Clinton urges exclusion in Haiti election amid ongoing aid
U S secretary of state Hillary Clinton said Washington will not halt aid to Haiti despite a leadership crisis and backs the OAS call to omit Jude Celestin from the runoff, favoring Michel Martelly. Clinton met with president Rene Preval and the three wannabe successors during a brief visit to Port-au-Prince. The runoff is set for March 20 with two candidates advancing.
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Fireworks arrest at Dearborn mosque shocks community
A 63 year old Southern California man Roger Stockham was arrested outside the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn Michigan after police found explosives and class C fireworks in his vehicle He faces charges of making a false report of terrorism and possessing explosives with unlawful intent authorities say Stockham involved alone but poses a serious risk following the Jan 24 arrest in the mosque parking lot.
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U.S. Maintains Lead in Global Manufacturing
The United States remains the top manufacturing nation by a wide margin, producing about $1.7 trillion in goods in 2009 and ranking ahead of China. factories have shed low margin lines, shifted to specialized, high value products, and added 136,000 jobs last year, the first net gain since 1997.
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Old rescued elephants seek public viewing at Tennessee sanctuary
The Hohenwald sanctuary, home to 24 elderly rescued elephants on 2,700 acres, may open to public education after a management shift and a lawsuit by a founder. New CEO Rob Atkinson says the goal is to educate worldwide while keeping elephants as the focus.
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Florida mom in jail again for teens slayings
Julie Powers Schenecker 50, released from hospital then returned to jail after being accused of killing her son Beau 13 and daughter Calyx 16 on the way to soccer practice and at home. The killings, reportedly with a .38 caliber pistol purchased days earlier, prompted a public defender and an upcoming court appearance. Her husband Parker Schenecker serves as a career Army officer in the Middle East.
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Ivy League drug ring tests new New York laws
Columbia University students Christopher Coles Harrison David Adam Klein Jose Perez and Michael Wymbs were charged in a dorm drug ring selling marijuana cocaine LSD Ecstasy and prescription stimulants. Lawyers seek treatment instead of prison as New York 2009 drug law reforms allow diversion to treatment for nonviolent offenders.
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