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• Crews begin drilling into W.Va. mine where 25 died (AP)
• Connecticut beats Stanford 53-47 for NCAA title (AP)
• AP: Mines fight safety violations, fines go unpaid (AP)
• W.Va. mine owner accused of putting safety second (AP)
• Antenna failure hampers crew's shuttle inspection (AP)
• Black conservative tea party backers take heat (AP)
• Family reunited with baby pulled from quake rubble (AP)
• Mourners pray for victims of W.Va. mine explosion (AP)
• Priest accused of US abuse won't fight extradition (AP)
• 1 arrested in shooting amid Times Square mayhem (AP)
• Wash. man charged with threatening Sen. Murray (AP)
• Study: Riskier surgeries for back pain raise costs (AP)
• Miss. lesbian student's prom night falls short (AP)
• 3 plead not guilty in Mass. school bullying case (AP)
• Gomez introduced as next leader of LA archdiocese (AP)
• O'Connor: More justices may skip State of Union (AP)
• 911 call: Gun in Easter fight was 'to prove point' (AP)
• Inmates: Anthony would drug daughter for sleep (AP)
• LA mayor to close most departments 2 days a week (AP)
• Va. brings back Confederate month after 8 years (AP)

Crews begin drilling into W.Va. mine where 25 died (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 06:33 PM PDT AP - Rescuers held out slim hope Tuesday that four missing coal miners might have survived when a mine repeatedly cited for improperly venting methane gas exploded, killing 25 people in the country's deadliest underground disaster in a quarter-century.

Connecticut beats Stanford 53-47 for NCAA title (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 10:48 PM PDT AP - There was no panic in the locker room. No pep talk, either. Maya Moore and her Connecticut Huskies knew the score.

AP: Mines fight safety violations, fines go unpaid (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 09:44 PM PDT AP - The company that runs the West Virginia mine where an explosion killed at least 25 workers frequently sidesteps hefty fines by aggressively contesting safety violations, including recent problems with the ventilation system that clears away combustible methane gas.

W.Va. mine owner accused of putting safety second (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 07:27 PM PDT AP - The coal mine rocked by an explosion that killed at least 25 workers in the nation's deadliest mining disaster since 1984 had been cited for 600 violations in less than a year and a half, some of them for not properly ventilating methane — the highly combustible gas suspected in the blast.

Antenna failure hampers crew's shuttle inspection (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 09:39 PM PDT AP - Discovery's astronauts surveyed their ship Tuesday for signs of launch damage, but the job was complicated by the failure of the space shuttle's big dish antenna.

Black conservative tea party backers take heat (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 03:26 PM PDT AP - They've been called Oreos, traitors and Uncle Toms, and are used to having to defend their values. Now black conservatives are really taking heat for their involvement in the mostly white tea party movement — and for having the audacity to oppose the policies of the nation's first black president.

Family reunited with baby pulled from quake rubble (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 07:23 PM PDT AP - The parents of a Haitian baby rescued from the rubble after January's devastating earthquake said Tuesday it was "a miracle" that their daughter survived, addressing reporters a day after their emotional reunion in the U.S.

Mourners pray for victims of W.Va. mine explosion (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 05:36 PM PDT AP - About 50 mourners are at a small West Virginia church a few miles from the site of a deadly mine explosion to remember the 25 victims and pray for four missing miners.

Priest accused of US abuse won't fight extradition (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 10:45 PM PDT AP - A Roman Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting a teenage parishioner in Minnesota said Tuesday he would willingly leave his native India and try to clear his name in the courts if the United States tried to extradite him.

1 arrested in shooting amid Times Square mayhem (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 06:22 PM PDT AP - Police arrested a man Tuesday on weapons charges in the shooting of two women during a sprawling brawl near Times Square that left two others wounded and police officers injured.

Wash. man charged with threatening Sen. Murray (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 04:01 PM PDT AP - A Washington state man has been charged with threatening to kill Democratic Sen. Patty Murray over her support for health care reform, leaving voicemail messages at her office saying she had a target on her back and "it only takes one piece of lead."

Study: Riskier surgeries for back pain raise costs (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 06:37 PM PDT AP - A study of Medicare patients shows that costlier, more complex spinal fusion surgeries are on the rise — and sometimes done unnecessarily — for a common lower back condition caused by aging and arthritis.

Miss. lesbian student's prom night falls short (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 04:14 PM PDT AP - Senior prom fell far short of the rite of passage Constance McMillen was hoping for when she began a legal battle to challenge a ban on same-sex dates.

