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Architect Requests More Changes to King Statue

By Michael E. Ruane The furrows in Martin Luther King Jr.'s brow already are gone, and his face looks less troubled. The pen in his left hand is gone, too, replaced by a scroll.Full source on Washington Post: Read More?
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Hearings begin to decide custody for sect children

By Wendy Koch, USA TODAY The children who were removed from a Texas ranch occupied by polygamists are starting to get visits from their mothers, and hearings will begin today to determine what their parents might do to regain custody.Full source on USA Today: Read More?
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Ballot battle is all about the money

By John Hill - jhill@sacbee.com In the June 3 ballot showdown over governments' power to take private property, both sides agree on one thing: Their opponents rely on tainted money that reveals their true motives.Full source on Sacramento Bee: Read More?
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Bush signs one-week extension of federal farm bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President George W. Bush has signed into law a stopgap measure keeping Agriculture Department programs running for a week, the White House said on Sunday, allowing lawmakers time to sort out a $289 billion farm bill.Full source on Reuters: Read More?
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Lubbock residents likely to see surge in tickets during Click It

By Robin Pyle | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Hundreds of Lubbock residents likely will be given seat belt citations in the next two weeks. Law enforcement agencies across Texas will be stepping up enforcement of the state's safety belt laws for the Click It or …Full source on LubbockOnline.com: Read More?
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It's time for straight talk on budget from the voters

SACRAMENTO - Maybe it's about time for some very drastic ballot box budgeting by California voters. Ballot box budgeting — voters stepping in and calling the shots on spending and taxes, preempting their elected representatives — has been the scourge …Full source on Los Angeles Times: Read More?
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Arrest Could Yield Suspect in Fatal Stabbings

By THE NEW YORK TIMES A 32-year-old man who was arrested in Los Angeles early on Sunday may be connected to the stabbing deaths of three people found inside a home in Tenafly, NJ, law enforcement officials said.Full source on New York Times: Read More?
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UC Berkeley student found dead on his patio

Alan Kaname Hamai, 22, of Redondo Beach had graduated hours earlier with a degree in anthropology. He apparently fell from the roof of his apartment building.Full source on Los Angeles Times: Read More?
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Firefighters working to control fires across Florida

MIAMI (AP) - A large fire in the Everglades and other smaller fires in various parts of Florida brought smoky conditions across Florida on Sunday, even as increased humidity in some areas was helping firefighting efforts.Full source on USA Today: Read More?
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Obama Draws Record Crowd in Oregon

By Larry Rohter About 75000 people gathered along the Portland waterfront for Senator Barack Obama’s event Sunday. (Photo: Chris Carlson/Associated Press) An estimated at 75000 that had gathered on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland Sunday …Full source on New York Times: Read More?
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Two Victims in Plane Crash Are Identified

By AP EAGLESWOOD, NJ (AP) - The New Jersey State Police on Sunday identified the two men who were killed in the crash of a small plane the day before as the aircraft’s owner, John Ambroult, 60, of Eastham, Mass.Full source on New York Times: Read More?
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Nassau cop critical after drunken driver hits him

This story was reported by EMERSON CLARRIDGE and staff writers STACEY ALTHERR and SUSANA ENRIQUEZ | It was written by ALTHERR. A Nassau police officer was fighting for his life last night after a suspected drunken driver slammed into his police car, …Full source on Newsday: Read More?
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Islip NAACP leader denies school board endorsements

BY LAURA RIVERA | laura.rivera@newsday.com The Islip NAACP president yesterday repudiated a political mailing that he said falsely claimed that the civil rights organization had endorsed candidates in tomorrow's election for the Brentwood school board.Full source on Newsday: Read More?
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Danville church tackles tough subject of race

(05-18) 20:05 PDT Danville — From the pulpit of a Danville church, the leader of the 1.2 million member United Church of Christ on Sunday urged those gathered to start a national, "sacred" conversation about one of the most toxic topics in American …Full source on San Francisco Chronicle: Read More?
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One dead after Range Rover drives off Highway 101 and hits tree in

All lanes of northbound US Highway 101 in Petaluma reopened around 8:50 pm today after a fatal collision left the roadway blocked for about two hours, according to the California Highway Patrol.Full source on San Jose Mercury News: Read More?
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City to Add 63 Inspectors for Construction Sites

By FERNANDA SANTOS The Bloomberg administration announced on Sunday that the city would hire 63 more inspectors to enforce safety rules at construction sites, the latest of several measures rolled out since a series of fatal accidents and inspection …Full source on New York Times: Read More?
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Kennedy upbeat day after seizure

