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• Wisconsin Republicans push ahead with union bill (Reuters)
• Wisconsin support rally in NJ draws thousands despite rain (Reuters)
• Saudi charged in U.S. bomb plot to plead not guilty (Reuters)
• As Goes Wisconsin... So Goes the Nation (Time.com)
• Creepy eBay Auction: You Can Now Bid On Justin Bieber's Hair (Time.com)
• NYC seeks banks to run services, including buildings (Reuters)
• As Madison impasse continues, schools eye layoffs (AP)
• Voodoo ritual, sex gone awry caused fatal NYC fire (AP)
• Panel reviews Fla. adoptive girl's death (AP)
• State and local budget cuts are slowing US economy (AP)
• Old Coca Cola sign causes flap in San Francisco (AP)
• Sheriff: Suspect says bodies of Ohio couple in Ga. (AP)
• Bush nixes Denver visit, citing invite to Assange (AP)
• Texas probes if kids alone before day care fire (AP)
• 4 Amish children die when buggy flips in Ky. creek (AP)
• Saudi suspect in terror plot appears in fed. court (AP)
• Shoppers wary of GM foods find they're everywhere (AP)
• Schools boost efforts to ID fake student addresses (AP)
• GOP House freshmen draw mixed response at home (AP)

Wisconsin Republicans push ahead with union bill (Reuters) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:16 PM PST Reuters - Wisconsin Republicans seeking to curb the power of public sector unions tried on Friday to pressure absent Democrats to return home and vote on a plan that has sparked labor protests across the country.

Wisconsin support rally in NJ draws thousands despite rain (Reuters) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:51 AM PST Reuters - Thousands turned out in New Jersey's state capital despite heavy rain on Friday to show support for Wisconsin public worker unions fighting to preserve collective bargaining rights.

Saudi charged in U.S. bomb plot to plead not guilty (Reuters) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:00 AM PST Reuters - A 20-year-old Saudi student accused in a bomb plot that may have targeted former President George W. Bush will plead not guilty to terrorism charges, his attorney said on Friday.

As Goes Wisconsin... So Goes the Nation (Time.com) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:20 AM PST Time.com - Why the crusade to change the bargain between government and its employees is spreading

Creepy eBay Auction: You Can Now Bid On Justin Bieber's Hair (Time.com) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:20 AM PST Time.com - Someone really wants to own some of Justin Bieber's DNA, and is willing to pay good money for it

NYC seeks banks to run services, including buildings (Reuters) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:50 PM PST Reuters - New York City wants to hire investment banks to improve management of its assets -- from parking meters to buildings -- but the mayor flatly rejects selling any of the city's valuable properties.

As Madison impasse continues, schools eye layoffs (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:41 PM PST AP - Wisconsin school districts are warning teachers that their contracts might not be renewed as Gov. Scott Walker's plan to cut nearly all public employees' collective bargaining rights remains in limbo.

Voodoo ritual, sex gone awry caused fatal NYC fire (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:17 PM PST AP - Candles ringing a bed in a voodoo ceremony that included sex ignited sheets and clothing strewn nearby and caused a fatal apartment fire last weekend, a city official said Friday.

Panel reviews Fla. adoptive girl's death (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:01 PM PST AP - In the aftermath of a shocking child death, Florida officials announced Friday that they will now immediately contact law enforcement agencies when they receive an allegation that a child may be in imminent danger.

State and local budget cuts are slowing US economy (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:09 PM PST AP - Deep spending cuts by state and local governments pose a growing threat to an economy that is already grappling with high unemployment, depressed home prices and the surging cost of oil.

Old Coca Cola sign causes flap in San Francisco (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:27 PM PST AP - A restored Coca Cola sign decorating the side of a San Francisco house that may date back to the 1930s has set off a surprising spat among neighborhood residents and city officials.

Sheriff: Suspect says bodies of Ohio couple in Ga. (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:36 PM PST AP - Investigators believe a missing elderly Ohio couple was killed in their home, and a murder suspect being questioned in West Virginia has told police he dumped their bodies in a Georgia cotton field, authorities said Friday.

Bush nixes Denver visit, citing invite to Assange (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:03 PM PST AP - George W. Bush said Friday he will not visit Denver this weekend as planned because WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was invited to attend one of the same events as the former president.

Texas probes if kids alone before day care fire (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:48 PM PST AP - A Texas agency is investigating whether a woman left seven preschoolers alone before a fire broke out in her Houston home day care center and killed three.

4 Amish children die when buggy flips in Ky. creek (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:24 PM PST AP - As Amish who eschew electricity, they might not have known that the weather service had issued a flash flood warning an hour before. But they knew it was raining hard, and Wagler's brother figured the tiny creek they had to cross would already be up to the buggy's axle.

Saudi suspect in terror plot appears in fed. court (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:38 PM PST AP - The world is watching to see how the justice system treats a college student from Saudi Arabia who is accused of buying chemicals online as part of a plan to blow up key U.S. targets, his attorney said Friday.

Shoppers wary of GM foods find they're everywhere (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:25 AM PST AP - You may not want to eat genetically engineered foods. Chances are, you are eating them anyway.

Schools boost efforts to ID fake student addresses (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:53 AM PST AP - Kelley Williams-Bolar, alarmed after her home was broken into, yanked her two daughters out of their urban Akron, Ohio, schools and enrolled them in her father's suburban school district nearby, using his address.

GOP House freshmen draw mixed response at home (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:12 PM PST AP - Newly elected Republican Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, like dozens of other freshman members, was sent to Congress on a promise to slash government spending. And slash it she did, voting last weekend to cut $61 billion from the current federal budget and to repeal President Barack Obama's health care reform plan.

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