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• U.S. contractor found guilty in Cuba trial (Reuters)
• Reid's prostitution remarks ignite debate in Nevada (Reuters)
• Protesters rally in Wisconsin after governor threatens layoffs (Reuters)
• Six wounded in Los Angeles party shooting (Reuters)
• Public media puts millions into investigative work (AP)
• AP Enterprise: US push not halting guns to Mexico (AP)
• 2 space crews mark 1 week together in orbit (AP)
• Michael Moore rallies Wis. pro-union protesters (AP)
• Police: DNA confirms suspect 'East Coast Rapist' (AP)
• Tornado slams La. town, killing woman, injuring 11 (AP)
• Man dies after falling into Nev. mine shaft (AP)
• Mother of twins found in toxic Fla. truck charged (AP)
• US Catholics win rare victories on church closures (AP)
• In union strongholds, residents wrestle with cuts (AP)
• Veteran federal judge visits drug gang's NYC turf (AP)
• British TV chef in food fight with LA schools (AP)
• Tucson suspect charged with murders of judge, aide (AP)

U.S. contractor found guilty in Cuba trial (Reuters) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 05:08 PM PST Reuters - U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross, accused of illegally supplying Internet gear to Cuban dissidents, was found guilty on Saturday of crimes against the state, Cuban television reported, and faces a possible 20-year sentence in a case likely to worsen U.S.-Cuba relations.

Reid's prostitution remarks ignite debate in Nevada (Reuters) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 03:18 PM PST Reuters - When Harry Reid, the veteran Democratic senator from Nevada, brought up the idea last month of abolishing prostitution in the state, he did so almost as an aside -- a few lines in an eight-page speech.

Protesters rally in Wisconsin after governor threatens layoffs (Reuters) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 03:55 PM PST Reuters - Thousands of union supporters protested Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposals on Saturday at the state capital, a day after the state's chief executive followed through on his threat to issue layoff warning notices to unions representing state workers.

Six wounded in Los Angeles party shooting (Reuters) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 03:30 PM PST Reuters - Unknown gunmen shot and wounded six people at a house party in South Los Angeles early on Saturday, injuring one critically, police said.

Public media puts millions into investigative work (AP) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 09:59 AM PST AP - NPR, PBS and local public broadcast stations around the country are hiring more journalists and pumping millions of dollars into investigative news to make up for what they see as a lack of deep-digging coverage by their for-profit counterparts.

AP Enterprise: US push not halting guns to Mexico (AP) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 05:07 PM PST AP - Federal agents are barely able to slow the river of American guns flowing into Mexico. In two years, a new effort to increase inspections of travelers crossing the border has netted just 386 guns — an almost infinitesimal amount given that an estimated 2,000 slip across each day.

2 space crews mark 1 week together in orbit (AP) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST AP - The 12 astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle-station complex shared a few more maintenance chores Saturday, taking out the trash and doing their part for clean air as their weeklong visit wound down.

Michael Moore rallies Wis. pro-union protesters (AP) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 05:07 PM PST AP - Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore urged Wisconsin residents Saturday to fight against Republican efforts to strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights, telling thousands of protesters that "Madison is only the beginning."

Police: DNA confirms suspect 'East Coast Rapist' (AP) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 05:07 PM PST AP - Some neighbors considered Aaron Thomas an odd nuisance, a man who lifted weights in the front yard, parked a loud tractor-trailer in their residential neighborhood and ran or rode his bike unfathomable distances. His girlfriend's son called him laid back.

Tornado slams La. town, killing woman, injuring 11 (AP) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 05:07 PM PST AP - A tornado slammed a southwestern Louisiana town Saturday, killing a woman and injuring 11 other people. More than 100 homes were damaged, many of them destroyed, authorities said, and about 1,500 people were evacuated because of natural gas leaks.

Man dies after falling into Nev. mine shaft (AP) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 04:57 PM PST AP - A father of five children has died after falling into a mine shaft so deep and treacherous that rescuers had to abandon efforts to reach him while he was still alive, officials said Saturday.

Mother of twins found in toxic Fla. truck charged (AP) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 04:00 PM PST AP - The mother of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in an exterminator's truck in Florida was charged Saturday with murder, and faces numerous other abuse and neglect accusations.

US Catholics win rare victories on church closures (AP) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 04:54 PM PST AP - Like many Roman Catholics, Marie Lutkus felt anger, sadness and disillusionment after her beloved church was shut down in a consolidation of parishes.

In union strongholds, residents wrestle with cuts (AP) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 01:56 PM PST AP - There once was a time when Harry and Nancy Harrington — their teenage children in tow — walked the picket line outside the nursing home where she was a medical aide, protesting the lack of a pension plan for the unionized work force.

Veteran federal judge visits drug gang's NYC turf (AP) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 12:34 AM PST AP - The scene in a gritty Brooklyn neighborhood had the feel of a political campaign stop, except the stately man trailed by aides, a bodyguard and two news photographers wasn't making speeches or working a crowd.

British TV chef in food fight with LA schools (AP) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 01:40 PM PST AP - British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has perfected his anti-obesity recipe over the years: blend a passion for nutrition with reality TV, garnish with a catchy moniker, et voila! — "Food Revolution."

Tucson suspect charged with murders of judge, aide (AP) Posted: 05 Mar 2011 01:04 AM PST AP - The suspect in the attempted assassination of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was hit with dozens of new charges as federal prosecutors formally accused him of killing six people and wounding 13 others during a Tucson shooting rampage.

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