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• Packages detonate in two Maryland state buildings (Reuters)
• Dulles International Airport terminal reopened after scare (Reuters)
• Ex-CIA officer charged with giving reporter secrets (Reuters)
• Where the Jobs Are: Finding the Right Spots in a Not So Great Recovery (Time.com)
• Taking the House, Republicans to Probe Democrat Policies (Time.com)
• Oklahoma man is first U.S. execution of 2011 (Reuters)
• Oil findings boost chance of corp. criminal charge (AP)
• 3rd witness says frantic Jackson doc gathered meds (AP)
• Qualcomm makes $3.2B buy to ride new gadget wave (AP)
• Jackpot winner was 'pale, shaking' when he won (AP)
• Police: Gunman suspended before school shooting (AP)
• 2 packages ignite in Md. gov't buildings; 2 hurt (AP)
• Televangelists escape penalty in Senate inquiry (AP)
• Facebook apologizes to Iowa birth photographer (AP)
• Homeless Ohio man with velvety voice back with mom (AP)
• Witnesses recount Ore shootout that killed officer (AP)

Packages detonate in two Maryland state buildings (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:18 PM PST Reuters - Two packages detonated in the mailrooms of two Maryland state government buildings on Thursday, but no one was seriously injured, officials said.

Dulles International Airport terminal reopened after scare (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:54 PM PST Reuters - Part of the main terminal at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., reopened on Thursday after police determined that a suspicious item found there was not a threat, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said.

Ex-CIA officer charged with giving reporter secrets (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:27 PM PST Reuters - A former CIA officer was arrested on Thursday on charges of illegally disclosing national defense information about Iran to a New York Times reporter who wrote a book.

Where the Jobs Are: Finding the Right Spots in a Not So Great Recovery (Time.com) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:25 AM PST Time.com - It's true -- employment is finally growing again. But this won't be a recovery as you've known it. Here's a bird's-eye look at where the best new opportunities for work will be

Taking the House, Republicans to Probe Democrat Policies (Time.com) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:25 AM PST Time.com - Two months after a sweeping victory in the midterm elections, Republicans officially reclaim the House of Representatives on Wednesday

Oklahoma man is first U.S. execution of 2011 (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:55 PM PST Reuters - Oklahoma on Thursday executed a man convicted of beating a handcuffed convenience store clerk to death with a baseball bat, the first person put to death this year in the United States.

Oil findings boost chance of corp. criminal charge (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:17 PM PST AP - Months of investigation by a presidential commission and other panels reinforce the likelihood that companies involved in the Gulf oil spill will be slapped with criminal charges that could add tens of billions of dollars to the huge fines they already face, legal experts said Thursday.

3rd witness says frantic Jackson doc gathered meds (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:26 PM PST AP - Prosecutors called a third witness Thursday who described frantic efforts by the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death to gather medication from the floor of the bedroom where the singer died after receiving intravenous doses of a powerful anesthetic.

Qualcomm makes $3.2B buy to ride new gadget wave (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2011 05:34 PM PST AP - Tech companies are sweating it out to keep ahead of what consumers want from their gadgets. Just look at Qualcomm Inc., which struck a $3.2 billion deal Wednesday in hopes of tapping into the explosion of Wi-Fi connected devices such as tablet computers and TVs.

Jackpot winner was 'pale, shaking' when he won (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 05:28 PM PST AP - No, Carolyn, it's not a heart attack. It's a fortune.

Police: Gunman suspended before school shooting (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 05:28 PM PST AP - Hours before he opened fire on two principals at his high school, a Nebraska teenager calmly accepted a suspension for driving on an athletic field. He went home to speak with his father and some friends — all the while giving no hint of turning violent, police said Thursday.

2 packages ignite in Md. gov't buildings; 2 hurt (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 05:28 PM PST AP - Two packages about the size of small books ignited and released a sulphur-like smell when they were opened Thursday at Maryland state government buildings 20 miles apart, slightly burning the fingers of two employees. One of the parcels was addressed to Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley.

Televangelists escape penalty in Senate inquiry (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 05:28 PM PST AP - A senator's high-profile investigation of spending by televangelists wrapped up after more than three years Thursday with no penalties for the pastors who refused to cooperate and no definitive findings of wrongdoing.

Facebook apologizes to Iowa birth photographer (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:54 PM PST AP - Facebook apologized Thursday for disabling the account of an Iowa birth photographer who posted pictures the company initially deemed inappropriate, including shots of a friend and her newborn moments after birth that partially showed her friend's breasts, but not her nipples.

Homeless Ohio man with velvety voice back with mom (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:54 PM PST AP - A homeless Ohio man whose silky announcing voice has catapulted him to national fame says he's done a commercial for Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. And MSNBC reports he's accepted an offer from the network to do voiceover ads.

Witnesses recount Ore shootout that killed officer (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:47 AM PST AP - Rainier police chief Ralph Painter responded to a call about an attempted car theft at 10:47 a.m. Less than an hour later he was dead from a gunshot wound — this town's first officer to die in the line of duty.

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