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CNN
Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a longtime fixture on the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending, died after complications from gallbladder surgery, according to his office. He was 77.The Democratic congressman recently underwent laparoscopic surgery to remove his...
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Wall Street Journal
A 28-year-old man was pulled from the rubble of a market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Monday and has been admitted to the University of Miami's field hospital in the capital, adjacent to the airport, according to hospital officials.It...
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BBC
Michael Jackson's former doctor has denied a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death, at a court in Los Angeles. Dr Conrad Murray was bailed for $75,000 (£48,000) after pleading not guilty to "unlawfully, and without malice,...
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Aid Groups Launch Haiti Mass Vaccination Campaign
FOX News
Aid groups say they are launching an emergency vaccination campaign for 140,000 people in Haiti to protect them against measles and other diseases.The campaign is being conducted by the international Red Cross federation, the World Health Organization, UNICEF...
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Washington Post
Metro rail service will be extended Tuesday to some of its above-ground stations, although the time between trains will remain at 30 minutes, officials announced Monday evening. A limited amount of MetroAccess service will be provided Tuesday between...
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Fixing Seasons of California Discontent
Wall Street Journal
The prospect of more California-statehouse dysfunction this year is adding momentum to two efforts to overhaul California's budget process—including one that could rewrite much of the state's constitution.California legislators are heading this month into what promises to be...
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N. Korea's Kim Said To Pledge Nuclear Disarmament
NPR
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reiterated his country's pledge to achieve a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula when he met a senior Chinese envoy, Beijing's official news agency reported Tuesday. "The sincerity of relevant parties to resume...
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Budget hearings mix policy with presentation
CNN
When President Obama presented his budget for the upcoming fiscal year, he demanded that lawmakers forgo "the same old grandstanding when the cameras are on and the same irresponsible budget policies when the cameras are off."But as budget...
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