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Saturday, January 18, 2014

N.J. lawmakers to look into claim Christie held Sandy relief 'hostage'

HOBOKEN, N.J., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- New Jersey lawmakers investigating the so-called Bridgegate scandal say they will look into a claim Gov. Chris Christie conditioned disaster relief on politics. Hoboken, N.J., Mayor Dawn Zimmer said Saturday Christie used Superstorm Sandy relief as a "hostage" to get... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 17, 2014

Obama signs bill to fund government through Saturday

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- President Obama Wednesday signed into law a stopgap spending measure to fund the federal government through Saturday so senators can pass the U.S. budget. The so-called continuing resolution, passed by the Senate 86-14 earlier Wednesday and the House Tuesday, gives the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Ohio inmate first executed in U.S. using untested two-drug cocktail

LUCASVILLE, Ohio, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Dennis McGuire, convicted of raping and killing a 22-year-old woman, was executed Thursday with an untested two-drug cocktail, Ohio prison officials said. Dennis McGuire was convicted in 1994 of aggravated murder in the raping, choking and stabbing of Joy Stewart... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Suspect in Roswell, N.M., school shooting is seventh-grader

ROSWELL, N.M., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Witnesses to a shooting at a Roswell, N.M., school Tuesday in which two students were wounded said the shooter, who has been arrested, was another student. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon a male 12-year-old student was in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Defense says Berlusconi's age, political stature warrant leniency

MILAN, Italy, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- An appeal by Silvio Berlusconi argued the ex-Italian prime minister should have been shown leniency on a prostitution conviction, given his political stature. The appeal, filed Jan. 2 but made public Tuesday, said Berlusconi should have been afforded leniency when he... Sign in to see full entry.

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