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Gov. Perry beats Hutchison in Texas GOP primary (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:25 PM PST

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, center, raises his hand as he speaks to supporters with his wife Anita and daughter Sydney, right, at his primary night party at the Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood, Texas, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - Riding a wave of growing anti-Washington anger, Texas Gov. Rick Perry easily dispatched Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and a challenger backed by some in the tea party movement Tuesday to once again become the Republican nominee for the state's top office.

Missing California teen's body believed found (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:32 PM PST

In this undated family photo released by the King family shows Chelsea King, the missing 17-year-old teen from Poway a suburb of San Diego. The parents of a 17-year-old girl who failed to come home after a run in the park are pleading for people to come forward with information. (AP Photo/King Family Photo) NO SALESAP - A body found in a shallow grave Tuesday is believed to be that of 17-year-old Chelsea King, whose disappearance led to the arrest of a registered sex offender, authorities said.

Racist incidents, protests spread at UC campuses (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:47 PM PST

Students rally at the UCLA campus in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 to protest racially tinged incidents and what they say is an intolerant atmosphere at University of California campuses. The demonstration comes after an off-campus 'Compton Cookout' party that mocked Black History month, and a noose in a library at UC San Diego. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - A firestorm over racially and ethnically charged incidents at several University of California campuses spread Tuesday as UC San Diego announced a KKK-style hood was found on campus and students in Los Angeles and Irvine demonstrated against intolerance.

Washington state changes its execution method (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:27 PM PST

AP - Washington state has changed its method of execution from a three-drug cocktail to a one-drug system, according to paperwork filed Tuesday with the state Supreme Court.

NY state police chief abruptly retires in scandal (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 07:47 PM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken May 27, 2008, New York Gov. David Paterson, left, talks with New York State Police Superintendent Harry Corbitt talk before Corbitt was sworn in at a ceremony in Albany, N.Y. Corbitt said Tuesday, March 2, 2010, that he was retiring from his position. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)AP - An unfolding scandal threatening Gov. David Paterson and his administration claimed its second public safety official Tuesday when the head of the New York State Police said he was retiring, partly because of intense media scrutiny.

US teachers more interested in reform than money (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:59 PM PST

AP - U.S. teachers are more interested in school reform and student achievement than their paychecks, according to a massive new survey.

Attorney: Jackson kids weren't exposed to stun gun (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:50 PM PST

FILE - In this July 7, 2009 file photo, Paris Jackson, left, Prince Michael Jackson I and Prince Michael Jackson II on stage during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. An attorney for Michael Jackson's mother says the late singer's children were never exposed to a mail-order stun gun at the center of an investigation by child services workers. Attorney Adam Streisand confirms an investigation is under way but says the stun gun delivered to the Jackson family home was confiscated before any harm was done. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, Pool, File)AP - Michael Jackson's children were never exposed to a mail-order stun gun recently delivered to the family's home, an attorney for the late singer's mother said Tuesday.

No charges for Naomi Campbell in NYC driver flap (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:01 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010 file photo, model Naomi Campbell takes part in Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief-Haiti show in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - A man hired to drive Naomi Campbell told police she assaulted him from the back seat of a luxury SUV on Tuesday before hopping out and running away, but the supermodel likely won't face criminal charges.

Sarah Palin's new gig: late-night comedian (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:36 PM PST

AP - Sarah Palin says she's going to play Tina Fey in an upcoming Las Vegas show.

Woman convicted in case of stolen Antoinette watch (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 03:23 PM PST

AP - The widow of a notorious Israeli thief has been convicted of receiving stolen property from a 27-year-old heist that included more than 100 expensive timepieces and museum artifacts, including what's been called "the Mona Lisa of the clock world."

Northwest at risk of megaquake like one in Chile (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:19 PM PST

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010 file photo, people walk past a collapsed building in Concepcion, Chile. The disaster in Chile has brought new attention to an undersea fault along the Pacific Northwest capable of producing the same type of mega earthquake and inflicting heavy damage on bustling cities like Seattle, Portland and Vancouver. (AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Just 50 miles off the Pacific Northwest coast is an earthquake hotspot that threatens to unleash on Seattle, Portland and Vancouver the kind of damage that has shattered Chile.

Angry Ky. Sen. Jim Bunning holds up spending bill (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 07:17 PM PST

FILE - In a Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009 file photo, Sen. Jim Bunning, R-KY., listens during a Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs executive session on Capitol Hill in Washington. Bunning on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 again blocked the Senate from extending unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies for the jobless. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - The angry man of the Senate was at it again.

Once a leader in school diversity, NC retrenches (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:47 PM PST

AP - When North Carolina's Wake County decided to do away with race-based busing to desegregate schools, local officials came up with a novel solution to maintain balance.

Rove admits to error on Iraq as Bush strategist (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:36 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009, file photo, Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to former President George W. Bush answers a question before a debate healthcare at Penn State University in State College, Pa. In his new memoir Rove says President George W. Bush made the right decision to launch the Iraq war in 2003, but admits the failure to find weapons of mass destruction badly damaged the administration's credibility. (AP Photo/John Beale)AP - Republican strategist Karl Rove says in a new memoir that the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq badly damaged the Bush administration's credibility and led to dwindling public support for the war.

3 guilty in Md. cult trial, starvation of toddler (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 03:25 PM PST

FILE - This February 14, 2006 file photo released by Seeta Khadan-Newton, shows Ria Ramkissoon and her son Javon Thompson. Three members of the now-defunct cult known as 1 Mind Ministries are on trial for murder in the death of Javon Thompson, who was around 16 months old when he died of starvation and dehydration in either December 2006 or January 2007, according to authorities. (AP Photo/ courtesy of Seeta Khadan-Newton, File)AP - The leader of a household described as a religious cult was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday along with two of her followers for starving a 1-year-old boy to death because he did not say "Amen" during a mealtime prayer.

Iowa jury convicts man in football coach killing (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 01:44 PM PST

A Butler County deputy escorts Mark Becker away from the Butler County Courthouse in Allison, Iowa on Monday, March 1, 2010. Becker is accused of killing Aplington-Parkersburg High School teacher and coach Ed Thomas in June 2009. (AP Photo/Conrad Schmidt)AP - Mark Becker stood passively Tuesday as a jury found him guilty of murder in the shooting of a nationally known Iowa high school football coach.

Petraeus says US took needed risk in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 01:15 PM PST

Gen. David Petraeus speaks at Princeton University's Alexander Hall during the school's Alumni Day in Princeton, N.J., Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)AP - The general commanding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan said Tuesday the military took a calculated risk when it warned people in the Afghan city of Marjah of a major offensive designed to clear the area of insurgents.

In Vermont, unease over aging, leaky nuke plant (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 03:55 PM PST

Curt L. Hebert Jr. of Entergy Corp. holds a news conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is offering cut-rate power to help the state build jobs — and to try to preserve its own operations. Plant officials on Tuesday announced the Power for Jobs package that would reserve 25 megawatts of power from the Vernon plant that would be made available for economic development projects in Vermont at 4 cents per kilowatt hour. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - In their annual town meeting on Tuesday, folks in this Vermont ski town voted on a town budget, debated the need for a new roof on the fire department building and adjourned at lunchtime to nosh on Tracey Coutts' famous "yummy chicken pieces" casserole and cherry pie.

17 states to fight dismal college completion rates (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 02:29 PM PST

AP - More than a dozen states have formed an alliance to battle dismal college completion rates and figure out how to get more students to follow through and earn their diplomas.
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