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• Ohio public employees protest proposed union curbs (Reuters)
• New Jersey budget spares cities, hits workers (Reuters)
• Architects Recycle Cargo Containers in New Housing Trend (Time.com)
• Wisconsin Budget Gap: Blame Politicians or Teachers' Unions? (Time.com)
• Malcolm X daughter accused of fraud, identity theft (Reuters)
• Chicago votes for first new mayor in 2 decades (AP)
• Jury convicts Iraqi immigrant in 'honor killing' (AP)
• Ariz. Senate committee mull 3 immigration bills (AP)
• Census: Near-record level of US counties dying (AP)
• Wisconsin lawmakers take up bill to cripple unions (AP)
• 4 American hostages killed by pirates off Somalia (AP)
• Marshals release photo of alleged Tucson shooter (AP)
• Friends mourn 4 US yachters killed by pirates (AP)
• Fla. agency didn't tell police about alleged abuse (AP)
• Sen. Brown defends call not to seek abuse charges (AP)
• US Sen. John Thune won't run against Obama in 2012 (AP)
• Grieving mom screams at Pa. judge, becomes symbol (AP)
• Reid takes on Old West, says time to ban brothels (AP)

Ohio public employees protest proposed union curbs (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:06 PM PST Reuters - Thousands of people picketed the state Capitol on Tuesday to protest a bill to cut collective bargaining rights for state workers.

New Jersey budget spares cities, hits workers (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:33 PM PST Reuters - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proposed a $29.4 billion budget for fiscal 2012 on Tuesday that spares cities from cuts but extracts savings at the expense of the state workforce to help pay for tax reduction.

Architects Recycle Cargo Containers in New Housing Trend (Time.com) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 01:05 AM PST Time.com - Yes, the same rectangular shipping containers that you see piled high in ports worldwide are being recycled as homes, office buildings and even traveling museum exhibits

Wisconsin Budget Gap: Blame Politicians or Teachers' Unions? (Time.com) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 01:05 AM PST Time.com - Who's to blame for the mess in Madison -- state politicians, the unions or President Obama? Or all of the above?

Malcolm X daughter accused of fraud, identity theft (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:38 PM PST Reuters - The youngest daughter of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X faced extradition proceedings on Tuesday in North Carolina on charges she stole $55,000 and the identity of the widow of her father's friend and bodyguard.

Chicago votes for first new mayor in 2 decades (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 05:33 PM PST AP - The biggest question in Chicago's mayoral election Tuesday was whether former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel's momentum and money would carry him to an outright win or whether one of his rivals would garner enough votes to force a two-way runoff in April.

Jury convicts Iraqi immigrant in 'honor killing' (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 05:39 PM PST AP - A Phoenix jury convicted an Iraqi immigrant of second-degree murder Tuesday for running over and killing his daughter in a case termed an "honor killing" by prosecutors who said the father carried out the attack because he believed his daughter had become too Westernized.

Ariz. Senate committee mull 3 immigration bills (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 03:27 PM PST AP - A sweeping bill that targets illegal immigrants in public housing, public benefits and the workplace drew vocal opposition Tuesday from Democrats who say its sponsor is plotting his political strategy and not focused on Republicans' stated top priority, the economy.

Census: Near-record level of US counties dying (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:22 PM PST AP - In America's once-thriving coal country, 87-year-old Ed Shepard laments a prosperous era gone by, when shoppers lined the streets and government lent a helping hand. Now, here as in one-fourth of all U.S. counties, West Virginia's graying residents are slowly dying off.

Wisconsin lawmakers take up bill to cripple unions (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 05:00 PM PST AP - With their Senate colleagues still in hiding, Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly began introducing a barrage of 100 amendments Tuesday to try to stymie the Republican governor's plan to strip unionized public employees of most of their bargaining rights.

4 American hostages killed by pirates off Somalia (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 05:00 PM PST AP - A U.S. Navy destroyer was shadowing a hijacked yacht with four Americans aboard when a pirate fired a rocket-propelled grenade, followed by bursts of gunfire. U.S. special forces scrambled onto the occupied vessel only to find the four Americans fatally wounded.

Marshals release photo of alleged Tucson shooter (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 05:31 PM PST AP - The U.S. Marshals Service released a new image Tuesday of the man suspected of shooting U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, killing six people and wounding a dozen others near Tucson last month.

Friends mourn 4 US yachters killed by pirates (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:24 PM PST AP - Four American yachters killed by Somali pirates early Tuesday were longtime sailors whose passion for the high seas outweighed any fear of the risks, friends said.

Fla. agency didn't tell police about alleged abuse (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:12 PM PST AP - State child welfare officials said Tuesday they never contacted police after receiving an abuse allegation that 10-year-old twins were being tied up and locked in the bathroom of a Florida home. The girl's body was later found in her adoptive father's truck beside the road.

Sen. Brown defends call not to seek abuse charges (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:57 PM PST AP - U.S. Sen. Scott Brown defended his decision not to pursue a criminal investigation against the camp counselor he said molested him when he was a child, saying Tuesday that he's not looking to settle old scores.

US Sen. John Thune won't run against Obama in 2012 (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST AP - U.S. Sen. John Thune said Tuesday that he won't join what's expected to be a crowded GOP field of presidential hopefuls next year, concluding he would have a difficult time fundraising and that President Barack Obama would be tough to beat.

Grieving mom screams at Pa. judge, becomes symbol (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:57 PM PST AP - Sandy Fonzo hadn't planned on confronting the Pennsylvania judge whom she blames for robbing her late son of his chance at a happy, productive life.

Reid takes on Old West, says time to ban brothels (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:27 PM PST AP - U.S. Sen. Harry Reid took aim at the world's oldest profession Tuesday, telling state lawmakers the time has come to have an adult conversation about Nevada's legal sex trade if the state hopes to succeed in the 21st century.

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