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• Amazon to Build New Distribution Center in Indiana
• Mar 28, 2012
• Amazon.com Inc. announced plans for a $150 million warehouse and distribution center in southern Indiana after state officials gave the online retailer two more years before it has to start collecting sales taxes from customers.

• Fraud Scheme Earned California Campaign Treasurer Durkee $7M
• Mar 28, 2012
• Democratic campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee defrauded at least 50 candidates, officeholders and political organizations out of $7 million in a scheme that dates back more than a decade, according to a court filing by federal prosecutors.
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• Bloomberg: Next New York City Mayor Shouldn't Live in Mansion
• Mar 28, 2012
• New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says his successor shouldn't live in the mansion that has long been the official mayoral residence because it would reduce the number of official events that can be held there and would burden the city with unnecessary rental costs.

• Power-Plant Pollution Limits Set for First Time
• Mar 27, 2012
• The Obama administration forged ahead on Tuesday with the first-ever limits on heat-trapping pollution from new power plants, ignoring protests from industry and from Republicans who have said the regulation will raise electricity prices and kill off coal, the dominant U.S. energy source.

• Joe the Plumber's Lawsuit Rejected by Federal Judge
• Mar 27, 2012
• Federal appeals judges rejected a lawsuit by "Joe the Plumber" that claimed his rights were violated by a state records search after he voiced public concern over taxes to then-candidate Barack Obama.
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• Vote on Highway, Transportation Bill Delayed in U.S. House
• Mar 27, 2012
• With a potential shutdown of federal highway and transit programs looming, House Republican leaders abruptly canceled a vote Monday on three-month extension bill aimed at keeping aid flowing to states while Congress debates an overhaul of transportation policy.

• U.S. Rep. Rangel to Pay Fine for Campaigning from an Apartment
• Mar 27, 2012
• Congressman Charles Rangel and his campaign have agreed to pay $23,000 stemming from his use of a rent-stabilized apartment in New York City as a campaign office.

• Nuclear Blast Wouldn't Destroy District of Columbia, Study Finds
• Mar 27, 2012
• A U.S. government study analyzed the likely effects from terrorists setting off a 10-kiloton nuclear device a few blocks north of the White House. It predicted terrible devastation for roughly one-half mile in every direction, but outside that blast zone, the study concluded, even such a nuclear explosion would be pretty survivable.

• Sen. Orie's 14 Convictions May Force Her Removal from Pennsylvania Senate
• Mar 27, 2012
• Republican state Sen. Jane Orie was convicted on 14 counts of theft of services, conflict of interest and forgery and likely will be forced from the Senate.
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• Activists Demand Federal Probe of Albuquerque Police
• Mar 27, 2012
• New Mexico activists have ramped up their call for a Justice Department probe into Albuquerque police after officers shot and killed two men last week, bringing the total of such shootings to 18 in just over two years.
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• Rick Snyder: Progress Made on Detroit Finances Deal
• Mar 26, 2012
• State and city leaders are making progress in their negotiations about how best to rescue cash-strapped Detroit and could have a deal in place later this week, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Monday.

• Rick Santorum Makes His Case on Health Care Outside Supreme Court
• Mar 26, 2012
• Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum appeared outside the Supreme Court on Monday as the justices heard arguments over whether President Barack Obama's overhaul of the nation's health care system is constitutional.

• Was the Health Care Case Raised Prematurely? Justices Questioning Briskly
• Mar 26, 2012
• Eight of nine justices fired two dozen questions in less than half hour regarding the question if the health care case was brought to the Supreme Court prematurely.

• Hatch Act Changes Would Allow State Employees in Elections
• Mar 26, 2012
• Bills in both houses would update the Hatch Act to end federal prohibitions on state and local government employees seeking elected office.

• Ban on Illegal Immigrant Renters Trying to Survive in Texas Town
• Mar 26, 2012
• A Dallas suburb has spent five years and nearly $5 million trying to ban illegal immigrants from renting apartments within city limits, but court challenges have kept the law from taking effect. Still, city officials say they're likely to press on.