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Peralta trounces Hiram in special election for state Senate seat

Hiram Monserrate has lost his long-shot bid to get his state Senate seat back in a special election.

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Biden: Palestinians deserve ‘viable’ state (AP)

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, gestures next to Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, right, during a visit at the Nassar stone factory at the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a 'viable' independent state with contiguous territory, seeking to reassure them of U.S. support after Israel announced plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in disputed east Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP – Vice President Joe Biden’s displeasure over an Israeli plan to enlarge an east Jerusalem settlement was on display Wednesday as he warned against actions that “inflame tensions” and reassured his Palestinian hosts that they deserve a sustainable, independent state.


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Biden says Palestinians deserve ‘viable’ state (AP)

Cindy Corrie, left, and Craig Corrie, right, the parents of Rachel Corrie, a pro-Palestinian activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza in 2003, sit together with their daughter Sarah at the District Court in Haifa, northern Israel, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The family of an pro-Palestinian activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza is suing Israel. The parents of Rachel Corrie are seeking compensation from Israel's Defense Ministry for the death of their daughter in 2003. (AP Photo/Moti Milrod)AP – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has told the Palestinians that they deserve a “viable” independent state with contiguous territory.


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Ohio State janitor’s gunfire kills co-worker, self (AP)

In this ID photo released by Ohio State University, is shown Nathaniel Brown. Brown, a university custodial employee, reportedly shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio, according to officials. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Ohio State University) NO SALESAP – An Ohio State University janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally shooting himself. No students were hurt.


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NY state police chief abruptly retires in scandal (AP)

FILE - In this file photo taken May 27, 2008, New York Gov. David Paterson, left, talks with New York State Police Superintendent Harry Corbitt talk before Corbitt was sworn in at a ceremony in Albany, N.Y.  Corbitt said Tuesday, March 2, 2010, that he was retiring from his position. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)AP – An unfolding scandal threatening Gov. David Paterson and his administration claimed its second public safety official Tuesday when the head of the New York State Police said he was retiring, partly because of intense media scrutiny.


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Alexander Haig, former secretary of state, dies (AP)

AP – Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, who served Republican presidents and ran for the office himself, has died.

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State Senate to vote to expel Sen. Hiram Monserrate over misdemeanor assault conviction

Senate Democrats were prepared Tuesday night to boot embattled Sen. Hiram Monserrate; the only outstanding question was when it will take effect.

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