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• Obama withdraws controversial nominee for circuit court judge
• Airport control towers closed in budget cuts
• FCC chairman to resign
• Georgia police hunt for young killers of baby in stroller
• Weekend Linkdown: Robots, drones, and the best 404 error pages
• Amazon natives evicted by RIO police for soccer stadium
• Jihadist jokes about U.S. bounty: How much for just one leg?
• Suspect in Colorado prison chief's slaying dies
• Obama smooths relations between Israel and Turkey
• Biden calls nuns 'lovely women' in Vatican
• Biden calls nuns 'lovely women' in Vatican
• Newtown victim’s parents speak to Lanza’s father
• Boys shoot infant in stroller in botched robbery
• What would have happened if Gingrich and Santorum could have gotten along?
• Murder-suicide at Marine base highlights military suicide problem
• What's happened with guns and what's coming
• Push to arm Syrian rebels after mysterious 'chemical weapon' attack
• Marine kills two at Quantico base
• Pope urges dialogue with Islam, says world must do more for poor
• After years of cuts, recess is back
• Weekend in politics: Obama wraps up Middle East trip, and more
• S. Korea misidentifies China as cyberattack origin
• Obama ending Israel visit with symbolic stops
• 3 dead, including suspect, in Marine base shooting
• 1 dead in shooting at Marine Base Quantico

Obama withdraws controversial nominee for circuit court judge Posted: 22 Mar 2013 01:25 PM PDT The White House on Friday afternoon announced the withdrawal of lawyer Caitlin Halligan's nomination for Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia, a move that will be cheered by Senate Republicans who have worked for years to block her nomination. "Today, I accepted Caitlin Halligan's request to withdraw as a nominee for the U.S. Court of [...]

Airport control towers closed in budget cuts Posted: 22 Mar 2013 01:10 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it will close 149 air traffic control towers beginning on April 7 to meet required automatic spending cuts. Another 40 towers previously slated for closure will remain open, the agency said in a statement. "We heard from communities across the country about the importance of their towers and these were very tough decisions," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said. "Unfortunately we are faced with a series of difficult choices that we have to make to reach the required cuts under sequestration. ...

FCC chairman to resign Posted: 22 Mar 2013 12:39 PM PDT Critics of Julius Genachowski describe his tenure as "one of missed opportunities."

Georgia police hunt for young killers of baby in stroller Posted: 22 Mar 2013 12:09 PM PDT Officers go door-to-door searching for the boys suspected shooting the 1-year-old boy.

Weekend Linkdown: Robots, drones, and the best 404 error pages Posted: 22 Mar 2013 11:23 AM PDT The work week is winding down, and as usual you're looking for Webby distraction. Well guess what? I have suggestions.

Amazon natives evicted by RIO police for soccer stadium Posted: 22 Mar 2013 10:52 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Police evicted two dozen Amazon natives on Friday from an old Indian museum that will be demolished to clear areas adjacent to Brazil's legendary Maracana soccer stadium, the main venue for next year's World Cup. The Indians from different Amazon tribes had been living on the grounds of the Rio de Janeiro museum since 2006 and were resisting its demolition, which caused further delays to the overhaul of the stadium complex. ...

Jihadist jokes about U.S. bounty: How much for just one leg? Posted: 22 Mar 2013 10:21 AM PDT The Alabama-born fighter mocks the government's $5 million reward.

Suspect in Colorado prison chief's slaying dies Posted: 22 Mar 2013 09:48 AM PDT The former inmate dies after a 100-mph car chase and shootout with police.

Obama smooths relations between Israel and Turkey Posted: 22 Mar 2013 09:32 AM PDT The feuding U.S. allies agree to normalize their ties in a surprise breakthrough.

Biden calls nuns 'lovely women' in Vatican Posted: 22 Mar 2013 09:16 AM PDT Biden, the nation's highest-ranking Roman Catholic, led the presidential delegation to Pope Francis' investiture.

Biden calls nuns 'lovely women' in Vatican Posted: 22 Mar 2013 09:00 AM PDT Biden, the nation's highest-ranking Roman Catholic, led the presidential delegation to Pope Francis' investiture.

Newtown victim’s parents speak to Lanza’s father Posted: 22 Mar 2013 08:43 AM PDT "I felt strongly that I needed to tell him something," Alissa Parker said.

Boys shoot infant in stroller in botched robbery Posted: 22 Mar 2013 07:56 AM PDT BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A young boy opened fire on a woman pushing her baby in a stroller in a Georgia neighborhood, killing the 1-year-old boy and wounding the mother, police said.

What would have happened if Gingrich and Santorum could have gotten along? Posted: 22 Mar 2013 07:40 AM PDT Writing in Bloomberg Businessweek, Joshua Green tells the story of how the Republican primary could have played out much differently in 2012, if only Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich could have gotten along better. Green reports that both men considered joining forces against Mitt Romney last spring: As Mitt Romney struggled in the weeks leading [...]

Murder-suicide at Marine base highlights military suicide problem Posted: 22 Mar 2013 07:09 AM PDT A double homicide followed by the suicide appears linked to a relationship dispute.

What's happened with guns and what's coming Posted: 22 Mar 2013 06:51 AM PDT Background checks may hold up the Senate's gun package.

Push to arm Syrian rebels after mysterious 'chemical weapon' attack Posted: 22 Mar 2013 06:32 AM PDT The U.S. seems to be of the opinion there were no chemical weapons used.

Marine kills two at Quantico base Posted: 22 Mar 2013 04:47 AM PDT The suspected shooter, a male Marine, apparently shot himself.

Pope urges dialogue with Islam, says world must do more for poor Posted: 22 Mar 2013 04:14 AM PDT He also said richer countries should fight "the spiritual poverty of our times."

After years of cuts, recess is back Posted: 22 Mar 2013 03:58 AM PDT At 9:30 a.m. sharp on a Tuesday morning, all 600 elementary school students at PS 166 in Queens, New York stood up and began doing jumping jacks in unison with a Beatles song blaring over the loudspeaker. In Ms. Chappelle's third grade class, some kids began panting near the end of the required two minutes. [...]

Weekend in politics: Obama wraps up Middle East trip, and more Posted: 22 Mar 2013 03:25 AM PDT President Barack Obama wraps up his three-day trip to Israel on Friday with visits to symbolic sites, including the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and the graves of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, and former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated in 1995. Obama plans to have lunch with Israeli Prime Minister [...]

S. Korea misidentifies China as cyberattack origin Posted: 22 Mar 2013 03:08 AM PDT Investigators say this week's cyberattack may not have come from China after all.

Obama ending Israel visit with symbolic stops Posted: 22 Mar 2013 02:16 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — President Barack Obama says Israel's Holocaust memorial illustrates the depravity to which man can sink but says it is also a reminder of the rescuers and the "righteous among nations who refused to be bystanders."

3 dead, including suspect, in Marine base shooting Posted: 22 Mar 2013 12:45 AM PDT The suspect in a shooting at Marine Base Quantico in Virginia has been found dead.

1 dead in shooting at Marine Base Quantico Posted: 22 Mar 2013 12:13 AM PDT FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — One person was dead after a shooting at Marine Base Quantico and authorities were in a standoff early Friday with the suspect, who had barricaded himself in barracks, a base spokesman said.

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