3 plead not guilty in Mass. school bullying case (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 02:15 PM PDT AP - Three Massachusetts teenagers pleaded not guilty through their lawyers Tuesday in the bullying of a 15-year-old girl who committed suicide after what prosecutors call months of threats and harassment.

Gomez introduced as next leader of LA archdiocese (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 04:46 PM PDT AP - Archbishop Jose Gomez's appointment Tuesday to head the Archdiocese of Los Angeles underscores the growing importance of Latinos in the American church and promises to give the nation's largest Roman Catholic diocese an even stronger voice in the immigration debate.

O'Connor: More justices may skip State of Union (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 03:16 PM PDT AP - The first woman to sit on the nation's highest court said Tuesday she wouldn't be surprised if fewer justices attend State of the Union addresses after President Obama criticized a recent ruling at this year's address.

911 call: Gun in Easter fight was 'to prove point' (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 04:01 PM PDT AP - A woman who called 911 after a fatal shooting at an Easter party told a police dispatcher she shot a relative after she retrieved a gun to prove a point and it went off.

Inmates: Anthony would drug daughter for sleep (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 03:58 PM PDT AP - A jail inmate claims a Florida mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter would use drugs sometimes to put the toddler to sleep so that she could go out with friends, according to documents released Tuesday. A second inmate says the woman would use antihistamines on the toddler.

LA mayor to close most departments 2 days a week (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 01:34 PM PDT AP - The mayor of Los Angeles says all city departments except police, public safety and those that make money must close two days a week because of a budget crisis.

Va. brings back Confederate month after 8 years (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 02:37 PM PDT AP - Virginia's governor has brought Confederate History Month back to the state for the first time since 2001.

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The McCain Mutiny - Newsweek Posted: 02 Apr 2010 09:46 PM PDT USA Today The McCain Mutiny Newsweek Late last month, at a dusty fairground outside Tucson, John McCain stood behind the person who is, at least for the next few years, surely his most important legacy to American politics. And speaking to the adoring mob, ... McCain: Maverick, who me?msnbc.com John McCain: A maverick no more?Washington Post (blog) Chamber endorses Sen. John McCain in Arizona primary battleUSA Today Huffington Post (blog) -New York Magazine -Politico (blog) all 26 news articles »

NYPD arrests dozens after gang runs amok in Times Square, Herald Square - New York Daily News Posted: 05 Apr 2010 09:15 AM PDT New York Daily News NYPD arrests dozens after gang runs amok in Times Square, Herald Square New York Daily News ...before attacking several others in Herald Square two hours later in what police fear is a new gang Easter tradition. Do you feel safe in New York City? Yes. I feel very secure wherever I go. ... 4 Shot, Dozens Arrested in Midtown 'Wilding' SpreeWNYC Warriors: 4 shot, 50+ arrested in NYC mayhem13abc.com 3 shootings as large groups create mayhem in NYCThe Associated Press UPI.com -NY1 -The Epoch Times all 448 news articles »

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• 25 dead in W.Va. mine blast, worst since 1984 (AP)
• US unveiling new, more restrictive nuclear policy (AP)
• Toyota faces legal dilemma as well as record fine (AP)
• Duke does it in 61-59 thriller over Butler (AP)
• Priest accused of US abuse won't fight extradition (AP)
• California 13-year-old to attempt to climb Everest (AP)
• RNC official steps down, but Steele stands firm (AP)
• Antenna failure hampers crew's shuttle inspection (AP)
• Illness forces Whitney Houston to postpone concert (AP)
• AP source confirms video of Baghdad firefight (AP)
• At least 25 dead in West Virginia mine disaster (Reuters)
• Obama poised to limit U.S. use of nuclear arms (Reuters)
• Tiger Woods admits he lied and deceived (Reuters)
• Leaked U.S. video shows deaths of Reuters' Iraqi staffers (Reuters)
• Republican staff shake-up amid nightclub furor (Reuters)
• Mexico-California border towns shaken after quake (Reuters)
• Five bodies found after "miracle" China mine rescue (Reuters)
• Apple's iPad debuts strongly, but key tests remain (Reuters)
• 25 dead, four missing in US mine blast (AFP)
• Obama to limit use of US nuclear weapons (AFP)

25 dead in W.Va. mine blast, worst since 1984 (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 01:16 AM PDT AP - Rescue teams planned to search again for four workers missing in a coal mine where a massive explosion killed 25 in the worst U.S. mining disaster in more than two decades, though officials said Tuesday that the chances were slim that the miners survived.

US unveiling new, more restrictive nuclear policy (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 12:09 AM PDT AP - The Obama administration is unveiling a new nuclear weapons policy that seeks to narrow the circumstances under which the United States would use such weapons while preserving long-standing assurances of nuclear protection for allies, U.S. officials said.

