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Ill. nuclear reactor loses power, venting steam (AP)

FILE - In this March 16, 2011 photo, steam escapes from Exelon Corp.'s nuclear plant in Byron, Ill. A nuclear reactor the plant shut down Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 after losing power, and steam was being vented to reduce pressure, according to officials from Exelon Nuclear and federal regulators. (AP Photo/Robert Ray, File)AP – A nuclear reactor at a northern Illinois plant shut down Monday after losing power, and steam was being vented to reduce pressure, according to officials from Exelon Nuclear and federal regulators.


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Ratko Mladic tells UN court he is ‘gravely ill’ (AP)

Former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic salutes in the court room during his initial appearance at the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, June 3, 2011.Mladic's appearance Friday at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague is his first public appearance since he went into hiding nearly 16 years ago, when he was indicted for genocide and war crimes committed in the 1992-95 Bosnian war. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)AP – Former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic has told a United Nations war crimes court he is “a gravely ill man” at his arraignment on an 11-count indictment charging him with orchestrating the worst atrocities of a war that claimed 100,000 lives.


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Kasich: When Ohio union bill passes, I’ll sign it (AP)

FILE In this March 1, 2011 file photo, Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks in Cincinnati. What's wrong with this picture? While half a dozen current and former Republican governors weigh bids to challenge President Barack Obama, the party's lightning and thunder are raining down from a different handful of governors, who threaten to overshadow those potential candidates. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)AP – Gov. John Kasich said Friday that he anticipates the Legislature will pass a tough bill restricting union activity by public workers in Ohio and that he’ll sign it into law with little fanfare, out of respect for the raw emotions surrounding the bill.


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Ill. high court: Emanuel can run for Chicago mayor (AP)

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel smiles after being endorsed by U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley as he awaits a ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court regarding his residency which could remove him from the ballot in the upcoming mayoral election, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP – Illinois’ highest court put Rahm Emanuel back in the race for Chicago mayor Thursday, three days after a lower court threw the former White House chief of staff off the ballot because he had not lived in the city for a full year.


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Ill. court throws Emanuel off Chicago ballot (AP)

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel gestures as he answers questions while testifying in front of the Chicago Board of Elections Commissioners in Chicago December 14, 2010. REUTERS/Frank PolichAP – An Illinois appellate court on Monday threw former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel off the ballot for Chicago mayor because he didn’t live in the city in the year before the election.


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Assange: If I’m extradited to U.S., I’ll be killed in jail

WikiLeaker Julian Assange is afraid of getting whacked “Jack Ruby-style” in a U.S. jail.

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Ga. pastor: I’ll fight like David battled Goliath (AP)

Bishop Eddie Long, right, embraces a friend Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta. Long, the pastor of a Georgia megachurch accused of luring young men into sexual relationships, has told his congregation of thousands that all people must face painful and distasteful situations. (AP Photo/John Amis, Pool)AP – Casting himself as the Bible’s ultimate underdog, Bishop Eddie Long went before thousands of faithful supporters at his megachurch Sunday and promised to fight accusations that he lured four young men into sexual relationships.


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