister reacts to homicide charges being dropped Mar 12 2010 12:01PM
A former Billings minister who had been
charged with killing his wife on a hunting trip nearly 20 years ago
says he was relieved this week to learn the charges had been
dropped.
Cary Greenlee was charged last June with deliberate homicide in
th
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| Sell job continues...Reid's worries...Atheist's appeal... Mar 12 2010 6:04AM
Initial votes are possible next week but as
House leaders continue to outline the health care reform package to
Democratic members, few are claiming that they already have the
votes to prevail. Speaker Nancy Pelosi says it will take at least a
week
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| Atheist plans to continue challenge to pledge Mar 12 2010 5:43AM
An atheist who challenged the inclusion of
the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance says he's going
to ask a federal appeals court in San Francisco to rehear the case.
The court yesterday upheld references to God in the pledge and
on U.
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Mar 12 2010 3:51AM
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Mar 12 2010 2:41AM
A federal appeals court has ruled that the
words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We
Trust" on U.S. currency do not violate separation of church and
state.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected the two
legal ch
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 12 2010 1:45AM
A sweeping conflict-of-interest policy that
would apply to more than 18,000 University of Minnesota faculty and
staff faces an important vote.
The university regents are scheduled to vote Friday on the
guidelines of a policy that has been two ye
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| Indiana man who murdered 2 executed in Texas Mar 11 2010 8:04PM
An Indiana man, whose cross-country
crime spree with his girlfriend a decade ago ended in a gun battle
with police in San Francisco, was executed Thursday in Texas for
killing a sheriff's officer.
Thirty-one-year-old Joshua Maxwell, his voice br
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| Ginsburg endorses end to local judicial elections Mar 11 2010 7:43PM
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is
endorsing an end to the election of judges at the state and local
levels.
Ginsburg was speaking Thursday at a conference of female judges,
many who are elected. She approves of the campaign by her for
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| Blagojevich asks judge to delay corruption trial Mar 11 2010 3:24PM
Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorneys
are asking a federal judge to postpone his corruption trial, saying
they can't be ready by the scheduled June 3 start date.
The attorneys said in a six-page brief filed Thursday with U.S.
Distri
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| Court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance Mar 11 2010 2:21PM
A federal appeals court in San Francisco
has ruled that the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance
is constitutional.
In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel
rejected arguments by Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow th
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| Minnesota Supreme Court's chief justice to leave Mar 11 2010 1:32PM
The chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme
Court says he's stepping down after two years on the bench.
In a statement Thursday, Eric J. Magnuson says he's leaving
effective June 30 and returning to private practice.
In a letter to Gov. Tim
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| Vote keeps Everglades restoration deal alive Mar 11 2010 12:29PM
Florida water managers have
approved a contract extension for a bold plan to buy land from the
nation's largest cane sugar producer for Everglades restoration.
The board of the South Florida Water Management District, which
oversees restoration
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| Wis. high court sides with dealer in Volvo dispute Mar 11 2010 9:34AM
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has sided with
a truck dealership in a dispute with a major manufacturer of
semitrailers.
The court on Thursday upheld an administrative law judge's
decision that Volvo Trucks unfairly canceled a franchise agreement
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| Groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for Nets arena Mar 11 2010 9:20AM
A groundbreaking ceremony is set for the massive
development in Brooklyn that includes a new arena for the New
Jersey Nets.
The Thursday afternoon event will be attended by local and state
officials, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. Da
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Mar 11 2010 7:42AM
A district judge has ruled that Belgrade
police violated a Bozeman woman's constitutional rights while
investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian. Lora Whitmore was
30 when she was charged with negligent vehicular homicide after
56-year-old Chong
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Mar 11 2010 4:12AM
More details have been released about a
Montana soldier who was killed in Afghanistan.
The Department of Defense said Wednesday that 19-year-old Pvt.
Nicholas S. Cook of Hungry Horse was killed when insurgents opened
fire on his unit in Konar
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Mar 11 2010 3:51AM
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| Ga.'s system to defend the poor still reeling Mar 11 2010 2:13AM
Georgia's public defender system is still trying
to recover its financial footing after a courthouse gunman racked
up a $3 million defense tab on the way to his conviction.
Brian Nichols went on his rampage five years ago. Prosecutors
said Nicho
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| Homicide charged dropped against former minister Mar 10 2010 6:12PM
A judge has dismissed a deliberate homicide
charge filed last June against a former Billings minister for the
shooting death of his wife during an October 1990 hunting trip in
southern Montana.
Retired Montana Supreme Court Justice John Warner f
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| Health care rally...Csection bans criticized...Thanks from Haiti... Mar 10 2010 6:05PM
President Barack Obama says the nation's
health care system can be improved by eliminating waste,
inefficiency and fraud. He's calling on Congress to enact
legislation that would allow high-tech bounty hunters to scour
government programs. Obama also
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| Murder charged dropped against former minister Mar 10 2010 6:05PM
A judge has dismissed a murder charge filed
last June against a former Billings minister for the shooting death
of his wife during an October 1990 hunting trip in southern
Montana.
Retired Montana Supreme Court Justice John Warner found that
Ca
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| NJ judge scolded for mocking defendant's English Mar 10 2010 5:44PM
The New Jersey Supreme Court's disciplinary
committee has publicly reprimanded a lower-court judge who
belittled an immigrant defendant's poor English skills and compared
another defendant to O.J Simpson.
Ocean County Superior Court Judge James
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Mar 10 2010 3:44AM
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| Tajik court jails banned Islamic group members Mar 10 2010 3:37AM
Tajikistan's Supreme Court has
sentenced dozens of people to prison terms for belonging to a
banned Islamic organization.
The court says 23 members of the Jamaat al Tabligh were ordered
Wednesday to serve from three to six years in prison, and a
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| Fraud hunters...Toyota recalls more Tundras...Baby sling recall... Mar 9 2010 11:06PM
The White House says President Barack Obama
will authorize high-tech bounty hunters to search for health care
fraud. The idea has bipartisan support. And for the second time
this week, Obama will hold a rally to drum up support for overhaul
legislati
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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
s Note: AP Graphic YUAN DOLLAR has been canceled and won't run
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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ext. 7636). For technical and service questions, call AP Global
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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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| 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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