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    • Kansas City priest accused of molesting 4 brothers

      KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Catholic leaders in Kansas City covered up years of sexual abuse of several young children by a priest who led a Christian organization for youth, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by four brothers who say they were victimized as children.
      Published: 2/22/2012 19:43:01 PM
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    • Ex-lacrosse player convicted of second-degree murder

      CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) - A jury on Wednesday found former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V guilty of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of his ex-girlfriend.
      Published: 2/22/2012 19:17:07 PM
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    • Virginia lawmakers OK revised requirement for abortions

      PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday passed a revised ultrasound requirement for women seeking abortions after Republican Governor Bob McDonnell shifted his stance on the hotly contested measure.
      Published: 2/22/2012 19:10:58 PM
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    • Washington state third grader shoots classmate

      (Reuters) - A boy in the third grade at a Washington state elementary school shot a female classmate on Wednesday, a school district spokeswoman said.
      Published: 2/22/2012 18:55:28 PM
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    • Man shoots manager, kills self at Virginia Walmart

      (Reuters) - A man shot his manager in the leg, fired at sheriff's deputies and then killed himself with a shot to the chest at a Walmart distribution center in central Virginia on Wednesday, officials said.
      Published: 2/22/2012 18:50:39 PM
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    • California Republicans back Democrat governor on pensions

      SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers in California on Wednesday fully embraced Governor Jerry Brown's plan for overhauling public pensions and pressed his fellow Democrats, who control the state legislature, to back it as well.
      Published: 2/22/2012 18:45:05 PM
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    • Ex-mine official charged in fatal W. Virginia blast

      CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) - The former superintendent of the West Virginia coal mine where 29 workers died in a 2010 explosion was charged on Wednesday with felony conspiracy for tipping off employees to safety inspections and concealing dangerous violations, authorities said.
      Published: 2/22/2012 18:25:57 PM
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    • Judge strikes down law mandating sale of contraception

      (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Washington state cannot require pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives if to do so violates their religious beliefs.
      Published: 2/22/2012 17:47:59 PM
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    • Atlanta spa shooting stemmed from domestic dispute: police

      ATLANTA (Reuters) - Police investigating a shooting rampage at a suburban Atlanta health club have identified the four victims as relatives of the gunman, who fatally shot himself after opening fire on his two sisters and their husbands.
      Published: 2/22/2012 16:38:00 PM
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    • Supreme Court hears military medal lying case

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court justices questioned on Wednesday whether the federal government, in making it a crime to lie about receiving a military medal, could next make it illegal for someone to tell lies about an extramarital affair or a college degree.
      Published: 2/22/2012 15:15:16 PM
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    • Two shot at Walmart center in Virginia

      (Reuters) - A gunman shot two people at a Walmart distribution center in central Virginia on Wednesday, a Dinwiddie County Fire Department spokeswoman said.
      Published: 2/22/2012 15:12:41 PM
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    • U.S. judge orders Moroccan held for Capitol plot

      ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered a Moroccan man to be held on charges that he planned a suicide bombing attack against Congress, believing he was working with al Qaeda militants when in fact his contacts were undercover agents.
      Published: 2/22/2012 15:11:56 PM
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    • Ex-mine official charged in fatal West Virginia blast

      CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) - The former superintendent of the West Virginia coal mine where 29 workers died in a 2010 explosion was charged on Wednesday with felony conspiracy by tipping off employees to safety inspections and concealing dangerous violations, authorities said.
      Published: 2/22/2012 14:22:17 PM
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    • Obama calls black museum symbol for all Americans

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Political and cultural figures joined to break ground for a new museum celebrating black Americans on Wednesday, with President Barack Obama calling it a symbol of Americans' shared history.
      Published: 2/22/2012 13:02:08 PM
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    • Pennsylvania university heads paint bleak tuition outlook

      HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The heads of Pennsylvania's four largest universities pleaded with lawmakers on Wednesday to ignore Governor Tom Corbett's proposal to cut state subsidies on higher education by 30 percent.
      Published: 2/22/2012 12:40:33 PM
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    • Virginia lacrosse murder trial goes to jury

      CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) - Jurors began deliberating on Wednesday to decide whether a former University of Virginia lacrosse player killed his ex-girlfriend in a drunken rage or if her 2010 death was accidental.
      Published: 2/22/2012 12:16:31 PM
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    • Rise in identity fraud tied to smartphone use

      (Reuters) - Nearly 12 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2011, an increase of 13 percent over 2010, according to a report released on Wednesday by the research firm Javelin Strategy & Research.
      Published: 2/22/2012 11:51:23 AM
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    • Saudi accused in U.S. bomb plot competent to stand trial: judge

      LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - A Saudi student accused of plotting to build and detonate bombs against targets including the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush was declared competent to stand trial on Tuesday by a federal judge.
      Published: 2/22/2012 02:01:47 AM
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    • Wisconsin mayor in drinking scandal loses recall vote

      SHEBOYGAN, Wis (Reuters) - The mayor of a Wisconsin town whose heavy drinking last summer sparked pressure to step down lost a special election on Tuesday to a former Democratic state representative.
      Published: 2/22/2012 00:49:53 AM
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    • U.S. consumer agency to examine bank overdraft fees

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is weighing a crackdown on checking account overdraft fees charged by banks, saying the charges can "inflict serious economic harm" on consumers.
      Published: 2/22/2012 00:30:45 AM
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    • Arizona AG will open investigation into embattled sheriff

      (Reuters) - The Arizona Attorney General on Tuesday agreed to investigate accusations by the male lover of a tough-on-immigration sheriff alleging that the lawman threatened to deport him if he made their relationship public.
      Published: 2/21/2012 23:52:58 PM
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    • Pension, Medicaid changes sought in Illinois budget

      SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will call for cuts to escalating pension and Medicaid costs in his budget address on Wednesday to stop the two programs From devouring more of the cash-strapped state's general funds budget, top officials in his office said on Tuesday.
      Published: 2/21/2012 23:50:41 PM
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    • Mother pushing stroller in Texas hit with bullet from Mexico

      EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - A woman pushing her child in a stroller in downtown El Paso, Texas, was struck by an assault rifle bullet fired from across the border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Tuesday, mayor John Cook said.
      Published: 2/21/2012 21:54:52 PM
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    • Presbyterians uphold pastor's censure for gay weddings

      SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A sharply divided high court of the U.S. Presbyterian Church on Tuesday upheld the ecclesiastical rebuke levied against a lesbian minister for performing same-sex weddings in California.
      Published: 2/21/2012 21:23:56 PM
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    • New York judge upholds fracking ban in towns

      NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a blow to the oil and gas industry, a judge has ruled small towns in New York have the authority to ban drilling -- including the controversial method known as fracking -- within their borders.
      Published: 2/21/2012 21:12:48 PM
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    • Ex-Fiesta Bowl chief pleads guilty to donation scheme

      PHOENIX (Reuters) - The former chief of college football's Fiesta Bowl pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges stemming from a scheme to funnel nearly $50,000 from bowl employees to political campaigns, prosecutors said.
      Published: 2/21/2012 20:08:43 PM
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    • Virginia governor to sign controversial adoption measure

      PORTSMOUTH, Va (Reuters) - Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is poised to sign so-called "conscience clause" legislation protecting faith-based adoption agencies that deny placements based on religious beliefs such as opposition to homosexuality, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
      Published: 2/21/2012 19:38:45 PM
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    • Southern Baptists vote to keep name but add alternative

      NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, the country's largest Protestant denomination, on Tuesday opted against changing a name that has proved problematic for some churches because of its connection to the South and slavery.
      Published: 2/21/2012 18:56:22 PM
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    • Presbyterians uphold pastor's censure for gay weddings

      SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A sharply divided high court of the U.S. Presbyterian Church on Tuesday upheld the ecclesiastical rebuke levied against a lesbian minister for performing same-sex weddings in California.
      Published: 2/21/2012 18:52:35 PM
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    • John Paulson firm sued over Sino-Forest bet

      (Reuters) - A firm run by John Paulson was sued on Tuesday by a prominent Miami investor who claimed the billionaire's hedge funds failed to conduct proper due diligence on Chinese forestry company Sino-Forest Corp before buying shares, costing investors more than $460 million.
      Published: 2/21/2012 18:03:28 PM
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    • Judge tosses out New York's stricter homeless rules

      NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge threw out controversial new eligibility requirements for New York City's homeless shelters on Tuesday, a victory for homeless advocates on an issue likely to play a role in the 2013 race for mayor.
      Published: 2/21/2012 16:54:17 PM
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    • Top court to hear university race admissions case

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday it would decide whether a state university may consider an applicant's race to achieve a more diverse student body, revisiting in an election year a divisive social issue it last addressed nine years ago.
      Published: 2/21/2012 16:53:34 PM
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    • Accused California homeless killer pleads not guilty

      LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Iraq war veteran accused in the "thrill" killings of four Orange County homeless men and the stabbing murders of a woman and her son pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to six counts of murder.
      Published: 2/21/2012 15:52:13 PM
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    • Convicted murderer dies while on hunger strike in California

      OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A 27-year-old convicted murderer has died while on a hunger strike to protest restrictions on access to health, good food, legal services and other amenities in a segregation unit at a California prison, prison officials said on Friday.
      Published: 2/21/2012 15:20:16 PM
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    • Maryland Senate committee approves gay marriage bill

      ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - A Maryland Senate committee approved a gay marriage bill on Tuesday, sending the issue to the full Senate and moving Maryland closer to becoming the eighth state to legalize same-sex nuptials.
      Published: 2/21/2012 15:08:22 PM
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    • U.S. abandons high-profile bribery sting prosecution

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday dropped a major bribery prosecution that had been part of a campaign to crack down on corruption after the government suffered several setbacks in court in a case involving military equipment sales.
      Published: 2/21/2012 15:03:38 PM
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    • Teacher in cockroach and bondage case pleads innocent

      LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles-area elementary school teacher accused of taking bondage-style photos of students, some with cockroaches on their faces, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 23 counts of lewd acts on children.
      Published: 2/21/2012 14:37:42 PM
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    • Rutgers suicide case may find "hate" hard to prove

      NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The case captured national attention over what seemed to be an obvious case of cyber-bullying. A former Rutgers University student used a webcam to spy on his roommate's romantic tryst with another man in the days before the roommate's suicide.
      Published: 2/21/2012 14:35:28 PM
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    • Wisconsin mayor in drinking scandal faces recall

      SHEBOYGAN, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The mayor of a Wisconsin town whose heavy drinking last summer sparked pressure to step down faces a special election on Tuesday against a Democratic former state representative.
      Published: 2/21/2012 12:54:21 PM
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    • Jury selection to begin in Philadelphia church abuse scandal

      PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A criminal trial in the Philadelphia Catholic Archdiocese pedophilia scandal gets underway on Tuesday, a case likely to be watched closely as one defendant is the first high-ranking U.S. cleric to go to trial in a child sex abuse case.
      Published: 2/21/2012 10:18:28 AM
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    • In 200-year tradition, most Christian missionaries are American

      SALEM, Massachusetts (Reuters) - At a church on the New England coast 200 years ago, five young men became ordained as Congregational missionaries and set off on cargo ships to India as the first organized group of American missionaries to travel overseas.
      Published: 2/21/2012 10:12:14 AM
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    • Anti-Wall Street protesters rally against prison conditions

      SAN QUENTIN, California (Reuters) - Hundreds of anti-Wall Street demonstrators and prison reform activists joined forces outside the gates of a prison in San Quentin, California on Monday to protest high incarceration rates and harsh living conditions.
      Published: 2/20/2012 20:59:47 PM
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    • Convicted murderer dies while on hunger strike in California

      OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A 27-year-old convicted murderer has died while on a hunger strike to protest restrictions on access to health, good food, legal services and other amenities in a segregation unit at a California prison, prison officials said on Friday.
      Published: 2/20/2012 19:24:52 PM
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    • In 200-year tradition, most Christian missionaries are American

      SALEM, Massachusetts (Reuters) - At a church on the New England coast 200 years ago, five young men became ordained as Congregational missionaries and set off on cargo ships to India as the first organized group of American missionaries to travel overseas.
      Published: 2/20/2012 17:46:59 PM
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    • Prince of Monaco in barroom brawl in New York

      NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some decidedly unprincely behavior at a New York City nightclub over the weekend landed a fist in the face of Prince of Monaco Pierre Casiraghi and sent a local man to court on assault charges, an attorney said on Monday.
      Published: 2/20/2012 16:01:30 PM
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    • Jury selection to begin in Philadelphia church abuse scandal

      PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A criminal trial in the Philadelphia Catholic Archdiocese pedophilia scandal gets underway on Tuesday, a case likely to be watched closely as one defendant is the first high-ranking U.S. cleric to go to trial in a child sex abuse case.
      Published: 2/20/2012 14:41:10 PM
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    • Four dead in Washington state avalanches

      SEATTLE (Reuters) - Four people were killed in two separate avalanches near Washington state ski resorts on Sunday, but eight others initially said to be missing were found alive, authorities said.
      Published: 2/20/2012 04:12:11 AM
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    • Turnout steady at Komen charity race despite controversy

      El PASO, Texas (Reuters) - The decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure to cut, and later restore, funding for Planned Parenthood did not seem to affect turnout on Sunday for the first Race for the Cure breast cancer fundraiser held since the controversy erupted this month.
      Published: 2/19/2012 20:14:20 PM
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