When Barack Obama picked up the phone to speak with Edward M. Kennedy yesterday, he expected his Senate colleague would be groggy from medication following a seizure Saturday.Full source on Boston Globe: Read More?
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Jamaica girl, 15, fatally shot in Far Rockaway

BY STEVE RITEA | steve.ritea@newsday.com A 15-year-old Jamaica girl was shot and killed on a Far Rockaway street corner, police said, and five men were in stable condition after an apparently unrelated shooting that occurred a few hours later just half …Full source on Newsday: Read More?
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Two Roads to Gay Marriage

By EJ Dionne Jr. Imagine what it would be like not to be able to marry the person with whom you want to spend the rest of your life.Full source on Washington Post: Read More?
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Coal Country Lacks Consensus on a Nominee

By CHRISTOPHER COOPER As the Democratic presidential race unfolds in coal country this week and with John McCain's recent rollout of a global-warming initiative, coal industry officials and environmentalists are unsure which candidate to endorse.Full source on Wall Street Journal: Read More?
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Blackwater shooting probe shifts to Baghdad

By Mike Carter Federal prosecutors and FBI agents from Seattle are in Baghdad this week interviewing witnesses and reviewing evidence in the investigation of a former Blackwater USA security operator suspected of the December 2006 slaying of the Iraqi …Full source on Seattle Times: Read More?
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Cuomo announces LI hearings on pension scandal

BY ROBERT E. KESSLER | robert.kessler@newsday.com State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday that he and a bipartisan group of state legislators will hold hearings on Long Island next week on the improper granting of pensions and other …Full source on Newsday: Read More?
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Great Lakes Water Compact nears agreement in Ohio legislature

The screws have just turned a little tighter on the Ohio Senate to pass the Great Lakes Water Compact. Lawmakers in both Wisconsin and Michigan this week nearly unanimously approved the proposed interstate agreement, which supporters say would guard …Full source on The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com: Read More?
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Flight Attendant Accused of Setting Fire on Airplane

By DAVE KOLPACK AP Writer AP A flight attendant angry about his work route smuggled a lighter aboard an airplane and set a fire in a bathroom, forcing an emergency landing, authorities said Thursday.Full source on ABC News: Read More?
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Cows stampede on freeway near Concord; at least two dead

By Roman Gokhman CONCORD - Authorities were faced with a surreal scene late Thursday when the doors to a trailer hauling a herd of cattle opened, allowing the animals to escape into traffic near the interchange of Highway 4 and Interstate 680.Full source on San Jose Mercury News: Read More?
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Marine found shot to death in San Clemente

By HG Reza, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer An active-duty Marine was found shot to death Thursday morning in a drainage ditch in a hilly area of San Clemente.Full source on Los Angeles Times: Read More?
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Rhee Offers Plan To Improve DC's Troubled Schools

By V. Dion Haynes and Bill Turque DC Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee detailed plans yesterday for overhauling 26 academically troubled schools, saying she will replace principals and teachers, hire private education-management firms and install …Full source on Washington Post: Read More?
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Storm can't stop the Carters

By Karen Baker With a flash flood watch in effect, rain pounding down and power knocked out, it looked doubtful early Thursday that former President Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, would make their scheduled appearance in St.Full source on The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com: Read More?
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LOS ANGELES Idaho leader to take helm at UC Riverside

The UC Board of Regents has named Timothy White, president of the University of Idaho, as the new chancellor of the 16600-student UC Riverside campus.Full source on San Francisco Chronicle: Read More?
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Jailed museum director's death linked to infection

By Mike Carter An Asian-antiquities dealer arrested in Seattle on wire-fraud charges died in federal custody from infection and inflammation caused by a perforated gastric ulcer, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office.Full source on Seattle Times: Read More?
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13-2 vote for museum

BY FRAN SPIELMAN AND ART GOLAB Staff Reporters The Mayor Daley-controlled Chicago Plan Commission approved the mayor's controversial plan Thursday to build a new $100 million Children's Museum in Grant Park, setting the stage for a City Council …Full source on Chicago Sun-Times: Read More?
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Senate votes to revive ban on media cross-ownership

From AP The Senate voted Thursday night to nullify a Federal Communications Commission rule that allows media companies to own a newspaper and a TV station in the same market.Full source on Los Angeles Times: Read More?
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California school districts deciding how to cope with state budget

