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A jury convicted former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of his ex-girlfriend, Yeardley Love.

AFP
Three US lawmakers sent threatening letters
AFP
WASHINGTON — Several US lawmakers received threatening letters containing a harmless white powder, but the sender warned more missives including a "harmful material" could follow, a Senate official said. The news sparked alarm and served as a grim ...
Congress members threatened with biological attackReuters
Lawmakers receive threatening letters -- officialsCBS News
Powder in Letters Proves HarmlessNew York Times
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New York Times
Two Seek to Claim Control of Field at GOP Debate
New York Times
MESA, Ariz. — Mitt Romney called into question the fiscal conservative credentials of Rick Santorum in a fiercely combative debate on Wednesday evening, taking urgent steps to redefine Mr. Santorum while trying to reassert his command in the fight for ...
Romney seeks to undercut Santorum on spending in GOP debateLos Angeles Times
Santorum takes heavy fire in Arizona Republican debateReuters
Santorum gets hit from all sides in debateUSA TODAY
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Bay Area couple wins case against federal same-sex marriage law
San Jose Mercury News
By Mike Rosenberg Karen Golinski, left, and Amy Cunninghis, who are challenging federal restrictions on health benefits under the Defense of Marriage Act in federal court in San Francisco, at their home in San Francisco on Friday, October 21, 2011.
Judge's Ruling Adds to String in Favor of Same-Sex CouplesNew York Times
Gay spouse given health benefits in US court caseSan Francisco Examiner
Lesbian federal worker wins health benefits caseUSA TODAY

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Gillard calls for Australian Labor Party leadership vote
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard attempted Thursday to thwart a perceived challenge to her leadership of the Labor Party from former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by announcing that she will put the matter to a vote of ...
Therese Rein mobilises 'ordinary people' for RuddABC Online
Gillard calls Labor leadership voteFinancial Times
Australia PM Gillard calls Labor leadership ballotBBC News
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Los Angeles Times
Santorum fights charges he's a "fake" conservative
CBS News
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Wednesday night fought back against charges from his GOP rivals that he's a "fake" fiscal conservative, pointing to the ratings he received as a legislator from conservative groups and his plan to ...
Ron Paul: Santorum's a 'Fake'Daily Beast
Paul ad says Santorum is no fiscal conservativeChicago Tribune
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One student was wounded and another was in custody Wednesday after a shooting at an elementary school in Bremerton, Washington, authorities said.

A self-proclaimed animal rights activist in Ohio has been charged with soliciting a hit man to kill a random person wearing fur, either by shooting the individual or slitting his or her throat.

President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law the agreement passed by Congress last week to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits while preventing a cut in payments to Medicare doctors.

The grandmother and stepmother of a 9-year-old Alabama girl who died Monday after allegedly being ordered to run around her family's house -- for hours -- as punishment for lying about taking a candy bar have been charged with murder, police said Wednesday.

While stone carvers chisel new pieces to repair damage inflicted on the Washington National Cathedral by an earthquake last August, fundraisers say the cathedral's restoration fund is $18 million short of the repair cost.

Speculation and messages of support surged in Venezuela Wednesday, a day after President Hugo Chavez announced he would travel to Cuba for surgery.

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Va. governor opposes invasive ultrasound
USA TODAY
By Michael Winter, USA TODAY Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said he opposes requiring women to undergo an invasive ultrasound procedure before having an abortion. He is proposing that women seeking an abortion must undergo an external sonogram first but ...
Va Gov. McDonnell balks at bill requiring transvaginal ultrasounds for women ...Washington Post
Gov. McDonnell balks at contentious abortion billBoston.com
Governor of Virginia Calls for Changes in Abortion BillNew York Times
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Students sue over pepper-spraying at UC Davis
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A video still from the viral video "Police pepper spraying and arresting students at UC Davis." (YouTube/terrydatiger) SAN FRANCISCO - The University of California, Davis is facing a federal lawsuit filed by students who were pepper-sprayed during a ...
UC Davis protesters sue over pepper sprayingSan Francisco Chronicle
UC Davis students sue over pepper spraying by campus policeLos Angeles Times
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former chief of the International Monetary Fund, was released Wednesday from police custody in northern France after undergoing two days of questioning about an alleged prostitution ring.

Adam Brooks says that while there is no cure for this chronic illness that affects the brain, it can be managed and recovery is possible.

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Quinn's bad news budget: 'our rendezvous with reality has arrived'
Chicago Tribune
SPRINGFIELD— Shutting down the super-maximum prison already is drawing plaudits from groups across the county that contend the conditions at Tamms are so harsh that it qualifies as cruel and unusual punishment. John Maki, executive director of the John ...
Quinn to outline budget WednesdayABC7Chicago.com
LIVE: Quinn Budget AddressNBC Chicago
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Los Angeles Times
Five dead in murder-suicide at Korean spa in suburban Atlanta
Los Angeles Times
By Michael Muskal Five people were dead Wednesday morning after a gunman entered a Korean health spa in suburban Atlanta, got into an argument and then opened fire before turning the weapon on himself. Norcross police were continuing their ...
Police: Victims related in Korean spa shootingBoston.com
Gunman kills 5 in murder-suicide at spa in GeorgiaUSA TODAY
Police: Ga. victims related in Korean spa shootingNewsOK.com

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Ted Turner: Congress is trying to do an end run to OK the Keystone oil pipeline, which could mean disastrous toxic spills and poisoned water.

Dean Obeidallah says the NYPD spying on Muslim American students at 16 universities is profiling at its worst. Why is there no public outcry?