Archive for March, 2011

Wis. judge halts gov’s union law, at least for now (AP)

Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) answers questions from the media after he read to Anna Greenman's third grade class at Hope Christian school Prima in Milwaukee, Thursday, March 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)AP – A Wisconsin judge on Thursday did what thousands of pro-union protesters and boycotting Democratic lawmakers couldn’t, halting Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s plans — at least temporarily — to cut most public workers’ pay and strip them of most of their union rights.


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Gov’t re-interviews Edwards witness (AP)

Andrew Young stops at a traffic light in downtown Washington, Thursday, March 31, 2011. Prosecutors investigating former Sen. John Edwards are taking another look at Young, the man who posed as the father of Edwards' out-of-wedlock baby while he pursued the White House. The Associated Press spotted Young leaving his attorney's Washington office after prosecutors interviewed him for more than four hours Thursday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP – Prosecutors investigating former Sen. John Edwards spent several hours Thursday re-interviewing the man who posed as the father of Edwards’ out-of-wedlock baby during the 2008 presidential campaign, suggesting they are weighing the strength of their chief witness before deciding whether to indict the former candidate.


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Sad after sex? One third of women say they experience post-coital blues

About 10% of women said they frequently or almost always feel sad after sex — although one woman in the study said her feelings of sadness had nothing to do with her affection toward her partner.

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Farrakhan: Libya has lent Nation of Islam millions (AP)

Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan speaks during a news conference, Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Chicago. Farrakhan is reiterating his defense of Moammar Gadhafi, saying the embattled Libyan leader isn't the monster being portrayed by the Western media. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP – Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan reiterated his defense of Moammar Gadhafi on Thursday, calling the embattled Libyan leader a friend and Muslim brother who’s lent the movement $8 million over the years.


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Ohio police, firefighters decry bargaining limits (AP)

Cleveland partrolman Henry Steel, 21-year Cleveland veteran,  talks about the effects Senate Bill 5 Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Cleveland. As Ohio Gov. John Kasich prepares to sign a bill that limits collective bargaining rights for 350,000 public workers across the state, police officers and firefighters are refusing to give up the fight to block the legislation. Unlike Wisconsin’s high-profile effort to limit collective bargaining rights for public workers, Ohio’s newly passed bill includes police and firefighters, who say the new law that sped through the Legislature threatens the safety of both their officers and the people they are paid to protect. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP – Unlike Wisconsin’s high-profile effort to limit collective bargaining rights for public workers, Ohio’s new law includes police officers and firefighters — who say it threatens the safety of them and the people they protect.


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11-year-old jailed for hate crime charges

The father of a 12-year-old Staten Island boy accused of attacking a Muslim classmate and ripping off her religious head scarf said Thursday his boy couldn’t be responsible for a hate crime.

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Boehner signals compromise in budget talks (AP)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, accompanied by Majority Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., left, and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP – Despite fresh pressure from tea party conservatives, House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that Republicans “can’t impose our will” on the White House and Senate Democrats on legislation to cut tens of billions of dollars in federal spending.


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