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Judge denies Sandusky's bid for more particulars

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The judge in former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's child sexual abuse case said Tuesday that a defense request for more information regarding when and where the alleged crimes occurred is moot because prosecutors have said they cannot produce additional detail.

Judge John Cleland ...

Fleischer: No end in sight for this race

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 13:41
CNN contributors talk about the impact of Rick Santorum's Southern sweep.
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Zillmer: Psychological toll of war

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 13:41
Eric Zillmer says an American soldier's horrific murder of 16 Afghan civilians cannot be explained solely by traumatic brain injury.
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First lady to attend Olympic Games opening

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 13:41
First lady Michelle Obama will lead the U.S. delegation to the opening ceremonies of the London Olympics, an administration official said Tuesday.
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Gingrich vs. Romney over grits

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 13:41
It's Newt vs. Mitt over cheesy grits. CNN's Jeanne Moos has the nitty gritty on the battle over grits.
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Politicians riff on grits, drinking

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 13:41
President Obama seeks bi-rivalry support, Santorum imbibes in his youth, and Romney, Gingrich tout their love for grits.
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Powers: Missouri, don't honor Limbaugh

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 13:41
Ron Powers says state leaders should be repudiating, not rewarding the offensive radio host with plans to erect a bust of him in the state capital
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Fluke: Slurs won't silence women

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 13:41
Sandra Fluke says opponents' smears on her and other women's characters will not silence the voices in support of contraception as a basic health need.
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Miller: Why U.S., Israel aren't aligned on Iran

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 13:41
Aaron David Miller says last week's meeting between Obama and Netanyahu was their best yet, but they still differ on many things
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Obama, Cameron to take in NCAA game

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 13:41
President Barack Obama, a well-known basketball fan, will treat British Prime Minister David Cameron to a little March Madness Tuesday as the two head to Ohio to catch an NCAA men's tournament basketball game.
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N.H. town to vote on renaming Jew Pond

MONT VERNON, N.H. — Residents of a rural New Hampshire town will have a chance to vote Tuesday night on whether to rename a fishing and skating spot that's been called Jew Pond since the 1920s.

Mont Vernon town health officer Rich Masters pushed for the vote after the name appeared ...

Defense rests in Va. Tech wrongful-death trial

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — The state rested Tuesday after witnesses in a wrongful-death lawsuit testified that Virginia Tech officials acted properly on April 16, 2007, when a lone gunman killed 32 on the Blacksburg campus and then himself.

Attorneys for the state, the lone defendant in the civil trial, presented ...

Job openings fell in January from 3½ year high

WASHINGTON — The number of U.S. jobs openings fell in January from a three and a half year high. The modest decline suggests hiring could continue at its healthy pace but may not accelerate.

The Labor Department says employers posted 3.46 million job openings in January. That's down from 3.54 ...

Summations begin in Rutgers webcam spying trial

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man said Tuesday that his client is a kid, not a criminal, his lawyer said Tuesday in closing arguments.

Defense attorney Steven Altman said Dharun Ravi was ...

Wis. prosecutors likely to show video of emaciated girl

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors are expected to play a video in court Tuesday that shows an emaciated 15-year-old girl telling police her father and stepmother kept her in a basement for years and starved her, leaving her to fend for herself off scraps she found on the floor ...

Southwest says it won't make a profit in 1st quarter

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines doesn't expect to earn a profit in the first quarter because of higher fuel costs.

Chief Financial Officer Laura Wright said Tuesday that jet fuel prices have been higher than the airline expected — about $3.50 per gallon instead of the $3.35 it had been forecasting.

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Boston police clamp down on slam dancing

BOSTON (AP) – Add slam dancing to activities banned in Boston.

Police recently cited a city club for allowing violent mosh pit dancing and vowed a crackdown on what they called "dangerous behavior" and a "public safety hazard."

The Boston Herald reports that police cited the House of Blues for ...

Dartmouth student's claims put hazing in spotlight

HANOVER, N.H. — Things have only gotten messier at Dartmouth College in the weeks since a former fraternity brother went public with hazing allegations involving swimming in and swallowing vomit.

Senior Andrew Lohse brought the issue to the forefront in January, when he wrote a column in the school newspaper ...

U.S. brings new trade case against China

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is bringing a new trade case against China that seeks to pressure Beijing to end export restrictions on key materials used to manufacture hybrid car batteries, flat-screen televisions and other high-tech goods.

The latest action, announced Tuesday, is part of President Barack Obama's broader effort ...

Santorum sweeps Deep South primaries

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2024-11-28 13:41
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum swept primaries in Alabama and South Carolina on Tuesday, as southern conservatives again rejected front-runner Mitt Romney and added yet another turn in the 2012 Republican primary story.
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