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• Eric Holder Vows Thorough Review in Trayvon Martin Case
• Apr 11, 2012
• Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the Justice Department will take appropriate action in the killing of Trayvon Martin if it finds evidence that a federal criminal civil rights crime has been committed.

• Newt Gingrich: Supporters Still Support Campaign
• Apr 11, 2012
• Newt Gingrich said Wednesday that it's still possible for him to win the GOP presidential nomination.

• Voter ID Sting Video Prompts Investigation
• Apr 11, 2012
• The District of Columbia Board of Elections opened an investigation after an undercover video posted online showed an activist against voter fraud going into a Washington polling station and beginning the process to vote under the name of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

• Tulsa Residents Want Death Penalty for Shooters
• Apr 11, 2012
• Within hours of shootings that terrified Tulsa's north side and left three people dead, leaders of the predominantly black community declared the spree a hate crime and warned of a possible vigilante response.

• Seattle Trash Pickups May Be Reduced
• Apr 11, 2012
• Striving to reduce the trash it sends to landfills, Seattle has banned foam take-out containers and plastic bags, told residents they must recycle cardboard and compost food scraps, and set up a registry for people to opt-out of getting phonebooks. Some city officials think the city can do even more: they're now weighing whether to stop picking up garbage from homes every week.

• Wisconsin Governor Kicks Off In-Person Campaigning
• Apr 10, 2012
• DANE, Wis. — Wisconsin's divisive governor officially hit the campaign trail for the first time Tuesday, kicking off a statewide tour by speaking at a farm in front of a tractor, as Democrats filed signatures needed to take him on in a recall election.

• Study: Affordable Care Act Would Raise Deficit
• Apr 10, 2012
• Reigniting a debate about the bottom line for President Barack Obama's health care law, a leading conservative economist estimates in a study to be released Tuesday that the overhaul will add at least $340 billion to the deficit, not reduce it.

• Fatal Philadelphia Warehouse Fire Preceded by Violations
• Apr 10, 2012
• City officials say a vacant warehouse had been cited for fire code violations several times and court action was in the offing when the building was hit by a massive blaze that led to the deaths of two firefighters in a collapse at an adjacent furniture store where the flames had spread.

• NYC Must Release Review of 911 System, Judge Says
• Apr 10, 2012
• NEW YORK — New York City must release a consultant's review of the city's 911 system and emergency response times that Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration has been fighting to keep private, a civil court judge decided Monday.

• Former Maine Gov. King Critical of GOP in U.S. Senate Race
• Apr 10, 2012
• Angus King is keeping people guessing whether he would side with Democrats or Republicans as a U.S. senator.

• Texting Offers Promise, Challenges to Campaigns
• Apr 9, 2012
• Text messaging is posing both new opportunities and dangers for America's political campaigns.

• California Nuclear Plant to Get Tough Federal Review
• Apr 9, 2012
• The head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission promised a tough review of suspect tubing at the troubled San Onofre nuclear plant, but he left open the possibility that one of the twin reactors could be restarted more quickly.

• FEC to Deny Sen. Feinstein's Proposal in California Elections Fraud
• Apr 9, 2012
• A draft opinion that the Federal Election Commission issued indicates that it probably will reject a request from Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's re-election campaign to allow her to replace millions of dollars in contributions embezzled by her treasurer with new donations from the original donors.
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• School Vouchers Spark Legal And Political Fights
• Apr 9, 2012
• Students like Delano Coffy are at the heart of brewing political fights and court battles over whether public dollars should go to school vouchers to help make private schools more affordable.
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• L.A. Streetcars Aim to Revive City's Mythic Past
• Apr 9, 2012
• Half a century after the last of the lost Pacific Electric Red Cars rumbled through Los Angeles, a move has begun to return streetcars to downtown LA.
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