Police: Girl forced to run 3 hours dies; 2 charged
USA TODAY
ATTALLA, Ala. (AP) – At a doublewide trailer along a dirt road in rural Alabama, authorities say 9-year-old Savannah Hardin was forced to run for three hours as punishment for having lied to her grandmother about eating candy bars.
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Plans for Susan Cox Powell memorial
ABC 4
MAGNA, Utah (ABC 4 News) - Plans to build a memorial for Susan Powell and her two boys are underway. Her friends are raising money, looking for an artist and a site honor Susan and her two boys Charley and Braden. President of the Pleasant Green ...
Author Ann Rule plans book on Powell slayings, disappearanceTheNewsTribune.com
Josh Powell had 400 cartoon sex and incest imagesAlbany Times Union
True crime author Ann Rule to write Susan Cox Powell storySalt Lake Tribune
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Justices Appear Open to Affirming Medal Law
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Over the course of an hourlong argument on Wednesday, the Supreme Court seemed gradually to accept that it might be able to uphold a federal law that makes it a crime to lie about military honors, notwithstanding the First Amendment's free ...
Supreme Court torn over law punishing fake military heroesThe Seattle Times
Justices Take on Medal LiesWall Street Journal
Stolen Valor 'More Than Just Lying,' SEAL Watchdog SaysABC News
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Obama signs payroll tax cut extension into law, includes jobless benefits
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed the payroll tax cut extension into law Wednesday, notching an election-year victory and rare bipartisan agreement in the continuing partisan battle over jobs, taxes and debt. The $143 billion measure that ...
Obama Proposal Gets PushbackWall Street Journal
Obama signs payroll tax cut extension into lawBoston.com
Obama proposes cutting corporate tax rate to 28% from 35%Los Angeles Times
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George Huguely guilty of second-degree murder
Washington Post
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V was convicted of second-degree murder Wednesday and could face more than 40 years in prison. A jury of seven men and five women decided Huguely did not plan to kill his ...
2nd Degree Murder Verdict in Lacrosse Death TrialABC News
Ex-UVA Student Huguely Found Guilty of Murdering Girlfriend Yeardley LoveBloomberg
Lacrosse player guilty of second-degree murder in ex's slayingChicago Sun-Times
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Santorum at center stage in Arizona Republican debate
Reuters
By Steve Holland | MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - Rivals heaped criticism on surprise front-runner Rick Santorum in a debate among Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday, hoping to stall his surge at a pivotal period in the 2012 campaign.
GOP candidates face off in high-stakes debate in ArizonaFox News
2 Seek to Claim Control of Field at GOP DebateNew York Times
Live blog: GOP candidates spar in Arizona debateUSA TODAY
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Governor of Virginia Calls for Changes in Abortion Bill
New York Times
Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia reversed his position on Wednesday on a bill requiring women to have a vaginal ultrasound before undergoing an abortion. It was a sudden change of position for a conservative governor who is viewed as having political ...
McDonnell, Virginia Republicans back off mandatory invasive ultrasoundsWashington Post
Virginia lawmakers pass revised ultrasound requirementReuters
Va. scraps invasive pre-abortion procedureUSA TODAY
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Girl Scouts under attack in new culture war skirmish
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
By Linda Ocasio/The Star-Ledger Conner Jay/The Jersey JournalKearny's Girl Scouts march along Belgrove Drive, waving the US flag for the Memorial Day Parade in this file photo. The attacks on the Girl Scouts of America are bubbling up from a cauldron ...
Girl Scouts' critics: Too extreme to succeedWashington Post
Morris' opponent reacts to G.S. commentWANE
Girl Scouts of Colorado react to lawmaker's commentsFox 31 KDVR.com
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Man charged in US Capitol bomb plot to remain jailed
CNN International
By Carol Cratty, CNN Alexandria, Virginia (CNN) -- A Moroccan man charged with plotting a suicide bomb attack on the US Capitol will remain in jail, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Amine El Khalifi made a brief appearance in federal court and waived ...
US judge orders Moroccan held for Capitol plotReuters
Judge orders suspect held over Capitol Hill suicide bomb plotNew York Post
Suspect in Capitol Bomb Sting Waives Court HearingABC News

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Sarah Palin: press 'wee-weed up' over Santorum Satan speech. Is she right?
Christian Science Monitor
Sarah Palin has criticized the 'lame-stream media' for making too much of Rick Santorum's 2008 statement that Satan is attacking America. But the media aren't the only ones concerned. By Peter Grier, Staff writer / February 22, 2012 Republican ...
Santorum, under fire for Satan comments, recalls Reagan's 'courage'Los Angeles Times
Devil in the details: Santorum hardly alone in belief in Satanmsnbc.com
Is Rick Santorum Suffering for His Faith? Hell No.Slate Magazine
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