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Vivian Schiller, CEO Of NPR, Steps Down
NPR
NPR's David Folkenflik talks with Renee Montagne about the latest
developments, saying CEO Vivian Schiller was ousted in the wake of the
controversy over News Analyst Juan Williams' firing last year and gaffes by
an NPR fundraiser that came to light ...
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Fire in central Pa. farmhouse kills 7 kids
Houston Chronicle
By MARC LEVY AP © 2011 The Associated Press AP This image from video
provided by WHP TV shows the charred remains of a Blain, Pennsylvania farm
house where seven children died after police say the house caught fire
Tuesday night, March 8, ...
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Rebels defend Zawiyah, advance on Bin Jawwad; Libyan official flies to Cairo
Washington Post
For five straight days the Libyan army has been pounding the town of
Zawiyah, but anti-Gaddafi rebels remain defiant. By Steve Hendrix and Debbi
Wilgoren BENGHAZI, LIBYA - Heavy fighting was reported Wednesday in Zawiyah
and Bin Jawwad, and there were ...
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Battle Lines Drawn Over King Hearing on Radical Islam
Fox News
AP Feb. 16: House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Peter King,
RN.Y., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Commerce
Committee hearing on "Safeguarding Our Future: Building a Nationwide
Network for First Responders. ...
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13 die in sectarian violence in Cairo
Washington Post
Motivated by recent shows of political strength by neighbors in Egypt,
demonstrators in the Middle East and North Africa are taking to the streets
of many cities to rally for change. By Richard N. Leiby CAIRO - Thirteen
people died in overnight clashes ...
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Census: Population growth in San Mateo County slows to lowest rate...
San Jose Mercury News
By Mike Rosenberg San Mateo County's population grew last decade at its
slowest rate in 150 years, showing one of the clearest signs that the
affluent region has not escaped the clutches of the recession. The US
Census Bureau on Tuesday released a ...
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Lawmakers: Ill. governor to abolish death penalty
The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn intends Wednesday to abolish
Illinois' death penalty more than a decade after one of his Republican
predecessors enacted a moratorium that has prevented executions for the
last 11 years, two lawmakers said. ...
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Pirates target the Maersk Alabama again
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff Captain Richard Phillips was held hostage on this
lifeboat after pirates hijacked the Maersk Alabama in April 2009. (CNN) --
Pirates targeted the Maersk Alabama, the ship seized in a dramatic
operation in the Indian Ocean waters ...
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House spending cuts go to Senate
Politico
A GOP defeat would set the stage for real negotiations with Democrats. | AP
Photos Close By DAVID ROGERS | 3/8/11 8:57 PM EST Updated: 3/9/11 7:13 AM
EST Republicans will bring their House-passed spending cuts to the Senate
floor Wednesday amid ...
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NY TV exec gets 25 yrs to life for beheading wife
Wall Street Journal
AP BUFFALO, NY — A former upstate New York television executive has been
sentenced to 25 years to life for beheading his wife. Muzzammil Hassan
(moo-ZAHM'-mel HAH'-sahn) expressed deep regret as he was given the maximum
sentence in Erie County court in ...
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