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March 24, 2010

California awaits next step on legalizing marijuana

Signatures on a statewide initiative must be turned in today, to qualify the issue for a November vote.
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March 24, 2010

Nation Dispatches, March 24, 2010

– Dispatches WASHINGTON Pelosi welcomes Netanyahu, vows support from Congress WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a warmer public reception from Congress than from the Obama administration, with a top Democrat and Republican joining Tuesday to praise a leader who has refused to back down in a disagreement the White House says threatens […]
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March 24, 2010

Gun in college rampage owned by husband

Investigators say the gun used in the Feb. 12 killings was purchased 20 years ago in New Hampshire.
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March 24, 2010

Myths about legislation likely to show staying power

Both sides have 'a number of beliefs ... that are very difficult to shake,' a public opinion expert says.
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March 24, 2010

Team gets rare look at birth of whale

Biologists who saw the event said the right whale dove and resurfaced, 'then this little thing pops up.'

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March 24, 2010

White House says it’s not worried about challenges to health care bill

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The White House says it isn’t worried that 13 state attorneys general are suing to overturn the massive health care overhaul, and many legal experts agree the effort is futile. But the lawsuit, filed in federal court seven minutes after President Barack Obama signed the 10-year, $938 billion health care bill, underscores […]
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March 23, 2010

Ex-U.S. presidents tour Port-au-Prince

George W. Bush and Bill Clinton walk through an encampment of 60,000 homeless quake survivors.
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March 23, 2010

Karzai, Taliban-linked group talk peace

KABUL – Afghan President Hamid Karzai held an unprecedented meeting Monday with representatives of a major Taliban-linked militant group, boosting his outreach to insurgency leaders to end the eight-year war. Less certain is whether the talks with the weakened Hizb-i-Islami represent a game-changer in the conflict, given the faction’s demand to rewrite the Afghan constitution […]
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March 23, 2010

U.N. report: Polluted waterkills more people than wars

NAIROBI, Kenya – More people die from polluted water every year than from all forms of violence, including war, the U.N. said in a report Monday that highlights the need for clean drinking water. The report, launched Monday to coincide with World Water Day, said an estimated 2 billion tons of wastewater — including fertilizer […]
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March 23, 2010

Researcher James Black,Vbr>beta-blocker pioneer, dies

The 'landmark' discovery by the pharmacologist, 85, 'has helped millions of patients,' a colleague said.