Minnesota Supreme Court blocks Franken election certificate
The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected Al Franken's bid for an immediate U S Senate seat certificate. The seat remains vacant while a state court recount lawsuit by Norm Coleman proceeds, now in its sixth week with weeks more to come.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Supreme Court
al Franken
U.S. Senate
Norm Coleman
Franken
Tim Pawlenty
Mark Ritchie
Madoff Plea Near as He Waives Grand Jury
Bernard Madoff, 70, may plead guilty next week to leading a vast financial fraud. He waives grand jury rights and faces direct prosecution, signaling a possible guilty plea. In Cleveland, Davon Crawford killed himself after police confronted him about the murder of his wife Lechea, sister-in-law Rose Stevens, and three children Destiny Woods Dion Woods and Davion Woods.
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Bernard Madoff
Madoff
Cleveland
Thomas Stacho
Davon Crawford
Stacho
Crawford
Lechea
Lechea Crawford
Rose Stevens
Stevens
Destiny Woods
Dion
Davion
Unemployment climbs as recession hits 8.1 percent
The February jobless rate rose to 8.1 percent with 650000 more Americans unemployed. 4.4 million have lost work in two years. 12.5 million seek work as layoffs persist across education and industries amid a bleak winter economy. Greg Ovetsky, 37, Staten Island, says he will take any job to support his family.
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Washington, D.C
Pennsylvania
Greg
Ovetsky
Staten Island
Gun rights clash with voting rights over D C representation
The District of Columbia faces a choice to gain voting representation in Congress by loosening gun laws. Democrats fear NRA pressure and gun-rights allies may scuttle the measure if Senate restrictions stay. Some council members propose adopting Maryland style gun controls to reach a compromise.
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D.C
Congress
District of Columbia
Senate
National Rifle Association
House
NRA
Maryland
Mary Cheh
Vincent Gray
Taliban tighten grip in Swat Valley Mingora
In Mingora, Taliban militants expand influence after a cease fire, driving vendors like Zeb Gul from music sales to poultry trades. Authorities say a mild Islamic rule is intended, but fears grow of a safe haven as fighting has displaced about a third of Swat’s 1.5 million residents and schools face attacks.
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Mingora
Pakistan
Zeb Gul
Gul
Swat
Sudan’s al Bashir backed by Iran Hamas and Hezbollah
In Khartoum Iran Hamas and Hezbollah leaders offered support for Omar al Bashir as he faces war crimes charges in Darfur. Pro Bashir protests continued with chants of jihad as supporters vowed to defend him against a colonial conspiracy. In Nairobi activists Kingara and Oulu were killed while pursuing justice for disappearances linked to police death squads.
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Sudan
Iran
Hamas
Hezbollah
Darfur
Omar al-Bashir
al-Bashir
Nairobi
Kenya
Oscar Kamau Kingara
John Paul Oulu
U.N
North Korea Threat Triggers Flight Reroutes By Airlines
Air Canada and Singapore Airlines joined South Korea's carriers rerouting flights to avoid North Korean airspace after Pyongyang warned it cannot guarantee the safety of South Korea’s passenger jets near its airspace if the US South Korea drills proceed, heightening tensions on the peninsula.
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Air Canada
Singapore Airlines
Seoul
Korean
North Korea
South Korea
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