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{ Monthly Archives } March 2010

Poll: Close to 9 in 10 Latinos to fill out census (AP)

AP – What boycott? Close to 9 in 10 Hispanics say they intend to participate in the 2010 census, with immigrants more likely to say the government count is good for their community and that personal information will be kept confidential, according to a new poll.

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Ft. Hood suspect apparently being moved to jail (AP)

AP – The Army officer accused in the Fort Hood shooting rampage is apparently being moved from a hospital to jail.

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Mo. lawmaker has election challenger: her husband (AP)

AP – An eastern Missouri lawmaker is facing an election challenge from her own husband, whom she accuses him of physical violence. He denies the allegations.

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New England flooding drowns homes and dreams (AP)

AP – Flooding on a scale rarely seen in New England forced hundreds of people from their homes Wednesday, overwhelmed sewage systems to the point that families were asked to stop flushing toilets, and washed out bridges and highways from Maine to Connecticut.

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DC crowd sprayed with bullets had been to funeral (AP)

AP – A crowd sprayed with bullets in a drive-by that killed four and wounded five had just returned from the funeral of man slain nearby and a 20-year-old is suspected in both shootings, authorities said Wednesday.

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2 mentally disabled detainees freed in Calif (AP)

AP – Two immigrants were freed Wednesday from federal detention centers, years after judges put their cases on hold due to serious questions about their mental competence.

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Judge OKs 2 new hospitals in historic New Orleans (AP)

AP – A judge has allowed two hospitals to be built to replace ones damaged by Hurricane Katrina despite objections by preservationists that the projects would wipe out a historic New Orleans neighborhood.

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Everglades deal in jeopardy after judge’s ruling (AP)

AP – Gov. Charlie Crist’s grand plan to revive the dying Florida Everglades by buying back the land is in jeopardy after a federal judge Wednesday ordered the state to resume construction on a multimillion-dollar restoration project.

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Autopsy: SeaWorld trainer died of trauma, drowning (AP)

AP – A SeaWorld Orlando trainer attacked by a killer whale died of drowning and blunt-force trauma to her head, neck and torso, an autopsy released Wednesday showed.

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Prosecutor: Agent infiltrated Christian militia (AP)

AP – Rough winter weather forced members of a Midwest Christian militia to cut short a road trip to a rally in Kentucky, so suspected ringleader David Brian Stone used time in the van to hone his speech on the “New World Order” he feared, authorities said Wednesday.

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