Thursday, March 21, 2013

[U.S.] House approves resolution to keep the goverment running; bill heads to White ...

House approves resolution to keep the goverment running; bill heads to White ...
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/03/three-years-running-house-republicans-pass-radical-budget.php
Congress has approved a short-term funding measure, averting the chance of an agency shutdown next week. But a broader battle over taxes and spending for the year is only just beginning.

Jodi Arias defense attorney works to restore credibility of expert witness in PTSD ...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/jodi-arias-amnesia-defense-fails-convince-expert/story?id=18774548
PHOENIX - Jodi Arias' defense attorney worked Wednesday to undo any damage to the credibility of an expert witness who diagnosed the defendant with post-traumatic stress disorder and amnesia after a withering cross-examination that called into ...

Maine man gets 20 days in Zumba paid-sex case
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/businessman-sentenced-zumba-paid-sex-case-18780725
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - An insurance agent accused of managing, controlling and profiting from a sophisticated prostitution operation run out of a Zumba studio in small-town Maine is going to jail for 20 days.

Ohio man sentenced to 6 months for bringing gun, knives to theater showing of ...
http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2013/03/21/scott-smith-crocker-park-weapons-guy-sentence-to-jail
CLEVELAND - An Ohio man has been sentenced to six months in prison for bringing a loaded gun, ammunition and knives to a showing of the latest Batman movie.

Senate panel endorses Jewell for Interior chief
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jDJLcR6FGDlO4x3ErAhItqYKP-qA?docId=2d6247706d534599ad1d7107d063f64a
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Energy Committee has voted to move President Barack Obama's nomination of Sally Jewell to be Interior secretary to the Senate floor.

Judge: Man can't withdraw plea in Ohio mosque fire
http://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2013/03/21/Man-convicted-of-Islamic-Center-fire-disallowed-to-withdraw-guilty-plea.html
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A federal judge isn't allowing a former Marine to withdraw his guilty plea to starting a fire at a mosque in Ohio.

Hillary Clinton tops Bush, Rubio in Florida, poll says
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2013/mar/21/hillary-clinton-tops-bush-rubio-florida/
Florida voters overwhelmingly would chose former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for president in 2016 over the state's two highest profile Republicans, former Gov.

VIDEO: Florida school bus driver uses foot to push special-needs girl off of bus
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/u-s-world/florida-prosecutors-release-video-of-bus-driver-kicking-girl-with-special-needs-off-school-bus
(CBS/AP) TAMPA, Fla. - Florida prosecutors released a video Wednesday showing a school bus driver pushing a special-needs girl off the bus with her foot.

Covered at Reason 24/7: Judge Rejects Fort Hood Shooter's Guilty Plea
http://reason.com/blog/2013/03/21/covered-at-reason-247-judge-rejects-fort
he's not a hippie Reason 24/7Major Nidal Hasan was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder within a month of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting and arraigned in 2011.

Survey finds 6 in 10 Floridians support pathway to citizenship
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/survey-finds-6-in-10-floridians-support-pathway-to-citizenship/2110395
More than 6 in 10 Floridians support allowing illegal immigrants to become citizens if they meet certain requirements, according to a new poll.

Newtown victim's parents talk about meeting killer Adam Lanza's father
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/parents-of-sandy-hook-elementary-school-victim-emilie-parker-met-with-killers-father
(CBS News) Vice President Biden and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are expected to meet with the families of Newtown school shooting victims on Thursday, over three months after the massacre took place in Connecticut.

Burn victim Michael Brewer arrested on drug possession charges
http://www.local10.com/news/Michael-Brewer-arrested-on-drug-charges/-/1717324/19408158/-/admwf4z/-/index.html
Michael Brewer, the teen who was set on fire by former classmates in 2009, was arrested early this morning in Palm Beach County on drug charges.

Another bogus threat targets New Prague Middle School
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57575415/12-year-old-boy-arrested-in-minn-school-lockdown-prank/
One day after a bogus shooting report at New Prague Middle School was called into 911, a bomb threat targeted the school Thursday, prompting a brief evacuation of that building and another district facility nearby until authorities gave the all clear.

Westport Native, Fallen Marine Remembered by Grandfather, Former Coach
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Flags-Lowered-in-Honor-of-Westport-Marine-199359801.html
Roger Muchnick's grandfather and former college lacrosse coach remember him as a competitive athlete and a loving person with great work ethic, according to a report in the Associated Press (AP).

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