LA Unified and others consider spending reductions amid uncertainty about their funding. Balanced budgets must be submitted by June 30.Full source on Los Angeles Times: Read More?
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Bush May Have Lost Wealth During Presidency

By Dan Eggen President Bush's financial fortunes appear to have declined over the past seven years, with his family assets dropping as low as $6.5 million, according to disclosure forms released yesterday.Full source on Washington Post: Read More?
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Nooses used as a threat a felony under new state law

AP ALBANY - Displaying a noose as a threat now is a felony in New York under legislation signed yesterday by Gov. David A. Paterson.Full source on Newsday: Read More?
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Doubts cast on lottery as state budget panacea

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's controversial plan to borrow against future state lottery revenue has been successful in other states, but California may find it difficult to raise enough money from lottery ticket sales to repay bonds used to bridge its …Full source on San Francisco Chronicle: Read More?
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Florida, Michigan delegates cannot save Clinton

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sorry, Sen. Clinton. Michigan and Florida can't save your campaign. Interviews with those considering how to handle the two states' banished convention delegates found little interest in the former first lady's best-case scenario.Full source on The Associated Press: Read More?
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Veto-proof farm spending bill passes Senate

(05-16) 04:00 PDT Washington - — The Senate passed the $290 billion, five-year farm bill by a strong veto-proof margin Thursday, ensuring that the measure becomes law despite President Bush's threatened veto, which would be the first presidential veto …Full source on San Francisco Chronicle: Read More?
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John McCain and Barack Obama tilt toward the center on Iraq plans

By Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON — After launching their candidacies with opposite positions on the Iraq war, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama seem to be edging toward a middle ground between them.Full source on Los Angeles Times: Read More?
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California Supreme Court: State constitution gives gays the right

By Howard Mintz and Denis C. Theriault For four years, the gay rights movement has clung to the hope that the California Supreme Court would reverse its flagging political and legal fortunes across the country and legalize same-sex marriage.Full source on San Jose Mercury News: Read More?
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Forest Fire Scorches 3000 Acres in Ulster Park

By CARA BUCKLEY A fast-moving forest fire that twice jumped trenches dug to hold it back has scorched 3000 acres of the Minnewaska State Park Preserve near New Paltz, NY, an official said on Sunday.Full source on New York Times: Read More?
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Bush to welcome like-minded South Korean president

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new South Korean leader who talks tough about North Korea represents a welcome change for a Bush administration that thinks Seoul has been too soft on its communist neighbor.Full source on The Associated Press: Read More?
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More guilty verdicts in LA murder for profit scheme

By GREG RISLING AP Writer LOS ANGELES—An elderly woman was convicted Monday of the last two counts in a murder-for-profit scheme which authorities said targeted homeless men and earned millions of dollars.Full source on San Jose Mercury News: Read More?
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Dare accepts plea deal

Former Urban League President Aaron R. Dare accepted a plea deal on Monday that means he could face up to three years in prison. In Albany County Court, Dare pleaded guilty to forging a property deed for a real estate transaction.Full source on Bizjournals.com: Read More?
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EPA fines PSE $472000 for fuel spill at Crystal Mountain

Puget Sound Energy will pay $472000 to settle the Environmental Protection Agency's claims for an 18000 gallon diesel spill at Crystal Mountain.Full source on Seattle Times: Read More?
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Pullman Mayor Glenn Johnson hospitalized

Johnson, who is better known as the public address announcer for Washington State University football and basketball games, was taken to Pullman Regional Hospital Sunday evening.Full source on Seattle Times: Read More?
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Colo. lawmaker removed from podium over Mexicans remark

DENVER (AP) - A Colorado legislator known for kicking a photographer was ordered to leave the podium of the state House of Representatives on Monday because he called Mexican workers "illiterate peasants.Full source on The Associated Press: Read More?
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Perdue: I support DOT commissioner

AP — Governor Sonny Perdue said he still has "absolute confidence" in state transportation commissioner Gena Abraham. The pledge of support comes a day after revelations that Abraham is involved romantically with state transportation board chairman …Full source on Columbus Ledger-Enquirer: Read More?
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Indictment: Strip club trip among bribes to sell faulty grenades

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — A Georgia military contractor tricked law enforcement agencies into buying faulty stun grenades, ultimately leaving three FBI agents seriously injured, federal prosecutors announced Monday.Full source on CNN: Read More?
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Aftershocks Stir From Morning Quake

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentuckians rattled by a predawn earthquake have gotten another jolt. A 4.5-magnitude aftershock shook the region about 10:15 am CDT.Full source on WPSD: Read More?
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