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Friday, December 17, 2010

Stranded Whale In Calif. Returned To Sea

LA JOLLA, Calif., Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A sperm whale that washed ashore in California was pushed back into the sea by volunteers after they treated it for wounds from rocks, officials said. The whale that came ashore Sunday evening near La Jolla cut himself and was bleeding after rolling around in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Rogers to assume chairmanship of committee

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Republican Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers has been named to chair the U.S. House intelligence committee, officials said. Rogers, a former special agent with the FBI, will become the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence when the GOP takes control of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Census: Integration of U.S. cities slows

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Residential segregation, especially for blacks, persists in America and may be solidifying, U.S. Census Bureau figures show. The newly released 2005-2009 data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey was analyzed by sociologists John Logan of Brown University... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Judge strikes down healthcare provision

RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Richmond, Va., ruled Monday a key part of the federal healthcare law is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson ruled a provision of the law forcing all Americans to have at least minimum healthcare insurance, or face a fine, exceeded... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 13, 2010

Emanuel residency may soon be determined

CHICAGO, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Paperwork to establish Rahm Emanuel as an Illinois resident in his effort to become mayor of Chicago is complicating the process, officials said. Emanuel's lawyers filed hundreds of pages of documents ahead of a hearing Monday to prove he meets residency requirements to run... Sign in to see full entry.

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