Archive for March, 2011
Wis. judge halts gov’s union law, at least for now (AP)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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