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• Pa. woman accused of recruiting jihadists online (AP)
• Workers urge faster rebuilding at ground zero site (AP)
• Calif. jury recommends death for serial killer (AP)
• Judge considers sending ex-Edwards aide to jail (AP)
• Ohio State janitor's gunfire kills co-worker, self (AP)
• Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California (AP)
• Assisted suicide network members indicted in Ga. (AP)
• 'I do' in DC: Same-sex couples wed in Washington (AP)
• Probation report cites predatory traits of suspect (AP)
• Calif. test-taking case shows gap in visa security (AP)
• Man who caused Newark airport breach pleads guilty (AP)
• TV producer admits attempting Letterman shakedown (AP)
• Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's (AP)
• Outside science academies to review warming panel (AP)
• Chief Justice Roberts calls State of Union scene 'troubling' (AP)
• Opponent files ethics complaint on La. Sen. Vitter (AP)
• Texas judge rescinds anti-death penalty ruling (AP)
• Calif condor couple lays egg at Pinnacles park (AP)
• Pa. coal town above mine fire claims massive fraud (AP)
• If drivers band together, cost to Toyota could be huge (AP)

Pa. woman accused of recruiting jihadists online (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:02 PM PST AP - A suburban woman "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims has been accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas, even agreeing to move to Europe to try to kill a Swedish artist, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Workers urge faster rebuilding at ground zero site (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:19 PM PST AP - Hundreds of construction workers raised a rallying cry of "Build it now!" on Tuesday, gathering with elected officials at the World Trade Center site to urge a quick rebuilding of the complex.

Calif. jury recommends death for serial killer (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 04:41 PM PST AP - A California jury on Tuesday recommended a death sentence for convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala, only hours after the 66-year-old pleaded for his life to be spared.

Judge considers sending ex-Edwards aide to jail (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:12 PM PST AP - A former aide to John Edwards narrowly escaped jail time Tuesday over his handling of a videotape purportedly showing the two-time presidential candidate in a sexual encounter.

Ohio State janitor's gunfire kills co-worker, self (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PST AP - 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.

Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PST AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.

Assisted suicide network members indicted in Ga. (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 12:57 PM PST AP - A grand jury indicted four members of an assisted suicide group Tuesday on charges they helped a 58-year-old man with cancer kill himself, clearing the way for a trial that could not only decide their fate but also help validate — or repudiate — their work.

'I do' in DC: Same-sex couples wed in Washington (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 02:46 PM PST AP - One bride wore a black suit, the other had on a white one with rhinestones. They walked down the aisle to Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" and kissed after the pastor pronounced them "legally married."

Probation report cites predatory traits of suspect (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 04:41 PM PST AP - A decade-old probation report on a sex offender accused of murdering California teenager Chelsea King contained a psychiatrist's conclusion that the defendant had "significant predatory traits" toward underage girls and should be kept in prison for as long as possible.

Calif. test-taking case shows gap in visa security (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 03:45 PM PST AP - A ring accused of helping people from the Middle East obtain student visas by taking their proficiency exams and classes has exposed vulnerability in the nation's security tracking system for foreigners who attend U.S. schools, experts said Tuesday.

Man who caused Newark airport breach pleads guilty (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 03:15 PM PST AP - A lovesick graduate student from China who slipped under a rope barrier at Newark Liberty International Airport to say goodbye to his girlfriend, prompting a security breach and leading to worldwide flight delays, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge Tuesday and apologized publicly for the first time.

TV producer admits attempting Letterman shakedown (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 04:22 PM PST AP - A former television producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to extract vengeance and money by shaking down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers.

Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 03:42 PM PST AP - Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road?

Outside science academies to review warming panel (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 04:02 PM PST AP - The beleaguered global warming panel has found an outside group to review how it writes its reports.

Chief Justice Roberts calls State of Union scene 'troubling' (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 02:39 PM PST AP - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Obama's State of the Union address was "very troubling" and the annual speech has "degenerated to a political pep rally."

Opponent files ethics complaint on La. Sen. Vitter (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 03:56 PM PST AP - A challenger to Louisiana Sen. David Vitter filed an ethics complaint Tuesday, claiming a fundraising letter for the Republican incumbent's campaign makes illegal use of a government emblem.

Texas judge rescinds anti-death penalty ruling (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 02:54 PM PST AP - A Texas judge criticized for declaring the death penalty unconstitutional took back his controversial ruling Tuesday but scheduled a hearing for next month to hear evidence on the issue.

Calif condor couple lays egg at Pinnacles park (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 01:45 PM PST AP - Biologists at Pinnacles National Monument are celebrating the first condor egg laid by a mating pair inside the park boundaries in more than a century.

Pa. coal town above mine fire claims massive fraud (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 02:54 PM PST AP - Centralians have long believed the government's demolition of their beloved town in the 1980s was part of a plot to swipe the mineral rights to anthracite coal worth hundreds of millions of dollars — and not, as state and federal officials said, the solution to an out-of-control underground mine fire that menaced the town with toxic gases.

If drivers band together, cost to Toyota could be huge (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 10:19 AM PST AP - Toyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action lawsuits that could cost the Japanese auto giant $3 billion or more, according to an Associated Press review of cases, legal precedent and interviews with experts.

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