Toyota faces legal dilemma as well as record fine (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 12:10 AM PDT AP - Already flooded with hundreds of private lawsuits, Toyota now faces a dilemma stemming from safety problems on several popular models: whether to accept a record $16.4 million fine that could be cast as an admission of wrongdoing, or fight the government at the cost of more bad publicity.

Duke does it in 61-59 thriller over Butler (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 12:34 AM PDT AP - The ball went sailing while the buzzer went off. Where it landed would be the difference between a shining moment for one team, a tearstained loss for another.

Priest accused of US abuse won't fight extradition (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 12:02 AM PDT AP - A Roman Catholic priest charged with sexually assaulting a teenage parishioner in Minnesota said Tuesday he would willingly leave his native India and try to clear his name in the courts if the United States tried to extradite him.

California 13-year-old to attempt to climb Everest (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 01:03 AM PDT AP - A 13-year-old California boy plans to try to climb Mount Everest in a quest to reach the summits of the highest peaks on all seven continents.

RNC official steps down, but Steele stands firm (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 12:11 AM PDT AP - The controversy over Republican National Committee spending has led to the resignation of its chief of staff, but party Chairman Michael Steele remains insistent that he isn't going anywhere.

Antenna failure hampers crew's shuttle inspection (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 12:15 AM PDT AP - Discovery's astronauts surveyed their ship Tuesday for signs of launch damage, but the job was complicated by the failure of the space shuttle's big dish antenna.

Illness forces Whitney Houston to postpone concert (AP) Posted: 05 Apr 2010 09:53 PM PDT AP - Illness has led to a brief postponement of Whitney Houston's European tour.

AP source confirms video of Baghdad firefight (AP) Posted: 05 Apr 2010 06:32 PM PDT AP - A gritty war video circulating on the Internet that shows U.S. troops firing repeatedly on a group of men — some of whom were unarmed — walking down a Baghdad street is authentic, a senior U.S. military official confirmed Monday.

At least 25 dead in West Virginia mine disaster (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 01:09 AM PDT Reuters - Twenty-five coal miners died and four were still missing deep underground on Tuesday after an explosion ripped through a West Virginia mine owned by Massey Energy in the deadliest coal mine disaster in decades.

Obama poised to limit U.S. use of nuclear arms (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:15 PM PDT Reuters - The Obama administration will formally unveil a new policy on Tuesday restricting U.S. use of nuclear arms, renouncing development of new atomic weapons and heralding further cuts in America's stockpile.

Tiger Woods admits he lied and deceived (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2010 04:43 PM PDT Reuters - Tiger Woods took full responsibility on Monday for the marital infidelities which have led to his startling fall from grace and admitted he had lied and deceived a lot of people along the way.

Leaked U.S. video shows deaths of Reuters' Iraqi staffers (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2010 05:11 PM PDT Reuters - Classified U.S. military video showing a 2007 attack by Apache helicopters that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff, was released on Monday by a group that promotes leaking to fight government and corporate corruption.

Republican staff shake-up amid nightclub furor (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2010 08:29 PM PDT Reuters - The Republican National Committee had a top-level staff shake-up on Monday after revelations that it spent $2,000 to entertain potential contributors at a sex-themed nightclub.

Mexico-California border towns shaken after quake (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2010 05:41 PM PDT Reuters - Scared families south of the Mexico-California border readied to sleep outside for a second night on Monday after a big earthquake tore cracks in roads and houses and dozens of aftershocks rattled the area.

Five bodies found after "miracle" China mine rescue (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:53 PM PDT Reuters - Chinese rescuers on Tuesday pulled five bodies from a flooded coal mine a day after the "miracle" rescue of 115 fellow miners who survived a week underground for a week by eating bark and drinking filthy water.

Apple's iPad debuts strongly, but key tests remain (Reuters) Posted: 05 Apr 2010 03:50 PM PDT Reuters - Apple Inc sold more than 300,000 iPads on the tablet computer's first day in stores, a strong showing that roughly matched Wall Street forecasts and mirrored the iPhone's debut in 2007.

25 dead, four missing in US mine blast (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2010 12:22 AM PDT AFP - An explosion ripped through a coal mine in West Virginia on Monday, killing 25 workers and leaving four unaccounted for in one of the worst US mining disasters in decades, officials said.

Obama to limit use of US nuclear weapons (AFP) Posted: 05 Apr 2010 08:08 PM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama plans to place new restrictions on the use of atomic weapons as part of a major US nuclear policy overhaul, a senior administration official said.

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