2011年2月11日星期五

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Convicted murderer gets 60 year sentence in Chandra Levy case (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:29 AM PST

Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Convicted murderer Ingmar Guandique was sentenced on Friday to 60 years in prison for the death of former federal intern Chandra Levy, a court official said, capping off a controversial, decade-long case.

Judge blocks release of Tucson shooter's mug shots (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:02 AM PST

Reuters - A federal judge has ordered a temporary stay on the release of federal "mug shots" of accused Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner, after his attorneys argued releasing them would be tantamount to trying him in the media.

Wisconsin governor aims to curb state worker unions (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:15 PM PST

Reuters - Wisconsin's new Republican governor on Friday proposed sharply curtailing the bargaining rights of public employee unions and other cost-saving measures to rein in the state's budget deficit.

Historic Conception Alert: Get Cracking on That 11/11/11 Baby (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 12:30 PM PST

Time.com - Put Valentine's Day romance to good use, and your child could have the coolest birthday ever

At CPAC, It's Evening In America (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 12:30 PM PST

Time.com - The heirs to Ronald Reagan's conservative legacy gathered Thursday in a hotel ballroom to exchange variations on the dominant theme in today's Republican politics: It is evening in America

Judge gives Abramoff lobbyist 20 months in jail (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 11:15 AM PST

Reuters - A former lobbyist, the first person to plead guilty in the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal that rocked the U.S. capital, was sentenced Friday to 20 months in prison, the Justice Department said.

Suspect in mob hit plan to be returned to Boston (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST

In this artist's sketch, 42-year-old Enrico Ponzo appears in federal court in Boise, Idaho, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. Ponzo, who is accused of plotting to kill a New England crime boss and hiding out in Idaho for the past decade, has been placed under the supervision of U.S. marshals who will supervise his return to Boston. A federal judge on Friday also said Ponzo will remain in custody without bond until he is moved. Marshals declined to say when that would occur. Ponzo was arrested Monday at his home in the small, Idaho town of Marsing. FBI agents say he had been living in Idaho for at least a decade since he fled Boston in 1994 to avoid state drug charges. (AP Photo/Ward Hopper)AP - The past is quickly closing in on Enrico Ponzo.

Ohio board rejects condemned killer's mercy plea (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:23 PM PST

This undated photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows convicted murderer Johnnie Baston, who fatally shot an Ohio storekeeper in the head during a 1994 robbery. The victim's family opposes the upcoming execution of Baston, arguing it won’t change anything and they’re satisfied with a life sentence. (AP Photo/Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction, File)AP - The Ohio Parole Board on Friday rejected clemency for the condemned killer of a storekeeper who was shot in the head, even as the victim's family remains steadfast in its opposition to his execution.

Webb: `Six years for me is just about right' (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST

AP - U.S. Sen. Jim Webb told The Associated Press that he's leaving office at the end of a single term because he's got nothing more to prove.

Man wanted for mutilating lawyer dies in shootout (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:55 PM PST

In this undated photo released by the New York State Department of Corrections, Barion Blake is shown. Wanted in New York City for mutilating a lawyer and stuffing him into the trunk of the attorney's BMW, Blake was shot and killed by U.S. Marshals in Jacksonville, Fla, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. According to an un-named official, Blake opened fire on the marshals who tracked him to Jacksonville and tried to arrest him. (AP Photo/New York State Department of Corrections)AP - U.S. marshals in Florida fatally shot a fugitive wanted in New York City for mutilating a lawyer and stuffing him into the trunk of his BMW, a law enforcement official said Friday.

Judge order trial for man in Mich. mosque plot (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:42 PM PST

AP - A California man accused of plotting to attack a popular Detroit-area mosque was ordered to stand trial Friday after police testified that he had 96 fireworks in his car, including M-80 firecrackers and smoke bombs.

Egyptians in US cheer on democracy and Arab unity (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:18 PM PST

People celebrate after Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak resigned from office Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 in the Queens borough of New York. Mubarak resigned as president after 29 years in power. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)AP - Waves of celebration rippled out of Egypt and washed onto U.S. shores Friday as Egyptian-Americans looked to a future of democracy and Arab unity after the departure of President Hosni Mubarak and his three decades of authoritarian rule.

Ore. man dies after hospital tells police call 911 (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:56 PM PST

AP - The death of an Oregon man just feet from an emergency room has left his family in grief, upset police and drawn a request for an investigation from a congressman, all asking why an officer was told to call 911 for a heart attack victim just outside the hospital door.

Iran, NKorea are Americans' least favorite lands (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:46 PM PST

AP - Americans are not too keen on Iran and North Korea, are all right with Canada and Britain, and are thinking better thoughts about France, according to Gallup's annual World Affairs poll, released Friday.

Philadelphia church official charged in scandal (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:55 PM PST

In this undated photo released by the Philadelphia District Attorney's office, Monsignor William Lynn is shown. Lynn, the former secretary of clergy under Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, is charged with felony endangerment according to a grand jury report released Thursday Feb, 10, 2011. Prosecutors say Lynn transferred abusive priests to new parishes with schools and youth groups without warning parish officials. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office)AP - Nearly a decade after the scandal over sexual abuse by priests erupted, Philadelphia's district attorney has taken a step no prosecutor in the U.S. had taken before: filing criminal charges against a high-ranking Roman Catholic official for allegedly failing to protect children.

Suspect in deadly CA crash had poor driving record (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 12:50 PM PST

AP - A California man suspected of running his pickup truck into a group of girls, killing one and critically injuring another, has a history of traffic violations, public records show.

Judge: Wal-Mart can fire man for med marijuana use (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:40 PM PST

AP - Michigan law legalizing medical marijuana doesn't stop private businesses from firing people for drug use, a federal judge said Friday in dismissing a lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Stroke rehab doesn't have to be high-tech to help (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:25 PM PST

In this undated picture provided by Duke University, physical therapist Joann Gallichio, seated, and research assistant Amanda Ayala, left, use a body weight treadmill system to help train a stroke patient with walking at the Brooks Rehabilitation Center in Jacksonville, Fla. The largest study ever on stroke rehabilitation found that doing physical therapy at home improved walking just as well as a high-tech treadmill program. More surprising, patients who started rehab late â€AP - The largest study ever on stroke rehabilitation found that doing physical therapy at home improved walking just as well as a high-tech treadmill program.

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