[U.S.] Lion fatally mauls woman at Calif. sanctuary

Lion fatally mauls woman at Calif. sanctuary
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Updated 9:17 p.m. ET. DUNLAP, Calif. A female intern-volunteer was killed Wednesday by a lion at a private wild animal park in Central California, and state and local authorities were trying to determine what might have caused the fatal attack.

President Woos GOP to Seek Broad Deal
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President Barack Obama stepped up his wooing of rank-and-file Republican lawmakers Wednesday, hosting a dozen senators at a dinner at a Washington restaurant and setting a visit to the Capitol in hopes of reigniting talks on a broad budget deal.

Rand Paul Does Not Go Quietly Into the Night
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Senator-launches-lengthy-debate-to-block-CIA-pick-4331586.php
10:28 p.m. | Updated WASHINGTON - A small group of Republicans, led by Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, stalled the Senate on Wednesday by waging a nine-hours-and-counting, old-school, speak-until-you-can-speak-no-more filibuster over the ...

Lindsey Graham unveils bill to limit gun sales to mental illness patients
http://560wgan.com/Senators-seek-tougher-gun-background-checks-for-me/11435227?newsId=197889
State Treasurer Curtis Loftis faced a rebuke from the commission that oversees the state employees' retirement fund on Thursday as the governing body voted to censure him for engaging in what they called "false, deceitful, and misleading rhetoric.

Stopgap Spending Bill Passed by House
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/06/3270593/house-passes-bill-to-keep-government.html
WASHINGTONâ€"The House on Wednesday moved to put aside the threat of a partial government shutdown this spring, sending to the Senate a bill that funds government operations through Sept.

Venezuelan-owned Citgo flies flags half staff in Texas, Louisiana for Chavez
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Citgos-Houston-offices-fly-flags-at-half-staff-for-Chavez-195652111.html
Out of respect for President Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan-owned oil refinery Citgo flew its flags at half staff outside its Houston and Lake Charles, La.

Study links gun laws and lower mortality
http://www.sfgate.com/news/medical/article/More-gun-laws-fewer-deaths-50-state-study-says-4333963.php
... effect. () -- States with the most gun laws experienced a lower overall mortality rate from firearms than did states with the fewest laws, researchers in Boston reported in a study published Wednesday.

Attorney general says big banks' size may inhibit prosecution
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U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. told lawmakers that some financial institutions have become “so large” that it makes it “difficult for us to prosecute them.

Maryland Moves to End Executions
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a possible presidential contender, has pushed to end capital punishment. Maryland's Senate voted on Wednesday to repeal the death penalty, moving the state closer to becoming the sixth since 2007 to abolish capital ...