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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Body scan poll: security trumps privacy

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Nearly two-thirds of respondents say they support the full-body screening machines at U.S. airports, a Washington Post-ABC News poll indicated. But survey results released Tuesday also indicate nearly half of those polled say they think enhanced patdowns go too far. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 22, 2010

Jury says man guilty in 2001 intern murder

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- A jury Monday found Ingmar Guandique guilty Monday of first-degree murder in the killing of Washington intern Chandra Levy in 2001. Deliberations began Wednesday. Guandique, 29, an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, has denied he killed Levy, a Federal Bureau of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Postal Service to get new top man

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Postal Service, losing customers and money yearly, is getting a new postmaster general who says the USPS is still a "viable part of America." Patrick Donahoe, the service's deputy postmaster general and chief operating officer, will take over from the retiring... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Panel recommends censure of Rangel

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A U.S. House ethics panel Thursday recommended censure for Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., who was found guilty Tuesday of 11 of 12 ethics violations. Meeting behind closed doors, the panel voted 9-1 to recommended Rangel be formally censured, USA Today reported. Censure is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 19, 2010

Dim lights at night linked to depression

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say animal studies show exposure to even dim light every night may be enough to cause depression. Researchers at Ohio State University in Columbus found female Siberian hamsters exposed to dim light every night for eight weeks showed significant... Sign in to see full entry.

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